Monique Truong: Why German Literature Is ‘Seriously Funny’

Festival Neue Literatur chairperson and author Monique Truong explains why this year's festival theme, Seriously Funny, is actually the perfect fit for German literature. The post Monique Truong: Why German Literature Is ‘Seriously Funny’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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German news publishers want Google to rip their content after all

At some point, we've all said no to an offer of help before realizing that some help would actually be rather useful. It's a situation that German news publisher Axel Springer has found itself in after spending months lobbying Google to stop indexing... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH to close French and German offices

Penguin Random House UK is to close its Penguin Benelux and France and Penguin Germany offices, putting up to six roles at risk of redundancy, as part of a restructure of its international and group companies’ sales teams. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Funny and moving” addiction memoir to Two Roads

Two Roads has acquired rights to memoir of addiction and recovery by Salon.com’s Sarah Hepola. Publisher Lisa Highton bought UK rights to Blackout from Rachel Clements at Abner Stein. The book is described as “funny and moving”, and tells the story of how Hepola, “a single woman with a rising... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fault in Our Stars author backs literature diversity campaign

We need to reflect the reality of our communities, says The Fault in Our Stars writer John Green in video backing social media-led We Need Diverse Books campaignAll readers need to know that they too can be the heroes of a story, according to the bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German Publishers Bow To Google’s Market Power In Ongoing Text Snippets Fight

A tug of war between Google and German publishers over how online news content is displayed in search results has ended in surrender (for now) for the publishers — who have grudgingly agreed the search giant can display snippets of their co ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German publishers capitulate and let Google post news snippets -- for now

German publishers said they are bowing to Google’s market power, and will allow the search engine powerhouse to show news snippets in search results free of charge, at least for the time being.The decision is a step in an ongoing legal dispute between the publishers and Google. Publishers are... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hosseini, Lahiri and Shamsie on longlist for DSC South Asian literature Prize

Khaled Hosseini, Jhumpa Lahiri and Kamila Shamsie are among the 10 authors longlisted for the $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2015. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribe acquires German Book Prize winner

Scribe has acquired a novel by Lutz Seiler, titled Kruso, which was recently awarded the 2014 German Book Prize, dubbed Germany’s equivalent to the Man Booker Prize.   Scribe acquired World English rights from Nora Mercurio at Suhrkamp Verlag at auction.   Seiler is a poet and short-story... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manchester Literature Festival 2014: Emma Jane Unsworth at Canongate Lates

No one chronicles a Manuncian night out like her, says Helen Pidd (who also enjoyed Zoe Pilger, Anneliese Mackintosh and Karima Francis at the book fest)I loved Animals by Emma Jane Unsworth so much that I read it twice in a week.Picking it up for the first time over the summer, I binged on it,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French author Patrick Modiano wins Nobel prize for literature

The Frenchman has written about the German occupation of his country during World War II. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patrick Modiano Wins 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature

Gallimard and publishers around the world celebrate Patrick Modiano’s 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature during the Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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European Union Prize for Literature announced at FBF

The 13 winners of the 2014 European Union Prize for Literature took the stage at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Wednesday. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Patrick Modiano Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

French author Patrick Modiano has won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature, it was revealed Thursday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Lutz Seiler Wins 2014 German Book Prize

51-year-old poet Lutz Seiler has won the prestigious 2014 German Book Prize for his first novel, Kruso, which plays off the story of Robinson Crusoe. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Visiting the Tbilisi International Literature Festival

Literary agents Geraldine Rose and Sridhar Gowda of Kadalu recount their experience visiting the leading literary event in Georgia, which was full of surprises. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google strips down its news service to pacify German publishers

Google has a tumultuous history with the German publishing industry, which has long taken issue with the search giant's indexing of news stories. Starting next week, Google Germany will no longer display summaries and image thumbnails for news... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Texans Revive Classic Latin American Literature in Translation

The University of Texas Press has revived its translations of classic Latin American literature, bringing most of them into digital form for the first time. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Award 2014 nominees for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people's literature are announced

Works that were nominated include 'The Innovators' by Walter Isaacson and 'Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?' by Roz Chast for the nonfiction prize as well as 'All the Light We Cannot See' by Anthony Doerr and 'Station Eleven' by Emily St. John Mandel for the fiction award. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Martin Amis's novel 'A Zone of Interest' gets rave reviews, but is dropped by French and German publishers

Amis's French and German publishers passed on his novel about the Holocaust, but another French company will be releasing the book and Amis's agent said there will most likely be a new German publisher that is willing to publish it.  Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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2014 NBA Young People's Literature Longlist Announced

The National Book Foundation has announced the 2014 National Book Award longlist for Young People’s Literature. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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