Welcome to My Site — This is the third incarnation of the Scissors & Paste website, and is once again, hopefully, an improvement on its predecessors, at least in design. Much of the credit for this must go to the long-suffering Sheryl Straight, whose patient advice, particularly on the mysteries of Cascading Style Sheets, has been invaluable.

A New Publication — In The Paris Olympia Press, I have, with the generous editorial assistance of Angus Carroll, compiled a detailed account of the Press’s publishing activities, including biographical sketches of its authors, an introduction to the Press’s literary achievements, and a complete bibliography of works published. An extensive illustrated study, The Paris Olympia Press catalogues and comments on the early work of some of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. To be published in November 2007 by the University of Liverpool Press, with US distribution undertaken by the University of Chicago. Buy a copy at AMAZON.COM. My Olympia Press collection is to be auctioned at New York on June 12th by Christies. View the catalogue entry HERE

Old books Future Plans — I am, as always, casting about for new projects to publish on this site, not an easy task. One that has been completed is a bibliography of the clandestines of Jean-Jacques Pauvert, inevitably a rather short compilation since unlike his contemporary, the late Eric Losfeld, Pauvert seemed uncomfortable publishing secretly and more interested in challenging French censorship head-on. Notes towards a listing of the works of the prolific Alphonse Momas ['Fuckwell,' 'Le Nismois,' &c] have also been posted.