France will be the Guest of Honor at the Fair in 2017, and the concept of Francophonie in literature is more present than ever, with prize-winning French-language authors such as Alain Mabanckou or Boulem Sansal consistently on the French publishing scene.
But where does this leave francophone publishers outside France, and is it possible to imagine a publishing world in which Paris is not at the center? Port-au-Prince-based Wébert Charles of Legs Editions notes most Haitian authors are published from France, and it is very difficult for a Haitian publisher to compete. [Lire la suite]
Olivia Snaije, Publishing Perspectives, jeudi 201 octobre 2016