In his keynote at Frankfurt's The Markets, the arch-agent Andrew Wylie will address the forces of nationalism: 'The publishing world is in opposition.' The post Andrew Wylie and the Internationalist Imperative: ‘A Profound Moral Question’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
British-born translator Jessica Cohen and Israeli author David Grossman share the £50,000 Man Booker International purse for 'A Horse Walks Into a Bar.' The post Author David Grossman and Translator Jessica Cohen Win the 2017 Man Booker International Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Israeli writer David Grossman's A Horse Walks Into a Bar, translated by Jessica Cohen and published by Jonathan Cape, has won this year's Man Booker International Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Swedish novel about an elderly woman generates a series of preempts; a German debut attracts the Americans and Brits, among others; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
A two-week international reading-and-discussion exercise, the Big Library Read is underway with more than 20,000 libraries in various parts of the world. The post A Sourcebooks Title Is OverDrive’s New International Big Library Read appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Franz Kafka prize winner speaks on Saturday (June 3) at BookExpo's BookCon with 'The Handmaid's Tale' showrunner Bruce Miller. The post Margaret Atwood Named Winner of Prague’s Franz Kafka International Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thanks to digital initiatives and a strong list of titles, 50-year-old UK book publisher Kogan Page is growing its business, despite more competition. The post An Indie Publisher at 50: Kogan Page’s International Language of Business appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Swedish novel about a Marxist revolutionary gains traction; a Finish book about a Nordic lifestyle trend sells in the U.S.; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The shortlist of the second Klaus Flugge Prize reveals a global line-up of American and British publishers with illustrators also from Korea and Italy. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
A memoir from the Nazi era, ‘A German Life’ has been bolstered by the documentary film on its subject, the late Brunhilde Pomsel. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘Publishers’ Journalistic Obligation’ t’s a very fast takeoff in international sales for the April publication... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rather than focusing on a single country or region, BookExpo's Market Forum sessions this year address several territories and issues on May 31. The post BookExpo’s International Market Forum Sessions: Rights and Regions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
A book represented by the Salomonsson Agency, about puppets that can calm newborn babies, has sold in a flurry of sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
From the Tehran Times and Financial Tribune: Of more than 1,600 publishers at the 30th Tehran International Book Fair, 380 are said to be from outside Iran. The post Tehran Book Fair Features 380 International Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Regulatory issues, the state of reading, and distribution questions are to figure into discussions held during Nigeria's fair next week in Lagos. The post Promising a Platform for Interaction, Nigeria International Book Fair Opens Monday appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Brighton-based independent publisher Myriad Editions is to merge with non-profit media co-operative New Internationalist, based in Oxford, effective immediately. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Romeo Oriogun from Nigeria has won 2017's £3,000 Brunel International African Poetry Prize for his "complex and ultimately beautiful" writing on masculinity, sexuality and desire in the face of LGBT criminalisation and persecution. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year's group of Zev Birger Fellows for the Jerusalem International Book Fair will see the event coincide for the first time with Hebrew Book Week. The post Jerusalem International Book Fair Announces Zev Birger Fellows appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
After the Scandi noir boom, dark tales from British authors are making waves abroad. Publishers, agents and authors take up the caseWhen ex-paramedic Daniel Cole signed with agent Sue Armstrong, he was “delighted”. When Armstrong bagged him a six-figure, three-book deal from a British publisher... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The British employee-owned book and magazine publishing cooperative surpassed the goal of its recent crowdfunding campaign by 40%, receiving over $800,000 from more than 340,000 people. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
A tongue-in-cheek anatomy book about the vagina, by two Norwegian medical students, is racking up foreign sales, along with the new novel by Swedish romance author, Simona Ahrnstedt. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]