Novels that Make You Think and Feel Deeply

Our Books

Between Fortitude and Folly

Between Fortitude and Folly
(hard cover, 486 pages)
$16.95

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Book cover of When Cities Sink Howling in Ruin

When Cities Sink Howling in Ruin
(hard cover, 502 pages)
$16.95

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mneme

Mneme (“Memory”)
A Homeric Mystery
(hard cover, 341 pages)
$16.95

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Book cover of Drain the Marsh

Drain the Marsh
(hard cover, 322 pages)
$16.95

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Book cover of JV A Novel by K. Partridge

J.V.
(hard cover, 336 pages)
$16.95

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New Persistence Cover

The Persistence of Consciousness
(hard cover, 308 pages)
$16.95

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About Argive Press

Argive Press is a micro-publishing company trying to establish itself.
We champion fiction that is outside of the confines of Big-Publishing. Our aesthetic is as follows:

  • We believe good fiction speaks with a narrative voice custom-made for that specific story.
  • We believe good fiction moves the reader emotionally. And to move the reader emotionally — characters are, if anything, even more important than the plot.
  • We believe dialog is character. Accents and dialects reinforce a character in the reader's mind.
  • We believe life involves both comedy and tragedy. Our comedies contain elements that will wring your heart. Our dramatic books contain elements that will make you laugh.
  • We believe in truth beyond all things. Do not expect unicorns, dragons, cardboard characters that are models of political correctness, nor historical novels that reflect modern sensibilities. There are plenty of such novels elsewhere.

Our books are available through Magers and Quinn Booksellers and other bookstores. We support brick-and-mortar bookstores and will never sell through Amazon.

Staff

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K. Partridge

Is the author of all of our books. (Two were published under pseudonyms.) He grew up in upstate New York and relocated to study at the University of Minnesota, where he received two graduate degrees. He worked for many years in a high-tech corporation and then left gainful employment to write fiction full-time. In addition to authoring our books, he is the publisher and editor as well. He resides in a suburb of Minneapolis.

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Emma Partridge

Was born in a suburb of Seoul, South Korea and moved to Minnesota as an infant. She graduated from Cretin Derham Hall High School, where she was an outstanding varsity swimmer; and Iowa State University, where she majored in Hospitality Management. Emma works in the hotel industry and also handles marketing and accounting for Argive Press. In her spare time she enjoys photography, travelling, and playing with her cat Mila.

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Barbara Harvey

Has held many corporate and freelance positions as a graphics artist and currently has her own business, Simply Graphic.

Barbara has been a contract artist for Argive Press since its establishment. In her free time Barbara enjoys singing a cappella harmony with the Sweet Adelines International women’s barbershop organization.