The novel of Bulgarian author Rene Karabash’s novel “She Who Remains” is making waves across the English-language literary world, underscoring the vital importance of translated literature.
Gender-bending Bulgarian novel takes literature world by storm
In the shadow of Albania’s Accursed Mountains, where the centuries-old laws of Kanun dictate people’s fate, Bekija publicly renounces her womanhood to live socially as a man after her father is shot d...
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The #InternationalBookerPrize describes the winning novel “a bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history and power.”
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May 20, 2026 at 9:32 AM
The #InternationalBookerPrize describes the winning novel “a bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history and power.”
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Read more: scroll.in/article/1092...
Everybody!! How awesome is it that my fantastic and talented writer-friend #ShidaBazyar is on the Shortlist for the #InternationalBookerPrize.
All the flowers for my dearest Shida! 🌸🪻🌻
But the news gets even better... 🤩
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All the flowers for my dearest Shida! 🌸🪻🌻
But the news gets even better... 🤩
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April 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Everybody!! How awesome is it that my fantastic and talented writer-friend #ShidaBazyar is on the Shortlist for the #InternationalBookerPrize.
All the flowers for my dearest Shida! 🌸🪻🌻
But the news gets even better... 🤩
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All the flowers for my dearest Shida! 🌸🪻🌻
But the news gets even better... 🤩
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Currently reading two excellent books! #booksky #InternationalBookerPrize
March 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Currently reading two excellent books! #booksky #InternationalBookerPrize
Did I stay up till 1am to wait for the International Booker Prize Longlist to drop: yes.
Have I read 4 of them already: yes!
#BookSky #BookerPrize #InternationalBookerPrize
Have I read 4 of them already: yes!
#BookSky #BookerPrize #InternationalBookerPrize
February 24, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Did I stay up till 1am to wait for the International Booker Prize Longlist to drop: yes.
Have I read 4 of them already: yes!
#BookSky #BookerPrize #InternationalBookerPrize
Have I read 4 of them already: yes!
#BookSky #BookerPrize #InternationalBookerPrize
FOTW Publishing Academy drop in session tonight and proofs have arrived for Latvian Noir, Ice, Flower, Herbarium by Dzena Andersone! About to enter this one into the #internationalbookerprize
July 21, 2026 at 5:46 PM
FOTW Publishing Academy drop in session tonight and proofs have arrived for Latvian Noir, Ice, Flower, Herbarium by Dzena Andersone! About to enter this one into the #internationalbookerprize
Banu Mushtaq wins #InternationalBookerPrize for Kannada short story collection ‘Heart Lamp’
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Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize for Kannada short story collection ‘Heart Lamp’
The International Booker Prize 2025: Banu Mushtaq's 'Heart Lamp' wins International Booker Prize, celebrating diversity and human experience in literature.
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May 21, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Banu Mushtaq wins #InternationalBookerPrize for Kannada short story collection ‘Heart Lamp’
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The International Booker Prize longlist comes out in less than a month! I found a list of eligible titles and have already read 17 of them (& so many are on my TBR). Here are 8 that I loved.
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#internationalbookerprize
January 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The International Booker Prize longlist comes out in less than a month! I found a list of eligible titles and have already read 17 of them (& so many are on my TBR). Here are 8 that I loved.
#internationalbookerprize
#internationalbookerprize
Die deutsche Schriftstellerin Jenny Erpenbeck und der Übersetzer Michael Hofmann haben den International Booker Prize für den Roman Kairos gewonnen.
#InternationalBookerPrize #JennyErpenbeck #Kairos
#InternationalBookerPrize #JennyErpenbeck #Kairos
International Booker Prize 2024: German win for Kairos
Jenny Erpenbeck is the first German writer and Michael Hofmann the first male translator to win £50,000 prize.
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May 21, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Die deutsche Schriftstellerin Jenny Erpenbeck und der Übersetzer Michael Hofmann haben den International Booker Prize für den Roman Kairos gewonnen.
#InternationalBookerPrize #JennyErpenbeck #Kairos
#InternationalBookerPrize #JennyErpenbeck #Kairos
Next up, my third read from this year’s International @thebookerprizes.bsky.social Longlist, “Eurotrash” by Christian Kracht. Reading this one in the original German.
#Books #Reading #BookSky #InternationalBookerPrize
#Books #Reading #BookSky #InternationalBookerPrize
April 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Next up, my third read from this year’s International @thebookerprizes.bsky.social Longlist, “Eurotrash” by Christian Kracht. Reading this one in the original German.
