China’s Feng Tang: Translating the ‘Beijing, Beijing’ Of His Peers
‘Sexuality Is Almost My Trademark’ “Why didn’t you take your stupid Three Gun briefs home?” she asked. “They were clearly dry already, dry as they would ever get, but you didn’t take them back. Why?...
View ArticleAt Frankfurt: AmazonCrossing’s new $10 million translation bid
Interviewing Sarah Jane Gunter at Frankfurt Book Fair’s Business Club This story was written for Wednesday’s (14th October) “Hug the Alien” session at Frankfurt Book Fair. In a move that answers a...
View ArticleAmazonCrossing in Translation Expansion
With a huge response to its call at Frankfurt Book Fair for submissions, AmazonCrossing arrived at London Book Fair in rapid expansion. Porter Anderson at Publishing Perspectives. The post...
View ArticleThe Author and His Translator: Working Together Is All the ‘Rage’
‘Translators are wonderful readers,’ says Poland’s top-selling author, Zygmunt Miłoszewski, whose ‘Rage’ is out in English from AmazonCrossing. The post The Author and His Translator: Working Together...
View ArticleTranslating Katja Kettu: ‘At the Margins of History’
As AmazonCrossing arrives at Frankfurt Book Fair this week, Finland's Katja Kettu's 'The Midwife' has just been released, one of Amazon Publishing's big books of the year. The post Translating Katja...
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APub Docks at London Book Fair
At London Book Fair 2018, the Amazon Publishing foreign rights team packs dependable titles, making deals in up to 40 territories—and the retail muscle to make all boats float. Debbie Clement’s cover...
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At AWP: Love Before Trump
Released by AmazonCrossing, Kazuki Kaneshiro’s 18-year-old novel ‘Go’ has found a new voice in Takami Nieda’s translation. It’s a timely indictment of today’s nationalism. Takami Nieda at AWP, the...
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The New Year’s Eve of Time
The more crowded the market, the more precious the opportunities. The more precious the opportunities, the more resources we need to capitalize on them. At the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion, south of...
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Political Literature’s Darkest Nightmares
In a taut tale of radicalization, Norway’s Demian Vitanza contributes ‘This Life or the Next’ to a season of top-notch political books. Damien Vitanza. Image: Provided by AmazonCrossing By Porter...
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