McPherson & Company Basics:

An independent press since 1974, McPherson & Company publishes literary nonfiction and fiction (contemporary American and British fiction; translated Italian, French, and Spanish fiction), books in the arts and general culture, and a rediscovery series, Recovered Classics. They publish an average of six books per year, half of which are fiction. The average print run for a fiction title is 1500 hardcover books.

Publisher and fiction editor, Bruce McPherson completed this profile.

Two Authors Representative of McPherson & Company's List:

Jaimy Gordon and Ursule Molinaro.

What They're Looking For:

Innovative literary fiction.

What They Offer That Commercial Presses Don't:

Editorial competence.

Things Most Likely to Put Them Off :

Bad writing and boasting.

Thing Most Likely to Spark Their Interest:

A sense that the author has done her/his homework.

Info on Submissions:

Query first. POB 1126, Kingston, NY 12402.

Additional Advice:

Visit our website. Understand our list. Don't query with genre fiction (sf, western, romance, horror). Extremely accomplished historical fiction OK.