International Literary Agent of the Year 2015
The Literary Agency Mertin has been voted International Literary Agent of the Year 2015 by The London Book Fair, in partnership with the UK Publishers Association! This is a great [...]
HBO Max Turns ‘City of God’ into Series
Paulo Lins // In celebration of the 20th anniversary of one of the most acclaimed Brazilian films of all time, City of God, based on the novel by Paulo [...]
The International Dimension of Lidia Jorge’s Work
Lídia Jorge // On September 9, as part of the Lisbon Book Fair, LeYa hosts a conversation between Lídia Jorge and Nicole Witt, presented by the renowned journalist Luís [...]
Read Your Way Through Lisbon
Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida // We are proud to share that Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida wrote an article about her hometown Lisbon for the New [...]
Inauguration of Lídia Jorge’s professorship at the University of Geneva
Lídia Jorge // Lídia Jorge takes up a professorship at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. There will be an international conference on "The power of [...]
Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida Writes Monthly Letter for Folha de S.Paulo
Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida // Over the next year, Ilustrada Ilustríssima (Folha de S.Paulo) will publish a monthly letter written by Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida. [...]
The Oblivion Theory wins Berlinale Co-Production Market award
José Eduardo Agualusa // Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir has won the top prize at the Berlinale Co-Production Market to develop her upcoming feature The Oblivion [...]
Rights Sold in China
José Eduardo Agualusa, Lídia Jorge, Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida, Mia Couto // China maintains a strong interest in the fiction of our Portuguese language authors. [...]
Plague Diary available in English
Gonçalo M. Tavares // Gonçalo M. Tavares has been writing a daily column for the renowned Portuguese newspaper Expresso tracking the COVID-19 pandemic, entitled Plague [...]
HBO announces QualityLand series
Marc-Uwe Kling // HBO announces QualityLand series. It will be a co-production between HBOand Lionsgate. Mike Judge, screenwriter, producer, and actor, will co-write and executive [...]