So’ham Books
Serious literature, beautifully published.
About the press
So’ham Books was co-founded in the year 2000 by the late Dr Jitendra Vashishtha, a well-known Indian poet and translator, and Samartha Vashishtha. The press operated uninterrupted from 2000 to 2010, and is now being revived.
Across those ten years, So’ham Books placed extreme emphasis on editorial discretion, publishing a small number of well-received and beautifully produced volumes of poetry and prose. These included several books by the American author Suzanne Nielsen, currently Professor of Writing, Literature, and Language at Metropolitan State University, Minnesota; a book of poems by Jasmine Kang; and Samartha Vashishtha’s own debut collection of poems, Anhadnād.
Our mission
The revival of So’ham Books is a response to the current void and crisis in the world of creative publishing. AI-driven self-publishing and vanity platforms have driven the editorial quality and production quality of published work to its absolute nadir. So’ham Books strives to provide a forum where high-quality literature finds an avenue to publication. We welcome submissions and evaluate each with a keen editorial eye for quality and suitability as serious literature.
So’ham Books is in the process of being incorporated as a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). Our primary focus is on producing literature of value and enduring importance rather than monetary benefit.