Bottom Dog Press, Inc. 
Bottom Dog Press, Inc.
813 Seneca Ave.
Huron, OH 44839
ph: 4196021556
fax: 419-616-3966
alt: 419-602-1556
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Bottom Dog Press/ PO Box 425/ Huron, Ohio 44839
Phone:419-602-1556 E-Mail : lsmithdog@smithdocs.net
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NEW: Books Marked with # Nominated for Pushcart Prize
* Books Recommended by US Review of Books
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Out in May 2023
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New from our Bird Dog Publishing
Connections: Two fine books in one
Morning Dew: Tanka by Larry Smith
And core & all: haiku by Barbara Sabol
Travis, Texas novel by Gary Harmon
Ride the Wild West
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Road Kill from R.J. Norgard
A Sidney Reed Mystery Novel
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New Titles from Bottom Dog Press
In our Harmony and Appalachian Series
Baltic Amber in a Chest: Poems
by Clarissa Jakobsons (Out Jan. 9th)
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Pottery Town Blues by Karen Kotrba
Cycle with us across America in search of Values
in this fine memoir.
Recent Releases
# Labor Days, Labor Nights: More Stories
by Larry D. Thacker
# Inside the Flow by Nancy Dunham
# The Country Doctor's Wife: Memoir
by Cornelia Cattell Thompson (1898-1982)
edited by Angela Feenerty
# The Long Way Home by Ron Lands
RECOMMENDED by US Review of Books
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New in our Working Lives Series
by Edward McClelland
"Cross-Country Novel Rife with Teenage Blues" early review
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#Mingo Town & Memories by Larry Smith
Hear Larry reading three of the poems here.
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#Yeoman's Work: Poems by Garrett Stack
Yeoman's Work: Poems by Garrett Stack
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# New in our Memoir Series
[signed copies]
# New in Our Harmony Poetry Series
How to See the World
by Paula J. Lambert
A stunningly real voice...
Click on book cover to pre-order now.
Hear Paula read two of the poems.
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#Quilt Life by Cindy Bosley
Cindy Bosley's long awaited collection.
Hear Cindy read poems from the book.
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Stunning and deeply moving
from James Owens
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Now Available in
Our Appalachian Writing Series
Know our shared history.
40 Patchtown: A Novel
Set in coaltown during 1922 strike.
by Timothy Dodd
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Mama's Song: A Novel by P. Shaun Neal
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New in our Paul Laurence Dunbar Series
I Reckon by Francis Wesley Alexander
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From Bird Dog Publishing's
A Sidney Reed Mystery
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Without a Plea: Poems by Jeff Gundy
Old Brown: Poems by Craig Paulenich
In the image of abolitionist John Brown
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A Story Treating the South in Reconstruction Period
Racism, Sexism, Justice
A Wounded Snake: Historical Novel
by Joseph G. Anthony
*Nominated for an Eric Hoffer Historical Fiction Prize
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Travel South through Mexico and South America
in this Memoir of the 1970s
What Burden Do Those Trains Bear Away
A Memoir in Poems
Kathleen S. Burgess
Nominated for Paterson Poetry Prize
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Taking a Walk in My Animal Hat
Nominated for Paterson Poetry Prize
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Two from Editor Larry Smith
# Tu Fu Comes to America: A Story in Poems
Larry Smith
Enlarged Edition with 8 new poems
Thoreau's Lost Journal: Poems by Larry Smith
Enlarged Second Edition (8 new poems)
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From Our Harmony Memoir Series
# Earnest Occupations: Teaching, Writing
Gardening, & Other Local Work
Richard Hague
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In our Lauging Buddha Series
The Record of Kosho the Toad
by Robert Tremmel
[Zen Poems to Awaken You ]
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In our Harmony Fiction Series
Pieces by Mary Ann McGuigan
A Composite Novel
New York Journal of Books review
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# Crows in the Jukebox: Poems
by Mike James
New in Appalachian Fiction Series
Unbroken Circle: Stories of Cultural Diversity in the South
# 26 Stories by 26 fine writers
Edited by Julia Watts and Larry Smith
New in Harmony Series
# Portrait of the Artist as a Bingo Worker
In Memoir Series 216 Pages
New in Harmony Poetry Series
# A House for Last Year's Summer
112 pgs. $16
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# The Thick of Thin by Larry Smith
Book Trailer for Thick of Thin
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# Cold Air Return: A Novel
by Patrick O'Keeffe
Now in paperback, hard cover, and kindle editions
# Flesh and Stones:
Field Notes from a Finite World
* # Waiting to Begin: A Memoir
by Patricia O'Donnell
# And Waking...Poems by Kevin Casey
# Jeanne Bryner's New Book of Poems
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The poems and photographs in Voices from the Appalachian Coalfields remind us of the resilience and beauty of the human voice, especially the unheard voices of those whose labor we rely on. —John Bradley, Rain Taxi Review, Spring 2016.
