IPR License reports that Europe and the US remain key markets for rights sales, but Turkey, the Arab World and China are increasingly active, as are self-publishers.
Literary Agent Q&A: Sedef Ilgiç, Kalem Agency in Turkey
Sedef Ilgiç, a literary agent at the Kalem Agency in Turkey, on selling Turkish books to publishers abroad and representing international authors in Turkey.
Germany’s Small Presses: Gourmet Reading for Book Gluttons
Germany’s small press scene is thriving, with an eclectic mix of ambitious publishers seeking out new authors, experimenting with formats and finding audiences.
Is The Future of the Novel is in the East?
Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk argues that in the West, as the importance of literary novels decreases, the literary torch will be picked up by China and India.
Turkish Publishing on the Rise: It’s “More Than Orhan Pamuk”
Turkey’s professionalized publishing industry is on full display at the London Book Fair with the hope that foreigners will take a greater interest in translations and trade.
Turkey “In All Its Colours” Stars at London Book Fair
Turkey is the Market Focus of next week’s London Book Fair and the nation is striving to secure 100 deals to translate books into English by the end of the event.
Is the Turkish Program at LBF Inclusive Enough of Minorities?
Oxford professor Dr. Laurent Mignon notes that while the Turkish program at the London Book Fair is laudable, it still lacks representation of some key minority languages.
Turkish Literature and Translation Trapped Between East and West
Turkish writers have a love/hate relationship with the West, but the tension has resulted in a dynamic literary culture, one that can prove tricky to translate.
3 Key Developing Book Markets for Publishers to Watch in 2013
Korea, Indonesia and Turkey are well positioned to take advantage of the growing interesting in developing book markets from Western publishers in coming years.
A Visit to Orhan Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence
Is Orhan Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence—the building not the book—a meta-museum of his own genius, a cabinet of curiosities, or just an audacious exercise in ego?