The annual Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize goes to Vincent Kling for his translation of ‘The Strudlhof Steps’ by Heimito von Doderer.
Wednesday Schedule at Jerusalem International Book Forum: May 18
Set at the historic 1933 Jerusalem International YMCA, the Jerusalem International Book Forum is back in a fully in-person edition.
German Nonfiction Prize To Offer NFTs With the Creatokia Marketplace
In a pilot program with Bookwire’s Creatokia, the Börsenverein offers NFTs related to the German Nonfiction Prize.
Leipzig Book Fair Postpones Its 2023 Dates From March to April
‘In order to enable the greatest possible planning security,’ organizers say, the 2023 Leipzig Book Fair will be delayed by a month, to April.
Storytel: Streaming Revenue Up 35 Percent in Q1 Year Over Year
Storytel’s first quarter reflects the reorganization of the company underway, as France’s publishers roll out their first ‘Audiobook Month.’
Wales’ Dylan Thomas Prize Names Patricia Lockwood its 2022 Winner
An accolade just in time for author Patricia Lockwood: she’s now 40, no longer eligible to be proposed for a Dylan Thomas Prize.
Springer Nature Opens Open-Access Book Deal with Max Planck Society
Springer Nature calls its arrangement, through the Max Planck Digital Library, its largest open-access institutional book deal yet.
British Council Names 12 Winners of Its New India-UK Fellowships
Translation is at the heart of this extensive program for publishers, featuring study trips, networking, skill training, and more.
‘Whispered’ To Be Coming Soon: Beat Technology’s ‘Fluister’ for Dutch Publishers
Norway’s Beat Technology’s latest major subscription service is a platform designed to ‘Whisper’ the work of Dutch publishers.
AAP’s February US StatShot: Trade Up 9.5 Percent
The Association of American Publishers’ StatShot for February sees downloaded audio down 3.3 percent, up just 0.2 percent year-to-date.