News
Chilean Success in Sweden
The book 2666 by the Chilean author Roberto Bolaños wins the best translated book prize in Sweden: http://fb.me/sUSdwLhr
Brazilian Bookstores Grow
29% of Brazilian bookstores plan to expand; 9% plan to open new stores: http://fb.me/sQwdtuVz
Icelandic Literature Praised
Times Literary Supplement (UK): Icelandic literature has much more to offer than just crime novels: http://fb.me/YwGgvjR5
Finnish books at Cannes film festival
Finnish books at Cannes film festival through the efforts of “Stilton” and “Best Seller to Box Office”: http://fb.me/ZHrs52p1
Tajikistan Tries to Ban a Danish Book
Tajikistan tries to stop the publication of a book by the Danish author Flemming Rose in Norway, claming it’s blasphemous: http://bit.ly/jnXlVA
More of Brazil in Frankfurt
Brazilian stand at Frankfurt Book Fair grows by 30%: http://bit.ly/m8za8B
Jo Nesbø Succeeds in USA
Washington Post: Jo Nesbø, the Norwegian crime writer, is loved in the USA and compared to Stieg Larsson: http://wapo.st/lFLILM
National Pro-Reading Fund
Brazilian senate approves a project for a new National Pro-Reading Fund. It also aims to improve export of literature: http://bit.ly/kSoj2d
Rio Celebrates Brazilian Culture
Instead of honoring a foreign country, Biennal do Livro Rio de Janeiro Book Fair 2011 celebrates Brazilian culture: http://bit.ly/iuMwf0
Herbjørg Wassmo Knighted
Norwegian author Herbjørg Wassmo knighted in France into L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres: http://fb.me/11DhmBi65