The Make Books Travel Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
S3 E9: A Close Look at the Romanian Publishing Market with Ana Lotts-Nicolau
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Ana Lotts-Nicolau of Nemira Publishing House in Romania. Ana has had an impressive career so far: she currently is the CEO of Nemir...
S3 E8: Agent Yasmina Jraissati on Selling Arabic Literature Internationally
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today I’m speaking with Yasmina Jraissati, owner of Raya Agency for Arabic Literature. Yasmina and I covered many different topics, including her be...
S3 E7: The Place of Literary Agents in France: An Interview with Sophie Langlais
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a while since I recorded and published the previous episode. Landing back on my feet after my 5-week trip to Europe around the London Book...
S3 E6: Les Argonautes Founder Katharina Loix Van Hooff on Making European Literature Travel to France
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the last episode I recorded before traveling to Europe again at the end of March, to attend the London Book Fair but also to visit publishers ...
S3 E5: The Australian Publishing and Bookselling Landscape: An Interview with Penny Hueston
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s interview features Penny Hueston, who is Senior Editor at Text Publishing in Melbourne, Australia as well as a literary translator from the ...
S3 E4: A Close Look at the Finnish Publishing Market with Outi Karemaa
19 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am speaking with Finnish publisher Outi Karemaa. I personally find the Nordic publishing market fascinating, not least because it is rel...
S3 E3: Amélie Louat on Leaving International Publishing to Open an Indie Bookstore
29 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Amélie Louat, whom some of you may know from her time at the French independent publishing house Editions Zulma. Amélie did somet...
S3 E2: Looking at the Japanese Publishing Market with Manami Tamaoki
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Manami Tamaoki, Director of Tuttle-Mori Agency, Inc in Tokyo. We recorded this interview a little while ago, when Manami just got o...
S3 E1: A Conversation with Stella Jóhannesdóttir, Director of the Reykjavík International Literary Festival
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I am very excited to be back with season 3 of the Make Books Travel podcast. I took a two-month break from recording, one of which I spent on the road...
S2 E22: A Discussion with Edward Nawotka, international and bookselling editor at Publishers Weekly
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the last episode of season two of the Make Books Travel Podcast! I’ll be taking a break for the next month or so in order to focus ...
S2 E21: Author, Translator, Publisher Lawrence Schimel on Book Hunting and Much More
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another episode of the Make Books Travel Podcast! Usually I give a short introduction on the person that I’ll be interviewing on th...
S2 E20: An Interview with Astra Magazine's Editor-in-Chief Nadja Spiegelman
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another episode of the Make Books Travel podcast! I’m happy to be back after having taken some time off this summer. I’m preparing a tr...
S2 E19: Marie Vinter on Danish Publishing & Starting Vinter Forlag
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I’m excited to welcome my first guest from Scandinavia: Danish publisher Marie Vinter. Marie is founder and publisher of Vinter Forlag, which ...
S2 E18: A Deep Dive into the Audiobook Market with Lance Fitzgerald
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a new episode of the Make Books Travel podcast, on which I’m speaking to Lance Fitzgerald, VP, Content and Business Development for Pengu...
S2 E17: Prashant Pathak on Weathering the Pandemic in India and Publishers Without Borders
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a new episode of the Make Books Travel podcast! Today I’m excited to speak with Prashant Pathak, who joins us from just outside of New De...
S2 E16: Natalia Poleva on the Current State of the Russian Publishing Market
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another episode of the Make Books Travel podcast. This time we’re traveling all the way to Moscow, Russia to speak with Natalia Pol...
S2 E15: Sherif Bakr Discusses the Latest Developments in the Egyptian Publishing Industry
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another episode of The Make Books Travel podcast! Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Sherif Bakr, General Manager of the Egyptian p...
S2 E14: Challenging the Amazon Empire: Bookshop.org Founder & CEO Andy Hunter
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Andy Hunter, Founder and CEO of Bookshop.org. Often referred to as the indie alternative to Amazon.com, Bookshop.org proposes a soc...
S2 E13: Being an Acquisitions Editor in the Educational Publishing Market: A Conversation with Allison Scott
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Allison Scott, who works as Senior Acquisitions Editor in the book publishing arm of ASCD, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit educati...
