Second novels are often a difficult transitional achievement. Our reviewer Taylor Hebert was disappointed by Eimar McBride’s The Lesser Bohemians. During a pandemic, it reminds us of the cultural world as it used to be but whether nostalgia coupled with laboured stylishness will help us through these times is questionable. Read more
Happy Holidays! May the next year be less like this one… Here’s some inspiration for the holidays and beyond: The 2020 Advent Calendar of German indie publishers: www.instagram.com/wereadindie or: www.readindie.wordpress.com/2020/12/03/der-adventskalender-der-unabhaengigen-verlage For German books in English translation, visit the fabulous and newly founded imprint V&Q Books (and check out their blog […] Read more
Gesa Stedman rounds up the latest news from the literary field, including prizes, bookselling during the pandemic, Black Lives Matter, and the climate crisis. Read more
Bei meiner Vorbereitung für das Interview mit der Autorin Elisa Shua Dusapin und ihrer Übersetzerin ins Englische Aneesa Abbas Higgins für den Birmingham Lit Fest Presents… Podcast bin ich auch über die deutsche Übersetzung von Andreas Jandl, erschienen bei Blumenbar (Aufbau Verlag), gestoßen. (Den Artikel zum Podcast finden Sie hier: […] Read more
On Thursday, 17 December 2020, the Birmingham Lit Fest Presents… Podcast will publish an episode about Elisa Shua Dusapin’s novel Winter in Sokcho. I had the great honour to interview the author and her English translator Aneesa Abbas Higgins for this podcast and I’m thrilled to share it with you […] Read more
Gesa Stedman suffered from acute reader’s rage, when she explored three female authors promoted by The Bookseller in recent months. Read more
Frankfurt Book Fair created a “Special Edition” in 2020 and went completely online, allowing me (during the last few weeks of my pregnancy) to participate in a panel called “Improving Diversity in Publishing: Who Can Lead the Change Process?” with the following speakers, chaired by Dr Anamik Saha, Senior Lecturer […] Read more
Es ist soweit: rechtzeitig zur Frankfurter Buchmesse erscheint heute die deutsche Übersetzung des „Rethinking ‘Diversity’ in Publishing” Reports! Denn bei allen Unterschieden, die es zwischen den Buchbranchen in Großbritannien und Deutschland gibt, so sind doch auch viele Parallelen auszumachen, gerade was die Unterrepräsentation von Schwarzen Autor*innen und Autor*innen of Colour […] Read more
This year’s Birmingham Literature Festival is already in full swing – and an amazing example how you can turn a challenge into an opportunity! For this ‘special’ year, Festival Director Shantel Edwards and Guest Curator Kit de Waal have put together a digital edition of one of my favourite literature […] Read more
Happy Publication Day! Today, V&Q Books officially launches its first book: Paula by Sandra Hoffmann, translated by Katy Derbyshire – the first in a hopefully long series of English translations of German books (www.vq-books.eu). The launch will be held at ocelot, not just another bookstore. It’s invitation only, but you […] Read more
