We’ve already gone to the Moon with our Tycho Edition, but now it’s time to go a little bit further into space with our lettered edition of 2001: A Space Odyssey a.k.a. the HAL Edition. Like in the previous video, this one delves into the production details as well, further building on the idea that...Continue Reading

You can see our previous video for the Cave Edition on our YouTube channel, but now it’s time to go a little bit further into our take on 2001: A Space Odyssey. Like in the previous video, this one goes into the production details as well, further building on the idea that each edition is...Continue Reading

Although the video itself has been available for a while now on our YouTube channel, it’s nigh time it gets posted here as well. This video does not only go into production details of the Cave Edition, but also explains why the design for each edition was inspired by one of the story’s arcs, resulting...Continue Reading

As we’re chugging away with letterpress printing of Catch-22 we finally added the second tone of colour to some of the illustrations. The results are stunning to behold. The decision to print the illustrations letterpress proved to be a great one, and while it is tedious to print 22 illustrations in two tones (along with...Continue Reading

2001: A Space Odyssey holds a special place in my heart. I first read it when I was about eight years old, within the confines of my hometown’s public library. I distinctly remember that it was quite unlike any other book I’ve previously read. It introduced me to “grown-up” literature, ignited my curiosity about space...Continue Reading

Well if it isn’t some great news before the holidays kick in! Half of our team is already on well-deserved holiday vacation, but the rest of us are still hard at work. After months of waiting for our custom order of Hahnemühle 100% cotton paper for Catch-22, it has finally arrived. A few weeks before...Continue Reading

Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of a Dozen Favourites is a title that brought us many firsts. Chiefly among them was our venture into letterpress with the purchase of Heidi. We also incorporated marbling into our own production. It was a great challenge, but the end result was oh, so worth it! The video below...Continue Reading

As we shipped all the preordered Sherlock – Essential Edition books, the reviews started to pour in. Not only on our website, but there has also been some buzz on YouTube as well and you can check them out below. The first one takes a deep dive into the book, so needless to say, we...Continue Reading

Shamelessly stealing the movie title and for a very simple reason—it is sure getting crowded here at Amaranthine Books. The last couple of months have been pretty busy, but we even managed to get a little bit of vacation time so we could properly focus in this upcoming period. I know we’ve been too silent...Continue Reading

After many months of hard work, letterpress printing of our Sherlock and the Adventure of a Dozen Favourites is finally done and landed safely in AKD, where the illustrations will be printed, along with making everything ready for the bindery. It is a very exciting day for us and we were all nervously waiting for the confirmation...Continue Reading