Imprint Journal
A literary journal that gives voices to and celebrates the people and thoughts that inspire.
The Erotics of Power: Yukio Mishima and the Performance of Desire
Desire, power, and control — Yukio Mishima lived inside the obsessions that filled his novels....
The Enduring Influence of Iconic Literary Figures on Contemporary Culture
Simone de Beauvoir, Jack Kerouac, Yukio Mishima, and others didn’t just write—they redefined c...
The Forgotten Rebels: Literary Outlaws Who Redefined the Art of Storytelling
Literary history often favors the neatly canonized, but true innovation comes from those who d...
The Scent of Cities: A Literary Map of Urban Aromas
Cities have their own scents—Paris is ink and absinthe, New York is asphalt and ambition, Toky...
The Anxiety of Influence: When Writers Steal (and Why It’s a Good Thing)
No writer exists in isolation—literature is a conversation, a continuous cycle of influence an...
Would You Let a Book Change You?
Some books don’t just entertain or inform—they unsettle, reshape, and leave us changed. But re...
On the Road: A Road-Trip in Scent
Embark on an olfactory odyssey as you delve into the poetic evolution of “On the Road.” In thi...
The Artist Behind the Cover: Nicola Hicks and the Beauty of Raw Instinct
Nicola Hicks’ sculptures capture the raw tension between fragility and ferocity, bringing myth...
de Beauvoir: The Woman Who Rewrote the Rules
Simone de Beauvoir remains one of the most profound and influential figures of the 20th centur...
On the Road : A Literary and Cultural Journey
On the Road is a hymn to restless souls, a jazz-fueled odyssey across America in search of mea...
The Paradox of Illumination: How Conrad Weaponized Light and Dark in Heart of Darkness
Conrad’s Heart of Darkness forces us to question whether the real savagery lies in th...
Against Nature, Against the World
What can a book become? A song? A film? Another book? Or a niche perfume? As Imprint launches ...
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