Founded in 2006, Agora publishes mainly translations of French-language works - fiction, philosophical and sociological essays, documentary prose and children's literature; but also translations of non-French literature and works by Georgian authors. Agora has published over a two hundred books, including classic and contemporary works by American, Belgian, Swedish, Italian, New Zealand, Canadian and Turkish authors.
Agora owns the online French bookstore.
In 2019, Agora Publishing created the Geronti Kikodze Literary Prize, which currently awards prizes in three nominations: Best Translation from French, Geronti Kikodze - School student's Choice, Contribution to the Art of Translation.
From
2006 to 2024, the Agora publishing house was headed by Marina Balavadze, a
translator and professor of French at Ilia University in Tbilisi. In 2014, she
was promoted by the French government to the rank of Chevalier de l'Ordre des
Arts et des Lettres for her contribution to French culture. In 2021, she was
promoted to the rank of Officier de l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques.
Since
2025, the position of director of the Agora publishing house has been held by
Ekaterine Chachkhiani, who also runs the French bookstore Agora.
Since
2025, the project manager of the Agora publishing house is Tamar Khosruashvili, translator, who worked at the French Institute of Georgia (formerly the Dumas Center) at
the French Embassy in Georgia from 1998 to 2024, where she has held the
position of director of the French mediathèque since 2002. In 2016, she was
promoted by the French government to the rank of Chevalier de l'Ordre des
Palmes Académiques for her contribution to the French language and culture.