Arabic-to-English translator Marilyn Booth talks about the challenges and positive signals she sees for bringing new readers to Arabic literature in translation. Read More
Booker Winning Marilyn Booth on Arabic Translations
Olga Tokarczuk Wins the Jan Michalski
Another step in the fast-developing international visibility of the Polish author Olga Tokarczuk, Switzerland’s 50,000-franc Jan Michalski Prize has gone to her ‘The Books of Jacob,’ now being translated by Jennifer Croft. Read More
Political Literature’s Darkest Nightmares
In a taut tale of radicalization, Norway’s Demian Vitanza contributes ‘This Life or the Next’ to a season of top-notch political books. Read More
The New Year’s Eve of Time
Wishing you the opportunities you crave and the resources you deserve in 2019. Read More
At AWP: Love Before Trump
Released by AmazonCrossing, Kazuki Kaneshiro’s 18-year-old novel ‘Go’ has found a new voice in Takami Nieda’s translation. It’s a timely indictment of today’s nationalism. Read More
APub Docks at London Book Fair
At London Book Fair 2018, the Amazon Publishing foreign rights team packs dependable titles, making deals in up to 40 territories—and the retail muscle to make all boats float. Read More
Translators’ Challenges Ahead
Only 14 of 205 respondents to the Authors Guild’s unprecedented survey said that all their income is from their work as translators. Read More
Selling African Rights Into Germany
Berlin’s InterKontinental agency ends its first year ready to accelerate rights sales with a new African literature festival in April: Writing in Migration. Read More
Agent Neil Gudovitz: Looking to Clean Up on the De-Cluttering Craze
You know all about ‘The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up’ by Marie Kondo, right? But how about ‘Room To Breathe’ from Lu Wei? Read More
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