Journey Press launched in 2019 with volume one of what has become our flagship series: Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women. Our mission was and is to spotlight the superlative female science fiction writers of the 20th Century, whose work has largely been lost to time and/or eclipsed by that of their male contemporaries. It has thus been critically important to ensure that the Rediscovery series is of the highest quality—from the stories inside, to the commentary by modern authors, to the perfection of their presentation and format.

This is why we were horrified to discover that the third volume of Rediscovery, covering the years 1964-1968, had a fatal, inexcusable error in it.

We included two stories by Hilary Bailey, a terrific author from the United Kingdom. One of them is “The Little Victims”, a tale of mutants and mother love; the second is “The Fall of Frenchy Steiner”, an alternate universe story from a world where the Nazis conquered Great Britain in World War Two.

The only problem: due to a formatting error, “The Fall of Frenchy Steiner” was credited to Margaret St. Clair.

Once this error was discovered, conscientious business practices dictated just one option—we had to destroy all existing flawed copies and replace them with corrected ones.

Thankfully, we have a terrific set of partners in our constellation of bookseller friends. Once we put out the call, they quickly destroyed their existing copies so we could send replacements and notified (to the best of their ability) patrons who had purchased flawed copies.

E-copies are even easier to deal with: books bought via Apple/Ingram affiliates/Amazon are automatically updated with new versions (at least, they should be—folks who bought via Amazon should make sure “download latest version” is turned on). Those who bought directly from our Journey Press online shop have already gotten an email with a corrected version.

The only books we have not been able to replace are the print copies purchased online and the ones purchased from bookstores before they could stock fixed copies. We will replace these as well. Simply send us an email with a photo of the book with the cover destroyed as well as a mailing address, and we will send you a replacement copy, free of charge.

Note: this error is not a collectible or “cute” one—we must destroy all the flawed copies we can to do right by the legacy of Hilary Bailey. If you have a flawed copy, please ****@**********ss.com” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>let us know so we can get it out of circulation.

Of course, every cloud has a silver lining. We were able to evaluate our processes, identify what caused this error, and ensure that it won’t happen again. In the future, the editing and publishing process will be smoother, less prone to error, and produce books of consistently high quality.

And so we go forward, embarrassed by our mistake, but resolved to make good on our promise to honor the memory of the legendary authors who paved the way for the luminaries of today. Thank you for your support in this mission.

~Gideon

It’s taken a lifetime, or at least feels like it, but August marks the book birthday for Hyvilma, the third book in The Kitra Saga.

This exciting new chapter in Gideon Marcus’ YA space adventure series is the closest the books have gotten to “space opera”, with pirate ships, rebel Imperial Navy vessels, plenty of pew-pew, and as you can see from the cover…Marta with a gun.

But of course, since it’s a Kitra book, you never lose the sense of found family, the underpinning of solid science, and of course, it’s plenty queer.

There’s more we could say, but honestly, Gideon did a great job with his bit on Mary Robinette Kowal’s “My Favorite Bit“–you’ll want to check it out as it has a nice excerpt from the book!

Hyvilma is out in both e-book and physical, and it’s either in your local bookstores and libraries, or it can be ordered from them.

Work is almost complete on the third volume of Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women. Covering 1964-1968, it promises to be our biggest and best installment yet. Once again, the Journey Press team pored through hundreds of stories to rescue from the depths of time some of the very best science fiction ever written.

And, as before, we’ve assembled an army of commentators to bring their authors to life, including in several cases, relatives who are creators themselves. Thus, you’ll be hearing from people like Susan Emshwiller, Kate (Reed) Maruyama, and Astrid (Anderson) Bear. But there are also amazing pieces from folks like Seanan McGuire, Marie Vibbert, Ai Jiang, Alyssa Winans, and many more.

It really has been a thrill watching this volume come together, seeing the Silver Age of Science Fiction give way to the New Age, all from the unique perspective of the women who soldiered through what, in many ways, was a difficult time for female participation in the genre. Even more exciting has been forging connections with the heirs and estates of these authors and, in the happy case of Mary Jane Engh (Jane Beauclerk) and P. A. (Pam) Zoline, the authors themselves!

Rediscovery, Volume 3 will be out in March 2024 for Women’s History Month. If you haven’t picked up the first two volumes, now’s a great time!

We’re super excited about this one. Laura Weyr’s sapphic retelling of Snow White comes out this Fall, and it’s both a steamy read and a compelling fantasy. And with its release, Journey Press will be up to three speculative fiction romances–a fact which should make y’all very happy…

So, three cheers for our three newest titles! And keep your eyes peeled for more great stuff coming down the pike…