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Catherine Millet’s praise for Plebanek’s Illegal Liaisons the US edition

‘A remarkable achievement. This riveting novel not only shows that intimate liaisons can feel every bit as “illegal” as they do dangerous, but it also offers (sometimes literally) penetrating insights into the confluence of the personal and the political–here, at the heart of a twenty-first-century Europe where conceptions of gender roles and morality clash, comingle, [...] Read more »

Review of Różewicz’s Mother Departs on A Discount Ticket to Everywhere

‘a quite remarkable memoir of a family, of Poland in the twentieth century and of life, and death.’ A Discount Ticket to Everywhere   More praise for Tadeusz Różewicz’s Mother Departs Winner of the 2000 Nike Prize, Poland’s most prestigious literary award ‘One of the great European poets of the twentieth century’ Seamus Heaney ‘Tadeusz Różewicz is a great [...] Read more »

Event: A.M. Bakalar, 25 April, Liverpool

Thursday, 25 April  Merseyside Polonia will present a Polish writer, A.M. Bakalar, based in the UK who reflects on her experience of Poland from London perspective and Englishness from Polish migrant side through a fictional character presented in her book Madame Mephisto. Toxteth Library, 6.30pm Windsor Street, Liverpool L8 1XF       A.M. Bakalar was born [...] Read more »

Event: Noémi Szécsi at PEN World Voices Festival, 3-4 May, New York, USA

Friday, 3 May 2013 A Literary Safari Wesbeth Center for the Arts, 6.30pm 55 Bethune St New York, NY 10014 Explorers may discover a bedside reading, a dinner-table discussion, or a poet in the elevator at this event, where each participant is given a map and left to roam the halls of the city’s oldest [...] Read more »

Event: Tadeusz Różewicz’s Gala: Mum, Dad, I’m a Poet, 25 May, London

Saturday, 25 May Southbank Centre, Purcell Room, 7.45pm Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX Tickets: £10 / £5 concessions Book online (booking fee £1.75) Ticket Office: 0844 875 0073 (booking fee £2.75) Booking in person (no booking fee)   Tadeusz Różewicz is the most celebrated living Polish author, the great ‘anti-poet’ who has succeeded in writing poetry after Auschwitz. [...] Read more »

Event: Hungarian Literature Night with Noémi Szécsi, 29 April, Brighton

Monday, 29 April Hungarian Literature Night with Noémi Szécsi and George Szirtes The Attenborough Centre Creativity Zone, Sussex University, 7.00pm Pelham Building 3- at the lower end exit of their Car Park 1/Science Car Park Sussex House, Southern Ring Rd, Falmer, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9RH Entry £8 (£7 with Student Card) Ace Stories goes to [...] Read more »

Review of Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire in World Literature Today

‘Most innovative, trenchant vampire tale…Two engines drive this most unconventional bildungsroman: Jerne’s witty, sardonic narrative voice and “Grandma.”…It’s her [Jerne] voice—misogynistic, wry, astute, and unfailingly deadpan—that keeps us rapidly turning pages even as we savor every sentence….The Finno-Ugrian Vampire belongs at the top of your “must-read” list.’ Michael A. Morrison, World Literature Today   More praise [...] Read more »

Review of Procházková’s Freshta in British, Czech and Slovak Review

‘In the best Czech tradition, Procházková uses plenty of humour. She does her best to understand without passing judgment…expertly translated by Julia Sherwood…Her [Sherwood’s] rendering of Freshta is similarly flawless: smooth and easy to read. I cannot recommend the book high enough.’ by Zuzana Slobodová, British, Czech and Slovak Review   More praise for Petra Procházková’s Freshta: [...] Read more »

Review of Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire in The Times Literary Supplement

‘Written in 2001, long before the recent teenage craze for the Twilight films, The Finno-Ugrian Vampire now appears in Peter Sherwood’s skilful and entertaining translation…amusing postmodernist farce…If at first she [Jerne] believes literature might provide an alternative to the vocation of vampirehood, maturity yields the discovery that authors feed on each other just as voraciously [...] Read more »

Event: A.M. Bakalar at Woman’s Day, Kinoteka Polish Film Festival, 8 March, London

Friday, 8 March Riverside Studios, 7pm Crisp Road, Hammersmith, London W6 9RL 020 8237 1111 FREE events for all ‘female spirits’ and a party! Complimentary tickets to be collected from the Riverside Studios box office on Friday from 6pm   Women’s Day (Dzień kobiet), dir. Maria Sadowska, 2012, 90 mins, Drama In this debut feature from [...] Read more »

