Radius Books encourages, promotes, and publishes books of artistic and cultural value for a wide audience. Our projects are distinguished in both form and substance: beautiful objects by important artists of all ranks.

Through our publication, education, and donation programs, Radius Books creates and promotes an ongoing dialogue among writers, thinkers, and artists. Since our founding in 2007, we have gifted over 75,000 thoughtfully crafted books to libraries, schools, and art programs across the US through our Donation Program.

We invite you to read more about our history and community, and to consider joining us in our efforts. As a volunteer, sponsor, in-kind donor, or corporate partner, your support directly benefits the Donation Program and ensures that Radius Books continues to impact arts education in unique and unexpected ways.

Radius Books was founded in 2007 by David Chickey, Darius Himes, David Skolkin, and Joanna Hurley. At the time, public libraries were rapidly losing funding for high quality art books, so the founders laid the groundwork for a nonprofit publishing company that would help to fill this need.

We take very seriously our responsibility as a publisher to provide a platform for diverse voices, and to infuse an anti-racist framework into what we do. We are certain that increasing Black visibility in our cultural institutions will change the world fundamentally and for the better. ⁠We have committed to understand more deeply our responsibility to this movement, and to internalize its message in tangible and significant ways.