The Icelandic Vigdís Prize 2022 goes to Juergen Boos in recognition of his ‘tireless support of languages and cultures’ at Frankfurt’s helm.
Frankfurt’s LitAg in Sight: A Rights Roundup
Here’s news of Frankfurt, Ukraine’s Andrey Kurkov, and rights sales in this Roundup from Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, France, and Norway.
Books To Screen Edition: Literary Agents’ and Rights Directors’ Film Deals
Publishers and literary agents report their books to film deals, and the year ahead already is a standout for film and television adaptations.
Rights Roundup: Giving Credit Where It’s Due
The works in our last Rights Roundup of the year were originally published in Switzerland, Iceland, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom.
This Week’s Reykjavík International Literary Festival: ‘Cozy Venues’
The Reykjavík International Literary Festival is a biennial player in publishing focused on an immersive exchange of ideas and commentary.
European Union Prize for Literature: The 2021 Winners
This year, the honors go to writers from countries including Bulgaria, Latvia, Iceland, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden.
Words Without Borders’ Earth Day: Iceland ‘On the Edge’
Translator Larissa Kyzer’s curation of Icelandic writings from the past five years describes ‘a harbor both outward- and inward-looking.’
Rights Roundup: Summer Dreams in November
With a couple of summer themes, our entries here are from Italy, South Korea, Norway, Iceland, Canada, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Rights Roundup: The Frankfurt-Bound Rights World Revs Up
From Norway, Germany, USA, Iceland, Finland, Spain, and Poland, here are writings to watch for on the run-up to Frankfurter Buchmesse.
Rights Roundup: Debuts in the Dog Days of Summer
Titles in our latest Rights Roundup are by authors based in Sweden, Canada, the UAE, Iceland, the UK, Ecuador, and China’s Sichuan province.