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    • Literary Visits to Riga

      Twice a year the platform Latvian Literature organizes foreign publishers, cultural journalists and literary festivals visits to Riga. The aim of these visits is to introduce participants with the Latvian literature, the Latvian book industry and to establish long-term relationships and partnerships.

      During the visit, participants are introduced to various topics such as contemporary and children’s literature, the Latvian publishing and printing industry, the work of the Latvian Literature platform and available grant support programs for foreign publishers and translators, meet Latvian authors and publishers, as well visit the Latvian National Library, unique book shops and take part in guided tour around Riga city.

      Foreign publishers who are interested to publish Latvian literature are invited to apply for the visit: juta@latvianliterature.lv

      Foreign journalists and literary festivals are invited to apply to ildze@latvianliterature.lv

    • 10 Works Published in 2020

      2020_LatvianLiterature_TOP10.pdf
    • Publications in Press

      Date

      Media

      Author

      Article

      2021

           
      2 February, 2021 IBBY Sweden  

      Peter Pan-Prisets Shortlist 2021 (Anete Melece)

      25 January, 2021 LCB diplomatique  Literarisches Colloquium Berlin / Germany Osvalds Zebris

      The Tiger and the Water Tower

      16 January, 2021 Semanal jornada / Mexico Eve Gill Biblioteca fantasma. La ciudad del rock
      4 January, 2021 Pamišusi dėl knygų blog / Lithuania   Laima Kota “Kambarys”
      2 January, 2021 Radio  WDR 5 Bücher / Germany Michael Brocker "Ich habe auf den Wal gewartet" von Krišjānis Zeļģis
      2 January, 2021 Радыё Свабода / Belarus  

      2021-ы ў кнігах. Літаратурны каляндар: студзень

      2020

         

       

      29 December, 2020 Read Ost / Germany Christiane Schäfer Kein stilles Buch – „Straumēni“ von Edvarts Virza
      18 December, 2020 Le Grand Continent / France Nicolas Auzanneau

      Fictions d’Europe à lire pour Noël

      16 December, 2020 cronica.com.mx / Mexico

      Eleane Herrera Montejano

      Traducen al español Jelgava 94, del escritor leton Janis Jonevs

      8 December, 2020 Worldkidlit blog / UK Claire Storey

      Best of 2020: Picture Books

      3 December, 2020 Deutschlandfunk / Germany   Inga Ābele: „Flut
      29 November, 2020 Saarbruecker-zeitung.de / Germany Susanne Brenner Fantastisches Wissen und skurrile Geschichten
      15 November, 2020 SIRP.ee / Estonia Piile-Riin Larm

      You are your own cultural expert

      9 November, 2020 The Bookseller / UK Charlotte Eyre

      Myth and folklore the pick of festive trends in children's

      3 November, 2020 The New York Times Books / USA Elizabeth Spires Dreaming of the future
      2 November, 2020 Culturamas / Spain José de María Romero Barea

      Rūdolfs Blaumanis a la sombra de la muerte

      November, 2020 Rivistatradurre / Italy Margherita Carbonaro

      Siamo introversi e ce ne vantiamo

      29 October, 2020 Nordisch.info / Germany Redaktion

      Internationales Interesse an lettischer Literatur stark gewachsen

      26 October, 2020

      Passage à l'Est! / France

       

      Osvalds Zebris – A l’ombre de la Butte-aux-coqs

      20 October, 2020 KVF Radio / Faroe Islands Eilen Anthoniussen Lesikrókurin: Móðurmjólk
      7 October, 2020 Przegladbaltycki / Poland Agnieszka Smarzewska Światła we mgle. Recenzja antologii poezji łotewskiej „Wszystkie ptaki, co we mnie…”
      4 September, 2020 SIRP.ee / Estonia Piile-Riin Larm

      Kuidas läheb, I.?

      4 September, 2020 SIRP.ee / Estonia Helena Koch

      Vabadus on kõige tähtsam nii pillimängu õppides kui ka ajalehti müües

      16 August, 2020 15min.lt / Lithuania Monika Bertašiūtė Viena žinomiausių Latvijos rašytojų I.Gaile – apie tai, kaip rašytojai visuomenę ruošia nepatogiai tiesai
      6 July, 2020 Merion West / USA

      Patrick Burr

      The Foundational Integrity of Imants Ziedonis

      1 July, 2020 Expressen.se / Sweden Per Wirtén

      Är det rätt att döda sitt barn för att rädda det?

