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Feb 28, 2019

12th–14th March, the London Book Fair is taking place, and Latvian literature will be represented with a national exhibition stand for the sixth year in a row.

12th–14th March, the London Book Fair is taking place, and Latvian literature will be represented with a national exhibition stand for the sixth year in a row. ...

Feb 28, 2019

Books of Latvian authors have been translated into Estonian, Finnish and Ukrainian languages.

Books of Latvian authors have been translated into Estonian, Finnish and Ukrainian languages. Inga Gaile’s “The Glass Shards” has been translated into Eston...

Jan 31, 2019

Latvian poetry continues to reach a more global audience with yet four other poetry collections by Latvian authors translated into English and published in the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Latvian poetry continues to reach a more global audience with yet four other poetry collections by Latvian authors translated into English and published in the ...

Jan 31, 2019

Four Latvian poets whose works have been translated into English and published in the UK and Canada offer their perspectives on love, life, patience, and resistance.

Four Latvian poets whose works have been translated into English and published in the UK and Canada offer their perspectives on love, life, patience, and resist...

Jan 31, 2019

From 21st until 24th February, Lithuania is holding the 19th Vilnius Book Fair during which Lithuanian translations of books by Nora Ikstena, Jānis Joņevs, Zane Zusta, Alvis Hermanis and Visvaldis Lācis will be launched and other events honoring Latvian a

From 21st until 24th February, Lithuania is holding the 19th Vilnius Book Fair during which Lithuanian translations of books by Nora Ikstena, Jānis Joņevs, Zane...

Jan 31, 2019

“In Search of Success Factors in Current Reality of Book Market (Fairs)”

Publicity Photo The international conference “In Search of Success Factors in Current Reality of Book Market (Fairs)” will take place on March 1 in Riga as t...

Dec 31, 2018

In late 2018, Slovenian publishing house "Škuc" published Kārlis Vērdiņš' sele...

In late 2018, Slovenian publishing house "Škuc" published Kārlis Vērdiņš' selection of poems titled "Adam Panker". The book includes poems from his collectio...

Dec 31, 2018

The third biggest Finnish newspaper "Turun Sanomat" has published positive reviews of two works of Latvian literature now translated and published in Finnish: Inguna Ula Cepīte's novel "Ulsiks, Padomju Latvijas bērns" ("Ulsiks

The third biggest Finnish newspaper "Turun Sanomat" has published positive reviews of two works of Latvian literature now translated and published in Finnish: I...

Dec 31, 2018

Zane Zusta

Last December, Lithuanian publisher of children's books "Debesy ganyklos" (Terra Publica) in Kaunas published the widely known Latvian children's book "Ucipuci ...

Dec 31, 2018

The Emma Press has launched the first batch of Bicki-Books, a landmark series of pocket-sized picture books for children originally published in Latvia by liels un mazs. Each Bicki-Book features a classic Latvian children’s poem, newly translat

The Emma Press has launched the first batch of Bicki-Books, a landmark series of pocket-sized picture books for children originally published in Latvia by liels...