Archipelago Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Difficult Light
Tomas GonzalezArchipelago BooksTomás González's luminous novel DIFFICULT LIGHT is out today! "This novel is ultimately about the endurance of paintings, poetry, and romantic love – where time and darkness are best defined by infinite light." ––Rob Magnuson Smith https://t.co/IVEPRxGw4l https://t.co/8tTq78IKSQ
Paperback, 2020
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ennemonde
Jean GionoArchipelago BooksA brilliant piece by Abby Walthausen on Jean Giono's ENNEMONDE, translated by Bill Johnston, in @asymptotejrnl https://www.asymptotejournal.com/criticism/jean-giono-ennemonde/ https://t.co/RyxVsxFP8Q
Paperback, 2021
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Kibogo
Scholastique MukasongaArchipelago BooksExciting news this week: @mukasonga's KIBOGO, translated by Mark Polizzotti, is a finalist for the inaugural @bookcritics Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize! The Prize celebrates the artistic merit of literature in translation. Congratulations to Mark and Scholastique! https://t.co/lLaXQ4qmsg
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We All Play
Julie FlettArchipelago BooksAt 12pm EST, join us and @carlemuseum for a conversation about picture books, translation, and art making. Nooshin Safakhoo and Sara Khalili will discuss IN THE MEADOW OF FANTASIES, and Julie Flett will share WE ALL PLAY. Not to be missed! https://www.carlemuseum.org/visit/events/book-share-julie-flett-nooshin-safakhoo-and-sara-khalili https://t.co/4ZcFYFJKW5
Board Book, 2024
$10.95$5.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Salka Valka
Halldor LaxnessArchipelago BooksToday we publish SALKA VALKA by Halldór Laxness, "a better novel (richer, deeper) than anything else you're likely to meet this year." according to Brad Leithauser in the @WSJ. It's a doozy. Congrats to Philip Roughton on his excellent translation! https://archipelagobooks.org/book/salka-valka/
Paperback, 2022
$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
João by a Thread
Roger MelloArchipelago BooksRoger Mello’s JOÃO BY A THREAD, translated by @danielhahn02, has received a Mildred L. Batchelder Honor! Awarded to outstanding children’s books from beyond the US, @ALALibrary recognized four books this year. Big congratulations to all the honorees! https://t.co/w2BI14Iyf8 https://t.co/AfsvX2DQFg
Hardcover, 2022
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Telluria
Vladimir SorokinArchipelago BooksCome by this Sunday 10/2 for a conversation with @Mukasonga, Vladimir Sorokin and @DavidVarno about time travel, Sorokin’s TELLURIA ( trans @maxdaniellawton), and Scholastique’s KIBOGO (trans Mark Polizzotti). 12pm at the Center for Brooklyn History. #BKBF https://t.co/gdytLsebSk https://t.co/6F5yJuxlRw
Paperback, 2022
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Blaze and the Castle Cake for Bertha Daye
Claude PontiArchipelago BooksClaude Ponti's BLAZE AND THE CASTLE CAKE FOR BERTHA DAYE, translated by Alyson Waters and Margot Kerlidou, is a @nytimesbooks gift guide pick! Look for BLAZE at your local indie: https://t.co/TlcKcxlr3S https://t.co/x84X0g5bCX
Hardcover, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
One Hundred Books Famous in Typography
Jerry KellyArchipelago BooksOur exceptional designer & editor @zoeguttenplan reviewed Jerry Kelly's ONE HUNDRED BOOKS FAMOUS IN TYPOGRAPHY in @TheTLS 🐞 Read to learn about the design principles and eccentric characters at the root of familiar fonts! https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/one-hundred-books-famous-in-typology-jerry-kelly-book-review-zoe-guttenplan/
Hardcover, 2021
$95.00$70.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The Last Days of Terranova
Manuel RivasArchipelago BooksNew Yorkers! Join us tomorrow eve in person at @mcnallyjackson Seaport for a conversation between Jacob Rogers and Eric Banks about Rogers's translation of THE LAST DAYS OF TERRANOVA by Manuel Rivas. Can't wait to see you there! https://t.co/o54773yPph https://t.co/C1wJ1238my
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book