S2 E12: An Interview with Deborah Kaufmann, VP of Literary Affairs at Legendary Entertainment
01 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Deborah Kaufmann, VP of Literary Affairs at Legendary Entertainment. Translated into lay, non-Hollywood terms, this means that Debora...
S2 E11: Promoting French Publishing Abroad during the Ongoing Pandemic. An Interview with Nicolas Roche
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode I’m joined by Nicolas Roche. Nicolas and I were colleagues for a short while, in another lifetime it seems, at Editions Stock....
S2 E10: Gunnar Cynybulk Discusses Founding His Independent Publishing House (during a Pandemic)
20 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Gunnar Cynybulk, who recently founded his own independent publishing house in Germany called Kanon Verlag. Gunnar’s publishing ca...
S2 E9: The Infamous "Three Percent" - An Interview with Chad Post
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a new episode of the Make Books Travel Podcast! Joining me today is Chad Post, publisher of Open Letter Books at the University of Rocheste...
S2 E8: Literary Scouting: John Bowers Lifts a Tip of the Veil
20 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to season 2, episode 8! After having spoken with editors, agents, translators, and people who work for cultural and governmental organiz...
S2 E7: A Close Look at the Central & Eastern European Publishing Markets with Livia Stoia
30 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this podcast episode, I am speaking with Livia Stoia, founder of the Livia Stoia Literary Agency. Based in Bucharest, Romania, Livia and her ...
S2 E6: The Resilience of the Greek Publishing Market. An Interview with Evangelia Avloniti
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Evangelia Avloniti, founder of Ersilia Literary Agency. Her agency represents Greek and foreign authors in Greece and worldwide, an...
S2 E5: Ruben Padilla Discusses this Year's Digital Edition of the Guadalajara Book Fair
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the last podcast episode I am recording before the end of this crazy, intense, and just straight out tough year that 2020 turned out to be. So...
S2 E4: Olivia Snaije Discusses the Arab-Speaking Publishing World
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Paris-based journalist, author, translator and editor Olivia Snaije. For those of you who read the international publishing industr...
S2 E3: The Turkish Publishing Market Seen from Within. An Interview with Amy Spangler
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My guest of Season 2, episode 3 is Amy Marie Spangler, Co-Founder and Co-Director of Istanbul-based AnatoliaLit Agency. Like several of my previ...
S2 E2: "Good Literature Has Universal Appeal:" an Interview with Judith Uyterlinde
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 2, episode 2 of Make Books Travel Podcast, during which I interviewed Judith Uyterlinde. Judith has had a diverse career...
S2 E1: Gillian Fizet Discusses Canada's Guest of Honor Program at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2020/21
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I am really excited to be back with Season 2 of The Make Books Travel Podcast! I took a break from recording new episodes earlier this fall to focus o...
S1 E21: How Publishing Trends Are Influenced by Historical Context. A Conversation with Daniel Bunyard
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode #21 of the Make Books Travel podcast. Today's guest is Daniel Bunyard, Publishing Director and Head of Non-Fiction Publishing at Pe...
S1 E20: Translating from French to English, Its Challenges and Rewards, with Eve Bodeux
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today I’m speaking with French-to-English translator Eve Bodeux. As a translator, Eve is someone who literally makes books travel. We discuss many t...
S1 E19: The Lisbon Book Fair, a Breath of Fresh Air for the Portuguese Publishing Industry. An Interview with Rita Fazenda
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For today’s show we’re going back overseas (at least from an American standpoint) as I’m speaking with Rita Fazenda from Portugal. Rita works as...
S1 E18: Always Be Learning. Author & Writing Coach Becca Puglisi Shares Tips for Aspiring Writers
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Make Books Travel podcast I’m speaking with Becca Puglisi. Becca is an international speaker, writing coach, and bestse...
S1 E17: How a Bestselling Author Became a Successful Publisher. An Interview with Rohit Bhargava
15 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast guest is Rohit Bhargava. Not only is Rohit a #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author, a much-demanded speaker worldwide on disrupt...