Review of Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire in Publishers Weekly

‘Sherwood’s translation is noteworthy—skillful but unobtrusive. Lauded in Szécsi’s native Hungary and popular in Europe, this tale of an awkward vampire amuses; the disaffected protagonist and the inherent absurdity of vampires in a mundane setting provide a looking glass with which to examine modern life.’ Publishers Weekly   More praise for Noémi Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire: [...] Read more »

Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire selected for Adapting For Cinema project

We’re delighted to announce The Finno-Ugrian Vampire by our Hungarian novelist Noémi Szécsi has been selected for the Adapting For Cinema project. The Finno-Ugrian Vampire, translated by Peter Sherwood, tells the story of a young woman, Jerne Volt Ampere, who – against the wishes of her 200-year old grandmother – would rather become a writer [...] Read more »

Event: Grażyna Plebanek and A.M. Bakalar at Emigrating Landscapes, 20 March, London

Wednesday, 20 March Debate on contemporary Europeans, new ideas about borders and ‘New Europeans?’: Grażyna Plebanek and A.M. Bakalar UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, 5.00pm Room 433 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW A meeting with the authors hosted by Urszula Chowaniec. The discussion and commentary by Tim Beasley-Murray and Agata Pyzik. [...] Read more »

Review of Procházková’s Freshta on Judging Covers

‘a surprisingly easy read…diverse and hugely entertaining cast of characters…Freshta is not a novel that offers easy answers to questions about war, women or the West, but it is a novel that is moving and funny in the most unexpected ways.’ Judging Covers   More praise for Petra Procházková’s Freshta: ‘This was my favourite book of those published [...] Read more »

Review of Procházková’s Freshta on Book Snob

‘This was my favourite book of those published by Stork Press…[Herra's] witty observations are the true strength of the novel. It is not because of the ‘family secrets’, ‘tales of husbands and lovers’ you should read this book but because of its cultural perceptiveness which shows a more complex picture of Afghanistan. Also, did I say [...] Read more »

Review of Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire on Hungarian Literature Online

‘The Finno-Ugrian Vampire clearly will take its place alongside other present renditions of the vampire myth, including the novels of Anne Rice and the most recent Twilight series. (Perhaps it is unfair to compare Jerne to the rather lock-jawed Bella, but there is certainly no contest when it comes to wit.) Hopefully, readers will find [...] Read more »

Review of Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire on WhichBook and Libritudine

‘If you’ve ever felt like the outsider, even within your own family, Jerne’s tale will resonate like struck crystal. Gawkily unpredictable and meandering, wry and clever and vivid, this is not the vampire story you’re expecting’ WhichBook ‘Strange book in two parts that I both appreciated even if I’m partial to the first one. Do [...] Read more »

Bakalar’s ‘Polish people are Britain’s invisible minority’ in the Guardian

‘Many Poles see themselves as commuting to work by coming to Britain. It is perhaps a sign of our times that migration between countries offers to many people the best of both worlds. The early excitement of joining the EU and the freedom to choose where to live or work has passed. My friends in [...] Read more »

Review of Procházková’s Freshta on Shapeshifting Green

‘The characters are vivid and the reader really feels for them all caught up in their family dilemmas and the cultural misunderstandings that arise with well meaning, but culturally unaware foreign aid workers… brilliant, insightful and entertaining.’ Shapeshifting Green   More praise for Petra Procházková’s Freshta: ‘Petra Procházková’s assured debut, Freshta, a bitter-sweet hymn to Afghanistan told from an outsider’s [...] Read more »

Review of Plebanek’s Illegal Liaisons on For Books’ Sake

‘This book remains a fascinating look at the generation that are living the reality of Poland’s new role at the heart of Europe. It is also a brave examination of changing gender roles, and suggests that the old order is, at least among the ex-pat elite, very much on the way out. Jonathan is a [...] Read more »

Review of Bakalar’s Madame Mephisto on A Discount Ticket to Everywhere

‘I found the book more moving and funnier than I expected though I was sometimes irritated by Magda’s destructiveness and slightly alarmed by the author’s detailed knowledge of the cannabis trade…It’s well done though, and the voice comes through strongly, drawing you into Magda’s world.’ A Discount Ticket to Everywhere   More praise for A.M. Bakalar’s Madame [...] Read more »

Press release: Witold Szabłowski’s The Assassin from Apricot City receives financial assistance from English PEN’s PEN Translates!

