Programs

  • Archipelago Books Publishing Program

    THE CRITICAL RECEPTION AND READER RESPONSE TO ARCHIPELAGO'S 2024 BOOKS WAS POSITIVE, WITH REVIEWS IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST, HARPER'S MAGAZINE, THE ATLANTIC, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, WORLD LITERATURE TODAY, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, AMONG OTHER PROMINENT PUBLICATIONS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR WE PUBLISHED TO THE LETTER BY TOMASZ ROZYCKI, TRANSLATED FROM POLISH BY MIRA ROSENTHAL (WHICH RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS FOUND IN TRANSLATION AWARD, WAS SHORTLISTED FOR THE GRIFFIN POETRY PRIZE, AND IS A FINALIST FOR THE PEN TRANSLATION AWARD IN POETRY); FOR NOW, IT IS NIGHT BY H.K. KAUL, TRANSLATED FROM KASHMIRI BY KALPANA RAINA, TANVEER AJSI, AND GOWHAR FAZILI; THE BRUSH, A COLOMBIAN ECO-EPIC BY ELIANA HERNANDEZ-PACHON, TRANSLATED BY ROBIN MYERS (NAMED ONE OF 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE ATLANTIC); JOYFUL SONG OF THE PARTRIDGE BY PAULINA CHIZIANE, TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE (MOZAMBIQUE) BY DAVID BROOKSHAW; FOG AT NOON BY TOMS GONZLEZ, TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH (COLOMBIA) BY ANDREA ROSENBERG; GREAT FEAR ON THE MOUNTAIN BY C.F. RAMUZ, TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH (SWITZERLAND) BY BILL JOHNSTON (THE BOOK IS SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE); SISTER DEBORAH BY SCHOLASTIQUE MUKASONGA, TRANSLATED BY MARK POLIZZOTTI; CANOES BY MAYLIS DE KERANGAL, TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH BY JESSICA MOORE; A QUESTION OF BELONGING BY HEBE UHART, TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH (ARGENTINA) ANNA VILNER; FRAGMENTS OF A PARADISE BY JEAN GIONO, TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH BY PAUL EPRILE; STAR OF THE SEA BY ELIAS KHOURY TRANSLATED FROM ARABIC (LEBANON) BY HUMPHREY DAVIES. AND WITH ELSEWHERE EDITIONS, OUR CHILDREN'S IMPRINT, WE BROUGHT OUT FOUR BOOKS: GRISO BY ROGER MELLO, TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL) BY DANIEL HAHN; HEAD IN THE CLOUDS BY ROCO ARAYA, TRANSLATED BY SARAH MOSES, AMU NOWRUS AND HIS VIOLETS BY HADI MOHAMMADI AND NOOSHIN SAHAKHOO, TRANSLATED FROM PERSIAN BY SARA KHALILI; AND MEESELPHE BY CLAUDE PONTI, TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH BY MARGOT KERLIDOU AND ALYSON WATERS. WE REPRINTED FOURTEEN TITLES. WE CONTINUE TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO KEEP ALL OF OUR BOOKS IN PRINT, CONSIDERING EACH ONE A CONTEMPORARY CLASSIC. FOR EACH TITLE ARCHIPELAGO PUBLISHED LAST YEAR, WE PRINTED 200-400 ADVANCE REVIEW COPIES TO SEND TO REVIEWERS, EDITORS, BOOKSELLERS, WRITERS, PROFESSORS, BLOGGERS, READING GROUPS, AND LIBRARIANS. WE TAILOR THESE LISTS TO EACH BOOK TO ENSURE THAT EVERY PUBLICATION HAS A CHANCE TO REACH READERS WHO ARE MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND TO, DISCUSS, AND APPRECIATE IT. WE ALSO SOLICIT ENDORSEMENTS FOR EVERY BOOK, HANDPICKING AUTHORS AND BOOKSELLERS WHO WE FEEL MIGHT RESPOND TO A PARTICULAR VOICE OR SUBJECT. OUR MARKETING BUDGET INCLUDES THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF 6000 PRINT CATALOGS. OUR BOOKS GARNERED SIGNIFICANT