Charismatic and full of energy, Kalem Agency founder Nermin Mollaoğlu has been a leader in Turkey’s rights business for over a decade.
New Writings From Istanbul: Turkish Agent Nermin Mollaoğlu
‘Frankfurt motivates us and helps our understanding of what we do,’ says Kalem Agency founder Nermin Mollaoğlu. She brings new voices from Turkey to the world stage in October, a pair of debuts.
German Publishers’ Petition Protests Media Constraints in Turkey
Germany’s publishing leadership’s petition for #FreeWordsTurkey calls for protection of free expression after the coup attempt of July.
International Publishing Notes: Canada, Turkey, UK, USA
An outreach from one nation’s publishers to another’s, and a newly announced plan for expansion by a European publisher in the States.
Sharing Experience, Expectations: Book Fair Directors Meet in Mexico
13 international book fair directors gathered in Mexico to discuss their progress and evolving viewpoints on the industry and its trade events.
A Look at Istanbul’s Tanpinar Festival and Fellows Program
Designed for both the local readership and international visitors, the annual Tanpinar Literary Festival organized by Kalem Literary Agency includes a fellowship program for publishing professionals.
El Líbano: A Colombian Town With Its Own Publishing House
A Colombian coffee-growing town went to the Bogotá Book Fair to showcase its own publishing house, run by the municipality.
India, Thailand, Turkey: Challenging Centers of Publishing in a Postcolonial World
‘When you are from semi-democracies you don’t have the luxury of being apolitical.’ A panel in London addresses publishing in a postcolonial era: London and New York are hardly the only hubs today.
Ahead of LBF at IPA Congress: Many Publishers, Great and Small
Dichotomies of local and global, major and modest, resonated throughout the International Publishers Association’s 31st Congress, convened in the run-up to London Book Fair.
What It’s Like to Pitch a Book at the Berlinale Film Festival
For a second time, Turkey’s Kalem Literary Agency pitched a book to a crowd of film producers at the Berlinale Film Festival. Agent Nazlı Gürkaş shares the experience and some advice.