Nine years after initial interest in Delores Redondo’s work, NBCUniversal International Studios is taking four of the author’s novels to film.
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Kim Thúy and Michel Jean in Frankfurt: Canadians of Multiple Cultures
As part of Canada’s Guest of Honor program at Frankfurter Buchmesse, authors Kim Thúy and Michel Jean spoke about the role of identity in storytelling.
A Growing Breed in France: Literary Agents Find New Traction
Long under-appreciated in the French book business, literary agents are making headway in rights and representation. A new report looks at their gains.
The Salon du Livre Africain’s First Outing: A Hit in Paris
In its inaugural staging, the Salon du Livre Africain de Paris invited more than 150 authors and presented 30 French and African publishers.
France’s Rentrée Littéraire: Books About COVID? Not Interested
‘Publishers tried, but it really didn’t work,’ says one Paris bookseller about the question of pandemic-related books this year.
Aaliya’s Books Closes Amid Beirut’s Economic and Political Crisis
Aaliya’s Books, a much-loved Beirut bookstore named for a character in a Rabih Alameddine novel, has lost the battle to stay open—for now.
Afshin Molavi at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: ‘West to East’
The Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute fellow speaks with Mina Al-Oraibi about pandemic-era dynamics in the Arab region.
At Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: ‘The Art of Translation’
Questions of fidelity to a text were among topics discussed by Marilyn Booth, Michael Cooperson, and Hamed Al Ghaithi.
France’s Hervé Le Tellier: An Anomaly of a Residency for His Translators
‘You realize when you’re a writer that you don’t think of your translators,’ says the 2020 Prix Goncourt-winning author.
Diversity and Identity in Québec’s Literature: A Changing Landscape
‘We’re now in a multicultural moment,’ says McGill University’s Alain Farah. ‘Literature can have something else to say.’ (Sponsored)