Rachilde & Co. publishes daring ideas with luxurious style.

Rachilde & Co. is an independent publisher that offers ephemera and decadent books—especially those written by women and LGBTQ+ authors—inspired by the nineteenth century and beyond.

The press’s namesake is Rachilde (1860–1953), “Queen of the Decadents,” the prolific French author who was the most prominent woman of the late nineteenth-century Decadent Movement.

Designer and editor Francesca Penchant founded the company in Seattle in 2023. To know more about our publications as they are released, please sign up for our mailing list.

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