Amy Klobuchar is the first woman to have been elected to the US Senate from Minnesota. Her new book ‘Antitrust’ was released in April.
Czech Publisher Albatros Media Expands Its Direct International Sales
The Czech publishing house Albatros Media has expanded its business by translating and selling its own titles into Spanish and English-language markets.
The 25th Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize: 2021 Shortlist
With a winner announced in May, the Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize honors four German-to-English translators in its 2021 shortlist.
AAP StatShot February Report: US Audiobooks and Ebooks Maintain Strength
In January and February, ebooks were up 20.4 percent and downloadable audio was up 23.7 percent over 2020.
Words Without Borders’ Earth Day: Iceland ‘On the Edge’
Translator Larissa Kyzer’s curation of Icelandic writings from the past five years describes ‘a harbor both outward- and inward-looking.’
USA: Louise Erdrich Wins the $35,000 Aspen Words Literary Prize
In its fourth year, the 2021 Aspen Words Prize goes to Louise Erdrich for her fiction on the Native American struggle for self-determination.
Simon & Schuster and Political Books: Mattingly and Mike Pence
Again, Simon & Schuster’s zeal for expanding its strong political books list in nonfiction finds the Big Five house under fire.
The Authors Guild Releases Its Model Translation Contract, a First
Points of ideal translation contracts–including cover credit for a translator’s work–are included in the Guild’s newly released model.
US First-Quarter 2021 Print Book Sales Grew 29 Percent
Strong book sales continue in Q1 of 2021, with print sales up 29 percent in the US. And in 2020, ebook sales increased by 17 percent.
Canada’s Wattpad Has First Film Project With Netflix
A day after Amazon announces its Kindle Vella serialization platform, the 90-million-user Wattpad arrives with its first serial-based film deal with Netflix.