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Godine

Godine is an independent publisher of singular books for independently-minded readers. At Godine, quality has remained foremost. The company was founded in 1970.

Godine is a small publishing house located in Boston, Massachusetts, producing between twenty and thirty titles per year and maintaining an active reprint program. The company is independent (a rarity these days) and its list tends to reflect the individual tastes and interests of its president and founder, David Godine. Our aim is to identify the best work and to produce it in the best way possib

le. All of our hardcover and softcover books are printed on acid-free paper. Many hardcovers are still bound in full cloth. The list is deliberately eclectic and features works that many other publishers can't or won't support, books that won't necessarily become bestsellers but that still deserve publication. In a world of spin-offs and commercial "product," Godine's list stands apart by offering original fiction and non-fiction of the highest rank, rediscovered masterworks, translations of outstanding world literature, poetry, art, photography, and beautifully designed books for children. After receiving degrees at Dartmouth College and Harvard University, David Godine worked for Leonard Baskin, the renowned typographer and printmaker, and Harold McGrath, his master printer. David Godine opened a printing shop the following year in a deserted barn in Brookline, Massachusetts. His first books, printed on his own presses, were nearly all letterpress, limited editions printed on high-quality rag or handmade paper. Many of these early volumes are now collector's items. In 1980, the company initiated its children's program, publishing a number of books that have become classics: Mary Azarian's A Farmer's Alphabet; Dylan Thomas's holiday classic A Child's Christmas in Wales, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone; the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome; and of course, the Godine editions of Frances Hodgson Burnett's timeless works, The Secret Garden and A Little Princess, which together have sold close to half a million hardcover copies. More recently, Godine has launched two new series: Imago Mundi, a line of original books devoted to photography and the graphic arts; and Verba Mundi, featuring the most notable contemporary world literature in translation. Volumes in the Imago Mundi series, which has received praise from reviewers and booksellers alike, include Jean Cocteau: The Mirror and the Mask by Julie Saul and Small Rooms & Hidden Places by Ronald W. Wohlauer. Verba Mundi has so far published works by world- renowned authors Georges Perec, Jose Donoso, Isaac Babel, and Anna Seghers, and has introduced new voices such as Sylvie Germain (whose Book of Nights was named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times) and the acclaimed Swedish novelist Göran Tunström, author of The Christmas Oratorio. David R. Godine, Inc., has received numerous awards, including the Carey-Thomas award for Excellence in Publishing (1976), the Boston Globe Literary Press Award (1987), the first New England Booksellers Annual Award (1989), and the Leipzig Internationalen Buchkunst-Austellung (1989). In 1984, Bookbuilders of Boston awarded Godine the W. A. Dwiggins Award for maintaining standards of excellence in book production. Additionally, on July 1, 2002, John Martin, the founder and for thirty-six years the publisher of Black Sparrow Press, closed down his shop in Santa Rosa, California. After finding new homes for four of his authors—Charles Bukowski, Paul Bowles, John Fante, and Wyndham Lewis—he entrusted the rest of his backlist to a fellow publisher, David R. Godine. The agreement was simple: Godine would keep Black Sparrow's offerings available to the trade, keep the best-selling titles in print, and keep the house's spirit alive through judicious acquisitions. In short, Black Sparrow Press would be reborn—as Black Sparrow Books at David R. Godine, Publisher. "David Godine is a remarkable publisher.... He is determined to prove that the day of elegant books has not vanished. And he does prove it. Elegantly."
— The New York Times

"Godine books are not 'beautiful' in the glossy fashion of the coffee-table books that flood the market at Christmastime. They are instead flawlessly produced examples of the arts of printing and bookbinding, exquisitely understated."
— Newsweek

"Thank God some publishers, such as David R. Godine, march to a different drummer. So long as publishers copy one another . . . the trend of the moment dominates. Initiative and courage are necessary to battle mass thinking, and Godine, a small Boston publisher, has them."
— Cincinnati Enquirer

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10/08/2025

Check out these upcoming author events with Mark Kurlansky and his newly published book, THE BOSTON WAY.

Find more details on our Author Event blog, at the link in our bio.

THE BOSTON WAY is available now in stores and online at godine.com

10/07/2025

Happy pub day to Mark Kurlansky and THE BOSTON WAY!

How do good people find the courage to resist and end the greatest evil in their country? An untold story of the Civil War Era: pacifists in Boston who led the fight to end slavery without violence and war.

Order online at godine.com or head to your local bookstore to pick up your copy of THE BOSTON WAY, which Library Journal calls “a fascinating account of the abolitionist movement”.

09/26/2025

“Garner uncovers in this scrupulous biography the life of artist and etcher Oskar Stoessel....A worthy resurrection of a little-known artist.” —Publishers Weekly. Read the full review here: https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781567928402

THE ETCHER will be available October 14th.

