Agent Nermin Mollaoğlu: The French Market Is Beginning To Open Its Doors to Turkish Books

Taking note of the fact that two of the six shortlisted titles are Turkish in this year's EBRD Literature Prize–to be awarded during London Book Fair–Istanbul's Nermin Mollaoğlu looks at the rights scene in 2018. The post Agent Nermin Mollaoğlu: The French Market Is Beginning To Open Its Doors to Turkish Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nominations Open for PW's 2016 Star Watch

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Strong Focus on Children's Books at Taipei Fair

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2015 Sees Opening of 60 Indie Bookstores

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Contently Buys Analytics Startup That Tells B2B Marketers How Well Their Downloads Work

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[ AdWeek | 2016-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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