Alta L. Price runs a publishing consultancy specialized in literature and nonfiction texts on art, architecture, design, and culture. She translates from Italian and German into English. Her translations include works by Giorgio Agamben, Dana Grigorcea, Alexander Kluge, Aldo Novarese, and Martin Mosebach. She was awarded the Gutekunst Prize for her translation of Dea Loher's novel Bugatti taucht auf.