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, originally based in

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. The press, run by Adam Robinson, has published novels, short stories and poetry since 2006, including work by

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, Rachel B. Glaser,

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, Mike Young,

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, Matthew Simmons, Joseph Young,

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, and more. Publishing Genius also operated Everyday Genius, an online journal that was updated with new work daily. In 2015, Everyday Genius shifted to

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, a blog about literature and the new literary community. In 2009, Publishing Genius sold the film option to its first novel, ''Light Boxes'' by Shane Jones, to

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. The publishing rights were later sold to

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