      4 June, 2020 Korea.net / Korea Kate Kalinova

      Horse Tales of Latvia Showcased in Suncheon

      2 June, 2020 Sverigas Radio / Sweden  Viveca Bladh

      Sommarlovsläsning!

      May, 2020 Themodernnovel.org  

      Zigmunds Skujiņš: Kailums (Nakedness)

      27 May, 2020 didyoueverstoptothink.com / UK LH Johnson

      In the Shadow of Death by Rūdolfs Blaumanis

      15 May, 2020 walesartsreview.org / UK

      Glen James Brown

      INSOMNIA by Alberts Bels

      9 May, 2020 sinembargo.mx / Mexico Diana Ramírez Luna Otra mirada sobre la transición de la Letonia soviética a la capitalista en Polvo en el reloj de arena
      8 May, 2020 Buchreport / Germany Judith Weber

      Judith Weber empfiehlt Nora Ikstena

      7 May, 2020 Nyhetsmorgon / Sweden Jenny Lindh De bästa boktipsen
      May, 2020 rivistatradurre.it / Italy Margherita Carbonaro

      Il fuoco che arde sotto la terra

      24 April, 2020 Svenska Dagbladet / Sweden Kristina Sandberg

      ModersmjölkenMästerlig roman som väntat på att bli skriven

      18 April, 2020 Goteborg Posten / Sweden Stina Nylén  De bästa böckerna för barn och unga i april 2020
      3 April, 2020 complete-review.com / USA Michael Orthofer Insomnia by A.Bels
      April, 2020

      Журнал "Иностранная литература" / Russia

        Владис Спаре «Пикник в тени крематория»
      28 March, 2020 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / Germany Jörg Plath Harmonie die Jahreszeiten/in print
      27 March, 2020 Taz.de / Germany Eva-Christina Meier Da macht sogar Handy-Henri mit
      23 March, 2020 Kultur-port.de/ Germany Marion Hinz

      Literarische Neuentdeckung aus alter lettischer Zeit: Das Prosapoem „Straumēni“

      9 March, 2020 Sololibri.net / Italy Elisabetta Bolondi

      Rinoceronte alla riscossa

      8 March brisenstimmung.de / Germany   Buchbesprechung: Rūdolfs Blaumanis: Im Schatten des Todes. Novelle
      5 March, 2020 librerieindipendentiragazzi.net / Italy  

      Il Chiosco

      22 February, 2020 NZZ am Sonntag / Switzerland Martina Läubli

      Lettlands Literatur erzählt eindringlich vom Überleben unter Moskaus Schatten

      17 February, 2020 budzma.by / Belarus  

      Як прайшла «Ноч паэзіі»

      4 February, 2020 przegladbaltycki.pl / Poland Agnieszka Smarzewska Introwertycy są ekstra! Kampania #iamintrovert promuje literaturę łotewską
      26 January, 2020 Global literature in libraries initiative / USA Sophie Baggott

      DAY 25: SOVIET MILK

      23 January, 2020 Satori.lv / Latvia Anda Baklāne

      Latvijas literatūra 2010–2019: vēstures drudzis un eksports

      20 January,2020 ilrifugiodellircocervo.com / Italy   “Il pozzo”: nelle profondità della vita interiore
      9 January, 2020 Nazione Indiana / Italy Valentina Parisi Un pozzo in Lettonia

      2019

           
      28 December, 2019 booksandbao.com / UK

      Jessica Esa, Will Heath

      12 Books to Read Before you Visit the Baltics

      26 December, 2019 15min.lt / Lithuania Lina Buividavičiūtė Ryškiausi 2019 metų verstinės grožinės prozos kūriniai
      19 December, 2019  Algunos Libros Buenos / Spain    5 books to read from publisher Cazador de Ratas in Spain
      13 December, 2019 Apofenie/ USA Various poets Latvian poetry
      3 December, 2019 Helsingin Sanomat / Finland Jukka Rislakki

