ēmvasis - what we publish under the imprint

ēmvasis publishes work that doesn't fit easily in one place.

The books I publish under this imprint sit at the edges of categories: narrative public health, literary nonfiction, fiction rooted in historical and social reality. The common thread isn't subject matter - it's a certain quality of attention. Writing that takes the long view. Writing that trusts the reader to make their own connections.

For now, ēmvasis is building its list. The first titles in development include literary fiction examining the social history of disease across centuries, and nonfiction that draws on two decades of fieldwork in global mental health.

If you're a writer whose work shares this orientation - serious, reflective and personal, cross-disciplinary, resistant to easy packaging - and you're interested in what ēmvasis might mean for your work, get in touch.