{"id":25436,"date":"2022-10-19T12:02:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T16:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=25436"},"modified":"2022-10-19T12:02:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T16:02:02","slug":"the-tragedy-of-gnome-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=25436","title":{"rendered":"The Tragedy of Gnome Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope ytd-video-owner-renderer\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/thelibraryladder\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"img\" class=\"style-scope yt-img-shadow alignleft\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/yt3.ggpht.com\/ytc\/AMLnZu92iVWITv7Gmi1fVpKBVEoSBRT00hxWQMxXyTw1=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to Georges Dodd for bringing us this important story. Note that this is part of a series call the Literary Ladder which has lots of really interesting topics.<\/p>\n<p>Click to watch:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_HlKhLG3ZxE\"> https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_HlKhLG3ZxE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Modern Science Fiction &amp; Fantasy Owe an Enormous Debt to Pioneering Publisher Gnome Press\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_HlKhLG3ZxE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">Modern Science Fiction &amp; Fantasy Owe an Enormous Debt to Pioneering Publisher Gnome Press<\/h4>\n<div id=\"upload-info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-owner-renderer\">\n<div id=\"container\" class=\"style-scope ytd-channel-name\">\n<div id=\"upload-info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-owner-renderer\"><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/thelibraryladder\">the library ladder, <\/a>8.32K subscribers<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"analytics-button\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-owner-renderer\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"subscribe-button\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"style-scope ytd-expander\">\n<div id=\"description\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\"><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Gnome Press was a small publisher of science fiction and fantasy that existed from 1948 to 1962. Despite its small size, Gnome had an enormous impact on the future of speculative fiction by, among other things, being the first to publish in hardcover format novels by many of the greatest SF authors of all time, including Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, C. L. Moore, and Robert E. Howard. Alas, the history of Gnome is a cautionary tale. The company played a pivotal role in lifting the SF genre out of the pulp magazines and into literary respectability, but it never achieved true success of its own. This video is about the story of Gnome Press.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\"><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_HlKhLG3ZxE&amp;t=41s\">0:41<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Origins of Gnome Press <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\"><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_HlKhLG3ZxE&amp;t=242s\">4:02\u00a0<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Gnome&#8217;s first books in 1948-49<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\"><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_HlKhLG3ZxE&amp;t=298s\">4:58<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Proof of concepts <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\"><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_HlKhLG3ZxE&amp;t=356s\">5:56<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> The period 1950-54<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\"><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_HlKhLG3ZxE&amp;t=425s\">7:05<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Iconic dust jacket artwork <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\"><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_HlKhLG3ZxE&amp;t=514s\">8:34<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Gnome&#8217;s business challenges <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\"><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_HlKhLG3ZxE&amp;t=798s\">13:18<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> The period 1955-59 <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\"><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_HlKhLG3ZxE&amp;t=862s\">14:22<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Gnome&#8217;s collapse, 1960-62 <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\"><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_HlKhLG3ZxE&amp;t=926s\">15:26<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> The legacy of Gnome Press<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\"><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_HlKhLG3ZxE&amp;t=1135s\">18:55<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Related reading material <\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to Georges Dodd for bringing us this important story. Note that this is part of a series call the Literary Ladder which has lots of really interesting topics. Click to watch: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_HlKhLG3ZxE Modern Science Fiction &amp; Fantasy Owe an Enormous Debt to Pioneering Publisher Gnome Press the library ladder, 8.32K subscribers Gnome Press &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=25436\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Tragedy of Gnome Press<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":645,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[98],"tags":[1691],"class_list":["post-25436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reading","tag-gnome-press"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25436"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25438,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25436\/revisions\/25438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}