We are delighted to announce Witold Szabłowski’s The Assassin from Apricot City, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, has been selected to receive financial assistance from English PEN’s PEN Translates! Programme grant supported by Arts Council England. English PEN exists to promote literature and our understanding of it, to uphold writers’ freedoms around the world, to campaign [...] Read more »

For Books’ Sake Talks to Grażyna Plebanek

‘One of the most striking things about Plebanek’s writing is the prominence of strong female characters, and when I bring it up it is evident this is not by accident. “I doubt I would find pleasure in creating a female character who would be a victim. Women have been portrayed as such for centuries and [...] Read more »

Interview with Noémi Szécsi on Hungarian Literature Online

‘I like being an outsider, because I want to keep the privilege of an observer, I want to keep the distance. I don’t like getting involved in causes, communities and movements, I don’t like building Hungarian or cosmopolitan identities for myself, because I insist on moving freely between categories, on keeping every door and window open. [...] Read more »

A.M. Bakalar on BBC Radio 3 Night Waves programme, Tuesday 11 Dec at 10pm

We are very excited that our Polish author A.M. Bakalar will be on BBC Radio 3 Night Waves programme ‘International Review’ on Tuesday, 11 December at 10pm. She is the first Polish woman to publish a novel in English since Poland joined EU in 2004. Her first novel Madame Mephisto was among readers’ recommendations for the Guardian First [...] Read more »

Bakalar’s Madame Mephisto and Procházková’s Freshta in Huffington Post

‘Finally, another publisher of merit is Stork Press who specialise in translating exceptional new writing from Central and Eastern Europe. They are celebrating their first year of publishing this month. I was impressed with the two titles I’ve read: A.M. Bakalar’s Madame Mephisto, a darkly-comic account of a Polish immigrant’s experiences in London and Petra Procházková’s assured debut, Freshta, a [...] Read more »

Grażyna Plebanek’s Illegal Liaisons voted Best Book of 2012

Our warm congratulations to Polish author Grażyna Plebanek whose novel Illegal Liaisons, translated by Danusia Stok, has been voted Best Book of 2012 by These Little Words! We are very happy for Grażyna; we love her books and we are very proud to have been able to publish Illegal Liaisons and to have had such [...] Read more »

Review of Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire on For Books’ Sake

‘Very funny…The book is witty and bleak, and in the first half in particular it’s lightly drawn together. The second part is more absurd and defiant in its refusal to become what readers might expect’ For Books’ Sake   More praise for Noémi Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire: ‘a clever satire on the whole notion of Hungarian-ness, [...] Read more »

Review of Plebanek’s Illegal Liaisons on Nudge

‘Though the sensual scenes between the unfaithful couple are thrilling and explicit, offering some of the most pleasurable moments in the novel, Illegal Liaisons is much more than a story of sex amongst today’s Euro-elites. Moving beyond passion, the novel is in fact a smart study of identity in the ‘new Europe’, examining the rapidly [...] Read more »

Event: Stork Press Xmas Party 2012, 13 December, London

We are delighted to invite you to  celebrate our first year of publishing at a very special Stork Press Xmas Party. Plenty of booze and live jazz from our very good friends Purveyors of Filthy Swing – Top Shelf Jazz. We will be also announcing the winner of our Stork Mini Short Story Competition ‘Alternative [...] Read more »

Review of Procházková’s Freshta on Little Words

‘Prochazkova is expert at creating scenes of familial chaos with ten things happening at once, and emotions running high.’ Little Words   More praise for Petra Procházková’s Freshta: ‘I could not but recommend this novel to anyone wanting either a humane and balanced description of Afghan and traditional Muslim life or simply a highly engaging story with [...] Read more »

Review of Procházková’s Freshta on Blogbook

‘I could not but recommend this novel to anyone wanting either a humane and balanced description of Afghan and traditional Muslim life or simply a highly engaging story with characters whose vividness is matched by their ability to generate empathy.’ Blogbook   More praise for Petra Procházková’s Freshta: ‘the plot is gripping, the characters convincing and the [...] Read more »

Stork Mini Short Story Competition!

