September 2023
Bachtyar Ali and Ranjit Hoskote at Busboys and Poets
Bachtyar Ali, author of The Last Pomegranate Tree, and translator Kareem Abdulrahman will be joined by Ranjit Hoskote, author of Icelight, at Busboys and Poets to celebrate the launch of their books and discuss the scholarship of languages past and present. The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. You can reserve your free ticket on the Busboys and Poets website. Bachtyar Ali was born in 1966 in Sulaimaniya in northern Iraq. In 1983, he was injured…
Find out more »October 2023
Archipelago at the Brooklyn Book Festival!
We're delighted to be back at the Brooklyn Book Festival this year. It's always a lively and fun day! Swing by our table (our booth is near the fountain outside Borough Hall near fellow indie presses New Directions & NYRB). We'll be stocked with our latest gems, plus some favorites from our backlist. This year is extra special for us, as we're beginning our 20th anniversary celebrations. We've published more than 230 titles from more than 40 languages. We can't…
Find out more »A Reading and Conversation with Bachtyar Ali and Margaret Litvin at Boston University
Bachtyar Ali, author of The Last Pomegranate Tree, and translator Kareem Abdulrahman will be in conversation with World Languages & Literature professor Margaret Litvin to celebrate the recent publication of Ali’s The Last Pomegranate Tree—“a phantasmagoric warren of fact, fabrication, and mystical allegory, set in the aftermath of Saddam Hussein’s rule and Iraq’s Kurdish conflict." You can reserve your free ticket on Boston University's website. Bachtyar Ali was born in 1966 in Sulaimaniya in northern Iraq. In 1983, he was injured during…
Find out more »December 2023
An Evening of Chamber Music in Cobble Hill
Join us for an evening of chamber music in Cobble Hill to benefit Archipelago Books! To celebrate the winter season, we are hosting a benefit performance at the home of Lisabeth During and Ross Poole. A string trio, Chieh-I Candy Yang, Wangshu Xiang, and Jasmine Mengjia Lin, will perform starting at 7 pm. The repertoire will include Schubert, Beethoven, Rebecca Clarke, and Bohuslav Martinů. Hors d'oeuvres and wine will be served. December 3rd | 6:30 pm 129 Pacific St. in Brooklyn, New York Purchase tickets below:
Find out more »March 2024
Writers-at-Work with Tomasz Różycki and Mira Rosenthal
Poet Tomasz Różycki and translator Mira Rosenthal will present their work as part of Cal Poly's Writers-at-Work series. This book tour was made possible thanks to support from the Kosciuszko Foundation and the Polish Cultural Institute New York.
Find out more »Poet & Translator: Tomasz Różycki and Mira Rosenthal discuss To the Letter
Poet Tomasz Różycki and translator Mira Rosenthal will present their most recent collaboration, To the Letter in an event hosted by the Center for the Art of Translation in San Francisco. Their conversation will be moderated by poet and translator Judy Halebsky. This book tour was made possible thanks to support from the Kosciuszko Foundation and the Polish Cultural Institute New York.
Find out more »Tomasz Różycki reads with Mira Rosenthal at Community Bookstore
An evening of poetry with Tomasz Różycki and translator Mira Rosenthal at Community Bookstore in Brooklyn. This book tour was made possible thanks to support from the Kosciuszko Foundation and the Polish Cultural Institute New York.
Find out more »Reading and Signing with Tomasz Różycki and Mira Rosenthal at the NYU Creative Writers House
Join Tomasz Różycki and Mira Rosenthal in celebrating the release of To The Letter, translated from the Polish. Tomasz Różycki and Mira Rosenthal will read from the collection and speak about the process of translation with host, Matthew Rohrer. A reception and signing will follow. Copies of To The Letter will be available for purchase. This book tour was made possible thanks to support from the Kosciuszko Foundation and the Polish Cultural Institute New York.
Find out more »April 2024
A translation panel at the Brooklyn Public Library
Please join World Poetry Books, Montez Press Radio and BPL Presents for the latest installment of Colloquy: Translators in Conversation, with readings and discussion from Kalpana Raina, Jacob Rogers, and Jennifer Shyue on their recent translations for Archipelago. The event will be introduced and moderated by C. Francis Fisher. Raina, Rogers and Shyue will read from their translations, respectively, of the work of Hari Krishna Kaul, Manuel Rivas, and Augusto Higa Oshiro—followed by a conversation conducted by Fisher. Colloquy…
Find out more »Eliana Hernández-Pachón at Odyssey Bookshop
This Thursday, April 18th, Eliana Hernández-Pachón will read from the recent English translation of her narrative poem, The Brush. Join us at Odyssey Bookshop for a special evening of poetry. Eliana Hernández-Pachón is a writer, translator, and educator born in Bogotá, Colombia. The Brush received the Colombia National Poetry Prize in 2020, making Hernández-Pachón the youngest poet to ever receive this honor. She is part of Como un lugar, a poetry collective that runs an independent press in Buenos Aires…
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