Tiger Van Books
Welcome. Please take a moment to read our manifesto:
We believe in books.
Our business model is failure.
We plan to lose money and fold quickly.
Join us.
Thank you for reading our manifesto. My name is Jim Gavin and I'm the publisher of Tiger Van Books. Our publishing house was born from the ashes of Lodge 49, a television program that I had the insane good fortune to create. The story, set in Long Beach, concerned the mysteries of alchemy and the importance of maintaining hope and community in the face of catastrophe. Plus it had a character named El Confidente, a soothsayer who drove a van with a unicorn tiger painted on the side. Believe it or not, we got cancelled after two seasons. However, our beloved Tiger Van will now carry us forward as a symbol of mystery and adventure and poor financial planning.
Our first title, SHAKY TOWN by Lou Mathews, was published in hardcover on August 24, 2021. In 2023, we brought out the paperback reissue of L.A. BREAKDOWN his classic novel about the illegal drag racing scene in late sixties Los Angeles! And now we are proud to present HOLLYWOODSKI, available in hardcover and paperback. The Lou Mathews Trifecta! Where possible I encourage you to pre-order our books from your local bookstore. Here in Los Angeles you can order through Skylight, Vroman’s, Book Soup, and Village Well. You can order all of our books through Bookshop.org. You can get updates by following us on Bluesky.
In addition to quality lit masterpieces like Shaky Town, Tiger Van Books also hopes to publish various eccentric projects inspired by the world of Lodge 49. Our team of powerful lawyers are working hard to secure rights to the latest thriller by L. Marvin Metz, who recently disappeared in Mexico.
