Spineless Books

Founded 20-02-2002, Spineless Books is an independent literary publishing house dedicated to the production and distribution
of innovative literature, with an emphasis on collaborative writing, formal experimentation, and utopian thought.

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Books with Spines

title	who	what	when
2002: A Palindrome Story in 2002 Words	Nick Montfort & William Gillespie	A collaboratively-authored narrative palindrome	2002
A small book designed by Ingrid Ankerson with plates by Shelley Jackson. This curiously beautiful volume is the definitive edition of 2002: a Palindrome Story. ISBN: 0-9724244-9-0. 4 by 4 inches. 24 pages. Perfect bound with vellum plates and wraps. Distributed by Spineless Books. 01-10-2002 $16. Review by Trevor Dodge in Review of Contemporary Fiction. Also available from Amazon.
The Bermuda Love Triangle	Tom Grothus	Lovely small color book of surrealist cartoons and epigrams.	1988
The Bermuda Love Triangle, by Tom Grothus. ISBN 0-930257-06-5. 4.75 by 3.5 inches. 48 pages. Perfect bound. Published by Function Industries. 1988. $6. FREE WITH ANY PURCHASE FROM THIS SITE.
Drawn Inward	Mike Maguire	Poetry, Palindromes, Word Palindromes, Redividers, Poems About Trains	2003
A yellow book designed by Nick Montfort. Drawn Inward is a collection of poetry comprising four sections: Word Palindromes, Charades, Palindromes, and Poems about Trains. ISBN: 0-9724244-3-1. 6 by 9 inches. 52 pages. Perfect bound. Distributed by Ingram. 12-21-2003 $10.01. Review by Alan Sondheim in EBR. Also available from Amazon.
Fourier Series	Joshua Corey	A poetry cycle	2005
A beautiful book with a spine and French Revolution folds. Fourier Series won the Fitzpatrick-O'Dinn Award for Best Book Length Work of Constrained English Literature. ISBN 0-9724244-4-X. 7.5 by 9 inches. 102 pages. Perfect bound, with slipcover. Distributed by Spineless Books. 07-05-2005 $16. Review in Constant Critic by Joyelle McSweeney. Also available from Amazon.
here/gone: AN ABC FLIP BOOK FOR GROWN-UPS	Karen Green	52 phosphorescent paintings zipping and unzipping the alphabet	2008
An invertible bi-directional 52-page full-color artist's book in paperback or hardback.This flip-book consists of two opposing narratives, each 26 mixed media artworks corresponding to the letters of the alphabet. ISBN 978-0-9801392-4-2. 8.5 by 8.5 inches. 52 color pages. Perfect bound. Distributed by Spineless Books. 10-12-2008 $26. Also available from Amazon.
How to Vote: A Manual	Max Winchester	50 prose poems	2012
A blue book. The last work of poetry composed by Max Winchester. ISBN 978-0-9801392-4-2. 5 by 8 inches. 60 pages. Perfect bound. ISBN 978-0-9853578-0-1. Distributed by Ingram. 4 July 2012. $12.
I'd Revere Verdi	Barbara Thorburn and Jane Z. Smith	Palindromes for the serious music lover	2011
A blue paperback. Highly educational, meticulously annotated palindrome cartoons documenting the lives and works of the great composers. ISBN 978-0-9801392-8-0. Perfect bound $16. 5.5 by 8.5 inches. 73 pages. Distributed by Ingram. 05-05-2011. Also available from Amazon.
Joey Zoey	William Gillespie	A letter-pressed consonant poem	2011
Limited edition letterpress printing. This poem, the longest known sustained consonant poem, uses the entire alphabet in every line, using each consonant one at a time, to tell the story of an Iraq war veteran. This limited edition pamphlet was letterpressed with plates of original abededafrian artwork by Chris Merritt. $5 plus shipping.
Johnny Werd	Q. Synopsis	A novel	2003
	A novel paperback and hardback. Experimental novel retelling the story of a boy and his fire. Cover by Andrew Byrom. ISBN 0-9724244-1-5 Clothbound $25 / ISBN 0-9724244-2-3 Paperback $9.95. 5.5 by 8.5 inches. 136 pages. Distributed by Ingram. 21-01-2003. Review by Joseph Dewey for American Book Review. Also available from Espresso Book Machine. And Amazon.
Letter to Lamont	William Gillespie	Fiction	2005
A green paperback. A surrealist feast for romantic fools pours through your letterbox. Cover art by Scott Westgard. ISBN: 0-9724244-5-8. 6 by 9 inches. 88 pages. Perfect bound. Distributed by Ingram. 07-03-2005. $10. Review by Tom LaFarge in Marginalia. Review by Eckhard Gerdes in Context. Also available from Espresso Book Machine. And Amazon.
Lost Ciizen	William Gillespie	Poetry	2008
Light blue paperback. Lost Citizen: Selected Poems 1995-2003 is a survey of the millennial poetry of William Gillespie, edited by Stephanie Strickland. Cover art by Scott Westgard. ISBN 978-0-9801392-0-46 by 9 inches. 63 pages. Perfect bound. Distributed by Ingram. 02-20-2008. $10. Also available from Espresso Book Machine. Or Amazon.
