‘Intuitive, Sure-Footed, and High Quality’ Define the Winners of Translation Prizes

This week, the winners of The Goethe-Institut New York Wolff and Gutekunst Prizes and the UK's Comma Press Emerging Translation Prize were announced. 
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The Importance of Translation for the Public Good: ThinkPub’s Report on the European Market

In response to the discontinuation of UNESCO’s Index Translationum, ThinkPub has published a new report looking at the translation market in Europe.
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Helping Books Travel: Norway, Bologna’s 2026 Guest of Honor, Guarantees Translation Grants

Norwegian Literature Abroad (NORLA), which organized Norway’s guest of honor program at this year's Bologna Children’s Book Fair, announced a plan to support translators’ fees for works of children's and young adult literature from the Norwegian and Sámi languages.
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New Audible Feature Supports the Immersion Reading Trend

Audible launches their Read & Listen functionality for listener-readers, highlighting the potential for a new market for audio and ebooks in other languages.
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How gorgeous are these tiny Nomad Editions books? Inspired by Japanese pocket books, the first three translations are out now, with more to follow.

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Bulgaria’s Next Page Foundation Launches Thinking Literature in Translation Events

Discussing the challenges and opportunities for the European publishing market, the Next Page Foundation conference series began in November in Bulgaria with the next event taking place…
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#WhatWereReading : Joe enjoyed the Japanese bestseller, Dinner at the Night Library by Hika Harada, translated by Philip Gabriel.

Otaha starts working in the library, which archives the literary collection of deceased authors, and where the live-in chef prepares meals based on those in novels.

Ideal for those who enjoyed Before the Coffee Gets Cold, or Days at the Morasaki Bookshop. Out now from Scriber Books

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