We are Quite Literally Books, a woman-owned independent publisher and on-line bookseller devoted to rediscovering and reissuing forgotten 20th century fiction by American women authors. Quite Literally Books seeks out neglected books by once-popular-but-now-largely-forgotten American women authors and puts them back into print in such a way that the books themselves are a delight to behold and smell. Now, more than ever, we feel it’s important to consider essential questions of belonging with respect to the American literary canon—who’s in? And we’d like the women from the past to have a voice in this conversation. In addition to being great reads, Quite Literally Books are designed to be luxurious, delightful objects. Each of our QLB paperbacks has French flaps to mark your page without dog-ears and a layflat binding allowing for easy reading. Our books are printed in Europe on premium archival paper! We print a small number of each book, and print six titles per year. You can purchase these limited-edition collectible paperbacks through our website shop and at local independent bookstores.
