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Chad Post
Open Letter Press, Director
Arts, Sciences, and Engineering
Department of College
Areas of expertise: Publishing
Press contact:
Valerie Alhart
valerie.alhart@rochester.edu
585.276.3256
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University of Rochester Launches Open Letter,
A New Publishing House Dedicated to Literature in Translation
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Prizes of $5,000 awarded for translated Hungarian fiction, Romanian poetry
May 07, 2013
Newsday
Prizes awarded for translated fiction, poetry
May 06, 2013
PublishersWeekly.com
International Titles Finding New Ways into the U.S.
May 04, 2013
ABC News
Nominees Announced for English Translation Prize
April 10, 2013
The Guardian
JK Rowling novel withheld from foreign publishers over piracy fears
July 31, 2012
PublishersWeekly.com
Is Rowling Tarnishing Her Rep Abroad over Piracy Fears?
July 27, 2012
Los Angeles Review of Books
Chris Feliciano Arnold on Traveler of the Century
June 27, 2012
American Conservative
Weekend Reading
May 25, 2012
Publishing Perspectives
Winners of Best Translated Book Award 2012 Announced
May 08, 2012
13WHAM-TV
Best Translated Books
April 11, 2012
The Huffington Post
Lost & Found in Translation
March 02, 2012
The New York Times
For Amazon, Lashes and Backlashes
December 14, 2011
13WHAM-TV
Local E-Book to Benefit Translators
October 20, 2011
Publishing Perspectives
Why Selling E-Books at 99 Cents Destroys Minds
June 13, 2011
Los Angeles Times
Open letter's June ebook bargain
June 10, 2011
Publishers Weekly
Open Letter Starts Selling E-books
June 08, 2011
Cape Cod Times
Bookshelf
May 15, 2011
Buffalo News
Steger's "The Book of Things" wins Best Translated Book Award for BOA Editions
May 12, 2011
CNBC
Swedish novel, Slovenian poetry win $5,000 prizes
May 08, 2011
ABC News
Swedish Novel, Slovenian Poetry Win $5,000 Prizes
May 06, 2011
13WHAM-TV
PEN World Voices Festival
May 02, 2011
Los Angeles Times
Finalists for Best Translated Book Awards announced
March 24, 2011
Publishing Perspectives
Reading in the Age of Screens
February 11, 2011
Guardian.co.uk
Best Translated Book awards longlist revealed
January 27, 2011
Here & Now (WBUR)
Bringing The World’s Literature To An American Audience
January 03, 2011
Rochester Business Journal
Great reads that stretch the mind
November 26, 2010
Los Angeles Times
Follow the money? Melville House, Amazon and the Best Translated Book Awards
October 29, 2010
Rochester City Newspaper
LIT: Reading the World Conversation Series (10/28)
October 28, 2010
Los Angeles Times
Best Translated Book Awards now worth $5,000, thanks to Amazon
October 22, 2010
Publishers Weekly
Amazon Underwrites Best Translated Book Award With Cash Prize
October 21, 2010
Publishing Perspectives
Building a Case for Translations, Part 2: “It’s Not The Elegance of the Hedgehog“
August 13, 2010
The Huffington Post
Independence Day: 15 Feisty Small Presses And The Books You're Going To Want From Them (PHOTOS)
July 02, 2010
Wisconsin Public Radio
Summer Reading Without Borders
June 07, 2010
The Wall Street Journal
Amazon Branches Out with Publishing Arm
May 19, 2010
Batavia Daily News
Israeli, Russian works win 2010 best translation awards
April 24, 2010
PBS.org
Conversation: Open Letter Finds a Ready Audience With Works in Translation
March 26, 2010
England Independent
Israeli novel wins Best Translated Book Award
March 11, 2010
Associated Press
Israeli Novel, Russian Poem Collection Win Prizes
March 10, 2010
Los Angeles Times
Best Translated Book Award shortlist announced
February 17, 2010
Chicago Public Radio
U.S. Publishes Few Books in Translation
February 09, 2010
The Wall Street Journal
'Lost' Premiere: How Thomas Pynchon's "The Crying of Lot 49" Explains The Series
February 02, 2010
Publishers Weekly
Indie Presses Find a Home on Campuses
February 01, 2010
Mediabistro
Book from Sixth Season of Lost Revealed
January 26, 2010
Dallas Morning News
Founding director of the Center for Translation Studies at the UT-Dallas has a way with words
January 24, 2010
England Guardian
Pamuk, Le Clézio and Bolaño battle for translation prize
January 06, 2010
The Daily News
'Reading the World' brings 2 authors to UR
April 27, 2009
New York Times
Translation Is Foreign to U.S. Publishers
October 18, 2008
13WHAM
Open Letter, Translations Publisher at UR
September 16, 2008
Chicago Tribune
Translating the world
July 06, 2008
Publishers Weekly, New York
Selling ... en Espanol
January 15, 2008
Library Journal, New York
Book News: University of Rochester to Launch Open Letter Publishing House
July 23, 2007
News Releases
Open Letter Books Launches New Ebook Series
June 08, 2011
2011 Best Translated Book Award Winners Announced
May 02, 2011
Fiction and Poetry Finalists Announced for the 2011 Best Translated Book Award
March 24, 2011
2011 Best Translated Book Award: Fiction Longlist
January 27, 2011
Biography
Chad W. Post is the director of Open Letter, the University' new publishing house that deals exclusively with works in translation. He is also the co-founder and co-director of Reading the World, an innovative collaboration between publishers and independent booksellers to increase the readership for international literature. Prior to coming to UR, from 200-2006, he was the associate director of Dalkey Archive Press, one of the country’s largest nonprofit publishers.
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