Tyrant Books announced it will resume operations, after author and screenwriter Luke Goebel acquired 50 percent of the company. Matthew Johnson, owner of Fat Possum Reccords, retains the other 50 percent. Tyrant Books went dormant in 2021 after founder Giancarlo DiTrapano‘s death. Goebel worked as an unpaid assistant at the publisher in its early years, while Johnson helped find titles like Nico Walker’s Cherry. “I loved Giancarlo and want to continue his vision — when I first came to New York, poor and sleeping in my car on Seventh Avenue, I was invited to live on his old leather couch […]
