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Peter Frankopan Opens Lecture Series in Athens on ‘Global Connections’
October 6, 2021 at 1:53 pm

Looking at 'well-studied subjects in different ways,' Peter Frankopan inaugurates the Thalia Potamianos Lecture Series in Athens, October 7. The post Peter Frankopan Opens Lecture Series in Athens on ‘Global Connections’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

ALTA’s 2021 National Translation Awards: Shortlists in Prose and Poetry
October 4, 2021 at 12:36 am

ALTA has shortlisted work translated from Spanish, French, Arabic, Kannada, Bengali, Chinese, Italian, Croatian, Tamazight, and Korean. The post ALTA’s 2021 National Translation Awards: Shortlists in Prose and Poetry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Banned Books Week: Tbilisi’s ‘Untamed Books’ Exhibition
October 1, 2021 at 6:08 am

Tbilisi, UNESCO's World Book Capital, has mounted a show themed on Georgia's censorious past–and the present dangers of self-censorship. The post Banned Books Week: Tbilisi’s ‘Untamed Books’ Exhibition appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

In London, a Call for Publishers to ‘Name Translators on the Cover’
September 30, 2021 at 10:18 am

Authors including Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, Olga Tokarczuk, Max Porter, and Bernardine Evaristo lead the Society of Authors' appeal. The post In London, a Call for Publishers to ‘Name Translators on the Cover’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Richard Charkin: Why I’m Attending Frankfurt Book Fair in Person
September 28, 2021 at 8:19 am

Richard Charkin says he misses not only those 'incessant meetings with old friends' but also that 'slightly permanent hangover.' He's headed back to Frankfurt. The post Richard Charkin: Why I’m Attending Frankfurt Book Fair in Person appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

China Bestsellers in August: Familiar Authors With New Success
September 27, 2021 at 12:15 am

The school systems' reading lists were put away in August, but China's charts continued to turn over slowly. The fastest movers were in fiction. The post China Bestsellers in August: Familiar Authors With New Success appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.