Christmas is coming and we are launching our Stork Mini Short Story Competition! Celebrating publication of our 4 books this year and the first year of Stork Press we are delighted to announce our first Stork Mini Short Story Competition.     Theme: Abstract Christmas Word count: maximum 600 words Deadline for submissions: Monday, 3 [...] Read more »

Review of Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire on Bookgeeks

‘The Finno-Ugrian Vampire understands that finding one’s own place in the world, the struggle to move beyond the parental yoke, is a far more terrifying reality than falling prey to a creature of darkness…Textured with a witty and ironic language, the novel takes no prisoners…the English language reader should welcome this translation with open arms [...] Read more »

Event: A.M. Bakalar at European Frontline Fiction, 16 November, London

Stork Press in cooperation with Equus Press and 3:AM Press is delighted to invite you to an evening of innovative prose.   The preliminary line-up is as follows: Louis ARMAND representing Equus press A.M. BAKALAR representing Stork Press Thor GARCIA representing Equus press Lee ROURKE representing 3am press Stewart HOME representing everything beyond representation Philip [...] Read more »

Review of Procházková’s Freshta on A Discount Ticket to Everywhere

‘the plot is gripping, the characters convincing and the story ultimately life-affirming…Highly recommended!…Translator Julia Sherwood has done a great job in introducing many unfamiliar words and concepts without burdening the text with long explanations’ A Discount Ticket to Everywhere   More praise for Petra Procházková’s Freshta: ‘Herra’s voice is a revelation, an unexpected blend of humour [...] Read more »

Review of Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire on A World of Randomness

‘fascinating novel! I loved the refreshing take on vampires, going back to a more traditional view of bloodsucking and coffin-sleeping creatures who, against tradition, go out in the daylight and work meaningless jobs and live in less than privileged circumstances despite being rich.’ A World of Randomness   More praise for Noémi Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire: [...] Read more »

Book launch of Plebanek’s Illegal Liaisons on Belgravia Books Blog

‘As Maggie Gee said, writing about sex is nothing new. But writing about it and doing it well is a talent  of only a few, and Grazyna Plebanek is one of those few…Yes, there is a fair amount of graphic erotic scenes in the novel, but they are there for a reason. Plebanek writes about [...] Read more »

Review of Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire on A Discount Ticket to Everywhere

‘a fascinating read, very accessible and entertaining, sometimes funny, sometimes sad. Grandma is one of the most original characters I’ve come across for a long time and the contrast between her revelry in vampiredom and Jerne’s reluctance is very well done.’ A Discount Ticket to Everywhere   More praise for Noémi Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire: ‘a [...] Read more »

Reviews of Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire on Complete Review and Bookoxygen

‘an entertaining, sly commentary on Hungary…All in all: an odd, enjoyable literary-vampiric romp’ Complete Review ‘clever and witty piece…refreshing injection of sardonic humour into the vampire vein. Vampy Grandma, with her silk evening dresses and painted toenails is a triumph…I also admired the novel for its linguistic inventiveness’ Bookoxygen   More praise for Noémi Szécsi’s [...] Read more »

Review of Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire in the Guardian

‘a clever satire on the whole notion of Hungarian-ness, nationalism and the stereotypes of Eastern Europe…played for laughs’ Tibor Fischer, Guardian   Read an interview with Noémi Szécsi. Read Peter Sherwood’s reflections on translating The Finno-Ugrian Vampire. Buy the book on Amazon. Read more »

Review of Plebanek’s Illegal Liaisons on Little Words

‘Intense and fascinating novel that questions the norm of family life as well the necessity of monogamy and the morality of sex…Plebanek’s writing is unembarrassed about sex and emotions, and is charged with a deep sadness as well as eroticism…thoughtful, unashamed, brave, and ultimately beautiful.’ Little Words   More praise for Grażyna Plebanek’s Illegal Liaisons: ‘Powerfully [...] Read more »

Review of Plebanek’s Illegal Liaisons on A Year of Reading the World

‘Plebanek is exceptionally good at depicting the dynamics of relationships… the author captures the minute shifts in the way we relate to one  another that force us to renegotiate our place in the world every day, if not every hour. Much of the interaction described in the novel is so natural and well-observed that reading [...] Read more »

UK Book Launch of Petra Procházková’s Freshta, 21-23 November, Sheffield, Oxford, London

