Persist to the printer

For the past several months I’ve been working with Peter Clothier to publish his latest book, Persist: In Support of the Creative Spirit in a World Gone Mad with Commerce. The print-ready manuscript and cover went to the printer yesterday.

Persist is a collection of essays about art and the artist’s predicament written over a period of 30 years. Some of the essays have appeared on Peter’s blog, The Buddha Diaries.

For those of you who read The Buddha Diaries, you will know that Peter is a fine writer who offers valuable insights into the lives of artists as well as life itself. His writing is sensitive and compassionate and filled with the wisdom that comes with, well, age.

Writing is as much a creative act as painting, sculpting, or other form of art. Often – too often, maybe – publishing is seen as strictly a business proposition. Although the business aspect of publishing is important, there is also a creative aspect to publishing. The writer creates the manuscript, the publisher creates the book. As the publisher, I’m delighted to offer Persist to those who would read it and find its words inspiring.

Although the official publication date is set for January 2010, you can pre-order a copy from me at Parami Press. You’ll receive your copy as soon as I can get it in the mail.

Meanwhile, Peter has been working diligently lining up engagements to speak on the topic.