#Books #Reading #BookSky #InternationalBookerPrize
#Books #Reading #BookSky #InternationalBookerPrize
Congratulations! Fantastic win 👏 #InternationalBookerPrize
Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and Lin King have won this year’s International Booker Prize with TAIWAN TRAVELOGUE! Congratulations to both author and translator!
This marks our second International Booker win in a row, following the success of Deepa Bhasthi’s translation of Banu Mushtaq’s HEART LAMP in 2025.
This marks our second International Booker win in a row, following the success of Deepa Bhasthi’s translation of Banu Mushtaq’s HEART LAMP in 2025.
May 20, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Congratulations! Fantastic win 👏 #InternationalBookerPrize
This year's international Booker shortlist 'particularly celebrates female authors and translators: Five of the authors and four of the translators are women.' OK, I want to read all....... #InternationalBookerPrize #Booksky #writers #womenwriters #translation
6 books named finalists for the 2026 International Booker Prize
The shortlisted titles include novels and novellas from authors and translators spanning four continents, with stories that range from Japanese-controlled 1930s Taiwan to the streets of Tehran in 1979...
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March 31, 2026 at 3:43 PM
This year's international Booker shortlist 'particularly celebrates female authors and translators: Five of the authors and four of the translators are women.' OK, I want to read all....... #InternationalBookerPrize #Booksky #writers #womenwriters #translation
“Under the Eye of the Big Bird” was my first read from this year’s International @thebookerprizes.bsky.social long list. And if the rest of the list is as good, I can’t wait to read them all!
#Books #Reading #BookSky #InternationalBookerPrize
#Books #Reading #BookSky #InternationalBookerPrize
March 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“Under the Eye of the Big Bird” was my first read from this year’s International @thebookerprizes.bsky.social long list. And if the rest of the list is as good, I can’t wait to read them all!
#Books #Reading #BookSky #InternationalBookerPrize
#Books #Reading #BookSky #InternationalBookerPrize
The shortlist features two debut novels and one book published in its original language 30 years ago. It also features two author/translator pairings who have been nominated for the #InternationalBookerPrize previously.
Check the full list here: scroll.in/article/1091...
Check the full list here: scroll.in/article/1091...
April 3, 2026 at 11:13 AM
The shortlist features two debut novels and one book published in its original language 30 years ago. It also features two author/translator pairings who have been nominated for the #InternationalBookerPrize previously.
Check the full list here: scroll.in/article/1091...
Check the full list here: scroll.in/article/1091...
Well, hello... Got home to find a copy of the ANZ edition of Banu Mushtaq's 'Heart Lamp' (translated by Deepa Bhasthi) on my doorstep, courtesy of Scribe Publications! Looking forward to trying it, especially as that #InternationalBookerPrize logo is already outdated ;)
May 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Well, hello... Got home to find a copy of the ANZ edition of Banu Mushtaq's 'Heart Lamp' (translated by Deepa Bhasthi) on my doorstep, courtesy of Scribe Publications! Looking forward to trying it, especially as that #InternationalBookerPrize logo is already outdated ;)
Buchempfehlung: Jenny Erpenbecks #Kairos verhandelt eine ungewöhnlichen Beziehung vor dem Hintergrund des zerfallenden Ostberlins. Der Roman wurde 2024 mit dem #internationalbookerprize ausgezeichnet.
#erpenbeck #literaturwissenschaft #ddr #penguin #poetikdozenturtuebingen #vorstellung #literatur
#erpenbeck #literaturwissenschaft #ddr #penguin #poetikdozenturtuebingen #vorstellung #literatur
June 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Buchempfehlung: Jenny Erpenbecks #Kairos verhandelt eine ungewöhnlichen Beziehung vor dem Hintergrund des zerfallenden Ostberlins. Der Roman wurde 2024 mit dem #internationalbookerprize ausgezeichnet.
#erpenbeck #literaturwissenschaft #ddr #penguin #poetikdozenturtuebingen #vorstellung #literatur
#erpenbeck #literaturwissenschaft #ddr #penguin #poetikdozenturtuebingen #vorstellung #literatur
I read “Hunchback” by Saou Ichikawa last week and haven’t yet posted about it so I could think a little more on it. It was my second read from this year’s International Booker long list; I saw lots of people really enjoying and praising it.
#Books #Reading #BookSky #InternationalBookerPrize
#Books #Reading #BookSky #InternationalBookerPrize
March 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I read “Hunchback” by Saou Ichikawa last week and haven’t yet posted about it so I could think a little more on it. It was my second read from this year’s International Booker long list; I saw lots of people really enjoying and praising it.
