Books

We publish books of prose and poetry whenever we can.  We like to make books that combine literature with art, somehow, but more importantly, ones that we love.  Read all about our offerings below.  Go to our store to place an order electronically.  To order with check or money order, please send payment to: 

Curbside Splendor Publishing, Inc.
2816 N. Kedzie Ave. #2
Chicago IL 60618

(Include $2 shipping in the US, $6 shipping elsewhere.  Our titles ship within 1 to 2 weeks of order unless otherwise noted.)

If you have a project we should know about, please see our submission guidelines.


 Chicago Stories cover by Rob Funderburk

Coming spring 2012...  40 dramatic fictions by Michael Czyzniejewski, each told in the persona of a famous Chicagoan, from Mrs.

 

Curbside Splendor Issue 2

Issue 2 of our semi-annual collection of short stories, poetry, and photography celebrating urbanism, out November 2011.

 

Out October 2011, Piano Rats is a collection of delectable prose poetry by a young Chicago writer that calls herself Franki Elliot.  Order a p

 

The debut of Curbside Splendor's semi-annual print journal - Issue 1 - featuring short stories, poems, and or photography by James James Greer, Ben Tanzer, Timothy Gager, Lara Konesk

 

 

Published July 2011, we present a book of poems by Chicago native Charles Bane Jr.  With the illustrations of Canadian artist Isabelle Pruneau, and the delicate design 

 

 

Our first novel, Sophomoric Philosophy by Victor David Giron, is the coming-of-age story of Alejandro (“Alex”) L