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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Adaptive Studios is an unusual venture that looks to find abandoned intellectual property and revive it for production in a wide variety of media. The venture has launched Adaptive Books and released its first title this month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As proven by the conversations at BookExpo America, American publishers, editors and readers may finally be coming around to embracing more foreign literature. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arevik Ashkharoyan, owner of the First Armenian Literary Agency, discusses trends in international literature and global interest in Armenian authors. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ever since Regnery launched its children’s publishing program three years ago, the publisher has been looking for a way to celebrate American history and American heroes in a way that would engage, inspire, and entertain young readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Readers who were inspired by Azar Nafisi’s paean to literature in Reading Lolita in Tehran—there were enough to keep the book on the New York Times bestseller list for 117 weeks—can rejoice at the appearance of The Republic of Imagination (Viking, Oct.), an homage to American literature and a... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Now in my 80s, in my second or third childhood, I’ve come back to the noir influence,” says Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoonist, author, and award-winning screenwriter and playwright, about Kill My Mother, an original graphic novel (Norton/Liveright, Aug.). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago Modern Classics has acquired three titles by Joan Aiken for its children’s list.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW's review of this first publication of J.R.R. Tolkien's translation of the seminal poem, which had a profound interest on The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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France's literary market has great potential, yet big firms remain reluctant to learn the language of international rights tradingSix thousand languages are spoken worldwide, but few have a market for books. French is the fifth-largest language pool, coming after Chinese, English, Spanish and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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People who create content need to be protected, Harriet Harman told The Publishers Association... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin is launching a new list of classic children’s books, with the first 20 titles to hit... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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László Krasznahorkai was awarded the 2014 Best Translated Book Award for fiction for "Seiobo There Below." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder Children’s Books plans to reach new audiences with HodderSilver, a digital-only list... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dinah Fried's new book, 'Fictitious Dishes,' blends literature, photography, and food as she recreates culinary moments from 50 well-known books. See photos from five fictional tablescapes come to life, from 'The Secret Garden' to 'The Metamorphosis.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association (PA) and the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) have relaunched the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“I’m for anything that gets you through the night – be it prayer, tranquilizers, or a bottle of Jack Daniel’s,” said the great American singer Frank Sinatra about one of the great American whiskeys. Or so say the ads on Jack Daniel’s new line of whiskey, Sinatra Select. And just as the American... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Astri von Arbin Ahlander is not your average 29-year-old. She’s also not your average literary agent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The struggles of print media are far from over, but the first quarter of 2014 has been a particularly upbeat period for the magazine business, and not just because 35 titles launched, compared with... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2014-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Super Furry Animals second film will be accompanied by an album, a book and an appMusician Gruff Rhys latest project saw him following in the footsteps of 18th-century explorer John Evans, who spent 1792 hunting for a fabled Welsh-speaking Native American tribe.The American Interior project has... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nearly 90 years after JRR Tolkien translated the 11th-century classic poem Beowulf will be published this May by HarperCollins UK and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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