As his literary agency continues to expand, particularly in Latin America, literary agent Andrew Wylie touts thinking globally and prioritizing quality over money.
International Notes: IPA Blasts New Turkish Censorship; Amazon Awards Spanish-Language Fiction
Further action against media in Turkey prompts international publishers’ criticism; and Amazon KDP names a new recipient of its Spanish-language award.
Guadalajara’s Book Fair Takes Wide-Angle Latin American Focus
Latin America is guest region of honor at this year’s Guadalajara Book Fair. Along with 650 writers from 44 countries, the fair will host a rights exchange program.
Álvaro Enrigue Welcomes a ‘Globalization of Latin American Writers’
Rising global interest in Latin American writers is boosting translation, says Mexican author Álvaro Enrigue, especially from young editors in the US and UK
‘Wallpaper the Country With Books’: Mexico’s Gandhi Bookstores
One of the nation’s largest, Mexico’s bookstore chain named for Mahatma Gandhi increasingly depends on non-book sales to stay ahead, according to the company’s marketing manager.
La Pereza Ediciones: A Spanish-Language Publisher in Miami
Defying the doubts of those who’d advised against it, Greity Gonzalez and Dago Sasiga have made a go of their Spanish-language publishing house in Miami. ‘There are more than 50 million Spanish speakers in the US.’
‘Groundbreaking’: A Few Words With Laura Perciasepe on Spanish Work in Translation
‘Book discovery has changed a lot over the years,’ says Riverhead’s Laura Perciasepe, who sees boundless opportunity for works in translation.
Bogotá Book Fair Blooms: Colombia’s New Rights Center a Hit
Attracting more than four times the anticipated participants, Bogotá Book Fair’s first rights center draws buyers and sellers from Portugal, Spain, Japan, Canada, Australia, Chile and Argentina.
La Cifra: A Pillar of Independent Publishing in Mexico City
La Cifra’s independence as a publisher is both fierce and ‘generous.’ And, like other small Mexican presses, it has had to fight for shelf space.
Translation Funding Available from Spain’s Ministry of Culture
Book publishers can apply by April 4, 2016 for translation funding for works originally published in Spanish, Basque, Catalan or Galician.