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Independent publisher · Reston, Virginia · Since 1995

Books That Illustrate the Extremes of Human Behavior

Pythia Press publishes Zalin Grant’s reporting on the Vietnam War, Gamel Woolsey’s eyewitness memoir of the Spanish Civil War, classic French erotica, and letters from a French village a thousand years old.

Our Authors

Meet the Minds Behind the Books

Pythia Press is the home of Zalin Grant, a former war correspondent for Time and The New Republic, and the American publisher of Gamel Woolsey’s eyewitness account of the Spanish Civil War.

Zalin Grant

Zalin Grant

Author and editorial director

Gamel Woolsey

Gamel Woolsey

Author of Malaga Burning

Janice Terry

Janice Terry

Marketing and publicity

From the Blog

Letters, War Tales & Eyewitness Accounts

Reports from the heart of France and true stories of friend and foe from the Vietnam era, written by Zalin Grant.

Guests begin to arrive for the neighborhood party. At any gathering of the French, one subject is inevitably the main topic of conversation.

Letters from a French Village / Letter 5

Notes from the Summer

“Notes from the Summer” – American writer Zalin Grant describes the summertime goings-on in the small French village where he lives.

Sean Flynn arrived in Saigon at age 25.

War Tales / War Story 9

The Sean Flynn I Knew

Sean and Errol Flynn had only one thing in common. Both were uncommonly handsome. At six-two, blond, hazel eyes, Sean was considered by many to be le plus beau. Like his father he attracted women. Unlike his…

Gamel Woolsey, black and white portrait

War Tales / War Story 15

Gamel Woolsey: Eyewitness to the Spanish Civil War

I wrote this piece in response to a request by the South Carolina Academy of Authors. Gamel Woolsey was to be inducted into the Academy in 2011. I was asked to provide an account of how I had come to publish…

A wood-panelled reading room with armchairs and bookshelves

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Pythia Press

Contact: Janice Terry

Marketing and publicity

P.O. Box 2010
Reston, VA 20195