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Ginger Press Tells Grey-Bruce Stories by Grey-Bruce Artists BY ANDREW HIND PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF GINGER PRESS
More than a bookstore or publishing house, Ginger Press is an oasis of literary creativity in small town Ontario.
Even after 40 years in the business, Maryann Thomas, owner-founder of Ginger Press, remains passionate about books.
M
aryann Thomas has always been a book person. On any given day, she is surrounded by shelves filled to overflowing with titles and has her head in one or two new manuscripts, volumes that will soon join the overflowing collection lining the walls.
Even after 40 years in the business, Thomas, the owner of Ginger Press, an Owen Sound publisher-bookstore, remains passionate about books. “I love seeing words on a page,” she explains simply. “It’s a beautiful artform.” Thomas began selling books by mail in 1978. Six years later, she opened a bricks-and-mortar store in Owen Sound. Now almost four decades old,
it’s one of the longest running retailers in town. Though successful from the start, Thomas grew dissatisfied with the selection of books available at the store. “I soon realized that the books I wanted to sell, books with local content, didn’t exist,” she explains. “I figured since no one else was doing these books, I would have to publish them myself. So, in 1987 Ginger Press, my own little publishing company, was launched.” Ginger Press focuses exclusively on publishing books about Owen Sound and the surrounding area, focusing on titles that explore unique historical, natural, and cultural aspects of life in the Grey-Bruce community. Ginger Press works exclusively with talented local writers and artists. >>
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