Despite the popularity of bestselling Italian author Elena Ferrante, who was recently named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people, the flow of translations between the U.S. and Italy continues to be one-sided. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lydia Cacho is one of two writers who were recently named the winners of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Journalist Shawn Vestal was recently named the winner of this year's PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for his debut collection, 'Godforsaken Idaho.' We talked to Vestal about winning the prize, and his experience publishing the book with Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jivox, an ad tech firm which specializes in helping companies build interactive video ads, says it has a new platform that will make executing multi-device mobile campaigns a lot easier. Specifically, the San Mateo, Calif.-based startup has rolled out a new product it claims will help... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2012-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Junot Díaz, who was recently named a MacArthur "Genius" Fellow, is among the National Book Awards fiction finalists for his short-story collection, "This Is How You Lose Her." Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]