Europe

Learn more about publishers and authors in Europe, one of the world’s most established book publishing regions.

Central European Crime Wave Sweeps Publishing

Crime writers from Hungary, Poland, and throughout Central Europe are making their way into English. Will they prove as popular as the Scandinavians?

Posted in Europe | Tagged bestsellers, crime fiction, fiction, Genre Fiction, HarperCollins, Harvill Secker, Hungary, Melville House, Poland, Ukraine | Leave a comment

Publishing as Politics, Publishing with Purpose

Lynn Gaspard of Telegram Books sees publishing as a change agent: ‘I feel I am contributing as much by publishing as by joining a political organization.’

Posted in Europe | Tagged Arabic, Arabic book publishing, London, Middle East, Saqi Books, Telegram Books, UK, UK book publishing | 1 Comment

Barcelona’s Blackie Books: Pretty Books for the Apocalypse

Named after a beloved but deceased pet, Barcelona’s Blackie Books is a surprisingly successful independent publisher of cult fiction, poetry, and illustration.

Posted in Europe | Tagged book cover design, design, illustration, independent publishing, Spain, Spanish publishing | Leave a comment

A Self-Help Rights Guide for Independent Publishers

Petra Hardt, Foreign Rights Director at Berlin’s Suhrkamp Verlag, has written ‘Rights: Buying. Protecting. Selling’ to help publishers make the best choices.

Posted in Europe | Tagged contracts, foreign rights, germany, independent publishing, rights, royalties, Suhrkamp Verlag | Leave a comment

Perhaps the Greatest Comics Book Store in the World

Manuel Morin in front of his extraordinary bookshop

‘People don’t revere the old comics enough,’ says Manuel Morin, owner of Paris’ BD Spirit, which offers 50-80,000 titles, many of them collectors items.

Posted in Europe | Tagged Bandes Dessinées, bookselling, comics, France | 1 Comment

Caviar, Vodka, Books: Waterstones to Open Russian Mini-store

Waterstones is to launch a Russian bookshop within its flagship store in London’s Piccadilly, offering 5,000 Russian language titles and translations.

Posted in Europe | Tagged bookselling, London, Russia, translation, UK, Waterstone's | Leave a comment

French Comics Pirates Scan 30,000+ Titles, Offer Translations

A new study reveals that pirates are offering tens of thousands of high quality illegally scanned comics in France to meet market demand for digital editions.

Posted in Europe | Tagged comics, France, le Motif, piracy, pirates, statistics, translation | 4 Comments

Finnegan’s List: Polyglot Europeans Pick Titles for Translation

The Society of European Authors is pushing for publishers to translate more books and have published a list totaling 30 titles recommended by 10 top authors.

Posted in Europe | Tagged authors, European literature, Goethe-Institut, James Joyce, literature, Society of European Authors, translation | 2 Comments

The Loneliness of the Icelandic Translator

Iceland has one foot in ancient culture and one foot in the modern world — and its books pose unique challenges, says translator Victoria Cribb.

Posted in Europe | Tagged Frankfurt Book Fair, Iceland, literature, reading habits, sjon, translation, translators | Leave a comment

Inspired by McSweeney’s, German Lit Mag Wins Big

An ambitious experiment in innovative packaging by German lit mag BELLA triste has garnered a big prize, praise from readers, and strong sales.

Posted in Europe | Tagged book prize, germany, literature, McSweeney's, translation, USA | Leave a comment

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