      Koskettavat romaanit tyttöjen elämästä Stalinin ajan Neuvosto-Baltiassa avaavat Viron ja Latvian traumaattista lähihistoriaa

      30 November, 2019 La Repubblica, Robinson / Italy Susanna Nirenstein Passioni ai tempi del socialismo
      14 November, 2019 Fix Poetry magazine / Germany Gundega Repše

      Seitenwechsel [2] Gundega Repše

      5 November, 2019  Arirang News / Korea   The Diplomat, eposide 73
      1 November Tupelo Quarterly / USA Kristina Marie Darling Denied Pasts and Invented Tethers: Artis Ostups’ Gestures
      29 October, 2019 The Guardian podcasts / UK Richard Lea, Claire Armitstead, Sian Cain

      One language dies every two weeks. How can poetry help?

      22 October, 2019 Book Riot / USA LH Johnson

      The Little Free Library and the Latvian Embassy  

      2 October, 2019 Putsch Media / France Matteo Ghisalberti

      Reportage – Les chemins de la liberté mènent à Riga

      26 September, 2019 The London magazine / UK Christopher Mosley

      Essay | Foreword to Zigmunds Skujiņš’s Flesh-Coloured Dominoes

      18 September, 2019 Nordisch.info / Germany Redaktion

      „Muttermilch“ von Nora Ikstena – Rezension des lettischen Bestsellers

      8 September, 2019 BBC Radio 4 / UK Imtiaz Dhaker

      Mother Tongue. A sense of belonging.

      25 June, 2019 Dagbladet / Norway Fredrik Wandrup Nora Ikstena, «Feiringen av livet»
      24 June, 2019 labsoflatvia.com / Latvia   On the not-so-easy topic of Latvia's branding
      11 June, 2019 Putsch Media / France Matteo Ghisalberti

      Elina Braslina : « On essaie de briser les aprioris des Lettons sur la BD »

      10 June, 2019 Putsch Media / France Matteo Ghisalberti

      Luīze Pastore : “Dans mes livres, j’essaie de faire comprendre aux enfants que le passé est interesant“

      28 May, 2019 The Irish Times / Ireland Catherine Ann Cullen

      All Better! Rewriting a Latvian children’s book for an Irish audience

      23 April, 2019 Blog Michael Deniss / USA Michael Deniss Having never met
      April, 2019 Moteris / Lithuania Jūratė Čerškutė

      Per kelerius metus žinomiausia latvių rašytoja pasaulyje tapusi Nora Ikstena: labiausiai žmones jaudina asmeniškiausios istorijos

      16 April, 2019

      It Is Nice That / UK   For Anete Melece “illustration is the easiest way to tell a visual story”
      5 April, 2019 LSM.lv./Eng / Latvia  

      "Introverts" win Latvia's top design award

      April, 2019 dizainabalva.lv / Latvia  

      1st place – Campaign #iamintrovert

      28 March, 2019 www.rochester.edu / USA

      Caitlin Davie

      Fairchild Award recognizes literature in translation

      28 March, 2019 Nuvol Calandria / Spain (Catalan) Pol Guasch Les bèsties de Krišjānis Zeļģis
      14 March, 2019 Story of Books / UK Salina Christmas Latvian introvert steals the limelight
      11 March, 2019 World Translations Review   The Seed of Nation, Pauls Bankovskis
      7 March, 2019 Modern poetry in translation/ UK Jade Cuttle Real Fractures in Fake Marble
      Jade Cuttle reviews Orbita: The Project, by Orbita
      2 March, 2019 Deep Baltic / Baltics Will Mawhood Revealing a City of Legends, Myths and Stories: The Book of Riga
      March, 2019 The Bookseller / UK   Look Beyond Borders: Latvian Literature Supplement
      21 February, 2019 SchoolReadinglist / UK Jan Tolkien The Girl Who Learned All the Languages in the World by Ieva Flamingo
      2 February, 2019 Irish Times / Ireland Sara Keating Children’s books round-up: X-ray specs, trips, frailty, spies and a wall
      1 February, 2019 European Literature Network / UK Rosie Goldsmith #RivetingReviews: Rosie Goldsmith reviews the EBRD Longlist 2019

