Gaspereau Press was established in February 1997 as a registered partnership by Andrew Steeves and Gary Dunfield. That year, the Press published the first issue of its literary quarterly, The Gaspereau Review, and three trade titles. In 2000, Gaspereau relocated to Kentville, Nova Scotia, where a printing press and bindery equipment were installed, enabling the firm to produce its own books. By 2004, the Press had nine full-time employees and was publishing 10 titles annually.

Gaspereau’s core philosophy emphasizes a commitment to the importance of the book as a physical object, "reuniting publishing and the book arts". One of the few Canadian publishers that still prints and binds in-house, the firm’s books usually sport letterpress-printed covers which feature original artwork, are printed on fine paper and are smyth-sewn. The result is "strong, flexible, attractive books" that are comfortable in the hand and durable.

I met recently with Andrew Steeves to talk about his approach to printing and publishing, about his experience with Johanna Skibsrud’s  The Sentimentalists,

and about what he hopes to acheive with his work and in his life.

Prior to our conversation, Andrew

took me on

a brief

tour

of

the

premises.

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