Swedish readers are finding themselves in a widening conversation around gender relations based in a debut, ‘Letters to Men.’
A Growing Breed in France: Literary Agents Find New Traction
Long under-appreciated in the French book business, literary agents are making headway in rights and representation. A new report looks at their gains.
Lydia White, Frances Clarke Win Germany’s €3,000 ‘GINT’ Translation Prize
The Börsenverein is announcing a digital ‘translation slam’ in which the winning translators’ work will be presented to the audience on November 9.
Frankfurt Studio: Canada’s Cundill History Prize to Name Its 2021 Finalists
The historian Margaret MacMillan, a former Cundill History Prize jury chair, speaks with current chair, Michael Ignatieff, in a Frankfurt Studio event.
IPA’s Al Qasimi in Riyadh: Promoting an ‘Arab Culture Renaissance’
The professional program at the Riyadh fair hears from IPA’s president on challenges and potentials for Arab literature and publishing.
The US National Book Awards Announce the 2021 Finalists
The New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment points out that 20 of the 25 finalists were written or published in the city.
ALTA’s 2021 National Translation Awards: Shortlists in Prose and Poetry
ALTA has shortlisted work translated from Spanish, French, Arabic, Kannada, Bengali, Chinese, Italian, Croatian, Tamazight, and Korean.
Rights Roundup: Frankfurt Anticipation Picks Up Speed
Today’s Rights Roundup features work from England, Norway, Germany, France, Canada, and a film in pre-production with Jake Gyllenhaal.
The UK’s National Centre for Writing Announces Translation Mentorships
Eleven translators have been chosen for the National Centre for Writing’s mentorship program originally founded by Daniel Hahn.
In London, a Call for Publishers to ‘Name Translators on the Cover’
Authors including Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, Olga Tokarczuk, Max Porter, and Bernardine Evaristo lead the Society of Authors’ appeal.