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The Latest Publishing Casualty

I’m just chock full of good news today: Arcade Publishing, the independent literary house founded by the late publishing legend Richard Seaver, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. A petition for relief was filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York on June 4 by Jeannette ...

Obituary: Richard Seaver

One of the legends of publishing, Richard Seaver died from a heart attack on Tuesday. The New York Times has a very nice obituary that highlights his stint at Grove Press, and a bit about what he did at Arcade over the past twenty years. For the past 20 years, Mr. Seaver and his wife ran Arcade Publishing, which has ...