The leadership of 14 international book fairs in 13 nations agree to suspend contact with Russian state institutions and agencies.
Anna Todd Partners With Canada’s Wattpad on ‘After’ Graphic Novels
The five romances of Anna Todd’s ‘After’ series are being adapted as graphic novels with Spain’s Pablo Andrés assigned to do the artwork.
Publishers Call for EU Condemnation of New Hungarian Censorship
Budapest’s new bill banning school content on homosexuality and transgender issues prompts three organizations to call for an EU response.
Publishing Scotland Announces £23,000 in New Translation Grants
The second 2020-2021 round of translation funding from Publishing Scotland supports literary works translated into 10 languages.
Springer to Publish the ‘Journal of Public Health’ in Canada and ‘Flow Chemistry’ in Hungary
Canada’s journal on public health will be published by Springer, which also will co-publish ‘Flow Chemistry’ with Budapest’s Akadémiai Kiadó in January.
Frankfurt Notes: Turkish Literature Abroad at Two Stands; Hungary Stages Five Authors
Turkish Literature Abroad’s outreach program prepares for its final trade-show of the year. And Hungary’s stand stages key authors on Frankfurt Saturday.
US Author’s Guild Announces Copyright Infringement Agreement With Hungarian Magazine
‘Galaktika has agreed to pay each author whose work it infringed for compensation,’ according to the Authors Guild’s statement.
Platform Updates: Draft2Digital Challenges ACX; Hungary’s PublishDrive Accelerates at Google
US platform Draft2Digital partners with Findaway Voices. Budapest heads for Silicon Valley as PublishDrive starts its Google Launchpad program.
A Hungarian in London: Rights Director Ágnes Orzóy
From Hungarian Literature Online: Foreign rights director Ágnes Orzóy on her first experience in representing Magvető Publishing at London’s big trade show.
Peter Sherwood on 50 Years of Translating from Hungarian
From Hungarian Literature Online: after a half-century in translation, when asked if he’s ever struggled with a text, Peter Sherwood concedes, ‘Every single one of them.’