MONKFISH
BOOK PUBLISHING COMPANY
To the readers of Monkfish books
The spiritual titles that comprise the growing Monkfish list, and found in this online catalogue, share a theme of unity in diversity. But even more, each book in its own way brings timely and fresh perspective on the perennial human condition. Monkfish books inspire new insights and understandings, open and heal the heart, and set free the human spirit.
The readers we had in mind when we began Monkfish in 2002 were devoted spiritual seekers, the type whose passion for the spiritual quest would lead them to read across a dazzling array of traditions: Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, Islam, Pagan and more. At the same time, it has always been our intent to publish works of spiritual authenticity for the general public as well as the specialist. Even our more challenging works can be read with a modicum of background information. Publishing works that join these two readerships guarantees that your experience of a Monkfish book will be a memorable and worthy one. Furthermore, a regular ‘diet’ of Monkfish reading will insure that you maintain a well-rounded, up to date and fresh perspective on all matters spiritual and/or religious.
Whether you are new to Monkfish or a longtime fan of one or more of our authors, we thank you sincerely for your interest in our books.
About Monkfish
Monkfish is an independent press publishing spiritual and literary books from a diverse range of perspectives. Genres include memoirs, wisdom literature, fiction, and scholarly works of thought. Monkfish books appeal to the seasoned or novice seeker as well as to the general public looking for reliable sources on spirituality. Monkfish books are available in bookstores, libraries, universities, and online and are distributed to the trade by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution. Contributors to and authors of Monkfish include Rupert Sheldrake, Terence McKenna, Brad Warner, Graham Hancock, Jacob Needleman, Huston Smith, Elizabeth Cunningham, John Daido Loori, Ralph Abraham and Colin Wilson. Monkfish’s Provenance Editions are reprints of older, and sometimes nearly lost works by distinguished thinkers such as Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, Zen Buddhist East/West pioneer D.T. Suzuki, the 1950’s spiritual icon Gerald Heard and H.G Wells.
Monkfish’s eclectic mixture of spirituality books, while dealing with timeless subjects, nearly always shed light on topical concerns, and have been widely discussed and reviewed in newspapers such as New York Times, Washington Post, Kansas City Star, and Atlanta-Journal Constitution; in the publishing trade such as Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist and Kirkus; and in the spirituality media such as Yoga Journal, Spirituality and Health and Beliefnet.
Some of Monkfish’s titles are published in these two series:
PROVENANCE EDITIONS: Older reprints (1900-1950) of distinguished and prescient writings on the subject of religion and human destiny.
MONKFISH MEMOIRS: Memoirs of people whose lives and writings reflect original spiritual truth.
Recent Monkfish publicity
Untold: A History of the Wives of Prophet Muhammad by Tamam Kahn - in Religion Bookline, Publishers Weekly ezine: "...an illustrative window into early Islam and everyday Arabian life 1,400 years ago."
Bright Dark Madonna reviewed in Kirkus…."Gleefully iconoclastic..."
Bright Dark Madonna reviewed in ForeWord
Bright Dark Madonna reviewed in Huffington Post, Ode Magazine
Monkfish is proud to announce the publication of Bright Dark Madonna; A Novel by Elizabeth Cunningham, the sequel to The Passion of Mary Magdalen April 2009…national tour begins April 3, 2009
Monkfish is proud to announce the re-publication of The Space Vampires by Colin Wilson - Dec. 2009. Originally published in the 1970s, it became a cult classic;
""Thoroughly intriguing" —Chicago Sun-Times (1976)
"New slant on horror…unique rendering of the age-old enigma of the kiss of death" —Chicago Tribune (1976)
Commander of the Faithful by John Kisor:
"Reviving A Novel-Worthy Tale of War and Religion" by Peter Steinfels, NYT
John Kiser, author Commander of the Faithful to speak at the Library of Congress…see www.truejihad.com
John Kiser published in Washington Post… Washingtonpost.com
Elkader, IA announces annual essay contest about Emir Abd el-Kader for High Schoolers www.truejihad.com
John Mundahl, editor of From the Heart of the Lotus, The Teaching Stories of Swami Kripalu to tour New England summer 2009…see new Swami Kripalu blog
FORTHCOMING in 2011:
Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way; Nagarjuna’s Mulamadyakakakarika; Translated and commentary by Gudo Wafu Nishijima and Brad Warner. September 2011
Tantra Goddess: A Memoir of Sexual Awakening; Caroline Muir. November 2011
Red-Robed Priestess; Elizabeth Cunningham. November 2011
FORTHCOMING in 2012:
God of Love: A Guide to the Heart of Judaism, Christianity & Islam; Mirabai Starr. April 2012
