Sorry House is an independent,
small press
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publishing company based in
Brooklyn,
New York
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that was founded by writer
Spencer Madsen
Spencer Madsen is a contemporary American poet and small press publisher. He is a Brooklyn-based contemporary writer as well as the founding editor of Sorry House, an independent publishing press in New York City. Madsen is part of a genre of ind ...
in 2012. Sorry House publishes poetry and fiction in print only.
Sorry House's debut publication was ''I will never be beautiful enough to make us beautiful together'' by
Mira Gonzalez. It was released on 31 January 2013. Gonzalez is a close friend of Madsen, and the editing process was notably intimate. The book was named a ''
Dazed'' poetry book of the week, a Flavorwire book of the year, and was excerpted at ''
Vice''. It was a finalist for both the
Goodreads Choice Award and
Believer Poetry Award
The Believer Poetry Award is an American literary award presented yearly by '' The Believer'' magazine to poetry collections the magazine's editors thought were "the finest, and the most deserving of greater recognition" of the year. The inaugural ...
.
That same year Sorry House published ''Joke Book'' by
Victor Vazquez.
In July 2014, ''
Dazed'' named Sorry House one of "10 US Presses that don't play by the rules" alongside
Publishing Genius,
Wave Books, and
Coffee House Press.
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