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Switch Hitter Press

An independent book publisher and interrelated record label specializing in quirky and queer literature and music.

Last updated September 29, 2026

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Overview

Switch Hitter Press is an independent book publisher, closely interrelated with Switch Hitter Records, an independent record label. Together they specialize in quirky and queer literature and music. The press is associated with writer and musician Julia Serano, whose debut novel 99 Erics: a Kat Cataclysm faux novel was released under the Switch Hitter Press imprint in 2020. The book is distributed to bookstores and libraries through Ingram. The publisher describes itself as not currently accepting submissions. Its catalogue is small and focused, centering on offbeat, humorous, and LGBTQ+-themed works. The press operates as a private, independent entity rather than as part of a larger media conglomerate.

History

Switch Hitter Press is an independent book publisher that operates alongside Switch Hitter Records, an independent record label. The two entities are described as interrelated and both focus on quirky and queer literature and music. The press is associated with Julia Serano, a writer, performer, and activist. Its known catalogue includes Serano's 2020 debut novel, 99 Erics: a Kat Cataclysm faux novel, which is distributed to bookstores and libraries through Ingram. The publisher states that it is not currently accepting submissions. No founding date, headquarters location, or corporate parent is specified in the available evidence.

  • 2020

    Release of 99 Erics: a Kat Cataclysm faux novel by Julia Serano under Switch Hitter Press.

Products and positioning

Independent publisher and record label focused on quirky and queer literature and music.

  • 2020

    99 Erics: a Kat Cataclysm faux novel

    A humorous novel by Julia Serano about Kat Cataclysm, an ethically non-monogamous bisexual woman and absurdist short fiction writer, who writes a book about dating ninety-nine different people named Eric.

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