ARCHIPELAGO BOOKS INC
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Organizations Filed Purposes: ARCHIPELAGO BOOKS IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT PRESS DEVOTED TO PUBLISHING OUTSTANDING TRANSLATIONS OF VITAL WORKS OF CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD LITERATURE. IN OUR FIFTEEN YEARS, WE HAVE BROUGHT OUT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY BOOKS FROM MORE THAN THIRTY-FIVE LANGUAGES.ARTISTIC EXCHANGE BETWEEN CULTURES IS A CRUCIAL ASPECT OF GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING. IT HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT FOR VOICES FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO BE HEARD IN THIS COUNTRY-OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD DEPENDS UPON IT. SADLY, LESS THAN THREE PERCENT OF NEW LITERATURE PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES ORIGINATES OUTSIDE THE ANGLOSPHERE. BY PUBLISHING DIVERSE AND INNOVATIVE LITERARY TRANSLATIONS WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO CHANGE THIS LAMENTABLE CIRCUMSTANCE AND TO BROADEN THE AMERICAN LITERARY LANDSCAPE.

ARCHIPELAGO BOOKS IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT PRESS DEVOTED TO PUBLISHING OUTSTANDING TRANSLATIONS OF VITAL WORKS OF CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD LITERATURE. IN OUR FIFTEEN YEARS, WE HAVE BROUGHT OUT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY BOOKS FROM MORE THAN THIRTY-FIVE LANGUAGES.

IN 2019, ARCHIPELAGO BOOKS PUBLISHED, PROMOTED, AND DISTRIBUTED FOURTEEN VITAL WORKS OF INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE: GOOD WILL COME FROM THE SEA BY CHRISTOS IKONOMOU, TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK BY KATEN EMMERICH (MARCH 2019); A CHANGE OF TIME, BY IDA JESSEN, TRANSLATED FROM THE DANISH BY MARTIN AITKEN (APRIL 2019); FLASHBACK HOTEL BY IVAN VLADISLAVIC (APRIL 2019); INITMATE TIES BY ROBERT MUSIL, TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY PETER WORTSMAN (MAY 2019); MESSAGE FROM THE SHADOWS BY ANTONIO TABUCCHI, TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY ELIZABETH HARRIS AND OTHERS (MAY 2019); MY NAME IS ADAM BY ELIAS KHOURY, TRANSLATED FROM THE ARABIC BY HUMPHREY DAVIES (MAY 2019); A KITCHEN IN THE CORNER OF THE HOUSE BY AMBAI, TRANSLATED FROM THE TAMIL BY LAKSHMI HOLMSTROM (SEPTEMBER 2019); THE SCENT OF BUENOS AIRES BY HEBE UHART, TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH BY MAUREEN SHAUGHNESSY (OCTOBER 2019); UNTIL THE LIONS BY KARTHIKA NAIR (NOVEMBER 2019); A DREAM COME TRUE BY JUAN CARLOS ONETTI, TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH BY KATHERINE SILVER (NOVEMBER 2019); THE HILLS REPLY BY TARJEI VESSAS, TRANSLATED FROM THE NORWEGIAN BY ELIZABETH ROKKAN (DECEMBER 2019). IN 2019, OUR CHILDRENS' IMPRINT ELSEWHERE EDITIONS BROUGHT OUT TRANSLATIONS OF THREE INTERNATIONAL PICTURE BOOKS: CHARCOAL BOYS BY ROGER MELLO, TRANSLATED FROM THE PORTUGUESE BY DANIEL HAHN (OCTOBER 2019), THE GOTHAMITES BY ENO RAUD AND ILLUSTRATED BY PRIIT PARN, TRANSLATED FROM THE ESTONIAN BY ADAM CULLEN (JUNE 2019), AND SERAPHIN, WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY PHILIPPE FIX, TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY DONALD NICHOLSON-SMITH (JULY 2019). WE RELEASED EACH OF THESE TITLES IN BOTH PRINT AND E-BOOK FORM.THE CRITICAL RECEPTION AND READER RESPONSE TO OUR 2019 TITLES WAS HIGHLY POSITIVE, WITH GLOWING REVIEWS IN THE NEW YORKER, HARPER'S MAGAZINE, PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, KIRKUS REVIEWS, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, AND