Upcoming Events Pt. II: Has the US Lost Touch with World Literature?
If only teleporting was cheap, and, you know, possible . . . Friday, January 23, 2009 7:00pm Р9:00pm Housing Works Bookstore Caf̩ 126 Crosby Street New York, NY Panelists Esther Allen, translator, former co-director of PEN World Voices, author of International PEN report on Translation and Globalization; ...
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Best Translated Book 2008 Longlist: Tranquility by Attila Bartis
We’re into the home stretch now . . . Through next Friday we’ll be highlighting a book-a-day from the 25-title Best Translated Book of 2008 fiction longlist, leading up to the announcement of the 10 finalists. Click here for all previous write-ups. Tranquility by Attila Bartis, translated from the ...
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E-Publishing Is Still Totally 1.0
From PW: On December 23 ScrollMotion released the first batch of its widely anticipated e-book apps for the iPhone, starting with titles such as Twilight and Eragon. Within 24 hours the company had pulled them from the iTunes store due to security issues. “Security issues”? I sure hope they mean something ...
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Upcoming Events Pt. I: BOMB's "Americas Issue" Party
Just so happens I’m going to be in New York for this, and will definitely be attending: Thursday, January 29 Reading & Launch Party Reception 6:30–8:30pm Co-sponsored by NYU’s MFA Program in Creative Writing in Spanish Contributors to BOMB 106 read in both Spanish and English. Featuring the work ...
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Best Translated Book 2008 Longlist: The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
We’re into the home stretch now . . . For the next two weeks we’ll be highlighting a book-a-day from the 25-title Best Translated Book of 2008 fiction longlist, leading up to the announcement of the 10 finalists. Click here for all previous write-ups. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, ...
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Festival of New French Writing
Next month NYU’s Center for French Civilization and Culture, in partnership with Cultures France and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy are putting on a Festival of New French Writing that promises to be really interesting. It runs from February 26th to the 28th and features the following French and American ...
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News of Open Letter Reaches Batavia!
I feel bad laughing at this, but we just found out that on Saturday, the Daily News published this article about the release of our first title . . . which came out last September. Dubbed the “break-out” book for fall 2008 by Publishers Weekly, Nobody’s Home, by Croation author Dubravka Ugresic, is the ...
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