Archipelago Books is a nonprofit press committed to publishing exceptional translations of classic and contemporary world literature. In our first twenty years, we have brought out 250 classic and contemporary works from more than 40 languages and have hosted at least 650 literary events across the country.
We seek out vital works from diverse perspectives and literary traditions and present them in elegant editions. We feature groundbreaking voices, often from the margins, that otherwise might not be heard.
Elsewhere Editions, our blossoming children’s imprint founded in 2017, is taking on an exciting life of its own alongside our adult list. Each Elsewhere picture book is a world unto itself that we believe will inspire all readers. The illustrations across our site are created by artist Gracey Zhang.
Translation Matters
Archipelago is always striving to find visionary international writers whom American readers might not otherwise encounter. We hope our translations will increase cross-pollination between readers, writers, thinkers, and educators across borders. You can browse some of our recent acquisitons and forthcoming projects here.
Essential Encounters
Archipelago partners with like-minded organizations both in the United States and abroad – local independent bookstores, community centers, literary and arts organizations, universities, foreign institutions and embassies, and reading series across the country – to host a wide array of literary events, including interviews, discussions, and readings.
Our Team
Jill Schoolman
Publisher
Emma Raddatz
Editor & Development Associate, Director of Elsewhere Editions
Sarah Gale
Editor & Director of Publicity
Jillian Kravatz
Director of Marketing & Development Associate
Cameron Saltsman
Editorial, Publicity, Development Associate
Serena Solin, Siiri Tännler, Gopa Campbell
Designers
Adam Krasnoff & Minyoung Huh
Interns
David Bullen
Founding Designer
Justin Goldberg
Website Design
Board of Directors
Matthew Brogan
David Dean
Lisabeth During
Edwin Frank
Lorraine Gallard
Assal Ghawami
George Gibson
Dave Haan
Violane Huisman
Ricka Kohnstamm
Tess Lewis
Florence Lui
Leslie Maslow
Ludovic Tiako
Peter von Ziegesar
Advisory Board
Ammiel Alcalay, Pat Begley, Joseph Coulson, Katie Freeman, Zelimir Geljanic, David Hinton, Henry Holman, Philippe Hunt, Bill Johnston, Elias Khoury, Todd Lester, Ernesto Livorni, Lynne Sharon Schwartz, Richard Sieburth, Dan Simon, Daniel Slager, Chuck Wachtel, William Wadsworth, Richard Wiley, Richard Zenith
Ambassadors
Lauren Brooks (St. Louis), Monica Carter (Brooklyn), Ryan Chapman (Kingston), Martha Cooley (Italy), Robert Crouch (Bloomington), Janis Frame (Pasadena), Barbara Galletly Passmore (Austin), Amy Henry (Bakersfield), Nicolas Kresel (Minneapolis), John Lie (Berkeley), Nicholas Mantzaris (Silver Spring), Michelle Mortimer (Nashville), Marjorie Perloff (Los Angeles), Alta Price (Chicago), Marc Robinson (Kansas City), Spencer Ruchti (Seattle), Anna Schwab (Brooklyn), Stephen Sparks (Point Reyes), Alex Wolff & Vanessa Wolff (Cornwall), Coralie Zaza (Montreal)
“Archipelago Books continues for me to be among the very best of international publishers, with a unique list, perfect curation, wonderful design, and a profoundly literary mission. I read their books in a state of delight and admiration, year in and year out. We are so lucky that their vital, important project continues to thrive and grow.” – Rick Moody