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      • A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder
      • Quodlibets, Lately Come over from New Britaniola, Old Newfoundland
      • Narrative, Nature, and the ‘Cock’ and ‘Bull’ Story: The Lockean Tristram Shandy and the Modern Novel
      • Vester Vade Mecum: A Collection of Short Fiction
      • Fawning, Fear, and Frustration: A Collection of Teenage Poetry from the 90s
      • Superheroes: An Analysis of Popular Culture’s Modern Myths
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      • “How to Guerilla Publish: or, The Basic Gist of It All”
      • “The Value of Truth in History and Myth”
      • Aristotle’s syllogism and scientific knowledge
      • Morality in Conrad’s The Secret Agent
      • “Language as a Public Manifestation of Thought”
      • Heroic Action in Shakespeare’s Plays
      • “Explaining psychologism, considering Husserl”
      • “Evaluating empiricism in ethics, considering Hume and Levinas”
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      • “An Open Letter to the Superior Artificial Intelligence”
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  • March 12, 2015

    Reading, Writing, & Publishing Workshops at Sci-Fi on the Rock 9

    By David Reynolds Readers and writers on the Avalon Peninsula (that’s in Newfoundland, a magical place), take note: Sci-Fi on the Rock 9 will be hosting an assortment of reading, writing, and publishing workshops that you just might have to see for yourself! Sci-Fi on the Rock’s ninth instalment takes place from April 24th to…

  • February 21, 2015

    Sherlock Holmes: Discovering the Border Burghs and, By Deduction, the Brig Bazaar

    By Arthur Conan Doyle [?] “We’ve had enough of old romancists and the men of travel” said the Editor, as he blue-pencilled his copy, and made arrangements for the great Saturday edition of the Bazaar Book. “We want something up-to-date. Why not have a word from ‘Sherlock Holmes?’” Editors have only to speak and it…

  • February 8, 2015

    How to Guerrilla Publish: or, The Basic Gist of It All

    By David Reynolds Being an independent publisher means working with little-to-no budget, so exploring how to optimize low cost publishing options is par for the course. While Problematic Press is financially unable to publish everything that’s awesome, we’re not too concerned about creating competition, and so we’d like to encourage and enable other upstart literati…

  • November 3, 2014

    As the Gift-Giving Season Approaches…

    Indeed, as the gift-giving season approaches, consider how those you love might love to receive one of our books! What’s that you say? “Shut up about the holidays; it’s too early for all that now,” you say. Well, with online ordering you have to think about shipping and potential delays, and we wouldn’t want anything…

  • May 6, 2014

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Appearance at SFotR8

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Problematic Press Appearances at Sci-Fi on the Rock 8 Problematic Press is pleased to announce that David Reynolds and Myles Reichel will be appearing at Sci-Fi on the Rock 8 at the Holiday Inn throughout the convention, from May 23rd-25th! The writer and illustrator of The True Story of the Three…

  • April 29, 2014

    Now Available – The True Story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff: The Troll’s Side of the Story

    Cheers, all! We are all kinds of excited to be presenting a children’s story written by David Reynolds when he was just a young boy, about 9-11 years old. The True Story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff: The Troll’s Side of the Story is the young author’s reinterpretation of the classic Norwegian fairytale, considering…

  • April 23, 2014

    Now Available – James De Mille’s A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder

    That’s right! It’s been more than 125 years since A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder was first published, and now Problematic Press is pleased to present this annotated edition of James De Mille‘s classic masterpiece. This book is now available in print and Kindle editions! Find your copy in the Problematic Press Shops…

  • April 5, 2014

    Now Available – Cavern: City in the Dark by Nicholas Morine

    Cheers, all! Problematic Press is SUPER STOKED to announce that Nicholas Morine’s Cavern: City in the Dark is now available in print and Kindle editions! That’s right, it’s here! And, you can find your copy in one of the Problematic Press Shops (CAN and US). Cavern: City in the Dark is a dystopian adventure set…

  • April 1, 2014

    New Books Coming Soon

    Cheers, all! There’s quite a bit happening at Problematic Press right now, although I know things have seemed quiet over the winter months. And, we’ve had five months of winter in Newfoundland this season. But, things are happening, so let me tease a little of that now. First of all, we’re bringing you Nicholas Morine‘s…

  • November 15, 2013

    Now Available: Amanda Tiller’s Narrative, Nature, and the ‘Cock’ and ‘Bull’ Story

    Cheers, all! Well, wasn’t that a self-explanatory headline? Indeed, Problematic Press is over the moon to tell you all that Amanda Tiller’s Narrative, Nature, and the ‘Cock’ and ‘Bull’ Story: The Lockean Tristram Shandy and the Modern Novel is now available in print and Kindle editions! So, without hesitation, let me promptly direct you to…

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