Editions Xavier Barral

Éditions Xavier Barral is a French book publisher specialising in photography, architecture, contemporary art and science. It was founded in 2002 by Xavier Barral and based in Paris. Martin Parr has said of Éditions Xavier Barral that "Every book published [by] Barral has a specific problem to which it brings an original solution tailored to this project and to no other". Cheryl Newman, writing in The Daily Telegraph in 2013, described it as "offering an irresistible collection of tomes".

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Large trade publishers generally accept manuscripts only through literary agents, while many independent and small presses accept direct submissions during reading periods. Before submitting anywhere, read the publisher's current guidelines, study recent books on its list, and never pay a reading or publishing fee to a traditional publisher.