Boson Books was an independent publisher based in

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. It was founded in 1994 by Nancy McAllister, President and Director of Acquisitions, and David McAllister, Vice President and Director of Technical Operations. The company publishes

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and paperbacks; it also features a limited number of titles from The New South Company.

History

Initially, Boson Books published acclaimed contemporary writers of American

Southern literature Southern United States literature consists of American literature written about the Southern United States or by writers from the region. Literature written about the American South first began during the colonial era, and developed significan ...

, such as

Fred Chappell Fred Davis Chappell (May 28, 1936 – January 4, 2024) was an author and poet. He was an English professor for 40 years (1964–2004) at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He was the Poet Laureate of North Carolina from 1997 to 20 ...

and

Kelly Cherry Kelly Cherry (December 21, 1940 – March 18, 2022) was an American novelist, poet, essayist, professor, and literary critic

, named by Virginia governor

Bob McDonnell Robert Francis McDonnell (born June 15, 1954) is an American politician, attorney, businessman, academic administrator, and former military officer who served as the 71st governor of Virginia from 2010 to 2014. He is a member of the Republica ...

in 2011 as the state's new poet laureate. Over time, the company published more broadly, including American and international authors of fiction, non-fiction, and drama. As of 2012, the company publishes 140 titles. From the time of its founding, Boson embraced emerging technologies such as

and participated in academic conferences of the

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and

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. The company merged with Bitingduck Press in August 2012.

Notable authors

, poet and novelist

Kelly Cherry Kelly Cherry (December 21, 1940 – March 18, 2022) was an American novelist, poet, essayist, professor, and literary critic

, poet and novelist Phillip Gardner novelist and English faculty member at

Francis Marion University Francis Marion University is a public university near Florence, South Carolina. It is named in honor of American Revolutionary War Brigadier General Francis Marion. History The university dates back to 1957, when the University of South Caroli ...

Leon Katz, dramatist and professor emeritus at

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

Robert Rodman Robert Rodman (1940-2017) was a lifelong academic, serving on the faculty of the University of North Carolina and Duke University before becoming an associate professor of computer science at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Ca ...

, computer scientist and novelist at

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Steven Vivian, novelist and liberal nationalist social critic

References

External links

* Publisher's websit

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Publishing companies established in 1994 Ebooks Publishing companies of the United States Companies based in Raleigh, North Carolina 1994 establishments in North Carolina