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Publisher Highlight: Kaya Press

Posted on September 16, 2025September 15, 2025 by Bee Lehman

Kaya press banner showcasing six colorful book covers

2025 Logo for Kaya Press

Kaya Press (https://kaya.com/) has been making space for voices in the Asian and Pacific Islander diasporic writers in the United States since 1994, when it was founded in New York City. Establishing itself as a “premier publisher of cutting-edge” literature, the Press moved to in USC Dornsife’s Department of American Studies and Ethnicity in Los Angeles in 2012 where it has continued releasing phenomenal material.[1]

The Press not only releases excellent novels and poetry, but also participates in book fairs, contributes to community activity, hosts author readings, and more.[2] Readers can find information about their events on their Instagram page.

Recent Kaya Press Books at UC Berkeley

Cover of Muscle memory by Jenny Liou — Muscle memory by Jenny Liou

Cover of In Search of Hiroshi — In Search of Hiroshi: A Japanese American Odyssey by Gene Oishi

Cover for I will not Go, edited by Rajiv Mohabir — I will not Go, edited by Rajiv Mohabir

Book cover for I Will Not Go: Translations, Transformations, & Chutney Fractals — I Will Not Go: Translations, Transformations, & Chutney Fractals by Jason Magabo Perez

Finding Kaya Press Books at UC Berkeley

You can find the majority of the Press’ catalog through the (UC Library Search) and access them in either in the UC Berkeley Main Stacks or the Ethnic Studies Library’s shelves.

Google map highlighting Ethnic Studies Library and Doe Library — Red points show Doe Library and the UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies Library building locations. Check out the UC Berkeley Library locations and Affiliate Libraries as a Google Map.

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Endnotes

[1] “Kaya Press Moves from New York to USC Dornsife,” News and Events (blog), February 22, 2012, https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/kaya-press-moves-from-new-york-to-usc-dornsife/.

[2] “About,” Kaya Press, accessed May 1, 2025, https://kaya.com/about/.

Publisher Highlight: Two Lines Press

Posted on September 9, 2025September 10, 2025 by Bee Lehman

Logo from 2023

Two Line Press, a press line for the Center for the Art of Translations, concentrates on translations of phenomenal fiction from around the world. Oliver Sears initially founded the Two Lines journal (UC Catalog Search for journal) in 1993 to focus on the art of translation and acknowledge the hard, incredible work of the translators.[1] In 2000, Sears and a team of wonderful collaborators launched the Center for the Art of Translation (CAT) out of San Francisco both to run the journal and start the Calico Series for books.[2]

As of the writing of this post, the press is reaching toward 100 translations of books from Arabic, Czech, Finish, Macedonian, Swahili, Spanish, Thai, and more. Readers can take a look at their catalog at https://www.catranslation.org/books/.

You can find more about Two Lines Press’ events on their Instagram page. Note that as of the writing of this post, they have a series of events in both New York City and in San Francisco! The ones in San Francisco include book events such as Mary Jo Bang on Dante’s Paradiso with Tess Taylor (information) and participation in the Litquake Small Press Book (September 28).

Recent Titles

Readers are encouraged to check out these recent titles from UC Berkeley Library!

Cover to Roemer's Off-White — Astrid Roemer, Off-white, trans.Lucy Scott and David McKay (Two Lines Press, 2025).

Cover for Lai Chu Hon's Mending Bodies — Lai Chu Hon, Mending Bodies, trans. Jacqueline Leung (Two Lines Press, 2025).

Cover for Maria Judite de Carvalho, So Many People, Mariana — Maria Judite de Carvalho, So Many People, Mariana, trans. Margaret Jull Costa (Two Lines Press, 2023).

Cover for Martínez's Woodworm. — Layla Martínez, Woodworm, trans. Sophie Hughes and Annie McDermott (Two Lines Press, 2025).

Cover for Elena Garro and Álvaro Enrigue, The Week of Colors — Elena Garro, Week of Colors, trans. Megan McDowell (Two Lines Press, 2025).

Cover to Through the Night Like a Snake Latin American Horror Stories — Through the Night Like a Snake: Latin American Horror Stories, trans. Megan McDowell, et al. (Two Lines Press, 2025).

More at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley has these and more titles from Two Line Press. Find out what we have through the UC Library Search.

EndNotes

[1] About, Center for the Art of Translation, accessed July 16, 2025, https://www.catranslation.org/about/.

[2] Sophia Stewart, “Two Lines Press Pushes Translation’s Boundaries,” Publishers Weekly, August 7, 2025, https://www.publishersweekly.com/.

Publisher Highlight: Mammoth Publications

Posted on September 2, 2025September 5, 2025 by Bee Lehman

One of the amazing, small presses that we’ve acquired material from is Mammoth Publications (https://mammothpublications.net). Mammoth was founded in 2003 and is located in Healdsburg, CA. It was initially founded to provide a space for poets including Eddie Two-Rivers (Wikipedia) to release their work. Authors Thomas Pecore Weso and Denise Low served as co-publishers until 2023, releasing two-to-four books and/or chapbooks a year. Denise Low still heads Mammoth, continuing to release excellent works of poetry, memoirs, and more.