Locus
Independent publishing house
Locus in an independent publishing house focusing on contemporary literature and modern classics. Its mission is to make innovative international literature available to Hebrew readers through careful curation, outstanding translations, attractive design, and accessible pricing. Locus was born out of love of language, translation, and culture, all expressed in its frequent publishing of exciting international authors passed over by Israeli commercial publishers.
Founded in Tel Aviv in 2016 by Shira Hefer, Locus’s first three lists were dedicated to contemporary international literature, modern classics, and drama. In 2017 Locus started publishing Hebrew and international poetry. In 2018 it expanded its operations to also publish Hebrew fiction, nonfiction, and children's literature.
Among our authors are Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Nell Zink, Sjón, Jamaica Kincaid, Vladimir Sorokin, Jean Echenoz, Jean Phillippe Toussaint, Jane Bowles, Leonora Carrington, Toyo Shibata, Avner Shats and Jean Cocteau.
Publisher
Shira Hefer is an editor, translator, and publisher. She speaks eight languages: Hebrew, English, French, Spanish, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish. She holds an MA in translation studies. After co-founding Zikit Publishing House in 2012, she started Locus Publishing House in 2016 to focus on contemporary literature. She has published 80 titles in various literary genres including fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction.
Awards
Minister of Culture Award for Debut Book Publishers (2019), for the publication of A Tail by Sharon Kantor.
Praise for Locus
"Hats off to Locus... This is further proof of the vital need for small independent presses, which are driven by quality rather than only commercial considerations." – Atara Ben Hanan, Maala
"In its main series Locus has published experimental, fascinating, new literature... all books received enthusiastic reviews and achieved prominence in the literary discourse." – Gili Izikovich, Haaretz
Contacts
Shira Hefer, Publisher and Director | [email protected]
Poli Vishnevetsky, Editorial Coordinator | [email protected]
Michal Zechariah, Foreign Rights | [email protected]
Alma Neeman | graphic designer [portfolio]
Neta Rabinovitch | graphic designer [portfolio]
Our publications include:
Locus Contemporary
Lyudmilla Petrushevskaya | The Time Night
Nell Zink | The Wallcreeper
Jamaica Kincaid | A Small Place
Avner Shats | Dead White Men
Sergio Sant'Anna | Um Crime Delicado
Lyudmila Petrushevskaya | Among Friends and Other Stories
Jean Echenoz | Les Grandes Blondes
Michelangelo Antonioni | Quel Bowling sul Tevere
Jean Phillippe Toussaint | La Télévision
Jean Echenoz | Un An
Jane Bowles | Two Serious Ladies
Vladimir Sorokin | Horse Soup & Stories
Sjon | The Blue Fox
Vladimir Sorokin | Manaraga
Vladimir Sorokin | The Blizzard
Tomas Espedal | Against Nature
Jean Phillippe Toussaint | Football
Leonora Carrington | The Hearing Trumpet with an afterword by Olga Tokarczuk
Coming soon:
Ludmilla Petrushevskaya | The Mystical Stories
Jean-Phillipe Toussaint | La Salle de Bain
James Baldwin | The Fire Next Time
Locus Modern Classics
Sylvia Townsend Warner | Lolly Willowes
Joseph Conrad | Freya of the Seven Isles
Mark Twain | The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg
Octave Mirbeau | Les mémoires de mon ami
Charlotte Perkins Gillman | Benigna Machiavelli
Coming soon:
Felisberto Hernandez | La Casa Inundada
Locus - Hebrew Authors
Ran Gluzman | The Guest
Sharon Kantor | A Tail
Sivan Shiknagy | 88
Coming soon:
Sheikha Haliwe | The Windows are Broken Books
Locus Stage
Moliére | Tartuffe
Moliére | L'Avare
Moliére | Lécole des Femmes
William Shakespeare | Romeo and Juliet
Edmond Rostand | Cyrano de Bergerac
Henrik Ibsen | Per Gynt
Jean Cocteau | Les Parents Terribles
Coming soon:
William Shakespeare | Othello
Locus Idra | Poetry
Emma Sham-Ba Aylon | And All is So Sex
Shibata Toyo | Kujikenaide
Yonit Naaman | If a Heart Falls
Tamar Mor Sela | A Conversation with Israel Eliraz
Margaret Atwood | This Is The World, These Are My Hands - 1966-2007: Four Decades of Poetry
Guy Perel | A Cave
Dahlia Rabikovith | Yours, Dahlia - Letters to a Loved One
Dana Goldberg | A Direct Sun
Hadas Gilad | Beyond the Shoulder Blade Horizon
Keren David Hartman | Thirst
Coming soon:
Maya Tevet Dayan | Verses on Immigration
Other Animals | Interdisciplinary Books
Yonatan Raz Portugali & Hilla Toony Navok | If What You're Craving Right Now is Pilates, That's What You Should Focus On
Hadas Gilad | Days of Doing
Alon Mizrahi | Freedom: A Manifesto
Jean Bapitste Andrea | Ma Reine
Yasunari Kawabata | The Nobel Prize Speech
Anat Levitt | What is Love
An Eternal Moment | Shaanan Streett
Locus Pocus - Books for children
Andrzej Maleszka | THE MAGIC TREE SERIES Vol 1 - The Red Chair
Andrzej Maleszka | THE MAGIC TREE SERIES Vol 2 - The Secret Of The Bridge
Andrzej Maleszka | THE MAGIC TREE SERIES Vol 3 - The Giant
Aino Havukainen and Sami Toivonen | Tatu and Patu - Odd Machines
Coming soon:
Aino Havukainen and Sami Toivonen | Tatu and Patu - At Work
Locus Thrillers
Johan Brannstrom | Fever
Coming soon:
Johan Brannstrom | Red Signal