Editors, designers, artists, and more share glimpses of life inside and outside the office and reveal behind-the-scenes facts about the making of Storey books.
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The Big Community Behind a Little Book
Ani Trime’s Little Book of Affirmations was one of the first books I acquired for Storey and it came to me in a winding and wonderfully collaborative way that seems unique to Storey. Marlena Torzecka — the owner of
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From the Publisher’s Desk: Fermentation Comes Full Circle
A couple of years ago, when fermentation authors Kirsten and Christopher Shockey were considering their next project, I asked Kirsten if she’d ever made miso. She said she hadn’t, but she was curious about it. Passionate curiosity is a quality that comes naturally to the … Read More
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Bloom Day — August 2018
What began as a pretty wonderful summer here in the Northeast has become a Super Soaker. While news of raging wildfires in the dry, dry western states and Europe comes steadily each day, we have spent the last month feeling very much like we’re … Read More
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Talent on the Set: The Making of Make Music!
What do a flower pot, a saucepan lid, a dandelion, and a plain old metal coat hanger have in common? They all can make music, and together they can make up an orchestra. And in the same way that many ordinary objects have the potential … Read More
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Bloom Day — July 2018
While our friends in some parts of the country are suffering extreme heat and others are just on the other side of June’s record rainfall, summer is settling in nicely here in New England. Apart from last week’s uncomfortable temperatures, it’s been a pretty blissful … Read More
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Join Us for FLAVOR at HEIRLOOM in July
The word “heirloom” is usually used to describe an object that’s passed down through the generations. But skills and knowledge — knowing how to do or make something like blending herbal teas or cooking with cider — could work in much the same … Read More
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Bloom Day — June 2018
Can we just go head and call June “peony season”? These big-headed blooms, with buds beloved by ants and with tissue paper-like petals, may have a short lifespan. When they’re happening, though, I have a hard time resisting a stop in each yard I pass … Read More
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Bloom Day — May 2018
Last month, we were still digging out from a punishing winter. (It actually snowed here on April 30). In May, we’re making up for lost time. To stroll down the street in the center of town here in North Adams today is … Read More
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Bloom Day — April 2018
If you’re a regular reader of the Storey blog, you know that each year, on the fifteenth of every month between April and October, our staff (and sometimes our friends and family members) join in Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day. We post photos … Read More
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From the Publisher’s Desk: Gratefulness in Numbers
Is there special meaning in numbers? There are schools of thought that say so. I’ve been thinking a lot about numbers lately. This year — 2018 — marks Storey’s 35th birthday. What do we have to show for three-and-a-half decades of publishing? For one, we … Read More