      January, 2019

      Outside in the World / UK   Dog Who Found Sorrow (The)

      2018

           
      17 December, 2018 Helsingin Sanomat / Finland Jukka Rislakki Latvian luetuimpiin kuuluva kirjailija katsoo romaanissaan neuvostolatvialaista kylää pienen tytön silmin – ja tekee sen taitavasti ja vakuuttavasti
      17 December, 2018 Words Without Borders / UK   Our Favorite International Reads from 2018 (and What We’ll Be Reading in 2019). Soviet Milk, Nora Ikstena
      15 December, 2018 lejournalinternational.info / France Jean-Baptiste Roncari Les célébrations du centenaire de la Lettonie : une fière indépendance
      11 December, 2018 World Literature Today / USA Michelle Johnson World Literature Today’s 75 Notable Translations of 2018
      22 November, 2018 France Télévisions, video   Un livre un jour « Metal », de Janis Jonevs (Gaïa)
      22 November, 2018 Tagesspiegel / Germany Gerrit Bartels Raumschiff Riga
      18, November, 2018 Frankfurte Algemeine Zeitung / Germany Dr.Paul Ingendaay Mustereuropaer in hohen Norden
      16 November, 2018 RFI /France Marielle Vitureau Cent ans d’indépendance
      November, 2018 ERR.ee (Estonian TV) Marek Kuul ERM-is tähistakse Läti Vabariigi 100. aastapäeva eriprogrammiga
      November, 2018 Vivavostok.de / Germany   Anete Melece Interview
      6 November, 2018 Stride Magazine Maria Stadnicka Reconfiguring contemporary dialogue. Orbita. The Project
      Autumn, 2018 Modern Poetry in Translation / UK   Words about Words: a Digital Pamphlet on Latvian Poetry
      Autumn, 2018 Glasgow Review of books / UK   Translations: Inga Pizāne, Aivars Eduards, Katrīna Rudzīte, and Henriks Eliass Zēgners
      August, 2018 The White review / UK Kevin Brazil Nora Ikstena's Soviet Milk
      31 August, 2018 The Guardian / UK Claire Armitstead

      Soviet Milk by Nora Ikstena review – a blistering Latvian bestseller

      2 August, 2018 The Bookseller / UK Charlotte Eyre The Emma Press buys Latvian children’s books
      18 June, 2018 Publishers Weekly podcast / USA Ghizela Rowe

      Take Five - Nora Ikstena

      12 June, 2018

      BBC Travel / UK Christine Ro Latvia: Europes nation of introverts
      6 May, 2018 beyondthebookcast.com   Exploring Baltic Books/interview with E. Nawotka
      30 April, 2018 Big issue north / UK Saskia Murphy Author Q&A: Nora Ikstena
      25 April, 2018 eurolitnetwork.com / UK   The Baltics Riveter
      14 April, 2018 The Times / UK Alex O’Connell Review: Dog Town by Luize Pastore
      13 April, 2018 BBC World News GMT (video) / UK   Baltic Literature
      11 April, 2018 The Bookseller / UK Tom Tivnan Latvia's leading light
      11 April, 2018 The Bookseller / UK Tom Tivnan Pop art hits west London
      10 April, 2018 BBC Radio London (audio) / UK Robert Elms Author Nora Ikstena chats about her book
      ‘Soviet Milk’
      3 April, 2018 British Library / UK Christopher Moseley Literature of the Baltic countries in English translation
      23 March, 2018 Publishers Weekly / USA Edward Nawotka Publishing in the Baltic Region 2018:
      All Our Coverage
      15 March, 2018 Unbound.com/boundless / UK Philip Connor Finn A new chapter in Latvian literature
      28 February, 2018 theculturetrip.com / UK Matthew Janney Baltic Books to Look Out for in 2018, 100 Years Since Independence
      6 March, 2018 The Times literary supplement / UK Catharine Morris Nobody wins
      2 February, 2018 bookwitty.com  Olivia Snaije Soviet Milk: an Interview with Latvian author Nora Ikstena
      5 January, 2018 The Baltic course / Baltic   Over 40 Latvian books translated in foreign languages in 2017 with help of government grants
             
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