An editorial is born that will translate into English women who write in minority languages
- 3The independent Scottish publisher TimesRebelPress (3TR), whose objective is to translate the English literature of authors who write in Basque, Catalan, Galician, Gaelic, Welsh… and in general in minority languages, “to promote it throughout the world”.
The first two translations to be published will be Terres Mortes (from English Dead Lands) by Núria Bendigo and Amek by Katixa Agirre (from Mothers Don’t). The goal is to publish five books a year.
Books will be sold in digital and paper format, “in the major bookstores in the United Kingdom”. In addition, the editorial has emphasized that all of this they want to do in an ethical way, “paying our collaborators properly and supporting in the community in which we live projects that help women live with freedom and dignity, making them the first fair trade publishing house in the United Kingdom”.
Distress call
Bibiana Mas is “Catalan at birth, Scottish at adoption” behind the editorial, surrounded by a group of professionals. Mase explains that the publication of each book has a minimum cost of EUR 10,000 and that they need help to launch the project on the Verkami platform. It has shown the ways to obtain the first edition of books or to collaborate economically in another way. They shall allocate the contributions to the financing of books.
I don't want people who don't know how to share the umbrella. I don't love the people who walk too fast when it's not me, nor the ones who walk too slowly (well, that's a little, but only a little). I don't like people sitting in the hallway seat on the bus. I don't like reckless... [+]
PLEIBAK
Miren Amuriza Plaza
Susa, 2024
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Book Non sense
Edward Lear
Translation: Juan Kruz Igerabide
Denonartean, 2024
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The writer and illustrator Edward Lear published this work in 1846. As Igerabide says in the prologue of the book, “nonsense humor, absurd... [+]
Entrepreneurship is fashionable. The concept has gained strength and has spread far beyond economic vocabulary. Just do it: do it no more. But let us not forget: the slogan comes from the propaganda world. Is the disguise of the word being active buyers? Today's entrepreneurs are... [+]
Hetero
Uxue Alberdi
Susa, 2024
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Guardasola wants rain
Patxi Zubizarreta
Illustrations: Irrimarra
Ibaizabal, 2024
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Eyes on the horizon
Writer: Illustrator Miren Agur
Meabe: Ane Pikaza
Elkar, 2020
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Miren Agur Meabe has published several texts and books. He's worked with all the literary genres: children's and youth literature,... [+]
They're one of the most beautiful memories I have in my heart. At the time I was doing Basque Philology and we went to a society in Arbizu to a concert by Ruper Ordorika. There were Rikardo Arrangi Diaz of Heredia and Juanjo Olasgrip. I didn't dare to tell Arrangi that I had in my... [+]
