Restless Books

Independent, non-profit American book publisher
Restless Books
Founded2013
FounderIlan Stavans, Annette Hochstein, Joshua Ellison
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationAmherst, Massachusetts[1]
DistributionPublishers Group West[2]
ImprintsYonder
Official websitewww.restlessbooks.org

Restless Books is an independent, non-profit publisher located in Amherst, Massachusetts.[1] It was founded in 2013 and was based in Brooklyn, New York until 2023.[2] Restless publishes "international works of fiction, journalism, memoirs, travel writing, and illustrated books."[2] The press published 15-20 titles a year,[2] including authors Ruth Ozeki, Lana Bastašić, Yishai Sarid, Andrea Chapela, Tash Aw, Chris Abani, Gabriela Wiener, and Giacomo Sartori.[3] It includes the Yonder imprint for younger readers.

History

Restless Books was founded in 2013 by Ilan Stavans, Annette Hochstein, and Joshua Ellison as an international press.[2]

Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing

Restless inaugurated the annual $10,000 Prize for New Immigrant Writing in 2016. The prize comes with a publication deal.[4]

Winners of the New Immigrant Writing Prize

  • 2016: Deepak Unnikrishnan for Temporary People[5]
  • 2017: Grace Talusan for The Body Papers[6]
  • 2018: Priyanka A. Champaneri for The City of Good Death[7]
  • 2019: Rajiv Mohabir for Antiman: A Hybrid Memoir[8]
  • 2020: Meron Hadero for A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times[9]
  • 2021: Ani Gjika for By Its Right Name[10]
  • 2022: Praveen Herat for Between This World and the Next[11]
  • 2023: Catharina Coenen for Unexploded Ordnance[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Our History". Restless Books. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Small Press Profile: Restless Books". Publishers Weekly. 13 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Authors". Restless Books.
  4. ^ "Into the Wild Blue Yonder: Restless Books Launches Children's Imprint". Publishers Weekly.
  5. ^ "Reviews for Immigrant Prize-Winner Deepak Unnikrishnan's 'Temporary People'". Restless Books. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  6. ^ "Meet Grace Talusan, Winner of the 2017 Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Restless Books. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  7. ^ "Meet Priyanka A. Champaneri, Winner of the 2018 Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Restless Books. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  8. ^ "Meet Rajiv Mohabir, Winner of the 2019 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Restless Books. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  9. ^ "Announcing the Winner of the 2020 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Restless Books. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  10. ^ "Meet Ani Gjika, Winner of the 2021 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Restless Books. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  11. ^ "Announcing the winner of the 2022 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  12. ^ "Announcing the winner of the 2023 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2024-03-28.