Gomer ceases publishing new books; focuses on printing
Sad news from the valleys last week, as one of the biggest publishers in Wales, Gwasg Gomer, announces it is ‘winding down’ its publishing operations to focus solely on printing. In a story… Read more »
Jakarta’s First Ever Literary Festival to Focus on Asian and African Writers
Nothing like a non-Western literary festival to reinvigorate contemporary literature. As the Jakarta Post points out, authors from Asia and Africa are to take center stage at the first-ever Jakarta International… Read more »
Old Yellow: new book celebrates 100 years of the Tour de France’s maillot jaune
Cycling around France all summer sounds just wonderful, right? The wind in your hair. The breathtaking landscapes. The picture-perfect villages, with the tantalising aroma of freshly-baked baguettes wafting over from the boulangerie… Read more »
Will this year’s Women’s World Cup spark a memoir frenzy?
Recent sports news has borne a strange resemblance to certain events last year. England fans, once again buoyed by the sight of a talented, forward-thinking, likeable set of players giving their all,… Read more »
Singapore book chain throws inaugural ‘non-book fair’
Popular Holdings, an established Singaporean book retailer more commonly known as Popular, has announced a one-off 95th birthday fair, the Popular Show—which will only feature gadgets, “titbits,” stationery, and lifestyle… Read more »
International writers feeling the burn of Brexit in prep for Edinburgh Book Festival
There is nothing more of a pain in the butt than for a cultural ambassador from one country to be denied entry into another. But it happens often, with greatening frequency, to… Read more »
Turkish writer Elif Shafak speaks against Turkish censorship
Turkish writers and academics are being persecuted for their work at an alarming rate, thanks to the current turmoil in the country. One writer, Elif Shafak, is speaking out against… Read more »
What made this year’s Man Booker International winners so damn notable?
The winner for the Man Booker International Prize, literature in translation’s biggest award, was announced on Tuesday as Celestial Bodies by the Omani writer Jokha Alharthi and translated by Marilyn Booth. For… Read more »
81-year-old debut novelist is shortlisted for a literary prize, so take that, ageists!
First, the news. As reported by the Bookseller, Silence Under a Stone, by the 81-year-old* Irish writer Norma MacMaster, has been shortlisted for the Society of Authors’ Awards. It is also… Read more »
Hindi pulp fiction keeps its fan base, despite recent publishing trends
While Melville House has gained a reputation for printing high-quality versions of some of the most important public documents of the last twenty years, with our printing of The Mueller Report,… Read more »