Jan 21, 2017
Searchlight Books Wartime publishing Publishing during WW2 was rather a mushroom jungle. Hundreds of small imprints were launched, most didn't survive and were more a way of circumnavigating paper rationing as a new publisher could apply for a quota, whereas established publishers were rationed. Their allocations were small though so print runs were low and these wartime paperbacks are difficult to find now. #wartime #publishinghistory #paperrationing #mushroomjungle #searchlightbooks #stephenspender