Publishing Perspectives’ Erin L. Cox looks back at 2015 in publishing and highlights three significant moments that sparked conversation in the literary world.
Poets of Color on Rattling the Chains of the Establishment
Gregory Pardlo and a trio of other acclaimed poets discuss their precarious working relationship with the publishing establishment.
PEN America Reports on Censorship in China
PEN America has issued a report on China’s book market entitled ‘Censorship and Conscience: Foreign Authors and the Challenge of Chinese Censorship.’
Are We Publishing Too Many Literary Translations?
Alex Zucker, translator and co-chair of the Translation Committee at PEN, wonders whether more focus on fewer translations would help the books sell better.
Glas Publisher on the Literary Scene in Russia Post Putin
PEN America uses the prism of literature to look at the ‘implications of growing restrictions on freedom of expression in Russia’ under Putin since 2012.