H.L. Mencken

Publishing Genius

I enjoyed this Inside Higher Ed article on “Publishing Genius” on Adam Robinson’s publishing imprint in Baltimore, MD.  It sounds like he’s found success by publishing untraditionally–producing digital versions, or putting up “broadside” pages around Baltimore.  Even though I’ve never visited the city, I’ve had a soft spot for literary Baltimore since reading Laura Lippman’s books, which mention hometown luminaries such as James M. Cain, Edgar Allen Poe and H.L. Mencken.