Outpost19 is an independent book publisher based in San Francisco and New York.

We're committed to delivering provocative reading. Fiction, memoirs, essays, testimonies. The shining exception. The artful argument. The story you don't want to stop.

Jon Roemer serves as publisher/editor in San Francisco. In New York, Robert Schirmer does much of the same.

Jon studied literature and fiction writing at Northwestern. Bob did it at Hamline, New Hampshire and Arizona. Jon has developed creative projects for a handful of Fortune 100 companies. Bob is a Pushcart and O. Henry awards winner and teaches in New York.



jon [@] outpost19.com


robert [@] outpost19.com












Bookstore and group buyers
can find our catalog here.

We're always looking for innovative projects. If you'd like to submit work for consideration, please use our submission manager.

For review or media inquiries,
please contact Jon Roemer
jon [@] outpost19.com






watch more



why books?
a few favorite reasons


overheard recently
briefly, recent tweets


overheard recently
briefly, recent tweets



overheard recently
briefly, recent tweets







copyright 2012 OP19 Books LLC