This is the remarkable story of Oskar Stoessel, a gifted Austrian portraitist who arrived in America as a penniless refugee—and soon found himself painting icons such as President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Supreme Court Justices, and the first director of the National Gallery of Art. Thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and richly illustrated, this definitive biography brings a forgotten master back into the spotlight.

09/23/2025

Ward Farnsworth’s THE SOCRATIC METHOD is now available in paperback!

A thinking person’s guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time. Easy to grasp yet challenging to master, the method will change the way you think about life’s big questions.

09/17/2025

Booklist calls THE ART OF TENNIS "A captivating and intellectual breath of fresh air in contrast to conventional sports writing.” We’re so pleased by the early love for this book, and can’t wait to share it with you! THE ART OF TENNIS will be available from godine.com and your favorite bookstores in November.

THE ART OF TENNIS is a celebration of the cultural influence of tennis that paved the way for the sport we love today. In its foundational years, tennis inspired paintings, ballets, music, fiction, poetry, theatre, and even clothing design. This book presents riveting exemplars from all the arts while also lovingly portraying the game of tennis as an art form of its own.

09/11/2025

Godine author Emily Franklin had an incredible night at New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA), introducing her upcoming novel LOVE AND OTHER MONSTERS, available April 7, 2026! We’re so excited for this book and appreciate the early love and support. We 💜 our New England booksellers!

09/03/2025

Preorder and save at barnesandnoble.com! Now through September 5th, Rewards Members get 25% off all preorders, including THE BOSTON WAY, RETHINKING AMERICAN ART, and other upcoming titles from Godine.

Order now at the link in bio and sign into your BN rewards account to save. Hurry! Promotion ends Friday!

09/02/2025

Happy pub day to No Prisoners, new from Godine author Thomas Lynch!

An aged embalmer discovers a new connection to life. As a husband, he promised his dying wife he’d write their story of love and grief, sweetness, sadness. Twenty-five years later, he may not have a first sentence for the story of their marriage but also the start of a loving final chapter of his own.

Order now at Godine.com or pick up a copy from your favorite bookstore today!

07/16/2025

We are so excited to share this review from Library Journal on our upcoming title THE BOSTON WAY: “Makes an excellent case for the enduring legacy of persuasion and nonviolence…. VERDICT: A fascinating account of the abolitionist movement, with the city of Boston as an excellent setting.”

See the full review here: https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-boston-way-radicals-against-slavery-and-the-civil-war--2268768 and learn more about THE BOSTON WAY at https://godine.com

06/19/2025

06/17/2025

Available now, the 2025 edition of STRING TOO SHORT TO BE SAVED by Donald Hall. This new edition features a redesigned cover and a brand new introduction written by Daniel Okrent, former student of Donald Hall.

STRING TOO SHORT TO BE SAVED is a collection of story-essays diverse in subject but united by the limitless affection the author holds for the land and the people of New England. Donald Hall tells about life on a small farm where, as a boy, he spent summers with his grandparents. Gradually the boy grows to be a young man, sees his grandparents aging, the farm become marginal, and finally, the cows sold and the barn abandoned. But these are more than nostalgic memories, for in the measured and tender prose of each episode are signs of the end of things: a childhood, perhaps a culture.

05/05/2025

Some great pics from Frenchtown Bookshop's event with Simon Van Booy

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David R. Godine, Publisher is a small publishing house located in Boston, Massachusetts, producing between twenty and thirty titles per year.

The company was founded in 1970. After receiving degrees at Dartmouth College and Harvard University, David Godine worked for Leonard Baskin, the renowned typographer and printmaker, and Harold McGrath, his master printer. In collaboration with Lance Hidy and Martha Rockwell, Godine opened a printing shop the following year in a deserted barn in Brookline, Massachusetts. The press’s first books, printed on their own presses, were nearly all letterpress, limited editions printed on high-quality rag or handmade paper. Many of these early volumes included original wood-engraving by Hidy and are now collector's items. David R. Godine, Publisher has received numerous awards, including the Carey-Thomas award for Excellence in Publishing (1976), the Boston Globe Literary Press Award (1987), the first New England Booksellers Annual Award (1989), and the Leipzig Internationalen Buchkunst-Austellung (1989). In 1984, Bookbuilders of Boston awarded Godine the W. A. Dwiggins Award for maintaining standards of excellence in book production. In 2002, Godine acquired much of the backlist of the Black Sparrow Press. Both Black Sparrow and Godine are now directed editorially by Joshua Bodwell.

In January 2020, David Godine retired after 50 years directing the publishing house he co-founded. Taking his place was David Allender, the current publisher of Godine.

Together, Josh and David are creating a new tradition of excellence.