Tiny Hardcore Press is an

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(a micro-press) founded by

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(accessed 29 May 2012). and co-edits the literary magazine '' PANK''. Tiny Hardcore Press's first title, ''Normally Special'' by pseudonymous author xTx, is in its fifth printing, and has received reviews from, among other places, '' The Nervous Breakdown'' and the literary blog

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. Other titles from Tiny Hardcore Press include ''So You Know It's Me'' (2011) by Brian Oliu, ''Please Don't Be Upset'' (2011) by Brandi Wells, ''Steal Me for Your Stories'' (2012) by Robb Todd, and ''The Map of the System of Human Knowledge'' (2012) by James Tadd Adcox. In addition, Tiny Hardcore has published two anthologies of chapbooks, featuring work by Lauren Becker, Erin Fitzgerald, Tyler Gobble, Kirsty Logan, Christopher Newgent, Brian Oliu, Michelle Reale, and Amber Sparks. When asked to describe the press, Roxane Gay has said in an interview that it is "tiny enough to be so adorable you can't help but sigh happily when you think of it", and "hardcore enough to make you want to look away but you can't so you keep staring and feeling that terrible thrilling tension winding itself through you". In January 2012 Gay published an essay in the literary blog HTML Giant about starting and running a small press like Tiny Hardcore.Htmlgiant.com
(Accessed 29 May 2012)

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