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138:, from 1993 to 2007. As of 2004 the company was the second-largest genre-magazine publisher in the US. Lapine was a 2000 World Fantasy Award nominee for DNA Publications, and a 2002 Hugo Award nominee for Absolute Magnitude in the semi-prozine category. He was also nominated for a Chesley Award for Best Art Director in 2008. However, DNA publications failed suddenly in 2007, collapsing due to market changes that led to unfulfilled subscriptions and business debts. 141:
Lapine also operates a book program focusing on public domain releases, Wilder Publications, which continues to publish after the collapse of DNA Publications. Because of the dated nature of some of these books, Wilder included a caveat warning parents about discussing societal changes with their
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Prior to his publishing career, Lapine spent about 10 years working as a bass player and vocalist in heavy metal bands including Fallen Angel, Wildblade, and Hired Guns. His last professional music gig was at age 27. Afterward, Lapine partnered with
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Lapine married SF writer Angela Kessler, whom he met at a science fiction convention in Lynchburg, Virginia. According to Kessler, she was distracted by Lapine's appearance and walked into a potted palm, which then attracted his attention.
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Lapine has published a number of short stories, poems and essays and sometimes uses the pseudonym Jamie Wild. In 2006 he published the collection
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In 2009 Lapine founded Tir Na Nog Press along with a science fiction / fantasy imprint, Fantastic Books, with freelance editing by Douglas Cohen,
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was sold to Damnation Books; in November 2010 Fantastic Books was sold to Ian Randal Strock, and all
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Lapine is best known for his publishing business, particularly with his first company,
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Dellinger, Paul (27 April 2004). "Company will publish Kiss magazine".
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relaunched under new management, plans were underway to put out
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as a new venture, which was preceded by two anthologies.
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children before allowing them to read classic books like
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In 2014 Lapine announced the inception of the web-zine
84:, which published a range of magazines including 550: 264: 234:KISS the Official Authorized Quarterly Magazine 451: 303: 498:"A Conversation with Sci Fi's Warren Lapine" 521:Nelson Thornes Framework English: 1, Book 1 495: 517: 432:"Ian Randal Strock Buys Fantastic Books" 236:for three years. He later published the 299: 297: 551: 454:"Fantastic Stories of the Imagination" 306:"Warren Lapine vs. The American Right" 294: 205:Fantastic Stories of the Imagination 75: 518:Reilly, Geoff; Wren, Wendy (2002). 13: 267:The Roanoke Times & World News 145:The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 14: 600: 210: 242: 511: 489: 467: 445: 222: 197:subscriptions were rolled into 452:Lapine, Warren (28 Jul 2014). 424: 403: 382: 361: 340: 319: 304:Kaufman, Nick (22 June 2010). 273: 258: 189:. However, in September 2010, 152:led to a controversy in 2010. 1: 251: 175:, Lapine decided to purchase 574:American publishers (people) 7: 55:Writer, Publisher, Musician 10: 605: 123:The Official KISS Magazine 584:American magazine editors 390:"SFscope Press Release 4" 369:"SFscope Press Release 3" 348:"SFscope Press Release 2" 327:"SFscope Press Release 1" 129:Science Fiction Chronicle 59: 51: 43: 25: 18: 411:"Realms of Fantasy Sold" 589:Science fiction editors 569:American rock musicians 47:Jamie Wild This is Dave 579:American book editors 217:Just Like the Jetsons 195:Dreams of Decadence 187:Dreams of Decadence 99:Dreams of Decadence 199:Realms of Fantasy. 