The second cycle of the German Nonfiction Prize has again drawn submissions from publishers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Awards: PEN’s 2022 Longlists Include International Poetry, Prose in Translation
The 2022 PEN America Literary Awards will confer a total of more than US$350,000 in prize winnings.
Awards: In London, Costa Book Awards Names Its Category Winners
The Costa Book Awards program, in its 50th year, names winners in five categories: first novel, novel, biography, poetry, children’s books.
Awards: English PEN Announces Its Year-End Translation Grant Recipients
Titles receive English PEN grants to support translation into English from Arabic, Farsi, Catalan, Spanish, French, Chinese, Hindi, more.
Author and Scientist Peter Hotez’s Vaccine ‘Corbevax’: Authorized in India
The author of ‘Preventing the Next Pandemic’ releases a new COVID-19 ‘vaccine for the world’ – which may also help slow down new variants.
Translated Titles and Foreign Rights Buying in China, First Half of 2021
A new Beijing Open Book Report looks at what kinds of books Chinese editors are buying from abroad and sales of translated titles in China.
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.
China Bestsellers: A Tall ‘Dune’ Appears on November’s Charts, Driven by Film
The Frank Herbert series may be finding a footing in the Chinese market, where series and relatively recent ‘classics’ are prized.
Croatian Publisher Fraktura and Its Bookshop: ‘To Present Quality Books’
Now in its second year, the publisher-owned Fraktura bookshop serves as a hub of literary events and trusted recommendations in Zagreb.
The United Kingdom’s 2022 Portico Prize Announces Its Shortlist
The Portico Prize for writing from the ‘North of England’ releases its 2022 shortlist of five books—including three titles by debut authors.