Forgotten Vintage Children's Lit We Want Republished! discussion

Here's a thread for those vintage gems that HAVE been reprinted recently.

Sem kindly pointed out that Jane Louise Curry's Abaloc Series and other books are once again available:

The Abaloc/Apple Lock Series:
Beneath the Hill
The Change Child
The Watchers
The Birdstones
The Daybreakers
Shadow Dancers
The Wolves Of Aam
Over the Sea's Edge

Sem wrote:
"On the other hand, some out-of-print books have been resurrected. For example, Jane Louise Curry's Abaloc series which is in e-book format from CandleWood, a sister imprint of Anamchara books. Several of Curry's other books have been made available again."

I'm not sure this is recent enough, but I was delighted to learn in 2017 that most of Lenora Mattingly Weber's books have been reprinted by Image Cascade Publishing, including the Beany Malone and Katie Rose Belford series.

Recent enough for me! :D Thanks for the tips - I don't know these series.

The Beany Malone Series:
Meet the Malones
Beany Malone
Leave It to Beany!
Beany and the Beckoning Road
Beany Has a Secret Life
Make a Wish for Me
Happy Birthday, Dear Beany
The More the Merrier
A Bright Star Falls
Welcome Stranger
Pick a New Dream
Tarry Awhile
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Come Back, Wherever You Are
& The Beany Malone Cookbook

The Katie Rose and Stacy Belford series:
Don't Call Me Katie Rose
The Winds of March
A New and Different Summer
I Met a Boy I Used to Know
Angel in Heavy Shoes: A Katie Rose Story
How Long Is Always
Hello My Love Goodbye
Sometimes a Stranger

It's also worth mentioning, although I'm sure you know this, that the New York Review Children's Collection is doing a splendid job of reintroducing out-of-print books. I keep a close watch on their releases as their tastes run parallel to mine.

Nope, was utterly unaware of this (assume I know nothing!). THANKS, Sem! :D

A link to the New York Review Children's Collection:
https://www.nyrb.com/collections/the-...

Sorry, meant to add the link. As with all NYRB books - beautiful presentation.

They have so many on my To Read list! Carbonel: The King of the Cats, The Silver Nutmeg: The Story of Anna Lavinia and Toby, A Traveller in Time, Smith: The Story of a Pickpocket, Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry... Wow! Thanks again!

A Traveller In Time is one of my very favourite books, I loved it when I was ten and still love it. Smith is a great book too, I also like the excellent TV series they made of it.

Many of Penelope Lively's books are currently in print again:

The Whispering Knights republished by OUP: https://elt.oup.com/catalogue/items/g...

The House in Norham Gardens republished by Penguin: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/28690...

A Stitch in Time republished by Collins Modern Classics: https://www.harpercollins.com/product...

The Voyage of QV66 republished by Jane Nissen Books (can't find her site, so here's the doomed Book Depository's): https://www.bookdepository.com/Voyage...

The Ghost of Thomas Kempe republished by Harper Collins: https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/...

... and yet no one's done my fav, The Wild Hunt of Hagworthy, sadly... :S It would be so timely and 'on-trend'.

The House on the Brink was a 'pricey/scarce' option I didn't think I'd get the chance to read, but it's been republished (The House on the Brink) and is still available online (Book Depository, while it lasts, for example).

Capn wrote: "The House on the Brink was a 'pricey/scarce' option I didn't think I'd get the chance to read, but it's been republished (The House on the Brink) and is still availab..."
Valancourt does excellent work in resurrecting certain kinds of out-of-print fiction. One of my favourite publishers.

Sem has kindly directed our attention to some of Joan Aiken's short stories which are about to be republished!

external link to Gateway..:
https://www.sfgateway.com/contributor...

by ISBN:
Siren Stories - since 7 Sept 2023
A Ghostly Gallery - out on 5 Oct 2023
Weather Witches and Wise Women - 8 Nov 2023
Fantastic Fables - 7 Dec 2023

Plus many others on that site - scroll horizontally for reprints of:
Return to Harken House
The Cockatrice Boys
The Silence of Herondale
The Haunting of Lamb House
The Scream
Night Fall
Trouble with Product X
The Ribs of Death: A missing fortune and a psychopath on the loose – a spellbinding gothic thriller
The Fortune Hunters
Died on a Rainy Sunday
Hate Begins at Home: Three suspicious deaths . . . A gripping, claustrophobic gothic thriller

Capn wrote: "Sem has kindly directed our attention to some of Joan Aiken's short stories which are about to be republished!

external link to Gateway..:
https://www.sfgateway.com/contributor......"

