by Porter Anderson

Translating Katja Kettu: ‘At the Margins of History’

As AmazonCrossing arrives at Frankfurt Book Fair this week, Finland’s Katja Kettu’s ‘The Midwife’ has just been released, one of Amazon Publishing’s big books of the year. Read More

by Porter Anderson

Translation: Bodour Al Qasimi on ‘New Impetus for Arab Publishing’

‘A culture without translation is a culture without windows,’ the UAE’s Bodour says. ‘A direct reflection of the challenges we face.’ Read More

by Porter Anderson

Brian O’Leary on BISG at 40: ‘A Fresh Look at Everything’

As Book Industry Study Group members gather for a 40th annual meeting, the organization’s incoming director is focused on ‘execution against the objectives and strategies’ of the group. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘All About Solving Problems’ [dropcap]T[/dropcap]oday (September 30), the USA’s Book Industry Study Group (BISG) is holding its 40th annual meeting at New York City’s Masonic… Read More

by Porter Anderson

PEN America on Diversity Issues and Banning Books in the USA

Young readers’ access is limited not only by local challenges but also by ‘soft censorship,’ asserts PEN America’s new report—and ‘diverse books’ may be the first to be yanked. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson The US Will Be ‘Majority Minority’ By 2044 Reporting “a persistent pattern of attempts to remove certain books from public schools… Read More

by Porter Anderson

Unbound's Jason Cooper: 'Too Many Titles in a Small Space'

‘The need for extreme success is now a requirement rather than a boon,’ says the UK’s Jason Cooper in the run-up to Frankfurt’s conference on The Markets. Read More

by Porter Anderson

Violist Stephanie Griffin: The Momentum Of Four Momenta

Although she calls it ‘a violist’s Book of Job,’ founding and leading the Momenta Quartet is a longtime labor of love for Stephanie Griffin, as she tells us in Music for Writers. Read More

by Porter Anderson

Southeast Asia’s Rising Publishing World: An Interview With Kenneth Quek

Under-translated and overly vulnerable to censorship, the publishing communities of Southeast Asia nevertheless will soon be ‘making waves,’ according to one of Singapore’s industry leaders. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘Incredible Strides’ As we look toward Frankfurt Book Fair next month and the new Singapore StoryDrive Asia event in November, many in the industry are looking to update… Read More

by Porter Anderson

Authors and the Demand for Warnings: Writing in a Trigger-Happy World

How can we ask authors to ply the range and radiance of human experience if they’re expected to provide trigger warnings? – Porter Anderson Read More