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Books of the Night!
At the Book Office, we are very happy to welcome tonight the 'Night of ideas'! Some of our speakers and guests have published books....
Call for Applications: become a 'Translator in Residence' at the British Library in London!
Last year, Jen Calleja was welcomed as the first translator in residence at the British Library. Last Thursday, the British Library...
Congratulations to the two French books translators finalists of the inaugural TA First Translation
Yesterday, the inaugural shortlist for Daniel Hahn First Translation Prize has been revealed. It has announced a shortlist of six new...
Join the National Library of France (BNF) as a foreign professional guest!
The National Library of France (BNF) is looking for international professionals as part of the French programme 'Profession Culture'...
Homage to the talented French Publisher Paul Otchakovsky-Laurens (P.O.L)
We were very sorry to hear that Paul Otchakovsky-Laurens, the renowned publisher of a great number of prestigious French authors, died in...
French Books of the Year 2017
As you are leaving on holidays, why not have a look back on all the books we recommended to your thgoughout the year 2017? From the 4th...
Ten Years of SelfMadeHero
In a trio of interviews recorded in front of a live audience, Alex Fitch talks to creators, fans and the managing director of British...
Frankfurt in French #27: Comics!
Comics will also be part of the party with the competition Francomics where German secondary-school pupils are invited to edit a film...
Frankfurt in French #26: non-fiction writers
Last but not least, the Frankfurt Bookfair also welcomes non-fiction writers! In partnership with Marc Bloch Centre, there will be talks...
Kazuo Ishiguro, Nobel Prize in Literature
No one had expected him, and yet... The novelist Kazuo Ishiguro has worked for a long time, carving patiently sentences which are a...
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