Ark Press   /   For Immediate Release

Ark Press Confirms Direct Hardcover Availability of The Pickle Factory

Print copies remain available from the publisher while other sales channels await replenishment.

October 14, 2026 — Ark Press announced today that hardcover copies of The Pickle Factory by Sam R. OYKEN remain available for direct purchase and shipment from the publisher, despite shortages at other sales channels.

“The Pickle Factory hardcover is sold out on many of our sales channels, but copies are on the way,” said Tony Daniel, Ark Press editor in chief. “In the meantime, we have the print book available from Ark Press direct. And of course we also have the ebook and audiobook available everywhere.”

Published July 28, 2026, The Pickle Factory is a satirical espionage novel about a CIA nonofficial-cover officer whose return to headquarters plunges him into a bureaucratic struggle. The book has received national attention, including reporting in The Washington Post and reviews in The Cipher Brief, the Washington Free Beacon, and The Federalist.

The hardcover is priced at $29.95 and can be purchased directly at ark.press/products/the-pickle-factory.

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