We’re delighted to announce three very special events to meet our award-winning Czech author Petra Procházková and her translator Julia Sherwood.     Petra Procházková is an award-winning Czech journalist and war correspondent, humanitarian worker and writer. Petra founded the humanitarian organization Berkat for the support of children and women in Chechnya and Afghanistan and [...] Read more »

Review of Plebanek’s Illegal Liaisons on To Be Read

‘For me, Illegal Liaisons works best as a novel of deception, where all the main characters are playing games, at once trying escape their pasts but also continually being coloured by rootlessness and disruption.’ To Be Read   More praise for Grażyna Plebanek’s Illegal Liaisons: ‘Powerfully erotic and intelligent, this novel, set in the political capital of [...] Read more »

Bakalar’s Madame Mephisto now available on Kindle

We’re pleased to announce A.M. Bakalar’s Madame Mephisto is now available on Kindle worldwide. Please follow this link to buy Madame Mephisto Kindle edition on Amazon.co.uk. Please follow this link to buy Madame Mephisto Kindle edition on Amazon.com. If you’re using a different device you can visit our Stork Press eBook Store and buy the [...] Read more »

Noémi Szécsi at Birmingham Book Festival, 12 October

We’re very pleased to announce a special appearance of Noémi Szécsi, author of The Finno-Ugrian Vampire, at the European Literature Night event at Birmingham Book Festival, chaired by BBC journalist Rosie Goldsmith.     Friday, 12 October  Noémi Szécsi at European Literature Night with Rosie Goldsmith Birmingham Book Festival, 7.30pm Ikon Gallery, 1 Oozells Square, Birmingham B1 [...] Read more »

A.M. Bakalar at Folkestone Book Festival and Writing on the Wall

Our Polish-born, London-based author A.M. Bakalar will be on tour with her debut novel Madame Mephisto in October and November. Bakalar will be talking about her book during two wonderful events; Folkestone Book Festival and Sefton Celebrates Writing with Writing on the Wall. The events are part of the Polish Book Autumnfest organised by the [...] Read more »

Bakalar’s Madame Mephisto now available as an eBook in the Stork Press eBook Store

We are thrilled to announce our first book, Madame Mephisto, by Polish-born author A.M. Bakalar, is now available as an eBook.  Madame Mephisto was amongst the readers recommendations for the Guardian First Book Award. To celebrate the publication of Madame Mephisto by A.M. Bakalar as an eBook we have a limited offer: purchase this book [...] Read more »

Review of Procházková’s Freshta on Alex in Leeds

‘Herra’s voice is a revelation, an unexpected blend of humour and pragmatism… a fantastic novel that reads as warm, intelligent fiction…funny, smart and so carefully written that it lit up a region that has, for me, been almost completely obscured by depressingly sterile documentaries and bombastic war reports until now.’ Alex in Leeds To find [...] Read more »

Grażyna Plebanek and Noémi Szécsi Book Tour Launch, 17-20 October, Oxford, London, Manchester, Edinburgh

We are delighted to announce the UK Book Tour Launch of two our wonderful authors, the bestselling Polish writer Grażyna Plebanek, and Noémi Szécsi, the Hungarian winner of the European Union Prize for Literature. Grażyna Plebanek is a bestselling, highly acclaimed author in her native Poland. Plebanek’s latest novel Illegal Liaisons is her first to [...] Read more »

Tadeusz Różewicz nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature

We are delighted to have our Polish author Tadeusz Różewicz among the candidates for the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature. Tadeusz Różewicz (b. 1921) is Poland’s foremost living writer. Remarkable for his simultaneous mastery of poetry, prose and drama, he has been previously nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature and has won many Polish and [...] Read more »

Petra Procházková’s Freshta featured on Czech Literature Portal

We are excited to see our Czech author Petra Procházková and Julia Sherwood, translator of Petra’s first novel translated into English Freshta, featured on Czech Literature Portal. The novel is due for publication in November. ‘Debut novel by acclaimed journalist and humanitarian set in post-Taliban Kabul. Among upcoming publications of Czech books in English translation [...] Read more »

Review of Bakalar’s Madame Mephisto on Winstonsdad’s Blog

‘Polish fiction / British polish fiction…a perfect example of the good girl gone bad…it maybe the first in a new line of literature to be written in English by Polish people…A.M. Bakalar here in turn giving rise to a new line of fiction like windrush’ Winstonsdad’s Blog More praise for A.M. Bakalar’s Madame Mephisto: ‘Reading and [...] Read more »

