The Beijing Book Fair is growing thanks to to expanding international interest in the Chinese book market and demand for a place to conduct rights business in Asia.
‘Maturity and Humanity’: The DSC Prize For South Asian Literature’s Longlist
Carrying a purse of US$25,000, the DSC Prize honors the ‘exceptional qualities in the novels selected’ for its longlist of 13 titles.
Translator Lucy North on Women in Japanese Literature: ‘Extremely Good’
From Bookwitty: ‘It’s generally agreed that writing by women in Japan dominates the literary scene,’ translator Lucy North tells Olivia Snaije.
Urvashi Butalia, Goethe Medal Winner, on Literature and Success
From Scroll.in: Indian feminist publisher Urvashi Butalia has ‘a constant feeling that there is so much more to do…I hope it never leaves me.’
Publishers in Japan Produce LGBT-Themed Books for Students
From Japan Today’: at the ministry of education’s urging, Japanese publishers Otsuki Shoten and Popular Publishing have created children’s books on the LGBT experience.
Hurun Report Charts Top Ten Online Writers in China
From The Global Times: Authors of a new ranking of ‘online writing’ in China say that the most successful of these authors can make millions.
Seagull Books: A Fast Track to English Translation in India
From Quartz India: ‘You should be allowed to publish whatever you want as long as you do it well,’ says India’s Seagull Books’ Naveen Kishore.
Authors From Nearby Nations Look to India’s Big Market
From IANS and the Hindustan Times: Authors from nations neighboring India may find the big country’s market more attractive in some cases than their own.
South Korean Minister Announces an End to Author and Artist Blacklisting
From The Korea Times: Seoul’s new minister of culture says blacklisting artists critical of the government is over. He vows new assistance.
Asian Fiction in the UK and Dynamics of Successful Translation
While translations from Asia seem to have new traction in the UK market, could the market be overly dependent on awards programs and uneven funding?