Mars Needs Lunch	Jimmy Crater	Fiction	2006
Crimson paperback. "as men busied themselves with making their bread they were scrutinised and studied... as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinise yeast." ISBN: 0-9724244-8-2. 6 by 9 inches. 48 pages. Perfect bound. Distributed by Ingram. 01-04-2006. $10 Also available from Amazon.
Mr. & Mrs. Hide	Natalija Grgorinic & Ognjen Raden	A collaborative novel	2009
Cactus-colored paperback. A writing duo from an unnamed country immigrate to Los Angeles and have trouble assimilating California, and, at times, each other. ISBN: 978-0-9801392-1-1. 5 by 6.75 inches. 204 pages. Perfect bound. Distributed by Spineless Books. 02-14-2009. $14. Also available at Amazon.
Riddle & Bind	Nick Montfort	A book of poetry	2010
Light blue paperback. Riddles, constrained poems, and poems whose constraint is itself a riddle. With notes and an encrypted answer key. ISBN: 978-0-9801392-7-3. 94 pages. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Perfect Bound. Distributed by Ingram. 31 October 2010. $16. Also available from Amazon.
Steal Stuff From Work	Jasper Pierce	A novel and handbook	2008
	A red or blue paperback and black hardback. Steal Stuff From Work is a novel about bad waiters who take things too far. Paper: ISBN 978-0-9801392-2-8 $11.11. 6 by 9 inches. Cloth: ISBN 978-0-9801392-3-5. $25. 132 pages. Distributed by Ingram. 01-09-2008. Review by Megan Milks at American Book Review. Review/interview by Joel Gillespie at Smile Politely. Also available from Espresso Book Machine. And Amazon.
Story of the Sparrow	Raymond Federman	Folk tale	2003
Limited edition printing. A story by Raymond Federman with an original intervention by Spineless Books, printed on acid-free lingin-free Canson Mi-Tientes paper in an edition of 26 copies, signed by Federman, lettered A-Z. 5 by 8 inches. 4 pages. Pamphlet. Distributed by Spineless Books. $26
The Story That Teaches You How To Write It	William Gillespie	Simultaneous essay and story: theory and practice of experimental fiction	1996 published: 2005
Purple paperback. On the left-hand pages in numerous forms a story of students in love. On the right-hand pages an essay explaining the forms used. ISBN: 0-9724244-0-7. 6 by 9 inches. 80 pages. Perfect bound. Distributed by Ingram. 13-03-2005. $10. Review by Eckhard Gerdes in Context. Also available from Espresso Book Machine. And Amazon.
Table of Forms	Dominique Fitzpatrick-O'Dinn	An exploration of new poetic form & constraint-driven literature	web: 1996-2006 book: 2006
	Dark blue paperback and hardback. Collection of experimental, ludic, constraint-driven poetry; puzzle book; and writing manual. Hardback cloth version includes extra material. Cloth: ISBN 0-9724244-6-6 $25. Paper: ISBN 0-9724244-7-4 $25. 6 by 9 inches. 136 pages. Distributed by Ingram. 12-31-2006. Review by Doug Nufer in American Book Review. Review by Joseph Dewey in Review of Contemporary Fiction. Also available from Espresso Book Machine. And Amazon.
The Unknown: an Anthology	William Gillespie, Frank Marquardt, Scott Rettberg, Dirk Stratton	The red herring of the award-winning hypertext novel	web: 1998-2002 book: 2012
Red paperback. Decadent, comic, lively, dark, and satirical, the fragmented novel explores the millennial collision of literature, technology, and commerce. Paper: ISBN 978-0-9801392-9-7 $16. 6 by 9 inches. 268 pages. Distributed by Ingram. 6-18-2011. Also available from Amazon.
With Hidden Noise	Dirk Stratton	A story about the most cerebral art theft of the Twentieth Century	2002
Limited edition printing. A story about a dada art theft published in an edition of 26 signed copies lettered A-Z. 8.5 by 8.5 inches. 26 pages. Spiral bound. Distributed by Spineless Books. 20-02-2002. $7 2 COPIES LEFT: LETTERS M & Z!
Bang Utot	Dave King, Rick Burkhardt, Joe Futrelle	Authentic psychedelic art-folk	1989 (remastered 2006)
Music CD. Bang Utot, by Dave King, is folk rock with excursions in blues piano and the Casio SK-1 sampling keyboard. Digitally remastered by Paul Kotheimer. CD. 12 songs. About 45 minutes. Published by Invertebrate Records. $10

Spineless Books

title	who	what	when
20-Consonant Poetry	William Gillespie and you	A form of serial poetry, based on 12-tone music	1993-
The Ed Report	Ed Commission	Serial fiction for the Web	2000
McCaffery Archive	Larry McCaffery	Avant-Criticism	Canonical, baby, timeless
Newspoetry: End of the Millennium	William Gillespie	Poetry about events in the news	1996-2011
Rock Geek Chic	William Gillespie & Crystalline Scoggins	rock scholarship radio	2008-2012

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