Austrian publisher Albert Eibl speaks with Regan Mies about the mission of Das vergessene Buch Verlag (DVB), exile writers and the importance of “forgotten literature.”
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6.30pm 20/5,📚Lancaster Litfest International Fiction Online Book Club will discuss its next modern classic, 'A Love of Swann's', the novella embedded in vol. 1 of 'In Search of Lost Time' by Marcel Proust (tr. Lydia Davis, Penguin Books UK). For a Zoom link, 📷 [email protected].

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Wasn't planning to spend all morning reading Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy but I just couldn't stop. And now I'm too overcome to settle down to work.

My first book for the #1937Club is the wonderful Mary Plain on Holiday by Gwynedd Rae;

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For the #1937Club
The Family from One End Street by Eve Garnett

A large, boisterous family who have adventures and values. Children's fiction with enduring attractions.

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Today on the blog, my second contribution to the #1937Club hosted by Simon Thomas & kaggsy59 📚📚📚😷
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In wholesome news: OS's girlfriend did an audiobook of The Gruffalo in German for him to practise the language, little knowing that he could recite that book in its entirety aged 3.

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Happy birthday to my sweetest little #KasperMouser who turns 3 today and has been with me for nearly 5 months!

BREAKING NEWS: CrimeFest announced its awards shortlists this morning, with some magnificent books and authors in the running. Here's the Debut and Last Laugh categories. I've read/enjoyed several; LL particularly stacked shortlist. Congrats & good luck to all #GreatReads

Brilliant article about ageing women in fiction:

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This week's podcast guest is fellow indie publisher Stuart Debar from SRL Publishing. We covered a lot of ground. Stuart's take on this indie sphere is fascinating and the journey his company is on is a very worthwhile one: shows.acast.com/646f7fb53c7f5e… SRL Publishing IndiePressNetwork

Calling all emerging translators and writers!

Don't miss our round-up of the latest opportunities in world literature, from short story contests and grants to workshops and master's programs! Asymptote is here to help: tinyurl.com/4d72xfjz

Wisting season three on BBC Four crimefictionlover.com/2024/04/wistin…
Did you tune in to #Wisting on Saturday? What did you think? It's worth trying the books as well.

Currently reading Claire Kilroy's Soldier Sailor and remembering the feedback (not just for my work) at a conference with agents that no one wants to hear about angry mothers or domestic rants... 😏

I love orzo pasta, I love meatballs, and I really, really love a one-pan meal! So the Meatballs with Orzo that’s #RecipeOfTheDay scores a hat trick for me. NB: rolling meatballs can be wonderfully de-stressing so long as you don’t start when you’re in a frantic hurry, and can…

Why are the artistic contributions of translators often sidelined?

Nils Håkansson (tr. D. E. Hurford) takes up the issue and reflects on the “other half” of Sweden’s literature, the history of translation, and its hidden gods: bit.ly/3JKQ1bG