Trade

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.

Dave and Goliath: maverick writer Eggers makes a stand against Amazon
October 3, 2021 at 4:00 am

The author likes small bookshops. So he won’t let the online giant sell his new hardbackThe plight of the high street bookshop, struggling against the power of the online giants, is a common complaint either side of the Atlantic. But not often do the prominent players, the authors and publishers, put their words into action…

Rights Roundup: Frankfurt Anticipation Picks Up Speed
October 1, 2021 at 3:13 pm

Today's Rights Roundup features work from England, Norway, Germany, France, Canada, and a film in pre-production with Jake Gyllenhaal. The post Rights Roundup: Frankfurt Anticipation Picks Up Speed appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Rights Roundup: Frankfurt Anticipation Picks Up Speed
October 1, 2021 at 3:13 pm

Today's Rights Roundup features work from England, Norway, Germany, France, Canada, and a film in pre-production with Jake Gyllenhaal. The post Rights Roundup: Frankfurt Anticipation Picks Up Speed appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Incest story by Pinocchio author published in English for the first time
October 1, 2021 at 9:46 am

Carlo Collodi’s version of Donkey Skin, by French author Charles Perrault, will appear in a new collection of Italian fairytalesCarlo Collodi is remembered today for Pinocchio, his 1881 children’s story about a puppet who turns into a real boy, immortalised on screen by Disney. Now another magical tale from the author is set to be…