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Burgess 2018 Grant: the results!
Ahoy, bookworms! It gives us great joy, here at the Book Office, to announce the list of books we’re be supporting the translation of...
« About My Mother »: Tahar Ben Jelloun’s novel longlisted for the EBRD Literature Prize
The Book Office is thrilled to announce that Tahar Ben Jelloun’s remarkable novel About My Mother made it to the longlist of the first...
Homage to the famous French Publisher Jean-Claude Lattès
It is with great sadness that we learnt about the decease of Jean-Claude Lattès, on January 27th, in Paris, at the age of 76. Jean-Claude...
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....
Karol Beffa, a musician who writes
We are very honoured to announce that Karol Beffa will attend to the 2nd edition of the 'Night of Ideas' at the French Institute on...
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...
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