Len Fulton

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Len Fulton (c. 1934 - 2011) was an author, publisher, and local politician in California. [1] [2] [3]

He owned Dustbooks, a publishing business that produced the Small Press Review annually. [4] He had an important role in promoting small publishers and authors producing work outside major publishing channels. [5]

He was interviewed in 2003. [6]

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References

  1. "Paul Foreman and Thorp Springs Press: An Inventory of Materials at the Harry Ransom Center". norman.hrc.utexas.edu.
  2. Foundation, Poetry (December 5, 2021). "California Small-Press Publisher Len Fulton Passes Away at 77 by Harriet Staff". Poetry Foundation.
  3. "Former county supervisor Len Fulton dead at 77". July 25, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "CN&R • Opinions • Editorial • Len Fulton, 1934–2011 • Jul 28, 2011". Chico News & Review. July 27, 2011.
  5. Harter, Christopher (January 2, 2018). "The "Sheriff of the Town of Little Mag": An Appreciation of Len Fulton (1934–2011)". Serials Review. 44 (1): 24–28. doi:10.1080/00987913.2018.1437317. S2CID   65324104 via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
  6. Brown, Michael (2003). "An Interview with Len Fulton, Founder of Dustbooks and Publisher of Small Press Review". Serials Review. 29 (2): 154–156. doi:10.1016/S0098-7913(03)00034-0.