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Gaël Faye: Rap Artist to Bestselling Author
by Olivia Snaije
21 Oct 2018 at 10:30pm
In France, Gaël Faye made the jump from rap to fiction with the help of editor Catherine Nabokov, and his novel 'Small Country' is now headed to the cinema.
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Film Notes: Frankfurt Film Awards, Goethe-Institut?s Uwe Johnson Series
by Porter Anderson
21 Oct 2018 at 10:30pm
This month has included the announcement of the Frankfurter Buchmesse Film Awards, and in November, New York City's Goethe-Institut will produce a monthlong film series to honor a new major publication of Uwe Johnson's work in English.
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PEN America Sues Donald Trump: ?Standing Up to These Encroachments?
by Porter Anderson
21 Oct 2018 at 10:15pm
Focusing on what it describes as Trump's assaults on the news media and violations of the First Amendment, PEN America has filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump.
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Industry Notes: IPA Election Results; McIntosh Combines Crown and Random House
by Porter Anderson
18 Oct 2018 at 10:30pm
In organizational and corporate changes this month, the International Publishers Association's elections refresh committees while Penguin Random House US repositions Crown Publishing.
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Ticket to Bologna: Daniel Hahn Announces Editors? Translation Trip
by Porter Anderson
18 Oct 2018 at 10:30pm
Translator Daniel Hahn is organizing a UK editors' trip to the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2019 with support from several literary organizations.
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Russian Market Book Sales Channels: Proponents of Both Online Retail and Off
by Eugene Gerden
18 Oct 2018 at 10:15pm
Something of a debate is underway in the Russian market, where some see online retail as a key to future sales growth, while major chains are also showing good numbers in physical stores. Editor’s note: Following our pre-Frankfurt interview with Eksmo CEO Evgney Kapyev, reports from Moscow are of strong sales in online bookselling. But brick-and-mortar proponents continue to forecast ...
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?Words Without Borders? October: India?s Dalit Literature in Hindi
by Porter Anderson
17 Oct 2018 at 10:30pm
This month's 'Words Without Borders' magazine explores how translation helps India's Dalits reveal their talent?and struggles.
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Serial Box Gets the Jump on Halloween Friday With a Free ?Exquisite Corpse? S...
by Porter Anderson
17 Oct 2018 at 10:20pm
Taking free promotions beyond the "Micro Monday' push-notification stage, Serial Box rolls out a day-long series of 'Exquisite Corpse' installments on Friday.
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BookNet Canada: Sci-Fi, Women Leading Audiobook Consumption
by Porter Anderson
17 Oct 2018 at 10:15pm
Canadians say they listen to audiobooks while doing other things. In 2018, 54 percent of those surveyed by BookNet Canada prefer to listen on their phones.
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Arctic Circle Publishing: Inhabit Media Makes Its Frankfurt Debut
by Carla Douglas
16 Oct 2018 at 10:30pm
Deciding to open foreign rights sales as 'something we needed to do for our authors,' the Inuit-owned publishing house Inhabit Media has staged its arrival at Frankfurter Buchmesse, on the ramp up to Canada's stint as Guest of Honor in 2020.
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