Happy Launch Day, V&Q Books! An Interview with Publisher and Translator Katy Derbyshire

15. September 2020Sandra van LenteEvents, Indie Publisher, Newsindependent publishers, Katy Derbyshire, Sandra Hoffmann, translation, V&Q Books

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

Dead Ladies – Very Much Alive!

4. December 2017Sandra van LenteEventsACUD, Annett Gröschner, Berlin, Christa Reinig, Florian Duijsens, hidden figures, Jessica Miller, Katy Derbyshire, Leonora Carrington, Memphis Minnie, representation, rewriting history, Susan Stone, The Dead Ladies Show

You can complain about the sad fact that women and their achievements are underrepresented in mainstream media as well as school and university curricula and public events – or you can do something about it and initiate change. A team of three committed Berliners chose the latter and created “The […] Read more