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The editorial team at Random House imprint Harvill Secker has started a website devoted to the discussion of international literature.
The site, www.internationalwriting.co.uk" target="_blank">www.internationalwriting.co.uk will feature a blog by the editors, and guest pieces from authors, agents and publishers around the world to tell readers what is being written and read in their home countries.
Editor Rebecca Carter said: "There are, of course, lots of websites that discuss international literature, but we wanted to create a space where weould talk, not only about the books we are currently acquiring and editing, but all the other ones that cross our desks.
"To be an editor at Harvill Secker is to have privileged access to a huge amount of interesting information about what is being published araound the world. We wanted to share some of
that information, and to invite our readers to tell us about the foreign books they love, and which foreign authors they think British publishers should sign up."
The site will focus on Harvill Secker titles and include books published by other Random House imprints. However the publisher said it aimed to be as wide-ranging as possible.
Publishing director Liz Foley commented: "I hope that, with user participation, it will grow and develop into a place where readers who are interested in writing from different places and cultures can share their enthusiasms."