Best-selling books 2011 in ... Bulgaria
At Radio Bulgaria Vessela Krasteva reports on The best-selling books in Bulgaria in 2011 -- and it's not a very pretty sight. The top two -- and for of the top ten -- titles were by...
View ArticleThai Writer
In the Bangkok Post Oraya Sutabutr reports that Magazine returns to life, as: After 13 years of absence Writer magazine, practically Thailand's only literary magazine, has risen again from the...
View ArticleSebhat Gebre Egziabher (1928-2012)
Ethiopian author Sebhat Gebre Egziabher (ስብሐት ገብረ እግዚአብሔር) has passed away; see, for example, the News Dire report, The famous Ethiopian author Sibhat gebregziabher has passed away. The...
View ArticleE-books in ... Turkey
In Sunday's Zaman Aysu Otağ reports that Publishers hopeful about future of Turkey's e-book market -- noting that: "The first electronic book was launched in Turkey in April 2010"....
View ArticleJo Nesbø profile
Heading (back) down under, Jo Nesbø is profiled by Jason Steger in The Age. The most recently translated Harry Hole novel, Phantom, is apparently already available there (see the Random...
View ArticleLeela's Book review
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Alice Albinia's quite entertaining riff off and on the Mahabharata, Leela's Book, now also available in the US.
View ArticleIs translation interpretation ? The Supreme Court decides !
Yes, on today's American Supreme Court docket (i.e. oral arguments will be presented today) is Kouichi Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd., where the question presented (warning ! dreaded pdf...
View ArticleMating review
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Norman Rush's 1991 National Book Award-winning novel, Mating.
View ArticleThe end of the 'Great American Novel' ?
In the Weekly Standard Roger Kimball wonders about The Great American Novel -- specifically; 'Will there ever be another ?' He observes: I think that most of us would agree that, today,...
View ArticleAndrey Kurkov on tour
Andrey Kurkov's The Case of the General's Thumb is just out in the US from Melville House -- see their publicity page, or that at Vintage (UK), or get your copy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk;...
View ArticleLos Angeles Times Book Prize finalists
At Jacket Copy Carolyn Kellogg reports 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalists announced -- and lists all of them. Very few are under review at the complete review -- just: Is That a...
View ArticleBookselling in ... India
In The Bookseller Charlotte Williams reports that Indian book market in "rapid growth", as: The Indian book market grew by 45% in volume and 40% in value over the first half of 2011, with adult...
View ArticleEnhanced e-books
At The Economist's Prospero weblog A.C. finds Truly moving literature in writing about 'Enhanced e-books'.
View ArticleMarch/April World Literature Today
The March/April issue of World Literature Today is now available, with a limited amount of the content -- including some of the reviews -- available online.
View Article'Literature in times of crisis'
At Deutsche Welle Anila Shuka reports on a recent panel discussion where Greek author Petros Markaris, Hungarian Dalos György, and Albanian Lindita Arapi discussed Literature in times of crisis.
View ArticleState of the Site 2011 report
I've finally gotten around to putting up the report for the State of the Site 2011. Lots of odds and ends, maybe some information of interest.
View ArticleLuttwak on the Iliad
Edward Luttwak's review of Stephen Mitchell's translation of The Iliad, Homer Inc, in the current London Review of Books offers some fun Homer-in-translation observations -- along with a nice...
View ArticleDiagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year shortlist
At The Bookseller Philip Stone reports that they've announced the shortlist for their Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year.
View ArticleIsle of the Dead review
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Gerhard Meier's Isle of the Dead.
View Article"Chateaubriand complex"
The Telegraph wonders Why do French candidates feel the need to publish their own books ? It's so popular that: French author Patrick Rambaud describes the urge to publish as the...
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