Reviews of the First Edition:

‘Who could imagine growing up in a world without Peter Rabbit or The Wizard of Oz?  And yet, had the authors of these well-loved children’s books -- along with literary giants the likes of Jane Austen, George Orwell and James Joyce-- taken "No" for an answer, some of the best-known works in the English language would never have seen the light of day.  Unpublishable is unlikely to change the course of Western literature.  Still, this little book achieves its modest goal: serving as an inspiration to writers struggling to keep up their spirits in the face of discouraging words from publishers.’

-- Virginia Quarterly Review

‘…a catalog of misjudgements on now famous writers.  Publishers... told F. Scott Fitzgerald that This Side of Paradise lacked literary merit... and... warned George Orwell that Animal Farm needed "not more communism, but more public-spirited pigs." It took Agatha Christie four years to publish her first whodunit, The Mysterious Affair of Styles.’

-- USA Today

‘…the book is an inspiration to aspiring writers…’

-- Writers News

This Book Is Unpublishable! ISBN-10: 1-58832-047-2 ISBN-13: 978-1-58832-047-6 Retail: $11.95 U.S. Contributing Publisher: Fidelio Press, Inc. Edition: Second Specs: 6 x 9 Trade Paperback Length: 188 Released: May 2002 Subject(s): Authorship, Publishing