About Arti-Facts
About Arti-Facts Publishing
Independent Publishing • Stories • Creativity
Arti-Facts Publishing is an independent imprint founded in 2026 by Sanman Thapa. It is dedicated to stories of labor, dignity, memory, and belonging — stories rooted in lived experience and shaped by moral courage.
Our Mission
We believe stories are not a luxury. They are records. They are resistant. They are memories.
Arti-Facts Publishing exists to preserve the stories of workers, immigrants, families, and communities whose struggles and resilience deserve careful witness. Our books do not chase trends. They hold space. They remember.
We publish work that honors lived experience without spectacle and without simplification. We believe literature should illuminate complexity with honesty and humanity.
What We Publish
- Memoir rooted in lived experience
- Stories exploring labor, migration, and identity
- Works centered on dignity and belonging
- Bilingual and cross-cultural narratives
About Sanman Thapa
Sanman Thapa is a Nepali-American writer and school counselor in New York. Before he became a counselor, he was a teenage factory worker in Kathmandu, Nepal — where he lost a hand to unsafe machinery and helped his fellow workers organize into a union.
He is the author of A Fight for a Cup of Chai, a memoir of factory life in 1990s Kathmandu, and From the Window: The City of What-Ifs, a novella set in the same city. Chai is also available in Spanish and as an audiobook, narrated by Jaf.
Bio Link: https://sanmanthapa.com/links
Beyond the Books
Beyond publishing, Arti-Facts Publishing supports educational and community engagement through classroom resources, author talks, literacy-centered discussions, workshops, and partnerships with schools, libraries, and cultural organizations.
ARTI-FACTS PUBLISHING LLC is a registered and insured independent publishing imprint based in New York.
Copyright 2026 Sanman Thapa