Abandoned Homeland: Poems
Jeff Gundy
Early Review of Abandoned Homeland
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Appalachia Now
Short Stories of Contemporary Appalachia
Photo from back cover by Brian Smith
Photography of Brian J. Smith
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By special arrangement we are carrying these books
for our West Coast Ally
good deed rain
go with the flow: A Tribute to Clyde Sanborn
The poet and artist Robert Sund is a Pacific Northwest legend. This book is an inspired biography comprised of stories, memories, poetry, photography and artwork by those who knew him. The book is also filled with previously unpublished and uncollected works by Sund. A tribute to a life committed to poetry, calligraphy, art and friendship with writers such as William Carlos Williams, Kenneth Rexroth, Gary Snyder, Robert Bly, and a host of Pacifiic Northwest poets and artists.
240 pages...$20
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Recent Titles
Gifted and Talented: A Novel by Julia Watts
Lake Winds: Poems
by Larry Smith
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New Video of "Fishing the Lake" from this book.
And Your Bird Can Sing: Fictions by Robert Miltner
Story Hour And Other Stories by Robert Flanagan
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An Act of Courage: Selected Poems of Mort Krahling
Echo: Poems by Christina Lovin
Waiting at the Dead End Diner
by Rebecca Schumejda
A book of poems that reads like a novel.
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Click on this link to see our history of publishing
Bottom Dog Press History
Ariadne and Other Poems by Ingrid Swanberg
Word Walk: Poems by Ronald M. Ruble
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New Revised and Expanded Second Edition
Back in Print after 5 years.
Smith has revised this essential biography of one of America's
most forecful writers. 20 new photos, expanded and revised text.
322 pages in hard cover and signed.
Click for more details
The Curve of the World:
Into the Spiritual Heart of Yoga
A Memoir by Andy Douglas
Fiction by Allen Frost
Bird Dog Publishing
New Book of Poems by Marc Harshman
Poet Laureate of West Virginia
Green-Silver and Silent
Poems by Marc Harshman
Breathing the West: Great Basin Poems
by Liane Ellison Norman
Click on Covers to Order
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She Who Is Like a Mare:
Poems of Mary Brechenridge
and the Frontier Nursing Service
by Karen Kotrba
Smoke: Poems
by Jeanne Bryner
The poems in Jeanne Bryners Smoke reveal her to be an angel of mercy not only in her work with patients but also in her ability to create poems that comfort and guide us as we face universal fears: sickness, personal and societal abuse, family tragedy, physical pain and emotional longing. Her poems dig deep, reaching what Emily Dickinson called the zero at the bone. - Cortney Davis, author of The Hearts Truth: Essays on the Art of Nurs
96 pgs. $15
A Winner of the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Awards
MAGGOT: A NOVEL
Robert Flangan's blockbuster novel of
basic training
in our Working Lives Series
Parris Island will make a man of you or break you totally, many have suggested. Flanagan tells the story of the varying shades of possibility in between. These are real people in the hands of this author.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
264 pgs. $17.00
Selected Correspondence of Kenneth Patchen
edited by Allen Frost
Letters to and from:
E.E. Cummings - James T. Farrell - Lawrence Ferlinghetti - James Laughlin- Henry Miller - Miriam Patchen - Kenneth Rexroth -Wallace Stevens - Dylan Thomas - Leon Trotsky - Amos Wilder - Thomas Wolfe - Jasper Wood, and many others others
336 pages with photos and illustrations...
