Lit Lists As spring emerges and lockdown restrictions continue, here is a list of new and upcoming translated works from around the world to fill your sunny days at home. Isabel Allende The Soul of a Woman Trans. Isabel Allende Ballantine Books, March 2021 Chilean author Isabel Allende speaks of her experience of love, life, loss, and above all feminism in her new memoir, The Soul of a Woman. Allende tells the tale of her coming of age in the 1960s in the first wave of feminism and how she grew as a woman with or without a partner. Through her narrative, she shows just what women want in this day and age. Her goal is to inspire the new generation to fight just like she did as a young woman. Sergi Pàmies The Art of Wearing a Trench Coat Trans. Adrian Nathan West Other Press, March 2021 Spanish writer Sergi Pàmies presents thirteen stories with a narrator who explores the different relationships a person has in their life. Based on the author’s own experiences, the stories range from the last moments of a family member to the actions we take to save our relationships. Each story presents themes of loss and regret but at the same time allows the reader to reflect on what it simply means to live (reviewed in the Spring 2021 issue of WLT). Pola Oloixarac Mona Trans. Adam Morris Farrar, Straus & Giroux, March 2021 Argentine author Pola Oloixarac tells the story of a young woman of color, Mona, who has had success as a... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
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The next two-year post as Children's Literature Laureate in Australia is taken up by Morris Gleitzman, as the American Literary Translators Association announces deadlines for its competitions' entries. The post Industry Notes: Australia’s New Children’s Laureate, America’s 2018 Literary... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With challenges to so many voices becoming shrill in so many markets, Publishing Perspectives' Spring Global Overview Edition will spotlight the book industry's champions of diversity and efforts to promote it. The post Publishing Perspectives’ Spring Magazine: Call for Stories on Diversity... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing's audio segment continues its rise in a season boasting a wide range of titles that reflect the industry's overall growth. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seeking to slim down on translation costs, the publisher turned to Google Translate API—which came with blessings and curses both. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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America’s National Book Awards will reportedly expand to recognise works in translation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Many in publishing and those disheartened by the xenophobia of the times may cheer the National Book Foundation's decision to add a category for translated literature with what Lisa Lucas calls 'the power to touch us as American readers.' The post The US National Book Award Goes International... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Foundation has established a fifth National Book Award, one for translated works of fiction and nonfiction published in the U.S. The new award will be presented at the 69th National Book Awards this November. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In our interview with Grano de Sal, a brand-new publishing house in Mexico City, we learn that the publisher is looking for edgy books and world Spanish rights. The post Mexican Publisher Grano de Sal Looking for World Spanish Rights, Translations, and Controversy appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Our editors’ selections of eagerly awaited children's and YA books for the coming season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Translators' Association First Translation Prize, set up by writer and translator Daniel Hahn, has revealed its inaugural shortlist. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Palm Springs compound owned by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Herman Wouk has come on the market at $2.495 million. The stone-walled house, built in the 1940s, was once a retreat of actors Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood. One could say a lot of character has developed here during the decades.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Translation Database, founded in 2008 by Chad Post and featuring details on over 6,000 works in translation, will now be hosted on the 'Publishers Weekly' website. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Veteran politician Ken Clarke is to give the keynote speech at the Independent Publishers Guild's (IPG) Annual Spring Conference in March. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Only 14 of 205 respondents to an unprecedented Authors Guild survey said that 100 percent of their income is from translation and related activities. The post Authors Guild Survey Points to Translators’ Challenges in Year Ahead: Earnings, Contracts, Credit appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new report released by the Authors Guild showed that more than 65% of the literary translators responding to a survey earn less than $20,000 a year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robert Hastings, publisher at independent Black Spring Press, has died aged 52 following an illness. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker International Prize-winning translator and publisher Deborah Smith is to support national charity The Reader by match-funding donations to the total value of £5,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wellbeing imprint Orion Spring is publishing a book about the oral contraceptive pill. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is laying down the law on ads this week with a new mission statement that is meant to clarify how it operates in the marketplace.On Monday, an ad policy manifesto attributed to VP of ad product Rob Goldman appeared on the Facebook blog. It also was reposted on Facebook by executives... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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