S1 E16: How the Dutch Foundation for Literature Helps Foreign Publishers during the Pandemic (and beyond). An Interview with Barbara den Ouden
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today I’m speaking with Barbara den Ouden of the Dutch Foundation for Literature. Anyone who has traveled to an international book fair is bound to ...
S1 E15: All Things Audio. The Audiobook Production Process, the Industry's Explosive Growth, and Working with the German Voice of Brad Pitt. An Interview with Deyan Audio's Jamie Dupras
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 15 I’m speaking with Jamie Dupras, General Manager of Los Angeles-based Deyan Audio. Deyan Audio is the largest independent producer of a...
S1 E14: Talking Movie, TV and Podcast Adaptations with Maylis Vauterin
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today I’m speaking with Maÿlis Vauterin, Rights Director at Editions Stock in France. I’ve previously interviewed various rights sellers about on...
S1 E13: Championing European Literature in English Translation. An Interview with Trafika Europe's Andrew Singer
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The 13th episode of the Make Books Travel Podcast welcomes Andrew Singer, Director of the literary journal Trafika Europe and of the literary radio st...
S1 E12: "Think Outside the Book." An Interview with Quebec Publisher Antoine Tanguay
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 12 of the Make Books Travel podcast I’m talking to Antoine Tanguay, who founded the Quebec publishing house Editions Alto in 2005. When I...
S1 E11: The Italian Publishing Scene Before, During and After the Covid-19 Lockdown. An Interview with Chiara Scaglioni
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 11 of the Make Books Travel podcast. Today’s guest is Chiara Scaglioni, editor of international fiction at Mondadori in Italy. Ch...
S1 E10: A Close Look at the Global Children's Book Industry with Stephanie Barrouillet
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show I am talking to Stephanie Barrouillet, founder of SB Rights Agency in Tel Aviv that represents foreign rights in children's books arou...
S1 E9: "Readiness Is All." Luciana Villas-Boas & Anna Luiza Cardoso Talk about Brazil's Publishing Industry, and Life, during these Challenging Times
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode I am talking to not one but two guests, Luciana Villas-Boas and Anna Luiza Cardoso from the Villas-Boas & Moss Literary Agency & Cons...
S1 E8: Current French Publishing Industry Challenges Seen from an Indie Point of View. An Interview with Florent Massot
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am talking to Florent Massot, who founded the independent French publishing house Massot Editions in 2017. This isn’t Florent’s first publ...
S1 E7: "You Don't Have to Be A Comics Reader to Read Comics." An Interview with Amber Garza
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joining me today from Los Angeles is Amber Garza, Director of International Licensing at Sequential Rights. Amber sells translation rights in English ...
S1 E6: The Chinese Publishing Industry Emerging from Covid-19 Lockdown. An Interview with Gloria Masdeu
16 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After having interviewed publishing professionals from Mexico, Spain and Germany and heard about their experiences connected to the Covid-19 pan...
S1 E5: How the German Book Market Is Coping with Covid-19. A Discussion with Elisa Diallo
10 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, I’m talking to Elisa Diallo who recently joined the independent German publishing house Schöffling as their foreign rights manage...
S1 E4: Marina Penalva on Spain's Strict Covid-19 Lockdown and the Impact on Its Publishing Industry
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 4 of The Make Books Travel podcast, I’m joined by Marina Penalva, an agent at the Barcelona-based Casanovas & Lynch Literary Agency. Mari...
S1 E3: Wendolín Perla, or What It's Like to Start Your Own Publishing House One Month before the Start of a Pandemic
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 3 of The Make Books Travel podcast I got together, virtually speaking, with Wendolín Perla, founder of Perla Ediciones in Mexico City. N...
S1 E2: An Introduction to 2 Seas Agency's Virtual Office Tools
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As discussed in the previous episode, a virtual office set-up enables 2 Seas Agency to maintain business as usual during the current COVID-19 lockdown...
S1 E1: The Virtual Literary Agency. An Interview with Chrysothemis Armefti
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the very first episode of the Make Books Travel podcast. I'd been playing with the idea of starting a podcast for a while. Then COVID-19 ha...