Tightrope Books Tightrope Books Tightrope Books is a Canadian independent book publisher based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2005 by Halli Villegas, Tightrope Books publishes mainly poetry and fiction, as well as non-fiction and anthologies. As a "writer-centric press," Tightrope Books involves its authors and poets in the publishing process. According to Villegas, Tightrope Books “prides itself on introducing readers to writers who are a little bit out there,” working with both new and established authors who are open to experimentation. Tightrope Books was purchased by Jim Nason in 2014. Tightrope Books is represented by the Independent Publishers Group (IPG). Among
Eleven: A Music Company release of his song "Somebody That I Used To Know" which has sold over 12 million copies to date, and is in the top 20 highest selling singles of all time, worldwide. John Watson Management also represents some Australian artists who are not signed to the Eleven label: Pete Murray (who is co-managed with Dave MacGregor), Birds of Tokyo and Cold Chisel (who is co-managed with John O'Donnell). The company also managed Wolfmother from 2005 until standing down from that role six months before the release of that band's second album in 2009. Eleven took its name from the amplifier