Video Interview with Agent Nermin Mollaoğlu at Beijing Book Fair
Video interview with Turkish literary agent Nermin Mollaoğlu about her first trip to the Beijing Book Fair to get to know the Chinese publishing market.
View ArticleTurkey is London Book Fair “Market Focus” for 2013
The London Book Fair has announced Turkey will be its "Market Focus" for the 2013 event. Get up to date with our past coverage of the Turkish publishing scene.
View ArticleNew Writings From Istanbul: Turkish Agent Nermin Mollaoğlu
'Frankfurt motivates us and helps our understanding of what we do,' says Kalem Agency founder Nermin Mollaoğlu. She brings new voices from Turkey to the world stage in October, a pair of debuts. The...
View ArticleFreedom To Publish: Kalem Agency Author Koray Çalışkan Under House Arrest in...
'A constant indefensible attack on freedom and rights in Turkey': Nermin Mollaoğlu on the detention of Princeton University Press author Koray Çalışkan. The post Freedom To Publish: Kalem Agency Author...
View ArticleAgent Nermin Mollaoğlu: The French Market Is Beginning To Open Its Doors to...
Taking note of the fact that two of the six shortlisted titles are Turkish in this year's EBRD Literature Prize, Istanbul's Nermin Mollaoğlu looks at the rights scene for Turkish books in 2018. The...
View ArticleAmid Turkey’s Spiraling Currency Crisis: An Appeal for Rights Acquisitions
As Turkey's nose-diving currency sets off alarm bells on world trading floors, Istanbul's Kalem Agency appeals to the publishing community for consideration from rights buyers: 'It's like being in a...
View ArticleTurkey’s ITEF Calls for Fellows; Europa Sells Ferrante Audio Rights to PRH
Industry Notes: The ITEF fellowships have seen almost 150 publishing pros visit Istanbul. And Elena Ferrante's new title goes to PRH Audio. The post Turkey’s ITEF Calls for Fellows; Europa Sells...
View ArticleAmazon Crossing Rolls Out Its 2020 Free World Book Day Translations
From Turkey, South Africa, Sweden, China, Germany, Israel, Spain, Brazil, and Argentina, this year's free books from Amazon Crossing arrive amid frontier-defying contagion. The post Amazon Crossing...
View ArticleCoronavirus Worklife: Kalem Agency’s Şafak Tahmaz in Turkey: ‘Stay Sane’
Coronavirus Worklife: Amid the silenced streets of the pandemic in Istanbul, Kalem Agency's fiction rights sales doubled in April, nonfiction broke its own record. The post Coronavirus Worklife: Kalem...
View ArticleIstanbul’s ‘Sunflower’ ITEF Goes Digital – With Translation Provided
The coronavirus pandemic pushes another literary festival into the digital realm, and Turkey's program expects to trump others as a tri-lingual event. The post Istanbul’s ‘Sunflower’ ITEF Goes Digital...
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