Restless Books

Restless Books is an independent, non-profit publisher located in Brooklyn, New York.[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, Oddný Eir, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Marek Huberath, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Chris Abani, Tal Nitzán, and Andrés Neuman.[3] It includes the Yonder imprint for younger readers.

Restless Books
Founded2013
FounderIlan Stavans, Annette Hochstein, Joshua Ellison
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationBrooklyn, New York[1]
DistributionSimon & Schuster[2]
ImprintsYonder
Official websitewww.restlessbooks.com

History

Restless Books was founded in 2013 by Ilan Stavans, Annette Hochstein, and Joshua Ellison as an international press, focused on Latin American and Jewish writing, in the e-book form.[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]
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References
  1. "Our History". Restless Books.
  2. "Small Press Profile: Restless Books". 13 December 2016.
  3. "Authors". Restless Books.
  4. "Into the Wild Blue Yonder: Restless Books Launches Children's Imprint".
  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.


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