Why is there no Independent Press Editors' Buzz Panel at BEA?
I’m sure all the participants in the regular Editors’ Buzz panel and YA version have interesting things to say, but how many of these books really need the buzz? I don’t know, maybe it’s one of those days, but I feel like this is probably a pay-to-play set-up and that it would be cool if BEA also ...
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Yu Hua's Newsweek Profile and Chinese Censorship
This post by Bruce Humes highlighting all the bits cut out of the Chinese translation of a recent Newsweek profile of author Yu Hua (Brothers) is fascinating: Yu, a former dentist with the charm of a salesman and an unassuming nature that have earned him comparisons to a peasant, has avoided the censorship of Chinese ...
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Jeremy Davies on Roubaud's The Loop
Over at the always interesting Front Table, editor Jeremy Davies has a nice piece about the forthcoming release of Jacques Roubaud’s The Loop, (click to pre-order from Seminary Co-op) the second “branch” in his “Great Fire of London cycle.” At some point I’d become aware that The Great ...
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German Book Office Book Picks and Giveaways
As announced to members of the German Book Office Facebook Group yesterday, the GBO is giving away a few copies of their recent Book Club pick, Therapy by Sebastian Fitzek. Here’s the PW review: Starred Review. Extreme grief permeates Fitzek’s brilliant psychological thriller, a bestseller in his native ...
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Mighty Angel in European Book Club
As officially announced at Bacacay, (the official blog of the Polish Cultural Institute in New York) Jerzy Pilch’s The Mighty Angel has been selected as the September title for the European Book Club. It’s an honor to have one of our titles selected for this program, especially since this is the first time the ...
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Zoetrope: The Post-Post-Boom Issue
E.J. mentioned this earlier, but now that we actually have a physical issue in hand, I thought I’d add a bit of information. As noted in the earlier post, this issue of Zoetrope: All-Story is dedicated to contemporary Latin American writers. All of the writers included in this issue are under 40 (born ...
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Publishing Translations Into (and out of) Arabic
This post originally appeared at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair blog. One of the most admirable aspects of the UAE is how much money is spent on cultural activities. The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage does a remarkable job funding events (such as the book fair) and helping to cultivate the apperception ...
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