{{short description|Independent, non-profit American book publisher}} {{Infobox publisher | image = | parent = | status = | founded = 2013 | founder = Ilan Stavans, Annette Hochstein, Joshua Ellison | successor = | country = United States | headquarters = Amherst, Massachusetts<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.restlessbooks.com/history/|title=Our History|website=Restless Books|access-date=2024-03-28}}</ref> | distribution = Publishers Group West<ref name="bookweb.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=2592|title=Small Press Profile: Restless Books|date=13 December 2016|publisher=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> | keypeople = | publications = | topics = | genre = | imprints = Yonder | revenue = | numemployees = | nasdaq = | url = {{URL|http://www.restlessbooks.org/}} }}
'''Restless Books''' is an independent, non-profit publisher located in Amherst, Massachusetts.<ref name="history"/> It was founded in 2013 and was based in Brooklyn, New York until 2023.<ref name="bookweb.org"/> Restless publishes "international works of fiction, journalism, memoirs, travel writing, and illustrated books."<ref name="bookweb.org"/> The press published 15-20 titles a year,<ref name="bookweb.org"/> including authors Ruth Ozeki, Lana Bastašić, Yishai Sarid, Andrea Chapela, Tash Aw, Chris Abani, Gabriela Wiener, and Giacomo Sartori.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.restlessbooks.com/authors/|title=Authors|website=Restless Books}}</ref> It includes the Yonder imprint for younger readers.
==History== Restless Books was founded in 2013 by Ilan Stavans, Annette Hochstein, and Joshua Ellison as an international press.<ref name="bookweb.org"/>
==Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing== Restless inaugurated the annual $10,000 Prize for New Immigrant Writing in 2016. The prize comes with a publication deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/74321-into-the-wild-blue-yonder-restless-books-launches-children-s-imprint.html|title=Into the Wild Blue Yonder: Restless Books Launches Children's Imprint|publisher=Publishers Weekly}}</ref>
===Winners of the New Immigrant Writing Prize=== * 2016: Deepak Unnikrishnan for ''Temporary People''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://restlessbooks.org/blog/2017/4/6/reviews-for-prize-winner-deepak-unnikrishnans-temporary-people|title=Reviews for Immigrant Prize-Winner Deepak Unnikrishnan's 'Temporary People'|work=Restless Books|access-date=2018-11-15|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2017: Grace Talusan for ''The Body Papers''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://restlessbooks.org/blog/2017/8/1/meet-grace-talusan-winner-of-the-2017-prize-for-new-immigrant-writing|title=Meet Grace Talusan, Winner of the 2017 Prize for New Immigrant Writing|work=Restless Books|access-date=2018-11-15|language=en-US}}</ref> *2018: Priyanka A. Champaneri for ''The City of Good Death''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://restlessbooks.org/blog/2018/11/14/meet-priyanka-champaneri-winner-of-the-2018-prize-for-new-immigrant-writing|title=Meet Priyanka A. Champaneri, Winner of the 2018 Prize for New Immigrant Writing|work=Restless Books|access-date=2018-11-15|language=en-US}}</ref> *2019: Rajiv Mohabir for ''Antiman: A Hybrid Memoir''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://restlessbooks.org/blog/2019/9/6/meet-rajiv-mohabir-winner-of-the-2019-prize-for-new-immigrant-writing|title=Meet Rajiv Mohabir, Winner of the 2019 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing|work=Restless Books|access-date=2019-10-03|language=en-US}}</ref> *2020: Meron Hadero for ''A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://restlessbooks.org/blog/2021/1/28/announcing-the-winner-of-the-2020-restless-books-prize-for-new-immigrant-writing|title=Announcing the Winner of the 2020 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing|work=Restless Books|access-date=2020-11-18|language=en-US}}</ref> *2021: Ani Gjika for ''By Its Right Name''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://restlessbooks.org/blog/2022/10/1/meet-ani-gjika-winner-of-the-2021-restless-books-prize-for-new-immigrant-writing|title=Meet Ani Gjika, Winner of the 2021 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing|work=Restless Books|access-date=2021-10-01|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2022: Praveen Herat for ''Between This World and the Next''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lithub.com/announcing-the-winner-of-the-2022-restless-books-prize-for-new-immigrant-writing/|title=Announcing the winner of the 2022 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing|work=Literary Hub|access-date=2024-03-28|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2023: Catharina Coenen for ''Unexploded Ordnance''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lithub.com/announcing-the-winner-of-the-2023-restless-books-prize-for-new-immigrant-writing/|title=Announcing the winner of the 2023 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing|work=Literary Hub|access-date=2024-03-28|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2024: Sofi Stambo for ''A Bunch of Savages''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lithub.com/announcing-the-winner-of-the-2024-restless-books-prize-for-new-immigrant-writing//|title=Announcing the winner of the 2024 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing|work=Literary Hub|access-date=2025-05-12|language=en-US}}</ref>
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