Egyptian writers
In The Guardian Razia Iqbal talks to Egyptian writers on the 'unfinished revolution': I went to Cairo to interview writers for I went to Cairo to interview writers for Talking Books, a BBC...
View ArticleFrench literary prizes
In Le Monde Luis de Miranda says enough already, with a call Pour un moratoire sur les prix littéraires. Still, looking at the steady announcements of new prize winners etc. in France --...
View ArticleNYTBR 100 Notable Books of 2011
The New York Times Book Review has released its list of its 100 Notable Books of 2011. Predictably, few are under review at the complete review -- six, in all (three fiction, two non,...
View ArticleOn- v. off-line reviews
In The Guardian Sam Jordison finds that apparently: 'Some suggest that the less temperate coverage on blogs offers the antidote to chronically cautious newspapers', in Are broadsheet book...
View ArticleIn the mail: Poe links
So I got two other books in the mail yesterday, both of which I've been looking forward to: Birdbrain, by Not Before Sundown (Troll)-author Johanna Sinisalo (see the Peter Owen publicity page,...
View Articleجاده جنگ takes Jalal Al-e Ahmad prize
The Tehran Times reports that War Road author not surprised over lucrative Jalal award, as Mansur Anvari (منصور انوری) has taken "Iran's most lucrative award" (winning: "110 Bahar Azadi gold...
View ArticleNat Tate auctioned off
On Monday Sotheby's auctioned off Bridge No. 114 by the fictional artist, Nat Tate -- Lot 214, which went for £7,250, considerably more than the estimate; click on the 'Catalogue Notes &...
View ArticleTharoor reviews Bhagat (plus: Indian book sales numbers)
In Outlook India Shashi Tharoor reviews the new novel by that ... phenomenon of Indian publishing, Chetan Bhagat, Revolution 2020 (see also the Rupa publicity page, or get your copy from...
View ArticlePrize: Irish Book Awards
They've announced the winners of the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards (though not, sigh, at the official site, last I checked ...). Ronan McGreevy has the run-down in the Irish Times,...
View ArticleWriting in ... Uganda
In the Saturday Monitor Dennis Muhumuza wonders Is this the time for Ugandan writers to shine again ?
View ArticleSusan Bernofsky Q and A
Via love german books I find Morten Høi Jensen's Bookforum Talks to Susan Bernofsky -- in which she talk, among other things, about her weblog, Translationista.
View ArticleFinnish fiction abroad
YLE has a brief (and pretty superficial) piece finding that Finnish translated works struggle in English-language world.
View Article'Bad sex' award preview
In The Guardian Stephen Bates reports that: 'The Literary Review prepares to name the author responsible for the worst sex scene of the year', in Bad sex awards: the contenders for a night at...
View ArticleIn the mail: Satantango
I'm still working my way through many of the titles eligible for this year's Best Translated Book Award, but yesterday I received a galley of one of my most eagerly (and long ...) anticipated...
View ArticleUmberto Eco Q and A
At Tablet David Samuels has a Q & A with Umberto Eco, discussing The Prague Cemetery (which I just could not make my way through).
View ArticleSeagull Books profile
At Publishing Perspectives Amanda DeMarco profiles Seagull Books: Building a Global Business by Trusting in Translators. I admire what Seagull is doing, and always look forward to their...
View ArticleAlan Ayckbourn profile
In the Oxford Student Rebecca Loxton profiles the playwright, in Alan Ayckbourn's favourite orphan plays. (Several of his plays are under review at the complete review; see, for example,...
View ArticleKilling Mr. Griffin review
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of another of Lois Duncan's 1970s teen thrillers, Killing Mr. Griffin.
View ArticleThe Blind Rider review
The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Juan Goytisolo's The Blind Rider. Powerful stuff from the master -- but is this (published in 2005) really already out of...
View ArticleNew Statesman's 'Books of the year'
The New Statesman now also has 'contributors and friends choose their favourite reads of the year', in their Books of the year 2011 list. (Unfortunately, they present it in incredibly...
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