DEEP WEST BACK ON TRACK: Deep West: A Literary Tour of Wyoming is now in its second printing. It's a bit odd to say that for a print-on-demand (POD) book, but there you have it. Deep West's publisher is Pronghorn Press of Greybull which produces all of its books via Lightning Source in LaVergne, Tennessee. It's basically a massive high-end photocopier that also binds the book and spits it out into the hands of readers. Many larger publishers have been using this technology for review copies. So do non-vanity-press POD publishers such as iuniverse and Xlibris. It's worked well for Deep West, co-edited by me, David Romtvedt, and Linn Rounds. It's a fine-looking book, with cover art by award-winning Laramie artists Linda Lillegraven and chock-full of great writing by 19 writers including Annie Proulx, Tim Sandlin, Barbara Smith, Dainis Hazners, Linda Hasselstrom, and Jon Billman. This anthology features WYO writers, was conceived by a WYO org (Center for the Book), edited by Wyomingites, and published by a WYO press. Not many books can say that. The production was in Tennessee, which we annexed especially for this project. Deep West should again be available for ordering by the official launch of the holiday season -- the day after Thanksgiving (a.k.a. Black Friday). Get updated info from Susan Vittitow, Wyoming Center for the Book, 307-777-5915; order through your local bookstore or Pronghorn Press.

- posted by Michael Shay @ 9:09 AM