January 6, 2020

In its year-opening issue, Words Without Borders collects travel writing from nine authors, translated from German, Polish, Norwegian, Hungarian, and more.

As former Knopf executive Jane Friedman says, the December death of Knopf's Sonny Mehta reminds many of 'the glory days of publishing.'

The 2020 longlist for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award's category in literature features work by authors from Iraq, Sudan, the UAE, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, and Tunisia.