ML Press

I'd like to put in a good word here for indie publisher ML Press and especially for Charles Lennox's A Field of Colors, a lovely story that was my introduction to the press. Lennox's tale is spare but affecting, intriguingly telling of a father and his two daughters as they navigate the wreckage of a broken marriage. That summary may make the story sound like standard fare, but it's anything but. Very nicely done.

At first ML Press is focusing on limited edition, single-story chapbooks (like A Field of Colors) which it is selling both on an individual basis and by subscription. The Lennox chapbook is plainly but effectively designed, and really puts the focus on the story instead of the packaging. I'm impressed with what I've seen of ML Press so far (and further enticed by other raves I've seen), so much so that I might just overcome my stingy nature and spring for a subscription one of these days.