‘Book Bites’ for Wednesday 17th February 2010

Best Translated Book Award shortlists announced – Those interested in works-in-translation may like to know that the shortlist for this year’s Best Translated Book Awards (BTBA) has been announced. The winner will be announced on March 10th. Full details over at the Three Percent website. If you want more information (and some [...]

Daily Bookshot: Movie Cover or Non-Movie Cover?

Movie Cover or Non-Movie Cover?, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock.

This week is rather an exciting week for Tolstoy fans all over the UK, as ’The Last Station’ finally enjoys its UK release (19th February). Based on Jay Parini’s bestselling novel of the same name, ‘The Last Station’ charts the final year of Leo Tolstoy’s life; [...]

Daily Bookshot: Yay turns to Heyyyy!!

I’ve got a bone to pick with Penguin Classics )

On The Radar: Russian and European anthologies, plus a Tolstoy collection from Penguin

A delicious anthology of Russian new fiction from Tin House Books. An annual anthology of European fiction. A collection of Tolstoy’s private papers from Penguin.