Review of Bakalar’s Madame Mephisto on To Be Read

‘Bakalar…has a sharp eye for detail, be it the business of smuggling or the tragi-comedy of the migrant experience…a very promising debut novel’ To Be Read More praise for A.M. Bakalar’s Madame Mephisto: ‘Reading and loving Madame Mephisto by A.M. Bakalar. Exceptional book.’ Deon Meyer, author of Thirteen Hours, Dead at Daybreak (shortlisted for The Sunday Times [...] Read more »

A.M. Bakalar on BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire, 17 August, 9pm

A.M. Bakalar, author of Madame Mephisto, will be talking about her first novel and writing in English on BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire on Friday, 17 August, at 9pm. To listen please follow this link. A.M. Bakalar was born and raised in Poland before she moved to the UK in 2004. Madame Mephisto is her first novel [...] Read more »

Event: Grażyna Plebanek and Noémi Szécsi at Manchester Literature Festival, 19 October

We are very excited to announce two our wonderful authors, the bestselling Polish writer Grażyna Plebanek, and Noémi Szécsi, the Hungarian winner of the European Union Prize for Literature, will be taking part in the Manchester Literature Festival. Friday, 19 October, 7.30pm Manchester Literature Festival Sex and the Cities: Anjali Joseph, Grażyna Plebanek and Noémi [...] Read more »

Review of Bakalar’s Madame Mephisto on Literalab

‘Impressive debut novel…Madame Mephisto touches on the worlds of international crime, corporate culture, globalization and immigration and deftly manages to explore what has and hasn’t changed in Polish social mores since the end of communism through a vivid portrait of Magda’s family.’ Literalab More praise for A.M. Bakalar’s Madame Mephisto: ‘At the start you are not [...] Read more »

New Cover: Grażyna Plebanek’s lllegal Liaisons

We are delighted to share with you our new cover – Illegal Liaisons – by our wonderful Polish author Grażyna Plebanek, translated by Danusia Stok. Illegal Liaisons is a passionate novel of unstoppable physical obsession amongst a group of Brussels eurocrats. Expect the upending of stereotypes, a fair amount of profanity and a good share [...] Read more »

Madame Mephisto – Guardian First Book Award Reader Nominations

Congratulations to A.M. Bakalar! Madame Mephisto is one of the titles nominated by the readers for the Guardian First Book Award the 10th Title. ‘At the start you are not sure who you are. I liked this about the book as it was fun trying to work it out…Magda makes some great observations about Britain and [...] Read more »

Review of Bakalar’s Madame Mephisto on Book Snob

‘If you are looking for likeable characters in your novels, you’re best to skip Madame Mephisto, because Magda, the narrator, is not one of them…How did a country who gave the world John Paul II and all that is good and true managed to produce this she-devil of an offspring? Magda is a sum of all [...] Read more »

Review of Bakalar’s Madame Mephisto on CaféBabelBerlin

‘A very powerful account of the liberating and sometimes bitter experience of living abroad…The first piece of fiction that I know of that in a playful and ironic way talks about climbing up the ladder of the Eastern European dream lived abroad. Hopefully only a start of a larger writing movement.’ Karolina Golimowska, CaféBabelBerlin More [...] Read more »

Review of Bakalar’s Madame Mephisto in The Times Literary Supplement

‘Over the five days she [Magda] spends telling her story to a mystery listener, she elicits sympathy but never affection. By the time she says, “I do not see the point of dissecting events which had never happened, even if they were highly possible”, her unreliability is established … At its best, however, Madame Mephisto [...] Read more »

Event: A.M Bakalar Book Tour, 14-16 June, Yorkshire

We are very excited to announce that Polish author A.M. Bakalar will be meeting her readers and signing copies of her debut novel Madame Mephisto in various locations in Yorkshire this June. Thursday, 14 June 2012 Wickersley Community Centre & Library, 1.00 PM 286 Bawtry Road, Wickersley, Rotherham S66 1JJ, Tel. 01709 544134 Saltaire Bookshop, [...] Read more »

Stork Press to publish Polish crime novelist Mariusz Czubaj

Full documentin pdf format For immediate release Stork Press has acquired UK English paperback rights and global ebook rights to Mariusz Czubaj’s 21:37, winner of the High Calibre Award for the best Polish crimenovel in 2009. Czubaj co-authored two crime novels with Marek Krajewski: The Avenue of Suicides (2008) and Graveyard Roses (2009). In 2011 [...] Read more »

Marion Boyars Publishers acquires USA & Canadian rights to Noémi Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire

Marion Boyars Publishers is to return to publishing new books, with the acquisition of USA & Canadian rights to Noémi Szécsi’s The Finno-Ugrian Vampire. The UK edition will be published by newcomers, Stork Press, in October 2012. Marion Boyars will publish in the USA in May 2013.

