Dogstar is the independent literary press devoted to beauty and authenticity in the age of algorithms.

We were founded as a home for writers and readers crafting and searching for beautiful, sincere, 100% human fiction.

N‍amed after the Dog Star—the brightest star in the sky that is most striking during the darkest stretch of night—Dogstar publishes immersive, artful novels that search for light, meaning, and transcendence, without yielding to external forces.

Our call for author submissions will open in Spring 2026 with our first title publishing in September 2026.

Every Dogstar book carries our 100% Human seal.

Backed by a legally-binding verification process—and other elements that deepen the human connection between authors and readers—this seal is an author’s promise of authenticity.

This seal is a signpost for readers who believe literature can only be conceived and crafted by human beings.

Our founding team

KIMBERLEY TAIT

Kimberley is a novelist, brand marketer, and lifelong lover of literature. Believing deeply in the sanctity of the written word, she has worked as a professional writer and editor for 25+ years. Kimberley’s debut novel Fake Plastic Love was published by Flatiron Books.

Inspired by Hogarth Press, founded by Virginia Woolf in 1917 to maintain her artistic freedom, Kimberley founded Dogstar Press as a home for authors to publish beautiful and sincere fiction that is not diluted by ideology, technology, or other external forces.

Founder

Elizabeth Lane is the book buyer for the independent bookstore Partners Village Store in Westport, Massachusetts, and serves as curator for Juniper Custom in Boulder, Colorado. She is the co-author of For the Love of Books (Gibbs Smith, 2019), written with Thatcher Wine.

A lifelong reader with a deep appreciation for the ways books shape our lives, Elizabeth’s expertise lies in thoughtfully curating collections that are both meaningful and cohesive, creating libraries that reflect an individual's interests, values, and sense of home.

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