Sandra van Lente interviewed Dr Saskia von Hoegen on her work as a literary agent agency, different legal cultures and changes in the work of agencies through e-publishing. LFK: Could you briefly explain what your main tasks as an agent are and where your chief areas of activity lie? SvH: […] Read more
Interview: Anita Djafari, managing director of Litprom and “Woman in Publishing of the Year 2016”
Anita Djafari, managing director of Litprom, was elected “Woman in Publishing of the Year 2016” (“BücherFrau des Jahres 2016”). The author, translator, and publisher Zoë Beck interviewed Anita Djafari for the online publication CulturMag. Zoë Beck and Anita Djafari kindly allowed us to translate their interview for our international “Literary […] Read more
Indie Bookshop Week 2016!
Countless bookshops on in the UK and Ireland are celebrating the Independent Bookshop Week! The Indie Bookshop Week is part of the Books Are My Bag campaign and celebrates independent bookshops from 18th to 25th June 2016. Events range from readings, celebrations, reading groups, storytelling, author signings, literary lunches and […] Read more
“To see what’s possible in poetry” – Frances Leviston in Berlin
Tuesday night saw our first public “Literary Field Kaleidoscope” reading at the Centre for British Studies in Berlin (link). We decided to invite the poet Frances Leviston for this special occasion, as we both fell in love with her poetry when we first met her at a British Council Literature […] Read more
Poetry reading with Frances Leviston
We are delighted to announce our first Literary Field Kaleidoscope event in Berlin: a reading with the British poet Frances Leviston. The reading takes place at the Centre for British Studies in Berlin Mitte. All are welcome to the reading and discussion. Admission: free. Date: 14 June 2016 Time: 17.00 […] Read more
Literature & Licenses in London 2016
This April, the London Book Fair (LBF) opened its doors for the second year in a row in Olympia-Kensington after experiments in the Docklands and other places in London. According to the fair’s website, the grounds saw 1,500 exhibitors and 25,000 fairgoers which made it quite an event to attend. […] Read more
Warsaw Book Fair & statistics about the Polish book market
Today, Warsaw Book Fair opened its doors to “all book lovers” as well as 800 exhibitors from 24 countries. The book fair takes place in a rather unconventional location: the National Stadium (where Germany lost against Italy in 2012). More about Warsaw Book Fair can be found on the official […] Read more
Han Kang and Deborah Smith win the Booker
This year’s Man Booker International Prize went to Han Kang’s novel “The Vegetarian”, translated by Deborah Smith. While I haven’t read the novel, yet, I had the pleasure of meeting Deborah Smith at this year’s London Book Fair. I was very impressed by her comments on a panel on translations […] Read more
Congratulations to Jackie Kay, Scotland’s new Makar!
We congratulate Jackie Kay, who was just named Scotland’s new Makar, i.e. national poet. And apparently we’re not the only ones to think this was a great choice: For more information, see e.g. the Guardian’s piece about the appointment: link Read more
The Literary Field and Recent British Cinema: Genius by Michael Grandage
In his review article, Jürgen Enkemann not only comments on the similarities and differences between literary and filmic practice, and how they relate to the literary field. He also dissects Michael Grandage’s film Genius and its apparent failure to translate literary concerns – such as the importance of the editor […] Read more
