On March 13th, 2017, the French Institute and New Books in German will be co-hosting a session of talks open to publishers interested in...

Today we welcome Annie Rutherford as a guest blogger on Culturethèque. Annie has worked as a journalist in Edinburgh, Paris and Moscow....

"Grains of sand, bridges, shampoo, a bike, board games, yoga, sellotape, birds, balloons, tattoos, wandering hands, tweezers, maths,...

News from the VO-VF Festival, our only French festival entirely dedicated to literary translation! This year, 1,500 visitors came to...

“Do you believe in fairies? If you believe”, like Peter Pan, “clap your hands” and immerge yourself into The Book of Pearl. Even if you...

Catherine the Great, the most renowned and longest-ruling Empress of Russia, who was also widely seen as a clever politician, an...

Pascal Quignard is considered one of the most important names in contemporary French literature. He won the Grand Prix de l’Académie...

Last Saturday, Julie Longuemare from Foyles selected Sorrow of the Earth. Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull and the Tragedy of Show Business as...

In the last decade or so, Pierre Lemaitre has established himself as one of the leading French crime novelists, having won the Prix...

This competition is an opportunity for young people in Europe to test their translating skills - and the Book Office, of course, would...