Godine

Godine is a New England–based independent book publisher.^[1]

Godine

Status	Active
Founded	1970
Founder	David R. Godine
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	Boston
Distribution	Ingram / Two Rivers
Key people	Will Thorndike, President David Allender, Publisher Celia Johnson, Senior Editor
Publication types	Books
Nonfiction topics	Narrative nonfiction Philosophy Memoir
Fiction genres	Literary fiction Poetry Children's books for all ages
Imprints	Black Sparrow
No. of employees	5
Official website	www.godine.com

History

Godine was founded in 1970 by David R. Godine, who acted as publisher until his retirement in 2019. Leadership of the company was then assumed by Will Thorndike.^[2]

In March 2020, Godine partnered with Two Rivers / Ingram to distribute their publications.^[3]

Notable authors and awards

• Thomas W. Gilbert, Casey Award: Best Baseball Book of the Year, 2020^[4]
• Richard Howard, National Book Award for Translated Literature, 1983^[5]
• Bob Keyes, Rabkin Prize for Visual Arts Journalism, 2017^[6]
• J.M.G. Le Clézio, Nobel Prize in Literature, 2008^[7]
• Patrick Modiano, Nobel Prize in Literature, 2014^[7]
• Richard Rodriguez, Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, 1983^[8] Frankel Medal from the National Endowment for the Humanities,^[9] Pulitzer Prize finalist in nonfiction^[10]
• Simon Van Booy, Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, 2009^[11]