Kopf & Kragen
We are a young, independent publisher of contemporary literature and art based in Berlin.
Our program focuses on sophisticated, daring and progressive prose: novels, stories and miniatures. We also publish pamphlets, limited art prints, handmade one-of-a-kind books and anything that needs to be published because we think it is necessary.
We love madness. The unsaid. The beautiful. We are optimists. Awake utopians. Radical humanists. We believe in the ability of literature and art to transform the world and want to revive visionary thinking with our books and art. A presumptuous thought? Oh yeah!
Our artistically designed and print-enhanced hardcover editions are aimed at all bibliophilic readers and those who want to experience our books both visually and tactilely. Our deliberately minimalist softcover books adhere to the design principle of "form follows function." For those who prefer digital formats, our books are also available as e-books.
In a world (and this includes the book industry) that constantly demands the new and the ever-more, we pursue the concept of "slow publishing." This approach is not only more sustainable and appreciative but also more reasonable and healthier for us.
We believe that books deserve a longer lifespan and we do not wish to burn ourselves or our books in the ceaseless machine called the book market, in the eternal cycle of production and promotion. Spring. Fall. Spring. Fall. Until the end of days. Therefore, we will only publish new books, prints, etc., when the time is right. We adhere to our idea: quality over quantity. And perhaps one day we will achieve both simultaneously in a balanced manner.
We have a literary, artistic, and social commitment. Hence, we aim to regularly publish books with 50% of the proceeds donated to movements, initiatives, or artists dedicated to a more just world. We will introduce the selected projects on our blog.
Profit maximization is neither an incentive nor a goal of Kopf & Kragen Publishing. What is far more important to us is spreading ideas and visions, promoting authors, and sparking discussions with our books.
In this spirit: literature & art, critique & visions.
Warm regards
Kopf & Kragen
Our program focuses on sophisticated, daring and progressive prose: novels, stories and miniatures. We also publish pamphlets, limited art prints, handmade one-of-a-kind books and anything that needs to be published because we think it is necessary.
We love madness. The unsaid. The beautiful. We are optimists. Awake utopians. Radical humanists. We believe in the ability of literature and art to transform the world and want to revive visionary thinking with our books and art. A presumptuous thought? Oh yeah!
Our artistically designed and print-enhanced hardcover editions are aimed at all bibliophilic readers and those who want to experience our books both visually and tactilely. Our deliberately minimalist softcover books adhere to the design principle of "form follows function." For those who prefer digital formats, our books are also available as e-books.
In a world (and this includes the book industry) that constantly demands the new and the ever-more, we pursue the concept of "slow publishing." This approach is not only more sustainable and appreciative but also more reasonable and healthier for us.
We believe that books deserve a longer lifespan and we do not wish to burn ourselves or our books in the ceaseless machine called the book market, in the eternal cycle of production and promotion. Spring. Fall. Spring. Fall. Until the end of days. Therefore, we will only publish new books, prints, etc., when the time is right. We adhere to our idea: quality over quantity. And perhaps one day we will achieve both simultaneously in a balanced manner.
We have a literary, artistic, and social commitment. Hence, we aim to regularly publish books with 50% of the proceeds donated to movements, initiatives, or artists dedicated to a more just world. We will introduce the selected projects on our blog.
Profit maximization is neither an incentive nor a goal of Kopf & Kragen Publishing. What is far more important to us is spreading ideas and visions, promoting authors, and sparking discussions with our books.
In this spirit: literature & art, critique & visions.
Warm regards
Kopf & Kragen
Anthology, U0 Untergrundminiaturen, Kopf & Kragen Literaturverlag, 2024 © Kopf & Kragen Literaturverlag
Multimedia anthology, softcover, 192 pages, format 12 x 19 cm, 20 €, ISBN 978-3-949729-13-3, autumn 2024
Berlin. 2039. The hyper-modern subway “U0” circles the city in an endless loop. Turbulent years are behind us. Things happened that we only dared to dream of, things that shook everything and things that we should have prevented.
We want to take a look into the future. Where will this city, this country and this continent develop? What will we look back on in 2039, what will surround us and what will lie ahead? 20 writers and artists give an answer.
