This month, PEN America’s ‘The Bridge Series’ of events on translation looked at translation contracts, and what to expect.
Rights Rising in the Spanish Language: ‘A Universe in Itself’ at London Book Fair
Foreign rights buyers are turning their attention to the language of Borges and Bolaño — At last! say agents and publishers.
Publishing Colleagues Share Their Admiration for Carmen Balcells
Literary agent Carmen Balcells was a ground-breaking entrepreneur and much admired. Now the question is, after her death, where will her authors turn?
Wylie’s Odyssey Editions Explained by Chad Post
By Hannah Johnson Over at the Three Percent blog, Chad Post of Open Letter Books (and next week’s guest editor on Publishing Perspectives) wrote a great in-depth article on Wylie’s Odyssey Editions. He looks at the holes (or lack thereof, depending on whose side you’re on) that exist in publishing contracts of the past which encouraged Wylie to begin publishing …