Adam Nicolai is a micro-publisher, writer, and editor for Empty-Grave Publishing, which focuses primarily on the republication of rare, niche, and endangered texts from the mid-20th century. He has contributed novellas to the Empty-Grave Retrofit Editions of Jack Snow's "The Magical Mimics in Oz," and "The Shaggy Man of Oz," as well as Ruth Plumly Thompson's "The Silver Princess in Oz." The three Retrofit stories lay the groundwork for new Oz lore and are also available in "The Tales of Yot," illustrated by Ardian Hoda. He is currently working on a full-length novel titled "Asper and the Unheard Heroes in Oz," which is scheduled for release in the 3rd quarter of 2013.