Deborah Pickett on Nostr: TIL that the first edition of Frank Herbert's Dune was published by Chilton Printing ...

TIL that the first edition of Frank Herbert's Dune was published by Chilton Printing Co, most famous for publishing automotive repair manuals.

I don't know how this came to pass, but I imagine it was something like this.

Chilton: We've received your manuscript, it's a bit long, can you summarize?

Herbert: So it's about a young man from an ancient family, the Atreides—

C: They are tradies?

H: Yes, Atreides.

C: That works for us. Sign here, please.