Translation efforts

       At Publishing Perspectives Joanna Zgadzaj and Nancy Roberts of Stork Press make the argument for Books in Translation: It's Time for Others to Join the Fight.
       They report that, for example:

During a publicity meeting we attended with one of the largest papers in the UK, we were told that it's the books by British and US authors they were interested in, not books in translation.

       And:

The level of ignorance and unjustified fear among book reviewers towards literature and non-fiction in translation is staggering. By comparison, bloggers are far more welcoming and open to accepting books in translation for reviews or features.

       Meanwhile, in the National Post Mark Medley writes on ... Found in translation, describing the interesting-sounding Canada Council for the Arts Translation Rights Fair.