Restless Books


Restless Books is an independent, non-profit publisher located in Brooklyn, New York. Restless publishes "international works of fiction, journalism, memoirs, travel writing, and illustrated books." The press published 15-20 titles a year, including authors Ruth Ozeki, Oddný Eir, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Marek Huberath, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Chris Abani, Tal Nitzán, and Andrés Neuman. It includes the Yonder imprint for younger readers.

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.

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.

Winners of the New Immigrant Writing Prize