About us

Great authors deserve to reach more readers. Book lovers deserve to find better books.
Mainstream publishing makes that difficult, saturating shelves while only promoting
what’s already popular.

We believe there’s a better way, and that’s the way we’re going.

Our Mission
Lost River Press is out to transform culture by creating a more thoughtful and effective
alternative to the established publishing system. We aim to make exceptional writing
widely discoverable and accessible so that great authors and readers can find each
other.

Our Leadership
Guiding our editorial selection is Nicole Rudick, who previously served as an editor at
The Paris Review, Artforum, and Bookforum. Her writing has appeared in The New York
Review of Books, Apollo, The New York Times, and The New Yorker, among many
others. As an industry veteran and independent voice, Nicole is dedicated to making
Lost River Press a trusted haven for readers and writers alike.