Founded by editor Gayla Groom, Gems Press brings neglected treasures back into the light of day.
- We resurrect and republish deserving public domain books
- We create compilations of curated gems of information and art resurrected from old books and documents
- We turn classic images into art for you to color, with our Bijoux Coloring Books series.
We think books don’t deserve to die just because they get old, and/or just because nobody can make any money selling them. That said, many books become irrelevant over time, and many were never really worth the paper they were written on. Let’s not romanticize those. We agree with Theodore Sturgeon that 90 percent of everything is crap. He was reacting to someone complain that science fiction was crap, and he was pointing out that all genres are rife with writing that does not deserve to survive.
So yes we’re judgmental. We don’t suffer fools gladly. If we’re going to put in the hours to bring you back to life, you’d better clean up smart and shiny.
And they do. The Gems Press catalog is a testament to our love of wisdom and truth through the ages and our love for true-life observations and entertainments that feed our knowledge of wisdom and truth, and which we want to keep in the consciousness of the world. There’s nothing that says we can’t have fun while we’re wising up, and we’re always looking for content that is a pleasure through time.
Suggestions? You can reach us at contact@gemspress.earth.