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{{Short description|Former American publishing company}}
'''Bleak House Books''' was an imprint of [[Big Earth Publishing]]. Before being acquired by Big Earth in 2005, Bleak House began as an independent publisher, releasing its first book in 2001. Bleak House was a publisher of [[hardboiled]]/''noir'' books with real type protagonists, focusing more upon the people in the novels and the way they live in the world.
Bleak House Books also kept a [[blog]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bleakhousebooks.com/thenews/ |title=The Future is Bleak |publisher=Bleakhousebooks.com |accessdate=2008-12-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820195017/http://www.bleakhousebooks.com/thenews |archivedate=August 20, 2008 }}</ref> and produced [[podcasts]] in which various authors and other members of the publishing community were interviewed.
Apart from publishing the majority of its books simultaneously, available upon publication date in both [[hardcover]] and [[paperback]], Bleak House Books also released limited collector's edition options called the "Evidence Collection" which included:
*a police booking sheet complete with the author’s vital information
*signature
*fingerprint
*date
*colored endsheet
*number (1-100)
==Prizes and awards==
'''2008 [[Edgar Award]] Nominees'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html |title=Nominees: The EdgarŽ Awards |publisher=Theedgars.com |date= |accessdate=2008-12-31 |archive-date=2012-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307172053/http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Best Novel: ''Soul Patch'' by [[Reed Farrel Coleman]]
Best First Novel by an American Author:''Head Games'' by [[Craig McDonald]]
Best Short Story: "Blue Note" from ''Chicago Blues'' by [[Stuart Kaminsky]]
==Recent Press==
'''Bleak House Scores With Edgars''', [[Publishers Weekly]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6525345.html |title=Bleak House Scores With Edgars - 1/24/2008 10:09:00 AM - Publishers Weekly |publisher=Publishersweekly.com |accessdate=2008-12-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303232113/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6525345.html |archivedate=March 3, 2008 }}</ref>
"To nobody's surprise, when the Mystery Writers of America announced the finalists for the 2008 Edgar Awards last week  titles from the large New York houses dominated the eight (out of a total of 13) categories dealing with books. But one small Wisconsin press is more than holding its own among the 35 books and five short stories selected as this year's Edgar Awards nominees. Three of the 15 titles released this past year by Bleak House Books in Madison, an imprint of Big Earth Books, have been nominated for 2008 Edgar Awards in three different categories: Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman (Best Novel), Head Games by [[Craig McDonald]] (Best First Novel), and "Blue Note" by Stuart M. Kaminsky from the Chicago Blues collection (Best Short Story)..."
== References ==
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==External links==
*{{cite journal|url=http://www.madisonmagazine.com/article.php?section_id=918&xstate=view_story&story_id=211459 |title=The Future's Not So Bleak: Bleak House Books' recent sale to a larger publishing house spells big changes for the owners and the authors who sign on |author=Robert Chappell |date=December 2005 |journal=Madison Magazine |accessdate=2008-10-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222050829/http://www.madisonmagazine.com/article.php?section_id=918&xstate=view_story&story_id=211459 |archivedate=February 22, 2007 }}
*{{cite journal|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6542970.html |title=Ben LeRoy: Focus on gritty mysteries has created a niche for Bleak House |date=March 17, 2008 |author=Claire Kirch |journal=[[Publishers Weekly]] |accessdate=2008-10-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080525083614/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6542970.html |archivedate=May 25, 2008 }}
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