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
Work Is a Four-Letter Word more interested in having her sweep up the boiler room so he can concentrate on his first love, the mushrooms. Eventually he goes haywire and the film ends with Brose and Betty loading up a pram with mushrooms and escaping. The screenplay was written by Jeremy Brooks who adapted it the play "Eh?" by Henry Livings. It premiered in New York City in 16 October 1966. Livings won an Obie Award for Best Play the same year. David Warner had established a reputation for playing off-beat roles, including the title role in "Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment" (1966) and