As the young UK-based charity crowdfunds its Bangladesh books initiatives, PEN America has material dating to 1966 in its newly launched digital archive.
Another ‘World Series’: Translating Southern European and Balkan Books
From the Los Angeles Review of Books: Focusing on one region at a time, UK independent house Peter Owen is translating titles in groups of three at a time.
Distribution Notes: Draft2Digital and OverDrive; Quarto, Editorial Gustavo Gili and IPG
Draft2Digital’s ebook platform adds international library distribution. London’s Quarto partners with two new distributors for Iberoamericana.
Industry Notes: Canada’s Shifts in Ebook and Print; London Book Fair Plans a Writer’s Digest Day
In Canada, BookNet’s check on sales shows ebooks a bit up, In the UK, a new author day is announced by London Book Fair and the US-based Writer’s Digest.
‘Man Booker Dozen’ Revealed: The Prize Announces Its 2017 Longlist
Last year’s winner, Paul Beatty’s ‘The Sellout,’ has sold rights into 26 foreign languages, 19 since he won the Man Booker Prize, say organizers.
British Library: Digitizing 200 Years of Early Bengali Books
From The Times of India: ‘Not available elsewhere in the world,’ two centuries of the British Library’s Bengali collection is being made available free.
Foreign Rights: Do YouTube Celebrity Books Travel?
Publishers are becoming ‘increasingly selective’ as some rights directors say offshore interest in YouTube celebrity books may be waning.
Man Booker International 2018 Judges: Prize Honors Translator, Author
Five jurors based in the UK and North America will select the £50,000 Man Booker International Prize in the spring of 2018.
Reviewing Peer Review: London’s Birkbeck Gets Second Mellon Foundation Grant
‘Surprisingly little is known about what peer review looks like at scale,’ says Birkbeck’s Martin Eve, who’ll lead a team in collaboration with PLOS ONE.
Creative Europe’s New UK Report: In the Shadow of Brexit
‘With those working in the UK’s cultural and creative sectors voting overwhelmingly to remain’ in the union, can the EU’s grants program serve the UK?