Felony_&_Mayhem_Press

Felony & Mayhem Press

Felony & Mayhem Press

American book publisher

Felony & Mayhem Press is an American book publisher which specializes in re-issues of out-of-print mystery novels, first paperback editions of books previously published in hardcover, and U.S. editions of books that initially came out overseas.[1][2] The company is located in New York City and was founded in June 2005 by Maggie Topkis,[3] co-owner of the Greenwich Village bookstore, Partners and Crime.[2] All Felony & Mayhem imprints are trade paperbacks.[2] The company was called "the most dastardly local press" in the Village Voice's Best of New York 2008 issue.[4]

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Felony & Mayhem initially distributed only through independent bookstores and catalog sales,[2] but later expanded distribution to major retailers. In 2005, the company's first catalog featured only twelve titles including Caroline Graham's The Killings at Badger's Drift, and Reginald Hill's Who Guards a Prince?. In 2009, the Felony & Mayhem catalog listed more than 125 titles.

Founder

Maggie Topkis (born February 8, 1960, in New York City). Prior to establishing Mayhem, she was the co-owner of New York bookseller Partners and Crime, which closed in 2012.[5] for over 15 years and had been the editor of a financial magazine.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Gunpowder, Treason & Plotz".
  2. [2]
    Otto Penzler, "Who Killed Mystery Imprints?", The New York Sun, August 3, 2005
  3. [3]
    Rosemary Herbert, "Mystery Booksellers—Publish and Perish", Publishers Weekly, December 5, 2005
  4. [4]
    "Most Dastardly Local Book Press", The Village Voice, Best of 2008, retrieved 19-05-2009
  5. [5]
    Wilson, Michael (8 August 2012). "City Room City Room Blogging From the Five Boroughs A Store With Shelves Full of Crime Faces Its Demise". New York Times. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. [6]
    Adams, Susan (7 July 2006). "Publish or Perish". Forbes. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  7. [7]
    Nolan, Tom (19 January 2006). "A Mystery's Back Road to American Success". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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