Europa Editions UK

Europa Editions UK
StatusActive
Founded2011
FounderSandro Ferri
Sandra Ozzola Ferri
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationCity of Westminster, London, England
DistributionUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland
Key peopleEva Ferri[1]
Christopher Potter[2]
Daniela Petracco[3]
Publication typesBooks
Fiction genresLiterary fiction, general fiction, non-fiction, crime
ImprintsTonga Books,[4][5] World Noir[17], Europa Compass[6]
Official websiteeuropaeditions.co.uk

Europa Editions UK is an independent British publishing house.[7][8] It was founded in 2011 by Sandro Ferri and Sandra Ozzola Ferri, the owners and publishers of the Italian press company Edizioni E/O.[9] In a 2013 interview, Sandro Ferri said the company was "born with the intention to create bridges between cultures."[10]

Europa is directed by Eva Ferri[11] and Christopher Potter[12] while Daniela Petracco manages publicity, marketing and sales.[13]

Notable publications

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Europa published Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels from 2012 to 2015. The series was adapted into a two-part play by April De Angelis at the Rose Theatre, Kingston in March 2017.[14] The first book in the series has also been adapted into an HBO television series entitled My Brilliant Friend.[15] Writers published by Europa include Andrea Camilleri,[16] Négar Djavadi,[17] Deborah Eisenberg,[18] Dario Fo,[19] Saleem Haddad,[20] Jean-Claude Izzo,[21] Amelie Nothomb,[22] Pier Paolo Pasolini,[23] and Eric Emmanuel Schmitt.[24]

Europa entered the YA landscape with the publication of A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos, translated from the French by Hildegarde Serle.[25]

Imprints

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Tonga books was an editorial enterprise undertaken by Europa Editions in collaboration with American author Alice Sebold, who acquired and edited four works of fiction published by Europa under the series name Tonga Books.[26][27]

In 2013, Europa launched its series of international crime fiction, Europa World Noir. Publishers Weekly wrote that the series signaled Europa's "reaffirmed enthusiasm for noir."[17] Notable titles in the series include Gene Kerrigan's Gold Dagger Award-winning The Rage, Jean-Claude Izzo’s Total Chaos, which launched the Mediterranean Noir movement, and the reissue of Scottish crime writer William McIlvanney’s Laidlaw books. Karin Brynard's Weeping Waters was published by Europa's imprint World Noir in 2018. It has been shortlisted for 2019 prestigious Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) International Dagger.[28][29]

Europa launched Europa Compass, a new nonfiction imprint featuring titles on travel, contemporary culture, popular science, history, philosophy, and politics.[30]

Distribution

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In 2019 the company moved its sales operation to become part of the Alliance, a global group of 15 publishers and their international partners who share a common vision of editorial excellence and original, diverse publishing alongside innovation in marketing and commercial success.[31] The sales service and administrative backup to the Alliance is provided by Faber & Faber.

Europa UK titles are distributed in the UK and Ireland by Grantham Book Services (GBS).

References

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  1. ^ "Book Deals: Week of March 25, 2019". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Christopher Potter returns to lead Europa Editions' London base | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Europa Editions appoints Daniela Petracco | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. ^ Strauss, Elissa (29 November 2011). "How A Teacher's Alleged Student Affair Became His Acclaimed 'Novel'". Jezebel. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Penguin Group (Canada) Imprints and Agency Publishers – Tonga Books". 18 August 2013. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Europa Launches Compass, a New Nonfiction Imprint". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  7. ^ Rich, Motoko (25 February 2009). "Europa Editions Finds Success Translating Literary Novels". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  8. ^ "6 Europa Editions Books, Beautiful Inside And Out". Bustle. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Family Affair: PW Talks with Sandro Ferri and Sandra Ozzola Ferri". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Editori oltre la crisi. Intervista a Sandro Ferri e Sandra Ozzola, editori di E/O | Leggere:tutti". 30 June 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Book Deals: Week of March 25, 2019". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Christopher Potter returns to lead Europa Editions' London base | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Europa Editions appoints Daniela Petracco | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  14. ^ Vincent, Alice (3 October 2016). "First stage adaptation of Elena Ferrante's novels announced in wake of identity scandal". The Telegraph.
  15. ^ "My Brilliant Friend". HBO. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  16. ^ Parks, Tim (7 July 2017). "The Revolution of the Moon by Andrea Camilleri — men in high places". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  17. ^ Yassin-Kassab, Robin (25 July 2018). "Disoriental by Négar Djavadi review – Iranian life in exile". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Potter lands Eisenberg short stories in first Europa buy | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  19. ^ Fo, Dario (4 August 2015). The Pope's Daughter: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia. Penguin. ISBN 9781609452841.
  20. ^ Cain, Sian (15 December 2016). "Saleem Haddad: 'I put everything into this novel and it was a relief'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  21. ^ Whittle, Natalie (7 July 2017). "A Sun for the Dying". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Fiction Book Review: Life Form by Amelie Nothomb. Europa Editions, $15.00 (144p) ISBN 978-1-60945-088-5". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  23. ^ The Street Kids.
  24. ^ "6 Europa Editions Books, Beautiful Inside And Out". Bustle. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Europa Crosses into YA Territory with 'A Winter's Promise'". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  26. ^ Strauss, Elissa (29 November 2011). "How A Teacher's Alleged Student Affair Became His Acclaimed 'Novel'". Jezebel. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  27. ^ "Penguin Group (Canada) Imprints and Agency Publishers – Tonga Books". 18 August 2013. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  28. ^ Mulgrew, Nick. "Karin Brynard's 'Weeping Waters' longlisted for International Dagger Award | PEN South Africa". Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  29. ^ "The Crime Writers' Association". thecwa.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  30. ^ "Europa Launches Compass, a New Nonfiction Imprint". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  31. ^ "Europa Editions to join Independent Alliance | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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