Also, Manderley Press (not allowed to give link) is going to be publishing a volume of her short stories called, I think, Tales of London Town. Some time next year. They do beautiful editions of older books.

My favorite of her stories are the Armitage family ones, which were reprint in one lovely volume by Small Beer Press--https://smallbeerpress.com/books/2012...

Charlotte wrote: "My favorite of her stories are the Armitage family ones, which were reprint in one lovely volume by Small Beer Press--https://smallbeerpress.com/books/2012..."

I love those. It's a shame that Small Beer Press is on hiatus. They've published some wonderful stuff.

Charlotte wrote: "My favorite of her stories are the Armitage family ones, which were reprint in one lovely volume by Small Beer Press--https://smallbeerpress.com/books/2012..."

I love the Armitage stories, they are very funny. My favourite one is The Apple of Trouble.

For reprints of out of print books I can recommend Purple House Press, Smidgen Book Press and Bethlehem books. There’s one just getting established called Renewed Books. I also love picking up reprints by Jane Nissen and New York Review.

Links for these:

https://smallbeerpress.com/ (EDIT: ah, sorry Charlotte - you gave it already! Just saw!)
&
https://www.purplehousepress.com/
https://shop.smidgenpress.com/
https://bethlehembooks.com/books/
https://renewedbooks.com/
https://www.artworkersguild.org/membe... because janenissenbooks.co.uk/ is having issues...!
https://www.nyrb.com/

Thanks everyone! :)

The very scarce Mystery at the Villa Bianca by Priscilla Hagon (Mabel Esther Allan pseudonym) has been reprinted by Greyladies Books (UK) as of today!

https://www.greyladiesbooks.co.uk/pag...
Frances Gray is on her way to her new job as assistant secretary at the Villa Bianca, an exclusive finishing school near Lugano in the Italian canton of Switzerland. Her work is pleasant and she gets on well with the girls, but there are disturbing undercurrents: a girl has been killed on a trip to Milan and everyone is ordered to forget it, but more accidents follow – too many more. And nightmares, sleepwalking, shadowy figures lurking in the dark, a tragic yet glamorous widow … And what you might have thought was a Young Adult school story has become a tense, nail-biting thriller.
Contains an introduction by Sue Sims.Originally published in 1969

For the School Stories crowd, mostly, but I'm looking forward to putting it with my juvenile lit. set in Switzerland collection, of which Mabel Esther Allan dominates. ;)

The Ghost in the Swing
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Biblio, Ohio, USA! Although, at first glance, maybe only domestic shipping is offered....

I've moved a post by Ines here:

Hello everyone. My name is Ines, my partner Harry and I are building a new independent publisher dedicated to reviving out-of-print literary works and creating exceptional reading experiences. We are currently working on republishing Ambush of Young Days, by Alison Uttley - best known for a children's series Little Grey Rabbit.

Would you spare 5 minutes to share your thoughts in our survey?
Click to participate. [link removed]

Thank you for being a part of our journey!
idlecountrypress.co.uk

I removed the link to the survey, but Ines, if you want to better explain what the survey is and why it might be of interest to readers of this group, we can reinstate it. :) Seeing as you just joined GR today, please forgive me from being cautious. ;)

Anyway, THIS is the place for "It's Back in Print!", so I've moved the advert for the Uttley memoir here.

Sem has very nicely verified that the website is legit and all. :) (and then I edited this post to reflect that info)

Capn wrote: "I've moved a post by Ines here:

Hello everyone. My name is Ines, my partner Harry and I are building a new independent publisher dedicated to reviving out-of-print literary works and creating ex..."
I’m glad they are reprinting Ambush of Young Days - lovely book.

Louise wrote: "A Traveller In Time is one of my very favourite books, I loved it when I was ten and still love it. Smith is a great book too, I also like the excellent TV series they made of it."

I read A Traveller in Time something like five times in a row as a teenager.

Manybooks wrote: "Louise wrote: "A Traveller In Time is one of my very favourite books, I loved it when I was ten and still love it. Smith is a great book too, I also like the excellent TV series they made of it."

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Me too I think. Lovely book.