ATTENTION THIS YEAR, WITH REVIEWS IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE WASHINGTON POST, PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, KIRKUS REVIEWS, THE ATLANTIC, TO NAME A FEW PUBLICATIONS. JUST TO SHARE A FEW RESPONSES TO THE BOOKS:"HERNNDEZ-PACHN'S WORDS AT TURNS CIRCLE, ALLUDE, DESCRIBE AND PULSE WITH THE EVENTS AND LEGACY OF THE MASSACRE AT EL SALADO. THIS BOOK IS STUNNING, PAINFUL, BEAUTIFUL, HORRIBLE, HUMAN AND FULL OF ABUNDANT, RICH, THROBBING LANGUAGE." -JESSICA RANKIN"THESE MEDITATIVE, MINUTELY-OBSERVED STORIES BRING BACK TO LIFE A KASHMIRI CULTURE THAT IS TRAGICALLY FADING INTO THE PAST. KAUL'S OBSERVATIONS OF EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE VALLEY HAVE A PARTICULAR POIGNANCY IN LIGHT OF HIS OWN DISPLACEMENT IN 1990. THE PERSONAL STRUGGLES OF HIS CHARACTERS TAKE PLACE AGAINST A BACKDROP OF POLITICAL TURMOIL, AND FOR NOW, IT IS NIGHT WILL BRING ENGLISH-SPEAKING READERS A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF KASHMIR, BEYOND THE HEADLINES." -HARI KUNZRU"MUKASONGA'S WRITING IS AS STRIKING FOR THE BRACING CLARITY AND DIRECTNESS OF HER SENTENCES AS FOR THE RESTLESSNESS OF ITS EXPERIMENTATIONS WITH GENRE . . . SISTER DEBORAH PRESSES ON QUESTIONS OF CULTURAL TRANSLATION, WHICH ARE ALSO MUKASONGA'S OWN: QUESTIONS OF FAITH AND SYNCRETISM BUT ALSO OF FAITHFULNESS TO ONE'S ORIGINS" -MARTA FIGLEROWICZ, THE PARIS REVIEW"THE ANIMAL TRANSFORMS IN EACH MESMERIZING SPREAD, APPEARING IN THE COLOR/STYLE OF THE NEW ART FORM: A PERSIAN BAS-RELIEF, ANCIENT GREEK VASE PAINTING, A TANG DYNASTY MURAL. MELLO TRUSTS VIEWERS TO MAKE THESE VISUAL LEAPS AS THE SHAPE-SHIFTER INTERACTS WITH HORNED WHALES, BUFFALO, AND, AT THE HEIGHT OF DANGER, A MEDIEVAL KNIGHT ON A HORSE WHOSE ARMORED HEAD BEARS A SPIKE... AN EVOCATIVE, ENCHANTING TALE OF THE QUEST FOR COMMUNITY." -KIRKUS REVIEWS"GIONO CALLS ON EVERY SENSE AS HE ASKS US TO IMAGINE THE MOST FABULOUS OF ENCOUNTERS-A WORLD WHERE SEA AND SKY, ANGELS AND MONSTERS, THE MUNDANE AND THE MIRACULOUS ARE ONE . . . FRAGMENTS OF A PARADISE IS SURELY ONE OF THE MOST STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL AND ORIGINAL WORKS OF THE POST-WAR ERA."- SUSAN STEWART 2024 WAS A STIMULATING, GRATIFYING, AND CHALLENGING ONE FOR THE PRESS. PRINTING AND PAPER COSTS HAVE NOT RETURNED TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS, WHICH AFFECTS OUR ABILITY TO PRINT QUANTITIES NEEDED FOR OUR FRONTLIST AND TO REPRINT OUR BACKLIST TITLES THAT CONTINUE TO SELL STEADILY. WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO FUNDRAISE CREATIVELY AND ENERGETICALLY, AND TO PLACE OUR BOOKS IN THE HANDS OF A WIDE ARRAY OF READERS. IT IS AN ONGOING CHALLENGE TO KEEP OUR BACKLIST IN BOOKSHOPS AND ON READERS' RADAR, HOWEVER RELEVANT AND NECESSARY THEY REMAIN. WE DO ACTIVELY PROMOTE OUR ENTIRE LIST OF 260 BOOKS AND OUR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM HAS BEEN GROWING AS WE CONTINUE TO ATTRACT NEW COLLABORATORS AND PARTNERS.RECENTLY IN WORLD LITERATURE TODAY POET KIMIKO HAHN EXPRESSED, I AM GRATEFUL TO ARCHIPELAGO FOR THEIR ONGOING MISSION TO PUBLISH EXCELLENT BOOKS TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH."
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
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