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Clarity
A project should know what it is trying to do, even when it stays open-ended.
About 1K
A small company for big reading lives.
1K Books Inc. publishes books and cultural objects from a studio between Brooklyn and Shanghai.
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A longer view of publishing
We believe publishing is a form of attention. It is the work of making room for a voice, then building the conditions for that voice to be heard, held and passed on.
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What we keep close
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Care
We respect the work, the people making it and the people who will live with it.
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Curiosity
We look across disciplines because the best questions rarely stay in one room.