Catheryn Kilgarriff, Publisher at Marion Boyars, said she had fallen in love with the book.

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Event: Eastern European Outsiders: Ognjen Spahić and Noémi Szécsi

Award-winning authors Ognjen Spahić (Montenegro) and Noémi Szécsi (Hungary), in a joint event organised by Istros Books and Stork Press, talk about the power behind their gripping narratives which explore the construction of identity and how unlikely settings can illuminate our understanding of the world.

Ognjen Spahić’s Hansen’s Children won the 2005 Meša Selimović Prize for the best new novel from Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina and the 2011 Ovid Festival Prize, an award for literature translated into Romanian.

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Event: European Literature Night

European Literature Night (ELN) is back for its fourth year, taking over capital cities across the continent for a whole evening, in its biggest and brightest celebration yet of the best of European writing.

European Literature Night will take you on an epic reading journey across some of the most vivid cultural landscapes of the continent. Held simultaneously in 20 capital cities across Europe and Asia, the UK’s event at the British Library will play host to nine groundbreaking writers from Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Montenegro, Poland, Romania and Sweden. Ranging from crime writing to literary explorations of love, from historical novels to horror, from short story mazes to concise contemporary verse, the authors selected to take part in European Literature Night IV will create a pan-European festival of literature.

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Noémi Szécsi selected for European Literature Night

The Finno-Ugrian Vampire, Noémi Szécsi’s first novel, has been selected to appear at the European Literature Night event on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 at the British Library. The judging panel was united in admiration of the novel, which will be published in October 2012 by Stork Press.

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Stork Press to publish Polish crime novelist Joanna Jodełka

Stork Press is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Polychromy, the debut novel by Polish crime writer Joanna Jodełka.

Joanna Jodełka was the first woman to win the High Calibre Prize for the best Polish crime novel, taking the prize in 2010 for her debut Polychromy (2009). Her second book, The Rattle, was published to further acclaim in 2011.

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Win a free copy of Madame Mephisto!

Find a bookmark in London area and email a photo of yourself with the bookmark to editor@storkpress.co.uk, or post on our FB page or Twitter. The first 3 people to contact us will get a free signed copy during our book launch on 19 April at Belgravia Books. If you’re unable to come to the [...] Read more »

Stork Press acquires the rights to the Nobel-nominated Polish author Tadeusz Różewicz’s Mother Departs

Stork Press is delighted to announce the acquisition of global English rights to the memoir of Polish Nobel-nominated author Tadeusz Różewicz, entitled Mother Departs.

Różewicz is widely recognized as the greatest living Polish writer. A contemporary of Nobel-prize winners Czesław Miłosz and Wisława Szymborska, Mr Różewicz is the winner of the 2007 European Prize for Literature (Prix Européen de Littérature). His New Poems (2007) was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Critics Circle Award.

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Stork Press to launch its first titles 2012

Stork Press Ltd., an independent publishing house based in London, is dedicated to publishing exceptional, voice-driven stories from Central and Eastern Europe. Stork Press will publish fiction and non-fiction in translation by authors from Central and Eastern Europe, as well as selected exceptional authors in English. Read more »

Read an article about Stork Press in The Bookseller

Full documentin pdf format New indie presses plan bold bespoke lists A central and eastern European specialist, an illustrated publishing-led list and a house operating from a former biscuit factory will all be launching their lists this year. Stork Press, which was set up in August last year, will publish its first title, novel Madame [...] Read more »

Event: Book Launch of Madame Mephisto!

Thursday, 19 April 2012 6.30pm Belgravia Books 59 Ebury Street London SW1W 0NZ Free entry but booking is essential. RSVP: Jimena@belgraviabooks.com t. 020 7259 9336 Finally! The launch of my first novel. One of the many events to come. I couldn’t be more excited. BELGRAVIA BOOKS, is a wonderful independent bookstore, and there couldn’t be a better [...] Read more »