Archipelago Books

Archipelago Books
Founded2003
FounderJill Schoolman
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationBrooklyn, New York
DistributionHanover Publisher Services[1]
Nonfiction topicsEssays
Fiction genresLiterature in translation
ImprintsElsewhere Editions

Archipelago Books is an American not-for-profit publisher dedicated to promoting "cross-cultural exchange through international literature in translation."[2] Located in Brooklyn, New York, it publishes small to mid-size runs of international fiction, poetry, and literary essays. The press was founded in 2003 by Jill Schoolman.[3] On marking its 10th anniversary, Archipelago had published one hundred books, translated from more than twenty-six languages into English.[3] As of the 15th anniversary in 2018, the company was publishing 15 to 16 books per year with a full-time staff of three.[4]

Archipelago was the 2008 winner of the Miriam Bass Award for Creativity in Independent Publishing, given by the Association of American Publishers.[5]

Archipelago's best-known authors include Elias Khoury, Julio Cortázar, Mahmoud Darwish, Scholastique Mukasonga, Nobel Prize-laureate Halldór Laxness, Breyten Breytenbach, Karl Ove Knausgård, Mircea Cărtărescu, Louis Couperus, Heinrich Heine, Novalis, Hugo Claus, Rainer Maria Rilke, Heinrich von Kleist, and Jacques Poulin.

  1. ^ "Hanover Publisher Services | About Us". Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ Company slogan; see Archipelago Books.
  3. ^ a b Alex Estes (April 4, 2014). "Archipelago Books: 10 Years, 100 Titles, 26 Languages". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  4. ^ John Maher (December 21, 2018). "The Final Volume of a Successful 'Struggle' Marks 15 Years for Archipelago". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "Archipelago Wins Miriam Bass; AAP Indie Meeting Set", Publishers Weekly, 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-10-28