From the Paris Review: Nina Martyris writes about a new Macmillan book by David Bellos that explores the publishing history behind Victor Hugo’s novel ‘Les Misérables.’
Kobo and Bol.com Launch ‘Kobo Plus’ Ebook Subscription
Entering a sector with a checkered track record, Canada’s Kobo and The Netherlands’ bol.com start an ebook subscription model for 9.99 euros a month.
US French Embassy Releases Its 2016 Translation Report
The US French Embassy’s books division reports that 32 French titles for kids are among a strong showing of translations in the United States in 2016.
Illustration to Thrillers, Fiction and Nonfiction: International Titles on Offer at London 2016
We asked a few publishers which international titles they are especially excited to present to the publishing world at the London Book Fair this spring.
Flemish Children’s Books Cross Media Boundaries
A number of Flemish children’s book publishers have launched cooperations with other creative media industries to create apps, games and storytelling experiences.
Flemish Book Trade Focused on Creative Media Collaboration
Forward-looking Flemish publishers and bookseller organization, Boek.be, offers the book industry opportunities to collaboration with creative media industries, at home and abroad.
Why Do Americans Shun European Comics?
Japanese manga has proven popular in America, but Franco-Belgian bande dessinée, which has a long a tradition and are just as appealing, remain ignored. Why?
Is It Safe to Read a Borrowed Copy of “Fifty Shades of Grey”?
Talk about a dirty book: herpes was found on a copy of Fifty Shades of Grey at the Antwerp Library; meanwhile, all of the top ten borrowed books had traces of cocaine.
Belgian/Aussie Agency Gives Edgy Chinese Writers a Chance
Based in Brussels and Sydney, the Zeitgeist Media Group represents authors who ‘write about a China that is much stronger and faster paced…the dark side.’
Chika Unigwe on the Streets of Antwerp
By Belinda Otas TURNHOUT, BELGIUM: “I think what I hoped they would get from it is the same thing that I got from the girls; which was, basically, some of us can’t afford to have shame,” says Afro-Belgian author Chika Unigwe, whose second novel On Black Sisters’ Street, a chronicle of the lives of four African women (three Nigerian and a …