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Arts Groups Speak Out Against Travel Ban
The National Coalition Against Censorship has joined more than 30 other prominent arts organizations in a friend of the court brief urging the Supreme Court to strike down the third version of the Trump travel ban issued in September 2017. The case is going before the court today.
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New Releases Top Lists in Europe
Swiss author Joël Dicker returned to the French fiction bestseller list in March, landing in the top spot with The Disappearance of Stephanie Mailer, a thriller set in the Hamptons in the 1990s.
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A U.K. Oral History Documents Women in Publishing
An oral history project just launched in the U.K. to document the history of women in publishing has collected interviews with a pioneering generation of female book industry professionals.
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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: Giants of Lithuanian Publishing Weigh In
Two of Lithuania's most prominent publishing figures are optimistic about the future.
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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: Lithuania's Alvydas Šlepikas on the Timeliness of History
Among the forgotten stories of the past century is that of the "wolf children" of Lithuania. It is the tragedy of children in East Prussia who were orphaned at the end of World War II and left to fend for themselves as the Red Army conquered the territory. On their own, they took to hiding in the forests, and many of them fled into neighboring Lithuania and adopted new identities.
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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: Finding Lithuania's Present in Its Past
The London Book Fair Author of the Day discusses the inspiration for her bestselling work.
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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: A Publisher's View of the Lithuanian Book Business
The director of Tyto Alba describes what her house and other publishers are up to.
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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: An Introduction to Publishing in Lithuania
The executive director of the Lithuanian Publishers Association surveys the literary scene.
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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: Children's Book Publishing in Latvia
The sector's attractive and intriguing books are drawing international acclaim.
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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: Printing in Latvia
The export market is central to the sector's growth.
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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: Long Live #IAmIntrovert!
Latvia's quirky campaign to promote its writers has attracted a following of fans.
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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: Exploring Latvia's History in Fiction
A bestselling series of novels explores a century of Latvian life.
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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: The Latvian National Library
Riga's mountainous monument to books is an awe-inspiring sight and a place of pride.
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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: An Introduction to Publishing in Latvia
Regardless of the market's limited size, given a national population of only 1.9 million, the standards of the publishing industry in Latvia remain very high.
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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: Piret Raud - Estonia's Favorite Children's Author
Piret Raud is one of the leading children's book authors and illustrators in Estonia, having illustrated over 40 books and written 16
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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: Tallinn, Estonia's Rahva Raamat Bookstore
One of the world's best booksellers is now a publisher, too.
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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: Adam Cullen - the Accidental Translator
How a Minnesotan became a go-to English-language translator for Estonian literature.
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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: Maarja Kangro: Estonian—and European—Feminist
The outspoken writer asserts that Estonians are "not some exotic species."
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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: Mihkel Mutt - The Literary Conscience of Estonia
Estonia's London Book Fair Author of the Day is respected for his critical eye and satirical humor.
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Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018: An Introduction to Estonian Literature
The first printed book in the Estonian language appeared in 1535, and the printing business has been important to us ever since.