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Restless Books is an independent, nonprofit publisher devoted to championing essential voices from around the world whose stories speak to us across linguistic and cultural borders.

We were thrilled to see THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST included in ’s Books We Love!From the bestselling, Batchelder Award–...
11/24/2025

We were thrilled to see THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST included in ’s Books We Love!

From the bestselling, Batchelder Award–winning author Sachiko Kashiwaba and translator Avery Fischer Udagawa comes the fantastic adventure that first inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved film, SPIRITED AWAY.

Get your copy of MIST at your favorite indie bookstore or order online on our website (🔗 in bio)! Free shipping on all US orders when you order from us: restlessbooks.org!

We are thrilled to announce the four finalists for the 2025 Kellman Prize for Immigrant Literature! You can now read exc...
11/18/2025

We are thrilled to announce the four finalists for the 2025 Kellman Prize for Immigrant Literature! You can now read excerpts from their work at The Common (). 🔗 in bio!

🎉 Congratulations to Beto Caradepiedra () 🎉
🎉 Congratulations to Isabel Cristina Legarda () 🎉
🎉 Congratulations to Stephen Narain 🎉
🎉 Congratulations to Alexandra Lytton Regalado () 🎉

This year, 2025, marks the tenth anniversary of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing, which supports immigrant writers whose work examines how immigration shapes our lives, our communities, and our world. In honor of the anniversary, Restless Books’ unstintingly generous board member, Steven G. Kellman—whose grandparents were immigrants to the United States—has endowed the prize so that it may continue in perpetuity. As ICE and federal agents invade our cities, we hope the newly named Kellman Prize for Immigrant Literature can serve as a reminder that immigrants’ voices deserve to be heard. Anyone familiar with history knows that immigrants have always been the gravitational center of the extraordinary American experiment.

The 2025 Kellman Prize for Immigrant Literature was judged by Dinaw Mengestu, Rajiv Mohabir, and Ilan Stavans; the winner will be announced by LitHub () on December 2. Please join us in celebrating the work of the following four finalists, and in holding up the power of immigrant stories to remind us of our common humanity.

Happy pub day to RUS AND MOOSE by !Moose has never left his home in the Maine woods, but when he meets Rus, a long-haul ...
11/11/2025

Happy pub day to RUS AND MOOSE by !

Moose has never left his home in the Maine woods, but when he meets Rus, a long-haul trucker on his way to Florida, the two team up and hit the road together. Moose helps Rus navigate, eats his first slice of pizza, and settles into a bunk bed in the truck’s cab after each day’s work. What new discoveries await these unlikely friends?

Free shipping on all US orders when you order from our website: restlessbooks.org!

Happy pub date to THE LAST HOUSE BEFORE THE SEA by , translated from the Spanish by !“The mission of preservation is, li...
11/11/2025

Happy pub date to THE LAST HOUSE BEFORE THE SEA by , translated from the Spanish by !

“The mission of preservation is, like the land itself, murky and muddied, a product of progress and growth both triumphant and misguided; urgency swells and subsides like waters amid daily livelihoods. Martínez’s account, in content, structure, and style, mirrors this nuance and complexity, resisting myopic quick fixes and even easy catastrophizing. A steady, tempering, enigmatic chronicle of a polarizing, and ultimately personal, ending.”

— Kirkus Reviews ()

Don’t miss your chance to meet Gabi on tour! Swipe for dates and locations.

Purchase your copy of LAST HOUSE at your favorite indie bookstore or order online on our website (🔗 in bio)! Free shipping on all US orders when you order from us: restlessbooks.org!

If you are in the Amherst, MA, area this coming month, join us for the Immigrant Writing Workshop: Memoir!With the gener...
10/30/2025

If you are in the Amherst, MA, area this coming month, join us for the Immigrant Writing Workshop: Memoir!

With the generous support of the , Restless Books, in conjunction with the , is offering its popular 2-part writing workshop on memoir, designed for emerging and established writers of all backgrounds who are immigrants or are focusing on writing memoir about immigration. This two-session, virtual workshop is for participants ages 17+.

Pre-registration required via link in bio.

Tuesday, November 18 & Tuesday, December 2 | 7:00 - 8:30 pm via Zoom

If you are in the Amherst, MA, area this coming month, join us for the Immigrant Writing Workshop: Translation!With the ...
10/30/2025

If you are in the Amherst, MA, area this coming month, join us for the Immigrant Writing Workshop: Translation!

With the generous support of the , Restless Books, in conjunction with the , is offering its popular 2-part translation workshop, designed for emerging and established writers of all backgrounds who are immigrants or are focusing on translating immigration-related literary works.
This two-session workshop is for participants ages 17+.

Pre-registration required via link in bio.

Thursday, November 13 & Thursday, December 4 | 7:00 - 8:30 pm via Zoom

📚🌴 The Caribbean is calling! Join us for ReadCaribbean 2025 at the Miami Book Fair, where voices from Haiti, Jamaica, Tr...
10/20/2025

📚🌴 The Caribbean is calling!

Join us for ReadCaribbean 2025 at the Miami Book Fair, where voices from Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad, and beyond come together to share stories of memory, migration, and resilience.

From fiction and memoir to culture and spirituality, our weekend lineup celebrates the depth and diversity of Caribbean storytelling.

📅 Save the dates: November 22–23 | Building 8, Room 8302

Author/illustrator is stopping by for a storytime with her outstanding new picture book: RUS AND MOOSE! This tale of ...
10/15/2025

Author/illustrator is stopping by for a storytime with her outstanding new picture book: RUS AND MOOSE!

This tale of unlikely friendship begins when Rus, a long-haul trucker (literally) runs into Moose (the moose). The two decide to hit the road together, giving Moose the opportunity to see the world outside the woods. It’s heartwarming, delightful, and gorgeously illustrated. You just can’t afford to miss it!

📍Books of Wonder | 42 West 17h Street, New York, NY 10011
🗓 Sunday, October 19th at 11:30am

RSVP via the 🔗 in bio!

Read more about THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST illustrations with translator Avery Fischer Udagawa!🔗 in bio!
10/10/2025

Read more about THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST illustrations with translator Avery Fischer Udagawa!

🔗 in bio!

Don’t miss our very own Ani Gjika, along with Virginia DeLuca, Theresa Okokon, and Karen Kirsten, as they talk about how...
10/09/2025

Don’t miss our very own Ani Gjika, along with Virginia DeLuca, Theresa Okokon, and Karen Kirsten, as they talk about how to land a book deal during the Boston Book Festival!

Moderated by Alysia Abbott

October 25, 2025 | 11:00am
Boston Public Library -Boylston Room
700 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02116

Register via the 🔗 in bio!

Read all about the book tour for THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST from translator Avery Fischer Udagawa over at the Society o...
09/22/2025

Read all about the book tour for THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST from translator Avery Fischer Udagawa over at the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators!

🔗 in bio!

Happy pub day, !Exquisite and absorbing, WILDERNESS OF MIRRORS from Caine Prize–winning author Olufemi Terry captures th...
09/09/2025

Happy pub day, !

Exquisite and absorbing, WILDERNESS OF MIRRORS from Caine Prize–winning author Olufemi Terry captures the heady abandon of early adulthood in an Africa still reeling from the lasting effects of colonialism and racial Partition.

Purchase your copy at your favorite indie bookstore or order online on our website (🔗 in bio)!

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