Submissions are open for the 2020 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing. Now in its fifth year, the prize will award $10,000 and publication to a debut work of fiction by a first-generation immigrant. We seek extraordinary, culture-straddling writing from emerging writers that addresses identity in a global age.
Read MoreIllustration © Rutu Modan from The Mermaid in the Bathtub
While just 3% of books published in the US are in translation, we’re doing our part to close the gap in 2020, with brilliant books from Iran, Estonia, Peru, Cuba, Argentina, Finland, and Israel.
Read MoreStarring a lop-eared bunny Hamlet and a host of other jealous, poison-drinking, murderous woodland creatures, Look Hamlet is the irresistible lovechild of Edward Gorey and Beatrix Potter. It’s illustrated with grim whimsy and surprising depth of feeling by award-winning Swedish artist Anna Höglund, and we’re delighted to share a look at those illustrations here.
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