About Us
Open Letter—the University of Rochester's nonprofit, literary translation press—is one of only a handful of publishing houses dedicated to increasing access to world literature for English readers. Publishing ten titles in translation each year and running an online literary website called Three Percent, Open Letter searches for works that are extraordinary and influential, works that we hope will become the classics of tomorrow.
Making world literature available in English is crucial to opening our cultural borders, and its availability plays a vital role in maintaining a healthy and vibrant book culture. Open Letter strives to cultivate an audience for these works by helping readers discover imaginative, stunning works of fiction and poetry and by creating a constellation of international writing that is engaging, stimulating, and enduring.
News
Pilar Adón Reading Tour!!
This September, Pilar Adón—author of Of Beasts and Fowls (translated by Katie Whittemore), winner of Spain's Premio Nacional de Narrativa last year—will embark on a five-city, six-stop tour hitting several of the best indie bookshops in America, and sharing this incredibly beautiful, compelling novel of a woman who, while trying to clear her mind, finds herself trapped in a gothic estate populated by a cultish group of women . . . More info on that below, but here's the important part—the scheduled public events:
If you're reading this before September 1st, please be aware that Of Beasts and Fowls is currently 40% off thanks to our Women in Translation Month sale!
Not Even the Dead Tour!
Join us in celebrating the publication of Not Even the Dead by Juan Goméz Bárcena, translated from the Spanish by Katie Whittemore at these events:
Introduction by Chad W. Post
Register with Eventbrite
Moderated by Chad W. Post
40% off for Women in Translation Month
Women in Translation Month is always an exciting time to discover, read, discuss, and celebrate books by women from around the world. It was created by Meytal Radzinski back in 2014, and has since spawned numerous articles, events, and even the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.
We've decided to offer a 40% discount on all Open Letter titles written by women, along with any book translated by a woman, for the whole month of August. Discount applied AUTOMATICALLY at checkout.
