@RestlessBooks

An independent, nonprofit publisher of international literature—fiction, nonfiction, and books for young readers. Home of the Prize for New Immigrant Writing.

 Brooklyn, NY
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Joined May 2012
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4Columns@4_columns22 Apr 2024
“What separates humans from nonhuman animals, Sorman suggests, is not our thumbs or our mental gymnastics, but our lack of insides, or maybe, rather, our shame about them, or their uselessness”—Ania Szremski reviews Joy Sorman’s “Tenderloin” @RestlessBooks 4columns.org/szremski-ania/t…

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Replying to @GlobalLitin @ArctisB @SwedishIntlLit @ScanHouse @ScanHouseCanada @ScandiStandard @baalwark @Olivia_Vieweg @LernerBooks @LevineQuerido @KerstinGier @mlynxqualey @InterlinkBooks @sawadhussain @sonianimr @Rosenkrantz @fsgbooks @RefugeeChildLit @UCLAccstudies @centamvoicespod @lesleywilliams
Run For Your Life, by Silvana Gandolfi, tr. by Lynne Sharon Schwartz, & published by @RestlessBooks. A Sicilian boy’s fight to survive after his family is torn apart by the Mafia. #2021GLLITranslatedYALitBookPrizeShortlist #WorldKidLitMonth🧵
Run For Your Life, by Silvana Gandolfi, tr. by Lynne Sharon Schwartz, & published by @RestlessBooks.

ALT Run For Your Life, by Silvana Gandolfi, tr. by Lynne Sharon Schwartz, & published by @RestlessBooks.

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Replying to @wwborders @worldkidlit @KellyZhang_YL @jasmine_hongyu @BlueDotKids @HelenWangLondon @SequoiaKids @Amy_Spangler @TrangN90 @KingfisherBooks
“The House of the Lost on the Cape” by Sachiko Kashiwaba, illustrated by Yukiko Saito, and tr. from Japanese by @AveryUdagawa, touchingly conveys the aftermath of 2011’s Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami through realism blended with folklore (@RestlessBooks) (8).
The cover of "The House of the Lost on the Cape"

ALT The cover of "The House of the Lost on the Cape"

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CLMP@CLMPorg20 Sep 2023
Make space on your TBR! New books are out from @NewDoorBooks, @smallbeerpress, @FeministPress, @bookhugpress, @HubCityPress, @RestlessBooks, @TwoLinesPress, @CopperCanyonPrs & other stellar indie presses: buff.ly/3sK9aaX

Books Launching in September 2023 - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses

Support independent literary publishers by picking a read from the list below, which features new books forthcoming in September 2023 from CLMP members.   Read Me: Selected Works by Holly Melgard...

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Avery Udagawa@AveryUdagawa15 Sep 2023
Yet another example of how literary #translation happens in community… after Temple Alley Summer, when @RestlessBooks inquired about The House of the Lost on the Cape, they received a @tiger-level pitch packet from Kodansha… and I got to keep translating Sachiko Kashiwaba. 😭🙏
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"Czollek’s book is far more a critique of the status quo than a detailed program for de-integration. To the extent that there is a vision, it rests on an upending of the current hierarchy of affects," @DavidNMyersUCLA reviews. lareviewofbooks.org/article/…

An Act of Dissimilation: On Max Czollek’s “De-integrate!” | Los Angeles Review of Books

David N. Myers reviews Max Czollek’s “De-integrate! A Jewish Survival Guide for the 21st Century.”

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PEN America@PENamerica19 Apr 2023
4/19! Join PEN America & @restlessbooks 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PT at @Skirball_LA for a night of dance, music, & poetry exploring the evolution of American English. With @klezmerjuice, @gustavoarellano, and more! Details and ticket info: pen.org/event/pen-presents-t…
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BPL Presents@BPL_Presents3 Apr 2023
Ilan Stavans (@IlanStavans) invites you to discuss "the fate, the transformation, and the development of the English language in the United States" at the @RestlessBooks tenth anniversary celebration at @BKLYNlibrary tomorrow night! RSVP here: bklynlib.org/40pA1EM
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#ICYMI: Watch last night's Tenement Talk with author and editor @IlanStavans and @nytimes columnist @JohnHMcWhorter discussing the origins and evolutions of American English, now on YouTube! youtube.com/live/XE6H-uQmnOU…

Tenement Talk - The People's Tongue: Americans and the English...

What is American English, and what does the language tell us about ...

