A hierarchy of favorite publishers, preferred not only for aesthetic reasons but chiefly for their advocacies.

ZED BOOKS

A platform for marginalized voices across the globe. It has no CEO and is owned and managed by its workers who are all on equal pay. It publishes content critical of oppressive power structures and regimes. It publishes content that other publishers won’t and that the establishment finds threatening. It fights all forms of censorship.


When it is Doris Lessing herself who says this is something we should all be reading, what is there left for me to say?

ARCHIPELAGO BOOKS

Not-for-profit publisher dedicated to promoting cross-cultural exchange through international literature in translation since 2003. | Near squarish dimensions and uniquely curated cover art.

CHARCO PRESS

Award-winning literature from contemporary Latin American authors. | Brilliant pieces of modern art – every single detail of these publications.

…puts us in the shoes of the bewitched Persian King Shahryar.
And we can only dream of a thousand nights more…

TILTED AXIS PRESS

A not-for-profit press on a mission to shake up contemporary international literature by specializing in the publication of contemporary asian literature.

Expect no less from a people who has a hundred words for crying.

NYRB

New York Review Books

There are many forms of slavery…

FITZCARRALDO EDITIONS

An independent publisher specialising in contemporary fiction and long-form essays. | Iconic no-fuss-no-frills blue and white covers, reminding readers to focus on the content.

…the question is not whether you will like this. The question is whether you can swallow it…

EUROPA EDITIONS

The Europa catalog is eclectic, reflecting the founders’ belief that dialogue between nations and cultures is of vital importance and that this exchange is facilitated by literature chosen not only for its ability to entertain and fascinate but also to inform and enlighten.

“Freedom is an illusion. The only thing that changes is the size of your prison.”

FABER & FABER PLAYS

“Remember that my child. Remember you are half water.”