Small Press Saturday: Dottir Press
The front of the amazing wraparound cover for The Hill by Ali Bryan, newly released by Dottir Press.
We are wrapping up Women’s History Month and heading south of the Canadian border again this week so I can introduce you to Dottir Press!
Dottir Press was founded in 2017 by Jennifer Baumgardner, who is no stranger to feminism or publishing. She worked as Editorial Director at the Feminist Press, has made film documentaries, and has worked in the magazine business. I had the pleasure of meeting her when I was in New York for Book Expo in 2019 and loved her immediately – strong, no nonsense, friendly, and passionate about her press.
Title page for The Hill by Ali Bryan.
I didn’t get to meet Larissa Melo Pienkowski, Assistant Publisher at Dottir Press, but I have spoken with her on the phone. She is lovely and her passion for the work shone through the phone lines.
Jennifer and Larissa, with the rest of the Dottir team, have developed and published a phenomenal list of feminist books that are accessible and relevant and important. They publish books for children, young adults, and adults, both fiction and non-fiction with a feminist approach in both the publishing and artistic production. They focus on filling the absences in both our history and present culture through storytelling. And I absolutely love their tagline – Dottir Press: Books by feminists, for everyone.
The titles of some of their children’s books rock my world! How can you pass up checking out a children’s book called Death is Stupid or What If My Dog Had Thumbs?
Interior detail for The Hill by Ali Bryan.
In Young Adult, I am personally invested in The Hill by Ali Bryan, just released this month, but I am also interested in reading their YA title from last year called Send Pics by Lauren McLaughlin.
And to celebrate Women’s History Month, Dottir Press is are offering 30% off all their books using promo code MARCH30 – so head on over to their website to shop their lineup, support a fabulous small feminist press, and spread your reading wings by indulging in something special.
Happy Reading!
– Stacey
Find a copy of The Hill at your local Canadian indie bookseller!
