People sometimes ask why we do not print more. The honest answer is that we like the size we are. A small print run lets us choose the paper, check the proofs, and keep the list short enough that every book gets the attention it needs.
There is an economics to this, of course. Small runs cost more per copy. We sell fewer books. We do not have a warehouse full of remainders. But we also do not have to pretend that every title is for everyone.
The book as an object
We spend a long time on paper. A book should feel right in the hand: not too heavy, not too slick, with a spine that opens without cracking. We use uncoated stock for most titles because it takes ink beautifully and does not glare under a lamp.
The cover is part of the same conversation. It should tell you something true about the book without shouting. We design them ourselves, usually with one strong image and a lot of quiet.
A small press is a way of saying: this book, in this form, for this reader.
We are not against scale. We are for care. If a book finds a thousand readers instead of a hundred thousand, and those readers keep it, that is a good life for a book.
And if you are one of them: thank you for making room on the shelf.