$18 softcover/ $28 hardcover
Review in New York Journal of Books
See Early Write-Up in Outlaw Poetry Newsletter
Larry Smith's Each Moment All
Limited first edition from March Street Press
Now the book is available from the Bottom Dog Press
Laughing Buddha Series
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The Free Farm: A Novel by Larry Smith
*Nominated for a Pushcart Prize 2011
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The Way-Back Room:
A Memoir of a Childhood in Detroit
by Mary Minock
From Our Appalachian Writing Series
These two books are nominated for Book of the Year
by the Appalachian Writers Association
Richard Hague's Collection of Stories, 216 pages
22 Stories, Yarns, & Tales, rich in character, voice, and landscape.
Review in New York Journal of Books
"The fiction in this collection is as comforting as it is challenging, as familiar as it is surprising, and, in all of the aspects that matter to the serious reader of literature, it is thoroughly satisfying." --Chris Holbrook, author of Upheaval
Sinners of Sanction County
Stories by Charles Dodd White, 160 pgs.
Sinners of Sanction County is one of the best story collections to come out of the American South in recent times. Writing in a spare, poetic style that fairly crackles with energy, Charles Dodd White makes his mark as a major new talent as he masterfully explores the raw beauty and pathos of life among tough people caught in bad situations. With this book, he has nailed the coonskin to the wall.-- Donald Ray Pollock, author of Knockemstiff
Read Review in New York Journal of Books
Fresh Review in Southern Literary Review
Newest Review in Smoky Mountain News
*Nominated for a Pushcart Prize 2011
Go to Recent Titles Page to Order
* Designates Books Nominated for The Pushcart Prize
Two New Titles Out Now (click on covers to order)
See Daniel Thompson story in Cleveland Plain Dealer (link)
Two Classics
Photos from the Night Town Reading on Sept. 17th
Youtube of Ray McNiece doing "Train" poem at Night Town with Drumplay
James Wright's Ohio Film
by Tom Koba and Larry Smith
We are transferring our VHS film series to DVD
and will have this available by March 2011
Link to Order on this page.
Till then enjoy this YouTube segment of the film.
Kenneth Patchen: An Art of Engagement
Till then, enjoy this segment on YouTube
See Complete Booklist / Our History
FICTION COLLECTION:
* Degrees of Elevation:
Short Stories of Contemporary Appalachia
Edited by Charles Dodd White and Page Seay
Stories by These Writers: Rusty Barnes, Sheldon Lee Compton, Jarrid Deaton, Richard Hague, Silas House, Chris Holbrook, Denton Loving, Mindy Beth Miller, John McManus, Jim Nichols, Valerie Nieman, Chris Offutt, Mark Powell, Ron Rash, Alex Taylor, Crystal Wilkinson, Scott McClanahan186 pgs. $18.00
*The Long River Home: A Novel
Anniversary Edition of Poetry
Bottom Dog Press Poetry Anthology
More than 65 poets from our 91 books
Edited by Laura Smith and Allen Frost
Senior Editor Larry Smith
Our Goals & Values:
We believe in a sense of place and person, in writing that reveals through its directness an essential human story. We also support the history and development of Working Class Literature, and we work to provide outlets for that writing and information on that vital art.
We are supported in part by
grants from the Ohio Arts Council
We are members of
Independent Book Publishers Association
IBPA'S MISSION
IBPA’s mission is to lead and serve the independent publishing community by providing advocacy, education and tools for success.
Contacts
Bottom Dog Press/ PO Box 425/ Huron, Ohio 44839
Phone:419-602-1556 / Fax. 419-616-3966 /
E-Mail :Lsmithdog@smithdocs.net
Director: Larry Smith.... Associate Editors: David Shevin, Susanna Schwacke, Allen Frost, Ann Smith, others.
Larry Smith Homepage
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Bottom Dog Press, Inc.
813 Seneca Ave.
Huron, OH 44839
ph: 4196021556
fax: 419-616-3966
alt: 419-602-1556
Lsmithdo