Mark V. Ziesing

Mark V. Ziesing is an American small press publisher and bookseller, founded by Mark Ziesing (born 1953).[1][2] Active as a bookseller, from 1972 to present; Ziesing was in publishing, from the mid-1980s into 1998. The Ziesing publishing imprint specialized in science fiction, horror, and other forms of speculative fiction. Originally based in Willimantic, Connecticut and in partnership with his brother Michael (born 1946), he published two books by Gene Wolfe under the name Ziesing Brothers.[2]

He later published books by Philip K. Dick, Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Howard Waldrop, Bruce Sterling, Joe R. Lansdale, and Lucius Shepard, among others. In 1989 he returned to his home state, to Shingletown, California, where he and his wife Cindy continue to operate a catalog-based book selling business under the name Ziesing Books.

  1. ^ Reginald, R.; Burgess, Mary Wickizer; Mallett, Daryl Furumi (1992). Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, 1975-1991: A Bibliography of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Fiction Books and Nonfiction Monographs. Gale Research. p. 1097. ISBN 978-0-8103-1825-0.
  2. ^ a b Clute, John; Grant, John (1999-03-15). The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. Macmillan. p. 878. ISBN 978-0-312-19869-5.