Pierce Alquist is a transplanted New Yorker living and working in the publishing scene in Boston. Don’t worry if she fooled you, the red hair is misleading. She’s a literature in translation devotee and reviewer and lover of small, independent presses. A voracious traveler and foodie, you can find her in her kitchen making borscht or covered in red pepper paste as she perfects her kimchi recipe.
What books from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s are being assigned in college-level literature classes? The results might surprise you!
The 2023 PEN American Literary Award Longlists have been announced! This year’s awards will confer $350,000 to more than 100 writers.
PEN America hosts a town hall meeting on whether publishers are obligated to diversify their literature.
A Federal Court has blocked Penguin Random House's acquisition of one of its main rivals, Simon & Schuster.
Thrilling debuts, stunning poetry collections, and so much more―check out these fall 2022 new releases in translation, including Seven Empty Houses!
The Booker Prize has announced that its 2022 winner is The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka.
The Swedish Academy has awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature to acclaimed and beloved French writer Annie Ernaux.
In anticipation of Banned Books Week, EveryLibrary Institute conducted a poll that found that the majority of voters oppose book banning.
August is Women in Translation Month! Celebrate with these hot summer 2022 new releases by women in translation, including Witches by Brenda Lozano, translated by Heather Cleary.
Chosen from 169 novels, this year's longlist is comprised of 13 novels that span the globe and the decades.