By Luis Felipe FabreTranslated by Heather Cleary A road novel, a coming-of-age tale, and a raunchy slapstick comedy that tells—in careening, charismatic prose—the (true) story of the theft of the body of Saint John of the Cross. Publication date: October 10, 2023 Paperback: 9781646052790eBook: 9781646053001 Description In August 1592, a bailiff and his two assistants arrive at the…
By Luis Felipe FabreTranslated by Heather Cleary A road novel, a coming-of-age tale, and a raunchy slapstick comedy that tells—in careening, charismatic prose—the (true) story of the theft of the body of Saint John of the Cross. Publication date: October 10, 2023 Paperback: 9781646052790eBook: 9781646053001 Description In August 1592, a bailiff and his two assistants arrive at the…
By Bae Suah Translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith The meeting between a group of emigrants and a mysterious, wandering actress in an empty train station sets the stage for Bae Suah s fragmentary yet lyrical meditation on language, travel, and memory. As the actress recounts the fascinating story of her stateless existence, an…
By Pergentino JoséTranslated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead This vibrant collection of short stories, the first literary translation from Sierra Zapotec, updates magical realism for the 21st century. Publication Date: November 3, 2020 Paperback: 9781646050192eBook: 9781646050185 Description A literary triumph by a member of the Mexico20 (the list that boasts Valeria Luiselli and Carlos Velasquez, among others), Red…
By Farhad PirbalTranslated by Pshtiwan Babakr & Shook A collection of poetry from acclaimed yet underrepresented Kurdish poet Farhad Pirbal. Publication Date: July 9, 2024 Paperback: 9781646052714eBook: 9781646052929 Description A collection of poetry from acclaimed yet underrepresented Kurdish poet Farhad Pirbal. Like that of his contemporary Abdulla Pashew, Farhad Pirbal s poetry is a chronicle of exile…
By Farhad PirbalTranslated by Pshtiwan Babakr & Shook A collection of poetry from acclaimed yet underrepresented Kurdish poet Farhad Pirbal. Publication Date: July 9, 2024 Paperback: 9781646052714eBook: 9781646052929 Description A collection of poetry from acclaimed yet underrepresented Kurdish poet Farhad Pirbal. Like that of his contemporary Abdulla Pashew, Farhad Pirbal s poetry is a chronicle of exile…
By Dorothy Chan An unabashed exploration of queerness, excess, identity, and tenderness from award-winning poet Dorothy Chan. Publication Date: April 30, 2024 Paperback ISBN: 9781646053100eBook ISBN: 9781646053254 Description The speaker in Dorothy Chan’s fifth collection, Return of the Chinese Femme, walks through life fearlessly, “forehead forever exposed,” the East Asian symbol of female aggression. She’s…
By Dorothy Chan An unabashed exploration of queerness, excess, identity, and tenderness from award-winning poet Dorothy Chan. Publication Date: April 30, 2024 Paperback ISBN: 9781646053100eBook ISBN: 9781646053254 Description The speaker in Dorothy Chan’s fifth collection, Return of the Chinese Femme, walks through life fearlessly, “forehead forever exposed,” the East Asian symbol of female aggression. She’s…
By Brice MatthiessentTranslated by Emma Ramadan The work of a masterful novelist and translator collide in this visionary and hilarious debut from acclaimed French writer Brice Matthieussent. Publication Date: October 2, 2018 Paperback: 9781941920695eBook: 9781941920701 Description The work of a masterful novelist and translator collide in this visionary and hilarious debut from acclaimed French writer Brice…
By Angélica FreitasTranslated by Hilary Kaplan Winner of the 2016 Best Translated Book AwardWinner of the 2016 National Translation AwardFinalist for the 2016 PEN Poetry Translation Prize With frenetic humor and linguistic innovation, Angélica Freitas constructs a temple of delight to celebrate her own literary canon. In this whirlwind debut collection, first published in Portuguese in…
By Yaghoub YadaliTranslated by Sara Khalili Engineer Kamran Khosravi wants to die in a car accident. Or he at least wants it to look that way. His professional life in the Iranian hinterlands is full of bureaucratic drudgery—protecting dams, for example, from looters. His wife Fariba can no longer stand it, and has left him…
By Ross John Farrar Publication Date: April 6, 2021 From renowned vocalist of bands Ceremony, Spice, and Crisis Man, a darkly cathartic debut collection that crosses Samuel Beckett and hardcore punk. Paperback: 9781646050536 eBook: 9781646050543 Description A native of the Bay Area, Ross J. Farrar is an internationally renowned singer, songwriter, and lyricist for the post-punk…
By Ross John Farrar Publication Date: April 6, 2021 From renowned vocalist of bands Ceremony, Spice, and Crisis Man, a darkly cathartic debut collection that crosses Samuel Beckett and hardcore punk. Paperback: 9781646050536 eBook: 9781646050543 Description A native of the Bay Area, Ross J. Farrar is an internationally renowned singer, songwriter, and lyricist for the post-punk…
By Michael LentzTranslated by Max LawtonEdited by Matthias Friedrich An intricate, metaphysical, ambitious “psychogeography of the self” that both disrupts and elevates the 21st century vision of the novel. Publication Date: August 19th, 2025 Paperback ISBN: 9781646053827eBook ISBN: 9781646053940 Description Our narrator is held in complete darkness and isolation. His endless thoughts are turned into the…
By Michael LentzTranslated by Max LawtonEdited by Matthias Friedrich An intricate, metaphysical, ambitious “psychogeography of the self” that both disrupts and elevates the 21st century vision of the novel. Publication Date: August 19th, 2025 Paperback ISBN: 9781646053827eBook ISBN: 9781646053940 Description Our narrator is held in complete darkness and isolation. His endless thoughts are turned into the…
By Alan Govenar and Kip Lornell Publication Date: October 24, 2023 Hardback: 9781646053124Ebook: 9781646053124 Description A new biography of beloved but mysterious Blind Lemon Jefferson, famous blues musician. Born in 1897, Jefferson was a blind street musician who played his guitar at the corner of Elm Street and Central Avenue in the Deep Ellum area…