1931 is here again. We hope.
It’s 1931 again. Not 1933, with Hitler still just a cloud no bigger than a man’s hand. In 1931, America was in deep pain. Holding our breath. Today, we’re holding our breath again. Can we hold it until… READ MORE
Dan Simon is the founder and editor-in-chief of Seven Stories Press, where he has issued zeitgeist-changing books by Octavia E Butler, including the Parable novels, Kurt Vonnegut, Nelson Algren, and Annie Ernaux, including The Years. In 2017 he co-founded the Independent Publishers Caucus, which currently has some 125 independent-publisher members. Simon was named an an officier in the Order of Arts and Letters by order of the French Minister of Culture in 2023. Ashland is his debut novel. He lives in New York and New Hampshire.
It’s 1931 again. Not 1933, with Hitler still just a cloud no bigger than a man’s hand. In 1931, America was in deep pain. Holding our breath. Today, we’re holding our breath again. Can we hold it until… READ MORE