Welcome to HYT Publishing
Harvey Arden and I created HYT Publishing in 2004 to publish a book we had been working on for a couple years, titled, Have You Thought Of Leonard Peltier Lately? Harvey was the editor of Leonard's first book, Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance, which chronicled Peltier's life in prison and his fight for justice - to be freed of a crime he didn't commit. As you can imagine, many publishers did not want to take the risk of publishing such a controversial book. After an exhaustive search, the 23rd publisher took on the project. From the way Harvey described it, they were thrilled to have a publisher, but it came with its own set of headaches and frustrations. He felt the publishers changed things up a bit much and didn't support the book all too well once it had been printed. He decided he didn't want to go down that road again, and he called me up and said, "George, let's forget about working with other people who want to tell us what we can or can't do. Think we can pull this off, ourselves? Think we can publish this thing on our own? Let's try it!" And so, we did! We spent two years working tirelessly on it. Since we held the reins, we decided to format it in a unique way, and we called it a Living Memoir with Artifacts. It was After we put out our first book, we decided to keep the wheel in motion and set sights on a second.
We then set out to accomplish two goals for ourselves with our work. The first was to get our books and recordings out to the world that might not otherwise see the light of day. The second goal was to try and get as many projects done as we possibly could, by taking any profits we made from one project and immediately putting them towards the production of the next project. We put out the following 3 books and 2 Spoken Word CDs ourselves, while contributing towards a few other projects.
Have You Thought of Leonard Peltier Lately?
White Buffalo Teachings
Voice of the Hawk Elder
Noble Red Man: Lakota Wisdomkeeper Mathew King (Spoken Word)
My Life Is My Sun Dance: Leonard Peltier (Spoken Word)
Dreamkeepers (e-book)
Have You Thought of Leonard Peltier Lately? (ebook)
I want to thank everyone that has supported HYT Publishing over the years! Even though Harvey is no longer with us, his spirit is alive and kicking in every page he wrote, and every recording he ever made. I know Harvey loved working on our projects and it meant the world to him to be able to share them with the world. He appreciated ever kind word or fan he gained along his storied career. It was a joy to join him along to the way, to support him, to learn from him.
~George Bowe Blitch
HYT Releases Digital Recordings!
Both of the Spoken Word Recording, "My Life Is My Sound Dance - Prison Writings of Leonard Peltier" and "Noble Red Man: Lakota Wisdomkeeper Mathew King" have been released and are now available wherever digital music is sold! Please support HYT Publishing by searching for these titles. NOTE: there is an older version of "My Life Is My Sun Dance," so be sure to look for the album art below to select the right one. Thanks!
Harvey Arden 1935-2018
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Harvey Arden passed on to the spirit world on Nov 17, 2018. For the many who got to know him and love him, we are deeply saddened by his passing. George Blitch, owner of HYT Publishing, has issued a statement about Harvey, which you can read here. He has also created a separate website that will host many video and audio recordings, as well as stories by and about Harvey. We hope you will check it out:
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www.HarveyArden.com
www.TheBridgeKeepers.com
The BridgeKeepers Project is a new project that features individuals who have "built bridges" in this world - by uniting people, connecting cultures, sharing wisdom or art, taking a stand for change, and many other actions or ideas that propel us forward and bring us all together. Each BridgeKeeper has accomplished something of merit that is inspirational, impactful and worth sharing. You will find writers, musicians, leaders, teachers, pioneers, actionists, and other special contributors. Many share the common messages of unity, peace and understanding, and STANDing UP for change. It seems needed NOW more than ever.
Three authors from HYT Publishing projects are now featured on the BridgeKeepers Project's website. Learn even more about Harvey Arden, Chief Arvol Looking Horse and Edna Gordon by visiting www.TheBridgeKeepers.com, today!
Three authors from HYT Publishing projects are now featured on the BridgeKeepers Project's website. Learn even more about Harvey Arden, Chief Arvol Looking Horse and Edna Gordon by visiting www.TheBridgeKeepers.com, today!
Dreamkeepers is now available on eBook!!!!
We are thrilled to announce that we have produced our first eBook, "Dreamkeepers: a Spirit-Journey into Aboriginal Australia". Harvey wrote Dreamkeepers in 1994, following his incredible journey into the heartlands of Aboriginal Australia. Long out of print, we've decided to bring it back for your enjoyment!
Learn more about Dreamkeepers, and how to order your digital copy today!
Learn more about Dreamkeepers, and how to order your digital copy today!
Harvey Arden
George Blitch & Harvey Arden
Harvey Arden worked with National Geographic as an editor and writer for 23 years. He is a best selling author and has written numerous books by, about, and with Native American Indians and Indigenous Elders, worldwide. We invite you to learn more about Harvey Arden