Turtle Point Press, founded in 1990, publishes new fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, memoirs, works in translation, and rediscovered classics.
History
Jonathan D. Rabinowitz established Turtle Point Press in 1990. During his tenure the press had two imprints, Jeannette Watson’s Books & Co. and the eponymous Helen Marx Books. In 2016, longtime Turtle Point Press editor and associate Ruth Greenstein took over running the press. Founding publisher Jonathan D. Rabinowitz stays on as editor-at-large.
Awards and Distinctions
Two books by Turtle Point Press were named by ''The New York Times Book Review'' as notable books of the year: ''Bertram Cope's Year'' by
Henry Blake Fuller
Henry Blake Fuller (January 9, 1857 – July 28, 1929) was an American novelist and short story writer. He was born and worked in Chicago, Illinois. He is perhaps the earliest novelist from Chicago to gain a national reputation. His exploration ...
, which is regarded as the first American gay novel, and was originally published in 1919. The other is a 1997 memoir by Leila Hadley of her travels in India, ''A Journey With Elsa Cloud''. The latter was published under the dual imprint Books & Company/Turtle Point.
Additional Turtle Point Press books that have received recognition are:
* ''Without Saying'' by
Richard Howard
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- Finalist for the
National Book Award
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The Nat ...
* ''Trappings'' by
Richard Howard
Richard Joseph Howard (October 13, 1929 – March 31, 2022; adopted as Richard Joseph Orwitz) was an American poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a graduate of Columbia University, w ...
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Lambda Literary Award
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* ''Sources'' by Devin Johnston - Shortlisted for a
National Book Critics Circle Award
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* ''Broken Irish'' by Edward J. Delaney - PEN/New England Book Award, selected for several year-end Top Ten Books of the Year
* ''Dear Prudence: New and Selected Poems'' by David Trinidad - Selected for several year-end Top Ten Books of the Year
* ''The Deposition of Father McGreevy'' by
Brian O'Doherty
Brian O'Doherty (4 May 1928 – 7 November 2022) was an Irish-American art critic, writer, visual artist, and academic. He lived in New York City for over 50 years, serving as an art critic for ''The New York Times'' and NBC, as well as an edit ...
- Shortlisted for a Man Booker Prize
* ''Silbermann'' by Jacques de Lacretelle - French-American Foundation Translation Award
* ''What It Is Like: New and Selected Poems'' by Charles North - Named one of the year's best poetry books by
National Public Radio
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Julien Gracq
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Mark Strand
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Wayne Koestenbaum
Wayne Koestenbaum (born 1958) is an American artist, poet, and cultural critic. He received a B.A. from Harvard University, an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, and a Ph.D. from Princeton University and is a 1994 Whiting Award recipie ...
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Katharine Coles
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Herman Portocarero
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Diplomat
After graduating law school at Antwerp University, Portocarero practiced law at the Antwerp bar. He joined t ...
Charles Henri Ford
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. The press published the letters of New York School poet
James Schuyler
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, and has co-published with the
Academy of American Poets
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, Hanging Loose Press, and
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
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