LIBRARY JOURNAL, TO NAME A FEW. OUR RWANDAN AUTHOR SCHOLASTIQUE MUKASONGA'S TITLE THE BAREFOOT WOMAN WAS A FINALIST IN 2019'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE, AND HER MEMOIR COCKROACHES WAS NAMED ONE OF THE "FIFTY BEST MEMOIRS OF THE PAST FIFTY YEARS" BY THE NEW YORK TIMES. HEBE UHART'S THE SCENT OF BUENOS AIRES WAS NOMINATED FOR THE 2020 PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE, AND HANNE ORSTAVIK'S LOVE WON THE 2019 PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE.2019 SAW THE ACQUISITION, TRANSLATION, AND PRE-PRODUCTION COSTS OF THE FOLLOWING FORTHCOMING ARCHIPELAGO AND ELSEWHERE EDITIONS TITLES: IF YOU KEPT A RECORD OF SINS BY ANDREA BAJANI (ITALY), MILONGAS BY EDGARDO COZARINSKY (ARGENTINA), IN THE MEADOW OF FANTASIES BY HADI MOHAMMADI (IRAN), ILLUS. BY NOOSHIN SAFAKHOO, ANIMALS BY HEBE UHART (ARGENTINA), ACROBAT BY NABANEETA DEV SEN (INDIA), SLEEPY STORIES BY MARIO LEVRERO (URUGUAY, ARGENTINA), ILLUS. BY DIEGO BIANKI, PRIEST BY HANNE ORSTAVIK (NORWAY), MOLDY STRAWBERRIES BY CAIO FERNANDO ABREU (BRAZIL), SELECTED STORIES BY SAADAT HASAN MANTO (PAKISTAN), EVERYTHING LIKE BEFORE BY KJELL ASKILDSEN (NORWAY), JUAN HORMIGA WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY GUSTAVO ROLDAN (SPAIN). STORIES WITH PICTURES BY ANTONIO TABUCCHI, I WISH BY TOON TELLEGEN WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY INGRID GODON (NETHERLANDS), SALT WATER BY JOSEPH PLA (CATALONIA), IN THE LAND OF THE CYCLOPS BY KARL OVER KNAUSGAARD (NORWAY), THE DISTANCE BY IVAN VLADISLAVIC (SOUTH AFRICA), AND MY LITTLE ONE BY GERMANO ZULLO WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ALBERTINE (SWITZERLAND).FOR EVERY BOOK ARCHIPELAGO PUBLISHED IN 2019, WE PRINTED 150-400 ADVANCE REVIEW COPIES TO SEND TO REVIEWERS, EDITORS, BOOKSELLERS, WRITERS, BLOGGERS, AND RADIO AND TV PRODUCERS. WE ALSO SOLICITED PRE-PUBLICATION BLURBS FOR EVERY BOOK, HANDPICKING THE PEOPLE WHOSE NAMES WERE MOST RELEVANT TO THE AUDIENCE WE BELIEVED THE BOOK WOULD APPEAL TO MOST. IN 2019 ARCHIPELAGO STAFF TRAVELLED TO INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIRS AROUND THE GLOBE, INCLUDING THOSE IN SEOUL, ISTANBUL, BOLOGNA, FRANKFURT, AMONG OTHERS. WE ALSO PROMOTED OUR TITLES AT VARIOUS BOOK FESTIVALS INCLUDING IN PANELS AT TRADE SHOWS AND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES INCLUDING THE BROOKLYN BOOK FAIR, THE ASSOCIATION WITH WRITERS & WRITING PROGRAMS (AWP), THE WINTER INSTITUTE, AND THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE (ALA). OUR MARKETING BUDGET ALSO INCLUDED THE PRODUCTION OF 10,000 PRINT CATALOGS. BECAUSE WE SEE OUR BOOKS AS CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS THAT DESERVE TO BE DISCOVERED OVER TIME, WE ARE COMMITTED ALWAYS TO KEEPING THEM IN PRINT. IN 2019, WE REPRINTED FOUR OF OUR TITLES.IN 2019, WE ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM. WE BEGAN THE YEAR WITH JUST 60 SUBSCRIBERS, AND THROUGH THE MEMBERSHIP - WHICH OFFERS BOOKS BEFORE RELEASE DATE, DEEPLY DISCOUNTED BOOKS AND INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING RATES, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND DISCOUNTED BACKLIST TITLES - WE NOW HAVE 2018 MEMBERS. THESE READERS RECEIVE EVERY BOOK WE PUBLISH THORUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND WITH OUR CONSTELLATION MEMBERSHIP, READERS ALSO RECEIVE 12-15 BACKLIST TITLES.IN 2019 WE ORCHESTRATED A VARIETY OF READINGS, DISCUSSIONS, AND EVENTS FOR OUR AUTHORS AND TRANSLATORS. A CHANGE OF TIME AUTHOR IDA JESSEN PARTICIPATED IN READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS