The new iteration of the francophone book fair in Beirut was designed ‘to have the author meet the public’ in beleaguered Lebanon.
Juan Pirlot de Corbion on YouScribe: Betting on Africa
‘Every mobile can became a pocket library,’ according to digital book distributor Juan Pirlot de Corbion at YouScribe.
Nielsen BookData Opens a Third Annual Industry-Wide Awards Survey
Looking at how industry professionals see the dynamics and value of book awards, Nielsen opens a new 10-minute survey.
Québec Édition Opens Applications for Its 2022 Rendez-vous Fellowship
This fellowship, planned for November, hosts international publishers during the Salon du livre de Montréal.
Edwige-Renée Dro and Côte d’Ivoire’s ‘1949’ Library of Women’s Writings
International Women’s Day: Côte d’Ivoire has a library centered on literature written by African and Black women.
Russian Court Closes Memorial International, 2021 Michalski Prize Winner
In what France’s foreign minister terms ‘a terrible loss,’ Moscow’s high court closes the organization and publisher Memorial International.
An Exposé of the ‘Ostarbeiter’ Wins Switzerland’s 50,000-Franc Jan Michalski Prize
The Jan Michalski Prize for Literature honors Georgia Thomson’s new translation of the title about East European victims of Nazi forced labor.
Rights Deals: Québec Books Generating International Interest, Sales
From the French-language part of Frankfurt’s 2021 Guest of Honor Canada, Québec-based publishers report on their books finding homes abroad.
During Frankfurt: Springer Nature Offers Auto-Translation for Research
The newly piloted program from Springer Nature translates into English from Chinese, Japanese, Spanish and Portuguese and French.
US National Book Awards 2021 Longlist: Translated Literature
Translations longlisted for the National Book Award have been recognized in stages of the International Booker, the Valle Inclán, and more.