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Latvian Literature at Frankfurt: When Introversion is a Bold Choice

In News by Publishing Perspectives StaffOctober 19, 2022Leave a Comment

The Latvian Literature program, its site, its translation funding, its authors, and its #IAmIntrovert campaign welcome Frankfurt’s trade visitors and exhibitors to its success story – at Hall 4.0 B2. (Sponsored)

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Awards: Bologna Names Its 2022 Best Children’s Publishers of the Year

In News by Porter AndersonMarch 22, 2022

In its 10th round, the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publishers of the Year covers six regions.

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European Union Prize for Literature: The 2021 Winners

In News by Porter AndersonMay 18, 2021

This year, the honors go to writers from countries including Bulgaria, Latvia, Iceland, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden.

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Publishers in the Baltics: Differing Expectations for a Pandemic Recovery

In News by Eugene GerdenOctober 6, 2020

While a Latvian publisher seems encouraged, a counterpart in Estonia is less upbeat. And Russia’s LitRes is eyeing the region’s digital sales.

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Latvian Publishers Association Demands a Cut in the VAT Rate on Books

In Feature Articles by Jaroslaw AdamowskiAugust 15, 2019

The publishers’ association in Riga is mounting a new bid to ease the country’s VAT rates on books, after enduring sharp hikes and only modest decreases.

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Five Startups from Germany, Latvia, and Romania Chosen for 2018 ContentShift

In News by Porter AndersonJuly 2, 2018

When the five startups chosen for this year’s ContentShift program in Germany pitch their respective offers at Frankfurter Buchmesse, they’ll have been given three months of accelerator attention and support.

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Latvia’s Kristaps Ozoliņš on Diversity and Rights: ‘Slightly Too Exotic’

In News by Mark PiesingApril 24, 2018

The Latvian pubishing house Mansards has translated more than 60 works, and after our exchange with its lead editor Kristaps Ozoliņš, we look at some of the house’s rights action. 

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Riga’s Alīse Nigale on Selling Rights Into Asia: ‘English Is the Bridge’

In Feature Articles by Mark PiesingApril 4, 2018

Latvian children’s publisher Alīse Nigale and her publishing house Liels un Mazs have won a number of awards in Latvia, and she’s now seeing a boost from foreign rights sales.

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Drawing a Line to the London Book Fair: Latvian Illustrator Elīna Brasliņa

In Feature Articles by Mark PiesingMarch 29, 2018

Looking at her joyous illustrations, it’s easy to see why Elīna Brasliņa is a rising star in Latvian book publishing. We talk with her ahead of London Book Fair’s new emphasis on illustration–and the Baltics.

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Lithuania’s ‘Day of the Book Smugglers’ Comes to the UK Ahead of London Book Fair

In News by Porter AndersonMarch 16, 2018

Taking to the streets on Lithuania’s annual ‘Day of the Book Smugglers,’ a team of fashionable book runners delivered Lithuanian writings to agents’ offices, publishing houses, and media newsrooms ahead of the London Book Fair.

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