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@WSJ4 Mar 2023
American English has embraced innovation over purity, consuming everything in its reach on its way to becoming the global vernacular on.wsj.com/3YkNlJh

Essay | How We the People Built American English

After winning their independence, Americans seized the old language and turned it into something dynamic and new—an expression of the country’s diversity.

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Can't wait for 4pm PT today when we get to join the rest of the small presses being honored at this @PrizeRofc event! Join us to hear from publishers, authors and translators! Complete list of honorees here: republicofconsciousnessprize…
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get stoked for YIDDISH LIT We're teaming up with @CBEBK & @RestlessBooks to bring you SIMPLE GIMPL by Isaac Bashevis Singer! The new bilingual edition features translations by @davidscribbler, Saul Bellow & Singer himself, & illustrations by @lianafinck communitybookstore.net/simpl…
image text: Tuesday, March 14, 6:30pm; Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Pl., Brooklyn NY. David Stromberg presents Simple Gimpl by Isaac Bashevis Singer, in conversation with Hannah Tinti. images from left to right: cover of Simple Gimpl by Isaac Bahevis Singer, translations by Saul Bellow, Isaac Bashevis Singer and David Stromberg, illustrations by Liana Finck, afterword by David Stromberg; author photo for David Stromberg; author photo for Hannah Tinti. logos: Community Bookstore, est. 1971, Park Slope, Brooklyn; Brooklyn Jews; Restless Books.

ALT image text: Tuesday, March 14, 6:30pm; Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Pl., Brooklyn NY. David Stromberg presents Simple Gimpl by Isaac Bashevis Singer, in conversation with Hannah Tinti. images from left to right: cover of Simple Gimpl by Isaac Bahevis Singer, translations by Saul Bellow, Isaac Bashevis Singer and David Stromberg, illustrations by Liana Finck, afterword by David Stromberg; author photo for David Stromberg; author photo for Hannah Tinti. logos: Community Bookstore, est. 1971, Park Slope, Brooklyn; Brooklyn Jews; Restless Books.

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The @RestlessBooks Prize for New Immigrant Writing is open to applications through 3/31! If you're a first-gen #immigrant #debut #writer of literary #nonfiction, submit now! buff.ly/2UkkBj4
Restless Books logo. An International Publisher for a World in Motion

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Our February Bee’s Bookshelf selection is Temple Alley Summer by Sachiko Kashiwaba (translated by Avery Fischer Udagawa), from our friends at @RestlessBooks. #BeesBookshelf #spellingbee #bookofthemonth #reading
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Page One Media@PageOneM15 Feb 2023
Calling all language lovers! 🗣️📝Yesterday was an exciting pub day for @IlanStavans editor of the new anthology, THE PEOPLE'S TONGUE from @RestlessBooks. A few of the hits we think you need to check out:
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WBUR@WBUR14 Feb 2023
In his new anthology, “The People’s Tongue: Americans and the English Language,” Ilan Stavans has collected perspectives from 74 writers throughout American history to create what he calls a “love letter” to the rich diversity of his adopted language. wbur.fm/3lsoPId

New anthology explores the rich diversity of American English

For his new anthology, “The People’s Tongue: Americans and the English Language,” author, editor and Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans collected perspectives from 74 writers throughout American...

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TIME
@TIME14 Feb 2023
"What has driven America to become so exclamatory?" asks Ilan Stavans ti.me/40RipTo

America Has a Love Affair With Exclamation Points!

What has driven America to become so overtly exclamatory, asks Ilan Stavans.

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Can't wait to join this @PrizeRofc event celebrating the 2022 Longlist for the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses! Join us to hear longlisted publishers, authors and translators discuss their nominated books on Wed, March 1 at 4pm PST. republicofconsciousnessprize…
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Avery Udagawa@AveryUdagawa31 Dec 2022
Nice to see Temple Alley Summer by Sachiko Kashiwaba, published by @RestlessBooks in my translation, and the criteria change for the @wearealsc #BatchelderAward mentioned in the @japantimes! Also #NameTheTranslator and #TranslatorsOnTheCover! 🎉 japantimes.co.jp/culture/202…

Japanese stories captivated overseas audiences in 2022

This year marked increased recognition for female Japanese authors, while Japan-based stories provided the inspiration for Hollywood adaptations such as ‘Bullet Train’ and ‘Tokyo Vice.’

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We'll be diving into 2023 like💥 Join us online on Jan 28 for a book club on "Concerning My Daughter" by Kim Hye-jin, a queer Korean novel unpacking complicated mother-daughter relationships. Translated by Jamie Chung for @RestlessBooks radicalbookscollective.com/c… @WARSCAPES
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