The Borgo Press was a small publishing company founded by
Robert Reginald
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
in 1975 funded by the royalties gained from his first major reference work, ''Stella Nova: the contemporary science fiction authors'' (1970).
That same year Reginald met Mary Wickizer Rogers, a student at
Cal State. They married the following year and together formed the backbone of the publishing company into the 1990s.
Borgo Press specialized in literature and history, reflecting the interests of its owners. It published 300 titles from 1976 to 1998.
In 2003 it started up again as an imprint of
Wildside Press
Wildside Press is an independent publishing company in Cabin John, Maryland, United States. It was founded in 1989 by John Betancourt and Kim Betancourt. While the press was originally conceived as a publisher of speculative fiction in both tra ...
(Rockville, Maryland;
John Gregory Betancourt
John Gregory Betancourt (born October 25, 1963) is an American writer of science fiction, fantasy and mystery novels, as well as short stories. He is also known as the founder and publisher, with his wife Kim Betancourt, of Wildside Press in 198 ...
, publisher), where Reginald has managed the imprint since 2006.
"About Us"
. Wildside Press. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
References
;Citations
* Reginald, Robert (1970). ''Stella Nova: the contemporary science fiction authors''. Los Angeles, CA: Unicorn & Son.
* Reginald, Robert (1975). ''Contemporary science fiction authors, first edition''. New York, NY: Arno Press
Arno Press was a Manhattan-based publishing house founded by Arnold Zohn in 1963, specializing in reprinting rare and long out-of-print materials.
History
Zohn served 48 missions on a bomber crew during World War II, and when he returned home he ...
. (Revised edition of ''Stella Nova'')
External links
"Measuring the Marigolds: The Fall and Rise of Borgo Press"
May 24, 2003. Let a thousand flowers bloom (millefleurs.tv). Posted 2010-02-19. Archived 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
* Wildside Press
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