The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast
Education:Language Learning
This week we talk with Heather Lennon, the Sales and Marketing Director at Arctis Books, a new publisher of books in translation for middle grade and young adult audiences. I first encountered Arctis books when I saw an instagram post about a middle grade book called Memento Monstrum originally published in German that will be in US bookstores in October. I liked the book so much I messaged Heather and invited her to be on the show to talk about Arctis specifically and books in translation in general,
Heather has been in publishing for 20 years, with Random House, North/South Books, and is now helping Arctis Books take off. The company’s first book, The End by Swedish author Mats Strandberg, came out in October 2020. It is described by Publisher’s Weekly as Nordic noir meets YA in a part whodunit, part romance, part end of the world narrative. The book received a Kirkus starred review and was listed as one of their Best Young Adult Books of 2020. This recognition really gave Arctis the push it needed.
Now Arctis has the Odin’s Child trilogy by Norwegian author Siri Petterson which has been an international bestseller. Arctis is offering a really interesting, high quality slate of books from Europe with the possibility of presenting literature from other parts of the world in the future.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
1- Circe by Madeleine Miller
2- A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
3- Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
4- Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi
5- Odin's Child by Siri Pettersen
6- The Rot by Siri Pettersen
7- Memento Monstrum by Jochen Til
8- All the Colors of Life by Lisa Aisato
9- The End by Mats Strandberg
10- Erik the Red by Tilman Roehrig
11- Robin Hood by Tilman Roehrig
12- Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart
13- Wicked Bugs by Amy Stewart
14- Girl with Gun by Amy Stewart
15- The Witches Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
16- Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa
17- A Room With a View by E. M. Forester
Movies:
1- A Room With a View ( 1985)
TV show
1- Sherlock - BBC
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