165:Darrell Schweitzer 93:Absolute Magnitude 496:Hausman, Gerald. 191:Realms of Fantasy 183:Realms of Fantasy 178:Realms of Fantasy 173:Fantastic Stories 161:Ian Randal Strock 105:Fantastic Stories 76:Publishing career 67: 66: 596: 543: 542: 540: 538: 515: 509: 508: 506: 504: 493: 487: 486: 484: 482: 475:"Lapine, Warren" 471: 465: 464: 462: 460: 449: 443: 442: 440: 438: 428: 422: 421: 419: 417: 407: 401: 400: 398: 396: 386: 380: 379: 377: 375: 365: 359: 358: 356: 354: 344: 338: 337: 335: 333: 323: 317: 316: 314: 312: 301: 292: 291: 289: 287: 277: 271: 270: 262: 238:KISS Interviews. 181:, instead. With 82:DNA Publications 44:Other names 39: 35: 33: 16: 15: 604: 603: 599: 598: 597: 595: 594: 593: 549: 548: 547: 546: 536: 534: 532: 516: 512: 502: 500: 494: 490: 480: 478: 473: 472: 468: 458: 456: 450: 446: 436: 434: 430: 429: 425: 415: 413: 409: 408: 404: 394: 392: 388: 387: 383: 373: 371: 367: 366: 362: 352: 350: 346: 345: 341: 331: 329: 325: 324: 320: 310: 308: 302: 295: 285: 283: 279: 278: 274: 263: 259: 254: 245: 225: 213: 169:David Truesdale 150:US Constitution 117:Mythic Delirium 78: 37: 31: 29: 21: 12: 11: 5: 602: 592: 591: 586: 581: 576: 571: 566: 561: 545: 544: 530: 524:. p. 16. 510: 488: 466: 444: 423: 402: 381: 360: 339: 318: 293: 272: 256: 255: 253: 250: 244: 241: 224: 221: 212: 211:Writing career 209: 87:Harsh Mistress 77: 74: 65: 64: 61: 60:Known for 57: 56: 53: 49: 48: 45: 41: 40: 27: 23: 22: 19: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 601: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 575: 572: 570: 567: 565: 562: 560: 559:Living people 557: 556: 554: 533: 531:9780748765447 527: 523: 522: 514: 499: 492: 476: 470: 455: 448: 433: 427: 412: 406: 391: 385: 370: 364: 349: 343: 328: 322: 307: 300: 298: 282: 276: 269:. p. C6. 268: 261: 257: 249: 243:Personal life 240: 239: 235: 231: 220: 218: 208: 206: 201: 200: 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 179: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 157:Marty Halpern 153: 151: 147: 146: 139: 137: 136: 131: 130: 125: 124: 119: 118: 113: 112: 111:Aboriginal SF 107: 106: 101: 100: 95: 94: 89: 88: 83: 73: 71: 70:Warren Lapine 62: 58: 54: 52:Occupation(s) 50: 46: 42: 38:(age 60) 28: 24: 20:Warren Lapine 17: 535:. Retrieved 520: 513: 501:. Retrieved 491: 479:. Retrieved 469: 457:. Retrieved 447: 435:. Retrieved 426: 414:. Retrieved 405: 393:. Retrieved 384: 372:. Retrieved 363: 351:. Retrieved 342: 330:. Retrieved 321: 309:. Retrieved 284:. Retrieved 275: 266: 260: 246: 237: 233: 226: 223:Music career 216: 214: 204: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 176: 172: 154: 143: 140: 133: 127: 121: 115: 109: 103: 97: 91: 85: 79: 69: 68: 36:June 2, 1964 564:1964 births 537:23 December 503:23 December 481:23 December 459:23 December 437:23 December 416:23 December 395:23 December 374:23 December 353:23 December 332:23 December 311:23 December 232:to publish 135:Weird Tales 553:Categories 286:19 October 252:References 63:Publishing 32:1964-06-02 230:KISS Ltd. 477:. ISFDB 281:"SFADB" 528:  539:2015 526:ISBN 505:2015 483:2015 461:2015 439:2015 418:2015 397:2015 376:2015 355:2015 334:2015 313:2015 288:2017 167:and 132:and 26:Born 555:: 296:^ 219:. 163:, 159:, 126:, 120:, 114:, 108:, 102:, 96:, 90:, 34:) 541:. 507:. 485:. 463:. 441:. 420:. 399:. 378:. 357:. 336:. 315:. 290:. 30:(

Index

DNA Publications
Harsh Mistress
Absolute Magnitude
Dreams of Decadence
Fantastic Stories
Aboriginal SF
Mythic Delirium
The Official KISS Magazine
Science Fiction Chronicle
Weird Tales
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
US Constitution
Marty Halpern
Ian Randal Strock
Darrell Schweitzer
David Truesdale
Realms of Fantasy
KISS Ltd.
"SFADB"


"Warren Lapine vs. The American Right"
"SFscope Press Release 1"
"SFscope Press Release 2"
"SFscope Press Release 3"
"SFscope Press Release 4"
"Realms of Fantasy Sold"
"Ian Randal Strock Buys Fantastic Books"
"Fantastic Stories of the Imagination"
"Lapine, Warren"

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