About Monterey Press
Some books are read once and forgotten. Others stay with us: on the nightstand, in the margins, in the way we see the people around us.
Monterey Press publishes the second kind.
We are an independent publisher on the California coast, devoted to books that deepen our understanding of the human experience: literary fiction, psychology, and nonfiction written with care. We look for work that asks honest questions instead of offering easy answers, that trusts the reader’s intelligence, and that will still matter long after this season’s bestsellers are forgotten. And we bring these books to readers in more than one language.
Books can inform us, challenge us, and keep us company through every stage of life. Those are the books we make.
What we value
- Quality over quantityWe publish carefully selected books rather than large catalogs.
- Intellectual honestyWe value evidence, thoughtful inquiry, and openness over certainty and sensational claims.
- Respect for the readerWe do not manipulate through fear, hype, or false promises.
- Editorial excellenceThoughtful editing, careful design, accurate translation, and attention to detail are essential parts of publishing, not optional finishing touches.
“We believe translation is an act of authorship as well as scholarship. Our goal is not simply to reproduce words but to preserve meaning, voice, rhythm, and literary quality for readers in another language.”Our approach to translation