Published in ... Iran
A whole 'tumblr' could be dedicated just to following the odd and unlikely translations that get published in contemporary Iran, as faithfully reported every few days at IBNA. So, in the past...
View ArticleScott Moyers and Achebe
In The Sun (Nigeria) Henry Akubuiro profiles visiting (and a bit too eager to please) Penguin Press man Scott Moyers, in You can't study in the U.S. without reading Achebe. Much as his...
View ArticleNaveen Kishore Q & A
In The Hindu Jaya Bhattacharji Rose has a Q & A with Seagull Books-publisher Naveen Kishore, in 'I publish what I wish to'. Brief, but certainly of interest, as Seagull is a leading...
View ArticleMa Jian profile
In The Age Paola Totaro profiles Ma Jian, discussing his new book The Dark Road (I haven't seen a copy yet (sigh); get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk) as well as the new Folio Society...
View ArticleAdam Thorpe Q & A
In The Oxonian Review Rebecca Loxton has a Q & A with guest judge for the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2013 (and Madame Bovary-translator) Adam Thorpe. The rest of issue also...
View ArticleScience Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards shortlists
They've announced the finalists for the Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards. In the long-form category several of the finalists are under review at the complete review:...
View ArticleKatja Petrowskaja takes Bachmannpreis
They've announced (only in German, so far ...) that Katja Petrowskaja has won the 2013 Bachmannpreis (that German literary-performance prize held annually in Klagenfurt) with her text,...
View ArticleNostalgia review
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Mircea Cărtărescu's Nostalgia -- the first of his works to come out in English (in 2005); the review went up a mere 2825 days...
View ArticleNew look for Archipelago Books website
Just a few days ago I mentioned the recent Dalkey Archive Press website overhaul -- and my concern about the upcoming (and now realized) Archipelgo Books site relaunch. As a...
View ArticleThe Millions' 2013/II book preview
At The Millions they now offer The Great Second-Half 2013 Book Preview, "9,000 words strong and encompassing 86 titles" -- mostly just the biggest names, but certainly a fair number of...
View ArticleCaine Prize for African Writing to Miracle
They've announced (in Oxford, England ...) that Tope Folarin wins fourteenth Caine Prize for African Writing -- i.e. his story, Miracle (warning ! dreaded pdf format !) won the prestigious...
View ArticleEastern Sentiments review
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Yi T'aejun's 1941 collection, Eastern Sentiments. The Columbia University Press author-information reports: "Yi T'aejun...
View ArticleSummer issue of list
The summer issue of list - Books from Korea is now available online, with a focus on Korean science fiction (see also the Foreword to the issue). Lots of interesting odds and ends --...
View ArticleBestselling in ... the UK
In The Guardian Liz Bury goes over the Nielsen BookScan sales figures for the UK for the first half of 2013, in Dan Brown, diets and Swedish fiction: what we've read so far in 2013...
View ArticleVikram Seth fails to deliver
Reema Gehi reports (here in The Times of India) that Publisher demands million dollar refund from Vikram Seth as he hasn't delivered his A Suitable Boy-sequel, A Suitable Girl, by its June...
View ArticleHotlist competition
The German prize for the best books from independent publishers has the horrific name of Hotlist -- but it's still a pretty decent idea, and showcases an interesting selection of books: 141...
View ArticleIn the running for the Man Booker Prize ?
The longlist for the 2013 Man Booker Prize will be announced on 23 July -- the first we'll have any idea what novels have been entered for this prize. As longtime readers know, my prime...
View Article'Europa-Liste'
The Goethe Institut has been conducting a large-scale survey "about a European culture", Europa-Liste. With 22,235 participants, the results are now in, with respondents answering question such...
View ArticleShortlists: Akutagawa and Naoki
They'll settle on the winners of the prestigious Japanese literary prizes, the Akutagawa and the Naoki, on 17 July, and The Mainichi recently reported that the Candidates for Akutagawa, Naoki...
View ArticleShortlists: PEN Literary Awards
They've announced the shortlists for the 2013 PEN Literary Awards. No books in most of these categories -- which include the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing and the PEN/Steven...
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