Camphor Press

Camphor Press
StatusActive
Founded2014; 11 years ago (2014)
FounderMichael Cannings
John Grant Ross
Mark Swofford
Country of originTaiwan
Headquarters locationManchester, England
Nonfiction topicsEast Asia
Fiction genresEast Asia
ImprintsCamphor Press
Eastbridge Books
Official websitecamphorpress.com

Camphor Press is a British independent publisher primarily focusing on books about East Asia. The company started as a digital-only publisher[1] focused on providing a platform for English-language writing about Taiwan,[2] before moving into print books in 2015. In 2017 Camphor Press acquired the backlist of US press EastBridge,[3] reissuing those books under the Eastbridge Books imprint. Camphor Press has also acquired the rights to a number of out-of-print titles about Taiwan and the wider region.[4]

Imprints

  • Camphor Press: East Asia-related fiction and non-fiction for the general reader
  • Eastbridge Books: East Asia-related academic books and literary translations

Notable publications

  • Sneider, Vern (2016) [1953], A Pail of Oysters, ISBN 978-1-910736-35-7
  • Kerr, George H. (2017) [1965], Formosa Betrayed, ISBN 978-1-910736-53-1
  • Carroll, Quincy (2017) [2016], Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside, ISBN 978-1-910736-50-0
  • Bergvelt, Joyce (2018), Lord of Formosa, ISBN 978-1-78869-139-0
  • Buck, Pearl S. (2019) [1936], The Exile, Introduction by Charles W. Hayford, ISBN 978-1-78869-049-2
  • Buck, Pearl S. (2019) [1937], Fighting Angel, Introduction by Charles W. Hayford, ISBN 978-1-910736-97-5

References

  1. ^ Menconi, Keith, Taiwan Talk: Michael Cannings on Taiwan Focused e-Publisher Camphor Press, ICRT
  2. ^ Camphor Press: Bringing Taiwan to the World, Digitally, Centered on Taipei, p. 26
  3. ^ Winterton, Bradley (28 December 2017), Year in Review: Books, The Taipei Times
  4. ^ Chang, Darice, Niche Media and Taiwan's Soft Power, Taiwan Sentinel