Comma's Short Fiction in Translation Series
This is actually old news—like more than a year old—but thanks to Bragi Olafsson I just found out about Comma Press’s Short Fiction in Translation program. Thanks to funding from the European Culture Programme, ‘Culture 2007’ and Arts Council England, the new imprint will include four ...
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Latest Review: Children of Heroes
Our latest review is of Children of Heroes by Lyonel Trouillot and translated from the French by Linda Coverdale. Phillip Witte, a University of Rochester student, Open Letter intern, and employee of the UR Bookstore wrote this piece. ...
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CNQ: The Translation Issue
So at times I take a bit of pride in my Canadian heritage and think about how cool parts of Canada are, about all the interesting publishers up there, about how nice everyone is, etc. And I make an internal promise to pay more attention to Canadian publications, presses, and the like. But for whatever reason, although ...
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German Book Office Pick for July
The German Book Office recently chose Eros by Helmut Krausser as its book pick for July. Krausser’s book—which doesn’t actually release until mid-August, though you could pre-order copies now—is coming out from Europa Editions and sounds pretty interesting: Alexander von Brücken, an ageing ...
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Early Reviews of Dubravka Ugresic and Her Tour
A couple of the early reviews for Dubravka Ugresic’s i>Nobody’s Home came out recently, with Library Journal stating that she “leaves no stone unturned and no thought contained, doing what she does best: writing about the human condition through her own experience” and Kirkus calling this collection ...
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Impact of Free Ebooks
Both of these stories came out last week, but are really interesting bits about the impact of free ebooks on sales. First off, HarperCollins did a special promotion for Neil Gaiman’s American Gods, in which you could, using HC’s Browse Inside program, read the whole book for free. (To the best of my knowledge, ...
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Espresso Book Machine at Northshire Books
Today’s Shelf Awareness points to an interview on Vermont Public Radio with Lucy Gardner Carson of Northshire Books, one of the few places in the country with an Espresso Book Machine. The EBM was hailed as a way of creating an “unlimited backlist” where customers could come and print out any title they ...
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