CityScape Press is an independent publisher amplifying bold, contemporary fiction where urban grit meets literary depth. We specialize in character-driven stories that explore existential dread, rebellion, and the raw pulse of modern life.

Robert Cavaliere—novelist, street philosopher, and wanderer—launched the press in 2025 to champion unapologetic, voice-driven fiction.

Think neon-lit alleyways, smoky dive bars, and the kind of prose that lingers like a half-remembered dream. We’re for readers who want their fiction smooth, deep, and untamed.

We’re sister-pressed with Scriptoria Press, an online bookseller, but operate independently with our own catalog and vision.

Visit Scriptoria at thescriptoria.com

Mostly urban fiction, psychological thrillers, supernatural noir, and contemporary literary fiction—all with a dark, existential edge.

Currently, yes—but we’re open to submissions from writers who share our aesthetic. (Stay tuned for guidelines.)

A 19th-century vampyress wakes in 1980s NYC, hunted by a ruthless cabal. A punk-gothic tale of survival, identity, and immortality.

Yes—a seductive, spine-chilling reimagining of Le Fanu’s classic, set in modern America.

A literary road novel about grief, a ’68 Chevelle, and the ghosts of the open highway.

Both. An investigative journalist uncovers a case that defies logic, blending supernatural dread with hardboiled grit.

Yes! Find them on Audible, Apple Books, and other major platforms.

Ebooks: Directly from CityScapePress.com (DRM-free)

Also, on any of your preferred ebook seller platform like Apple Books, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble

Paperbacks: Amazon

Audiobooks: Audible, Apple Books

You get DRM-free EPUBs, exclusive discounts, and support indie publishing directly.

Paperbacks via Amazon do; our direct sales are ebooks only.

Possibly in select indie shops & Barnes & Noble—reach out to your local store and request them!

Not yet—but follow us for future open calls for dark, urban, voice-driven fiction.

Even with all the AI tools & supposed ease of e-publishing, getting your book out is still a high mountain to climb and as time-consuming as counting flames in hell.

So, really, it’s a yes & no answer. If you got that city-grit, you believe in your work, you want to get it out there, we can and will get you there.

Submit an inquiry via the Contact form.

Authors who blend raw street-smart prose with existential depth. Think Denis Johnson meets urban gothic.

The genre vs. so called, literary fiction dialectic is fraying in the publishing world—those distinctions are meaningless next to writing with guts, without commerce, with authenticity —You got any of that? We want to read it.

We’re looking for straight-up fiction; if you got voice, heart, craftsmanship, and it shows —let’s get you on board.

Currently fiction only, but never say never.

You got a Street Poet anthology put together? It’s badass? We want to read it.

Cities are our backdrop and muse—alive with stories, shadows, and secrets.

CityScape Press was founded by Robert Cavaliere—novelist, wanderer, and chronicler of the urban underground. A Philly guy turned modern-day literary outlaw, Cavaliere has spent years carving stories from the raw edges of city life, blending streetwise observation with existential depth.

His own novels—Night City, Carmilla, Panfried Dialogues, and Phenomena—pulse with the restless energy of neon-lit streets, haunted protagonists, and the kind of prose that lingers like cigarette smoke in a dive bar. After years navigating the publishing world’s fringes, he launched CityScape Press in July 2025 as a home for unfiltered, voice-driven fiction—the kind that traditional publishers often shy away from.

This isn’t just a business; it’s a cultural insurgency. Cavaliere built CityScape Press to amplify stories that resonate with authenticity, where the line between literary artistry and raw, unvarnished truth blurs into something electric. If you’ve ever felt like the best stories live in the shadows, you’ve found your press.

"Publishing should be as alive as the streets it comes from—no gates, no pretension, just the real thing."
—Robert Cavaliere

Lyrical but lean, blending poetic grit with the restless energy of Kerouac and the noir edge of Ellroy.

Yes—each explores loss, identity, and the search for meaning in a chaotic world.

Absolutely. We aim to cultivate a roster of like-minded renegade writers.

Yes— nothing like connecting with readers live —and it’s something these AI writers can’t well do, can they?

In late ‘25 will start hitting the circuit.

Meantime… Planning virtual readings and maybe some underground IRL happenings.

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Both. We blur the lines—no elitism here.

A new neo-noir thriller—details coming soon.

A follow up to Phenomena is in the works.

The Author’s Response:

Robert Cavaliere: “I wrote two futuristic novels called Sage (2019) and Borderlands (2021). I’m translating Borderlands to Italian —as I speak Italian, and looking for publishing options in Italy.

Why? Look, if you’ve hit the pavement trying to break into the traditional five or so publishing corporate giants, you know what they care about— and it’s not new talent. So, this is why I’m pushing through with CityScape Press. It’s as much about the travesty of American publishing as about a movement… let’s call it, Straight-Up Fiction.”

Gladly! Join our mailing list for chances.

Not yet, but stay tuned for special editions.

Better, yet, sign up for the mailing list and get news on live readings events —we’d be glad to sign your copy.

To publish stories that haunt, provoke, and hum in your veins long after the last page.