AT NEW YORK'S DANISH CONSULATE, AT COMMUNITY BOOKSTORE WITH MEGHAN O'ROURKE, AT C.G. BOERNER GALLERY WITH RICK MOODY, AND IN TORONTO, AND QUEEN BOOKS WITH ANNE MICHAELS. WE BROUGHT KARTHIKA NAIR OVER TO THE STATES IN OCTOBER FOR A FOUR-CITY TOUR TO NEW YORK, BOSTON, CHICAGO, AND SEATTLE, WITH AUTHOR READINGS AT UNNAMEABLE BOOKS BIBI DIETZ (BROOKLYN, NY), BROOKLINE BOOKSMITH WITH NINA MCLAUGHLIN (BROOKLINE, MA), HARVARD SOUTH ASIA INSTITUTE (CAMBRIDGE, MA), SEMINARY CO-OP WITH WENDY DONIGER (CHICAGO, IL), AND THE SEATTLE ART MUSEUM (SEATTLE, WA). WRITER AND ILLUSTRATOR ROGER MELLO WAS INVITED TO SHARE HIS WORK AT THE INTERNATIONAL LITERARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IN NEW ORLEANS AND THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE CONFERENCE IN AUSTIN. TO COINCIDE WITH HIS VISIT, WE PLANNED SEVERAL EVENTS AND STORY-TIMES FOR HIM IN CHICAGO AT 57TH STREET BOOKS, THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY, ROSCOE BOOKS, AND THE EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY. WE WERE ABLE TO HOLD A PACKED EVENT AT 192 BOOKS IN NEW YORK CITY TO LAUNCH A DREAM COME TRUE AND HONOR ONETTI'S LIFE AND WORK WITH NEW YORKER WRITER JONATHAN BLITZER, AND RENOWNED AUTHOR ALVARO ENRIQUE. IN ADDITION WE HELD EVENTS FOR OUR CHILDREN'S BOOKS WITH TRANSLATORS DONALD NICHOLSON-SMITH AND ALYSON WATERS. WE ALSO ORGANIZED EVENTS WITH HEBE UHART'S TRANSLATOR MAUREEN SHAUGHNESSY AT MCNALLY JACKSON WITH LINA MERUANE (NY, NY), WORD UP! COMMUNITY BOOKSTORE WITH EVA GASTEAZORO (WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY), BARNARD COLLEGE (NEW YORK, NY), AND ANNIE BLOOM'S (PORTLAND, OR). WE WERE ABLE TO BRING TAMIL AUTHOR AMBAI OVER FROM INDIA FOR READINGS AT THE CENTER FOR FICTION WITH AUTHOR RU FREEMAN (BROOKLYN, NY) AND BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL WITH A PANEL OF AUTHORS, ANOTHER STORY BOOKSHOP WITH YALINI JOTHILINGAM (TORONTO, ON), AND AT YORK UNIVERSITY (TORONTO, ON). ADDITIONALLY, CHRISTOS IKONOMOU PRESENTED HIS WORK AT MCNALLY JACKSON WILLIAMSBURG AND THE GREENE SPACE, AS A PART OF THE PEN WORLD VOICES FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK. WE ALSO INVITED RWANDAN AUTHOR SCHOLASTIQUE MUKASONGA OVER FOR THE PEN WORLD VOICES FESTIVAL AS WELL, AND SHE RETURNED TO THE US IN SEPTEMBER FOR THE BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL, AND AGAIN WHEN SHE WAS NOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD.IN 2019 WE HELD TWO FUNDRAISERS. IN THE SPRING WE HELD AN ART AUCTION IN SUPPORT OF OUR CHILDREN'S IMPRINT ELSEWHERE EDITIONS AT C.G. BOERNER GALLERY IN NEW YORK CITY. WORK FROM A WIDE ARRAY OF BOTH ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING LOCAL AUTHORS WAS AUCTIONED OFF TO SUPPORT THE PRESS, AND, IN MANY CASES, THE ARTISTS AS WELL. IN SEPTEMBER WE HELD A SIT-DOWN, TICKETED FUNDRAISING DINNER, WITH COCKTAILS, A RAFFLE, LIVE KORA MUSIC, AND A DELICIOUS MEAL PREPARED BY THE CELEBRATED CHEF SEAN REMBOLD.IN OUR FIRST SIXTEEN YEARS, ARCHIPELAGO HAS PUBLISHED MORE THAN 220 TITLES FROM OVER THIRTY-FIVE LANGUAGES. OUR MISSION REMAINS AS CLEAR AS EVER, WAS WE CONTINUE TO BRING VITAL WORKS OF CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY WRITERS OF NON-FICTION, FICTION AND POETRY FROM AROUND THE WORLD INTO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. WE CARE ABOUT PUBLISHING AUTHORS WHO HAVE SOMETHING MEANINGFUL TO SAY IN AN INNOVATIVE WAY, AND WE HOPE THAT EACH BOOK WE PUBLISH WILL CHALLENGE OUR ASSUMPTIONS, AND DEEPEN OUR SHARED HUMANITY.

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