The 2018 cycle of seven prizes in translation administered by the UK’s Society of Authors names its shortlists.
Books to Film: The 2019 Books at Berlinale Draws From Biggest Submission Pool Yet
Twelve titles will be presented for potential film development on February 11 as part of this year’s Books at Berlinale program at the Berlin International Film Festival.
London Book Fair Announces Programming for March’s Book and Screen Week
The London Book Fair’s annual London Book and Screen Week events include a cooking demonstration, films, and onstage discussions.
Bookselling Without Borders and Tišma Prize Open for Submissions
The Bookselling Without Borders program will again send bookstore workers to international book fairs and trade shows. And Novi Sad’s new Tišma Prize is in its inaugural year.
Authors Guild and Society of Authors Allege Copyright Infringement by the Internet Archive
In a copyright flare-up, California’s Internet Archive finds itself on the wrong side of the English-speaking world’s two largest author trade organizations.
Joyce Carol Oates Is Named the 2019 Jerusalem Prize Winner
One of the best-known American authors working today, Joyce Carol Oates has won the Jerusalem Prize and will attend the Jerusalem International Book Forum in May.
De Marque Is French Canada’s Largest E-Lender
Québec City’s De Marque acquires MaBiblioNumerique.ca, making it the largest lender of ebooks in French Canada.
New Translated YA Book Shortlist from GLLI; New Translators’ Grants From SCBWI
SCBWI has opened a new work-in-progress grant program for translators, and GLLI soon will name its first Translated YA Book Prize.
Bestselling 2018 English-Language Books in Canada
BookNet Canada releases the country’s bestselling English-language book sales of 2018—for both Canadian authors and overall bestselling titles.
Richard Charkin: ‘Try Another Word’
Proposing an alternate meaning for Brexit as the negotiations furor rises, Richard Charkin suggests: ‘Books Really (are) Entertaining, eXciting, Informative, and Transformational.’