Do you believe genre is a moot point in the publishing world today? We are so lucky to have so many dreamy authors in our catalog, but we are always thrilled to see books by Bhanu Kapil, Morgan Parker, Christopher Soto (Loma), Elizabeth Acevedo, Jason Koo, Joyelle McSweeney, Portia Elan, Junot Diaz, Derrick Austin, the Dark Noise Collective, Craig Santos Perez, Dolores Dorantes, Monica McClure, Azareen Van der Vliet, and many, many others.Į. We are also very proud of initiatives like Infidels, which interrogates writing theoretics and Akrilica, which is in partnership with Letras Latinas and seeks to publish important Latin writing.ĭ. We are looking for books that create questions and maybe don't answer them all. We want to find new entry points into the world at large and writing specifically. We look to be excited, to be pushed, and to experience. What do you look for in books you publish or hope to publish?

He moves beyond form and becomes an agent of radical social change simply by prioritizing his particular voice, language, and message.Ĭ. He creates writing that can't be and won't be ignored. When I think of authors like Douglas Kearney, the writing style is innovative but so is message, the idea and the voice. Who writes what they write and how is important. Richard Dyer posits that declaring the death of the author is a privileged position, and I agree. However, writing cannot be depoliticized. But to turn to the word 'experimental' instead seems to try to focus solely on the stylistic & formal plays at work, an attempt to depoliticize writing. The phrase avant garde has fallen out of conversation a bit in favor of experimental, which may be in part because everyone thinks of the Frankfurt school and it has its own historical contextualization. I feel like avant garde is different from experimental because it asks what and who it should be as well.

What is your opinion about the avant-garde, and do you think it's an outdated concept?Īvant garde and experimental writing seem to be moving targets as we constantly push each other and innovate what writing not only is, but what it can be. Carmen Giménez-Smith and Evan Lavender-Smith are our founders, with a generous & exciting board behind them.ī. How did Noemi get its start, and who was behind it?įrom what I understand, Noemi was birthed in 2002 in the New Mexican desert, from necessity and inspiration. If you're so inclined, after reading this, you can find their books online at. If you've heard of Noemi Press, you're in good company! They answered my questions eagerly, and here are the details.

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