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Archipelago Books

American not-for-profit publisher of translated literature

Field	Value
founded	2003
founder	Jill Schoolman
country	United States
headquarters	Brooklyn, New York
distribution	Hanover Publisher Services
topics	Essays
genre	Literature in translation
imprints	Elsewhere Editions

Archipelago Books is an American not-for-profit publisher dedicated to promoting "cross-cultural exchange through international literature in translation." Located in Brooklyn, New York, it publishes small to mid-size runs of international fiction, poetry, and literary essays. The press was founded in 2003 by Jill Schoolman. On marking its 10th anniversary, Archipelago had published one hundred books, translated from more than twenty-six languages into English.

Archipelago was the 2008 winner of the Miriam Bass Award for Creativity in Independent Publishing, given by the Association of American Publishers.

Archipelago's best-known authors include Elias Khoury, Julio Cortázar, Mahmoud Darwish, Scholastique Mukasonga, Nobel Prize-laureate Halldór Laxness, Breyten Breytenbach, Karl Ove Knausgård, Mircea Cărtărescu, Louis Couperus, Heinrich Heine, Novalis, Hugo Claus, Rainer Maria Rilke, Heinrich von Kleist, and Jacques Poulin.

References

"Hanover Publisher Services {{!}} About Us".
Company slogan; see [http://www.archipelagobooks.org Archipelago Books].
[[Alex Estes]]. (April 4, 2014). "Archipelago Books: 10 Years, 100 Titles, 26 Languages". [[Publishing Perspectives]].
John Maher. (December 21, 2018). "The Final Volume of a Successful 'Struggle' Marks 15 Years for Archipelago". [[Publishers Weekly]].
[http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6544490.html?industryid=47144 "Archipelago Wins Miriam Bass; AAP Indie Meeting Set"], ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'', 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-10-28

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