Check Out Photojournalist Filip Springer's Photos from his American Tour!

May 16, 2017 in Books, Bookstores, Events, Non-fiction, Nonfiction, Photos, Publicity, Translation

Photojournalist and author of History of a Disappearance: The Story of a Forgotten Polish Town, is just back in Poland after a lightning two-week tour of the United States, and he managed to take some photos between all his events. We at Restless are grateful to have met this multitalented man and, after reading his incisive reportage about a Polish town, to see our own urban landscapes through his finely tuned eyes. Check out the remarkable shots he took on tour.

Events for 'History of a Disappearance' Author Filip Springer

February 21, 2017 in Books, Bookstores, Events, Non-fiction, Nonfiction, Translation

Filip Springer, author of History of a Disappearance: The Forgotten Story of a Polish Town, will be in the United States from Poland this spring for an author tour. He'll also be in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, in May for the Hay Festival and back in the UK in August for the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Catch him in person at one of these live events! Watch this space for updates.

Author Events

April 25, 2017: UIC Polish Studies Annual Hejna Conference (Chicago, IL)
April 25, 2017: Unabridged Bookstore (Chicago, IL)
April 26, 2017: The Booksmith (San Francisco, CA)
April 29, 2017: Common Good Books (Saint Paul, MN)
May 2, 2017: Ridgewoodteka Book Club at Topos Bookstore Café (Ridgewood [Queens], NY)
May 3, 2017: PEN World Voices Festival: "Water as Weapon" (New York, NY)
May 4, 2017: PEN World Voices Festival's Literary Quest: Westbeth Edition (New York, NY)
May 5, 2017: Lit Crawl NYC's "A Most Exquisite Corpse" (New York, NY)
May 6, 2017: Greenpoint Public Library (Brooklyn, NY)
May 26, 2017: Hay Festival (Hay-on-Wye, Wales, UK)
August 13, 2017: Edinburgh International Book Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)

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History of a Disappearance: The Story of a Forgotten Polish Town

$17.99

By Filip Springer

Translated from the Polish by Sean Gasper Bye

Winner of Asymptote Journal’s 2016 Close Approximations Translation Contest and Shortlisted for the Ryszard Kapuściński Prize, History of a Disappearance is the fascinating true story of a small mining town in the southwest of Poland that, after seven centuries of history, disappeared.

Paperback • ISBN: 9781632061157
Publication date: Apr 4, 2017

Join Us This Weekend at the Brooklyn Book Festival!

September 16, 2014 in Books, Events, Fiction, Science Fiction, Translation

We're excited for the 2014 Brooklyn Book Festival! Read on for info about author appearances, free doughnuts, book signings, a Russian dinner party and more, brought to you by Restless Books. Be sure to stop by BKBF Table #205 this Sunday and say hello!

Russia is Restless - Friday 9/19

A fabulous evening featuring authors Boris Fishman and Hamid Ismailov, a three-course Russian dinner, a lively conversation about literature and politics, and, of course, vodka.

Location: Karloff Restaurant, 7:00 pm.

Eventbrite - Russia is Restless: An Official Brooklyn Book Festival Event

Coffee and Doughnuts at Table #205

While supplies last on Sunday at Table #205, we'll be offering Dough Doughnuts and Stumptown Coffee for anyone who signs up for our newsletter. Spread the word!

Hamid Ismailov Book Signing - Sunday 9/19, 2:00 pm

Exiled Uzbek author Hamid Ismailov is making a rare U.S. appearance for the Brooklyn BookFestival. Stop by Table #205 to pick up a limited print edition of The Underground, available at an exclusive festival discount of $15

Location: Table #205, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Family and Home Discussion Panel - Sunday 9/21, 4:00 pm

Three acclaimed authors read from their work and discuss the role of family as a muse and social construct complete with old world ties, immigrant ambition, and parental guilt and self-sacrifice. Tiphanie Yanique (Land of Love and Drowning), Yelena Akhtiorskaya (Panic in a Suitcase), Hamid Ismailov (The Underground). Readings and discussion. Moderated by John Freeman.

Location: Borough Hall Media Room, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn

Imaginary Gardens With Real Robots in Them - Thursday 9/18, 7:00 pm

The Bridge Series in literary translation brings you three prominent translators of science fiction: Ross Benjamin (German), Terry Gallagher (Japanese), andMichael Kandel (Polish). They'll read and discuss their work at 7:00 pm, Thursday at Singularity & Co. bookstore: 18 Bridge St., Brooklyn.

Location: Singularity & Co. Bookstore, 18 Bridge St., Brooklyn, NY 1120

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