Sunswept Press is dedicated to words and images. Books by new and forgotten authors--unique voices that might otherwise not be heard or known.
The first three works of fiction were releasedin April, 2006: I Am Anna, " a stirring first-person account of the life of Jesus as told by his grandmother; L, A Lunatic Love Life, a fantasy that plays with language, images, and a lunatic love story; Jasmine in my Hand, a poignant coming-of-age saga told by Pia, a Danish immigrant.
Forthcoming is an independent series of West Coast fiction and photography, each highlighting new and deserving artists.
Upcoming from Sunswept Press: Fall 2006
The Refugee in America, by British author Frances Trollope (Sunswept Press, trade paperback, $13.95, October 2006). Part social commentary and part taut murder mystery, the novel was first published in 1832 under the name of Mrs. Trollope.
The inspiration for The Refugee in America came from Mrs. Trollope's sojourn to the United States in the late 1820s -- a time rife with legislative battles fought over slavery, high tariffs, and manifest destiny.
The Refugee in America tells the story of a young British lord on the lam in the U.S., after convincing himself that he has committed murder. Mrs. Trollope blends a love story, a mystery, and a cultural look at America; a country not so different from today. During her 3 1/2-year visit to several cities across the United States, Mrs. Trollope made a disastrous move to the Utopian community of Nashoba near Memphis, Tennessee. Finally, she settled for a time in Cincinnati, Ohio, setting up her own business.
Upon returning to England in 1832, she took pen to paper and, at age 53, published the non-fiction bestseller, Domestic Manners of the Americans, a critical look at the manners and mores of the Americans. Later that same year and on the heels of her success, she published her first novel, The Refugee in America, and followed with a dizzying 35 more novels and a half-dozen travel books. Nevertheless, her son, Anthony Trollope, became an even more lasting and celebrated novelist than his illustrious mother. Few of Fanny Trollope's novels are in print today. Sunswept Press is pleased to offer the first reprinting of The Refugee in America since 1833.
The inspiration for The Refugee in America came from Mrs. Trollope's sojourn to the United States in the late 1820s -- a time rife with legislative battles fought over slavery, high tariffs, and manifest destiny.
The Refugee in America tells the story of a young British lord on the lam in the U.S., after convincing himself that he has committed murder. Mrs. Trollope blends a love story, a mystery, and a cultural look at America; a country not so different from today. During her 3 1/2-year visit to several cities across the United States, Mrs. Trollope made a disastrous move to the Utopian community of Nashoba near Memphis, Tennessee. Finally, she settled for a time in Cincinnati, Ohio, setting up her own business.
Upon returning to England in 1832, she took pen to paper and, at age 53, published the non-fiction bestseller, Domestic Manners of the Americans, a critical look at the manners and mores of the Americans. Later that same year and on the heels of her success, she published her first novel, The Refugee in America, and followed with a dizzying 35 more novels and a half-dozen travel books. Nevertheless, her son, Anthony Trollope, became an even more lasting and celebrated novelist than his illustrious mother. Few of Fanny Trollope's novels are in print today. Sunswept Press is pleased to offer the first reprinting of The Refugee in America since 1833.
Photographic images of celebrities have long captivated the curious and adoring. Talented photographers of the last century, like Yousuf Karsh, Andy Warhol, and Annie Liebowitz, have not only photographed the famous, but have, through thoughtful and creative composition, given the viewer an illuminating insight into their subjects.
Now in Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour. Portraits From The Early 1900s (Sunswept Press, $49.95, November, 2006), we get a glimpse of portrait photography in a most glamorous era-the first three decades of the twentieth century - by a collaborative team whose work has not previously been published.
Photographers Benjamin Strauss and Homer Peyton, known simply as Strauss-Peyton, worked in Kansas City, Missouri, between 1908 and 1927, first photographing, then hob-knobbing with the likes of Al Jolson, Fannie Brice, Mary Pickford, Enrico Caruso, Evelyn Nesbit (the Gibson Girl), and Bette Davis, to name just a few.
Strauss-Peyton had unrestricted access to movie stars, musicians, composers, and the rich and famous who toured or traveled to the renowned Orpheum Theater in Kansas City. The evocative portraits reflect one artist paying homage to another.
Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour. Portraits From The Early 1900s allows an opportunity to see the genius of two master artists working collaboratively in during a fascinating time in American theater and the big screen.
Now in Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour. Portraits From The Early 1900s (Sunswept Press, $49.95, November, 2006), we get a glimpse of portrait photography in a most glamorous era-the first three decades of the twentieth century - by a collaborative team whose work has not previously been published.
Photographers Benjamin Strauss and Homer Peyton, known simply as Strauss-Peyton, worked in Kansas City, Missouri, between 1908 and 1927, first photographing, then hob-knobbing with the likes of Al Jolson, Fannie Brice, Mary Pickford, Enrico Caruso, Evelyn Nesbit (the Gibson Girl), and Bette Davis, to name just a few.
Strauss-Peyton had unrestricted access to movie stars, musicians, composers, and the rich and famous who toured or traveled to the renowned Orpheum Theater in Kansas City. The evocative portraits reflect one artist paying homage to another.
Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour. Portraits From The Early 1900s allows an opportunity to see the genius of two master artists working collaboratively in during a fascinating time in American theater and the big screen.