This Is Sort of a Translation Problem
So, Vitamin Water decided to run a contest in Canada that included random words under the bottle cap—one in English and one in French. Supposedly Coca-Cola reviewed all the words in the contest, but seemed to miss out on a few crucial words that mean one thing in French and another in English . . . From Huffington Post ...
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Gunter Grass Rails on Facebook
This video of Gunter Grass talking about how “Facebook is shit” is amazing. Granted, it’s weird that I found out about this from a friend who found it on Facebook and that I’m probably going to share it on Facebook as well . . . But, I do totally agree with his sentiments and wish I could smash my ...
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OK, So This Is a Bit of a Stretch
But, someone on Facebook mentioned how this ad (yes, it really is an ad—quite possibly the best ad NBC has made ever ever) is all about translation. Which, it really is, especially in terms of cultural translation. More importantly, if you haven’t seen this, you really should. It’s brilliant. ...
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Inspiring Words for Working on NEA Grants and BTBA Posts
(You can get your own via The Rumpus by clicking
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Facts and Bad Jokes [France Apocalypse Trip!]
So, I’m in Paris this week. It’s a special editorial trip that came about last minute thanks to the fact that Laurence Marie and Anne-Sophie Hermil are the most wonderful people. They brought me here yesterday (Monday morning) for 18 appointments with literary folks in four days—a rather intense schedule ...
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Thursday Is Fun Day!
The number one question I’m asked by people interested in Open Letter/publishing is how we find our books. We do a lot of reading of catalogs and reviews online, talking to people, getting recommendations, and, most importantly, receiving submissions over the interwebs. Well, like this one: Subject: QUERY Its All ...
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The Morning News Tournament of Books 2012
The Morning News Tournament of Books is BACK! For the uninitiated, this is a 16-book, bracket-style “tournament” designed to crown the . . . well, I’ll just let them explain it: Today we’re announcing the shortlist for the 2012 Tournament of Books (for novels, of course, published in 2011) only a week ...
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