Prize: Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books
They've announced the winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books -- though ... well, do I even have to say it: not yet at the official site, last I checked. (Seriously ? Am I...
View ArticleTranslating from ... Hebrew
In The Jewish Week they have: 'A translator (and fiction writer) on the tricky task of turning Israeli novels into English', as Evan Fallenberg writes about what's Gained in Translations [via]....
View ArticleThe Price of Civilization review
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Jeffrey D. Sachs on Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity (or, as the British and Canadian subtitle has it, Economics and...
View ArticleWeird Fiction Review
Lots of good stuff at Weird Fiction Review -- including Jeff VanderMeer's 101 Weird Writers Preview: Alfred Kubin (whose The Other Side was just reviewed at Obooki's Obloquy; you can try to get...
View ArticleMore on Chetan Bhagat
I mentioned Chetan Bhagat and his new novel, Revolution 2020, yesterday, and in The Hindu Swati Daftuar also wonders 'What makes Chetan Bhagat, India's only author selling in millions, such a...
View ArticleWriters' best book choices
Expect to see a lot more of these, as lists of writers choosing "their best books of the year" begin to appear (in addition to the usual simple 'best books of the year' lists): first up, The...
View ArticleWriting in Norway, after Utøya
In The Observer Andrew Anthony asks a number of Norwegian authors How do you write crime fiction in the wake of a massacre ? Jo Nesbø, author of Harry Hole novels such as The Redbreast,...
View ArticleWriting in ... China
Xinhua reports that Chinese president urges writers, artists to produce "great works", as Hu Jintao addressed: a joint inaugural ceremony for the Ninth National Congress of the China Federation...
View ArticleThe French Father review
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Alain Elkann's The French Father (which features Roland Topor in the afterlife !).
View ArticlePrize: Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize
As I mentioned a few days ago, they announced the Finlandia Prize shortlist, and now they've also announced the winner of the major Finnish debut prize, as the Helsingin Sanomat Literature...
View ArticleDaniel Sada (1953-2011)
Daniel Sada -- born just a few months before Roberto Bolaño, who was a fan ("Of my generation I admire Sada, whose goals seem the most daring to me" he said in one of the interviews collected...
View ArticleBolaño reviews
The most recent additions to the complete review are my reviews of two new Roberto Bolaño books: The posthumously published early novel, The Third Reich, due out shortly The poetry collection,...
View ArticleAmos Oz profile
In The Jewish Week Eric Herschthal profiles The Wizardry Of Amos Oz -- and learns: "It would be a mistake to read Scenes from Village Life as a statement about the state of Israel," Oz said in...
View ArticleSwiss Book Prize
Like love german books I missed the announcement, but, yes, Jacob beschliesst zu Lieben by Catalin Dorian Florescu has won this year's Swiss Book Prize; see also his official site.
View ArticleAsian literature abroad
In The Economic Times Sudeshna Sen reports on Seeking readers for Asian Literature in UK. Among the observations, Bhavit Mehta notes: "The trouble with the publishing industry in UK is...
View ArticleWriting in (and about) Africa
In The Guardian Richard Lea reports that Kenyan author attacks insularity of British fiction, as: The prize-winning Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina has attacked the insularity of British...
View ArticlePrize: (American) National Book Awards
They handed out the (American) National Book Awards (which they impressively also live-streamed on the Internet -- well done !), the prizes going to: Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward (fiction)...
View ArticleBrian Boyd working on Karl Popper biography
Brian Boyd is best-known for his Nabokov books (the latest one is Stalking Nabokov; see the Columbia University Press publicity page, or get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk), but it's...
View ArticleTranslating into ... Arabic
In Al-Masry Al-Youm M. Lynx Qualey finds 'In the world of children's books, translation 'may leave a child cold'', in In other words: When translation stifles local talent.
View ArticleThe Squirrel's Birthday review
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Toon Tellegen's children's book, The Squirrel's Birthday and Other Parties. (Why review a book for young kids ? As I...
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