You may not know that this is Global Entrepreneurship Week, so as the British Library cajoles us into growth, innovation and of course scaling-up, we have belatedly decided to come out with our own mission statement…
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For Halloween our authors and other contributors have sent in their favourite scary stories. It's a spooky mix, from urban legends and family stories, to classic cosy tales from long ago!
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In the age of fast food, digital downloads and instant gratification, the real allure of bookshops is the space to slow down. Entering a bookshop, rifling the shelves, and settling down between pages for however long is an act of trust; where you choose to lose yourself for a little while speaks volumes. Eloise Hendy talks bookshops and lists her Top 5.
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What would you like to know about the process of translating novels? We’re now wrapping up Series 1 of our Think in Translation podcast and blog. Thank you to all who’ve listened and participated in our debate on literary translation! At the start of this project we sent out a two-question survey in the hopes of getting a better sense of what it is about translation and translated books that most interests our readers and listeners. The following blog post is the first of two parts (we’ll do one post per question) in which Allan Cameron, Vagabond’s founder as well as a writer and translator himself, responds to the questions we received.