#Books #Reading #BookSky #InternationalBookerPrize
#Books #Reading #BookSky #InternationalBookerPrize
Check out all the nominees for the International Booker Prize!
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the international booker longlist is here!
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February 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Check out all the nominees for the International Booker Prize!
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#BookerPrize #InternationalBookerPrize #TranslatedFiction #Books #BookSky
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#BookerPrize #InternationalBookerPrize #TranslatedFiction #Books #BookSky
WINNER!!!!!
Congrats to the whole team behind Taiwan Travelogue!
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@andotherstories.bsky.social #namethetranslator
Yáng Shuāng-zi (Author)
Lin King (Translator) #internationalbookerprize
Congrats to the whole team behind Taiwan Travelogue!
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@andotherstories.bsky.social #namethetranslator
Yáng Shuāng-zi (Author)
Lin King (Translator) #internationalbookerprize
Taiwan Travelogue - The Book Trail
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Taiwan Travelogue Destination/Location: Taiwan Author: Yáng Shuāng-zi Departure: 1938
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May 20, 2026 at 10:31 AM
WINNER!!!!!
Congrats to the whole team behind Taiwan Travelogue!
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@andotherstories.bsky.social #namethetranslator
Yáng Shuāng-zi (Author)
Lin King (Translator) #internationalbookerprize
Congrats to the whole team behind Taiwan Travelogue!
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@andotherstories.bsky.social #namethetranslator
Yáng Shuāng-zi (Author)
Lin King (Translator) #internationalbookerprize
We've got the winner Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated from Mandarin Chinese by Lin King - and lists of shortlisted titles and previous winners. ^DR my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/man-booker-i... #InternationalBookerPrize
Watch the moment Taiwan Travelogue was announced as the winner of the #InternationalBooker2026, supported by Bukhman Philanthropies, and hear what Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and Lin King said in their speeches.
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Taiwan Travelogue wins the International Booker Prize 2026 | The Booker Prize
YouTube video by The Booker Prizes
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May 21, 2026 at 4:14 AM
We've got the winner Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated from Mandarin Chinese by Lin King - and lists of shortlisted titles and previous winners. ^DR my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/man-booker-i... #InternationalBookerPrize
The International Booker Prize Shortlist 2025 drops tomorrow… and I had to throw my hat in the ring.
I’ve shared my predicted 6 on YouTube.
Which would you choose?
#internationalbookerprize #internationalbookerprize2025 #translatedfiction #booksky
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I’ve shared my predicted 6 on YouTube.
Which would you choose?
#internationalbookerprize #internationalbookerprize2025 #translatedfiction #booksky
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Exciting Books That Might Make The International Booker Shortlist
YouTube video by Page Turners with Katja 🌍
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April 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The International Booker Prize Shortlist 2025 drops tomorrow… and I had to throw my hat in the ring.
I’ve shared my predicted 6 on YouTube.
Which would you choose?
#internationalbookerprize #internationalbookerprize2025 #translatedfiction #booksky
youtu.be/YKSNUGHnK3M?...
I’ve shared my predicted 6 on YouTube.
Which would you choose?
#internationalbookerprize #internationalbookerprize2025 #translatedfiction #booksky
youtu.be/YKSNUGHnK3M?...
Wildly speculating 😊. Which books would you like to see on next week's longlist announcement?
#booksky
#translatedfiction
#internationalbookerprize
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#booksky
#translatedfiction
#internationalbookerprize
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Predicting the International Booker Prize 2025 Longlist
YouTube video by Page Turners with Katja
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February 19, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Wildly speculating 😊. Which books would you like to see on next week's longlist announcement?
#booksky
#translatedfiction
#internationalbookerprize
youtu.be/P7wZH6UqJys
#booksky
#translatedfiction
#internationalbookerprize
youtu.be/P7wZH6UqJys
🖋️📚 📚💙 #InternationalBookerPrize
"combining a personal story, which digs deep into the consciousness of 2 protagonists, with a broader historical & political account, #IbtisamAzem has created a powerful & compelling portrayal of contemporary Israel & the injustices suffered by the Palestinian people."
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#peakreads
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International Booker Prize 2025 Longlist-The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem translated by Sinan Antoon
Shimon stands perplexed amid a sea of silent carnations on his flower farm. It’s 4 am and Maryam and her fellow workers from the Balata Refugee Camp haven’t turned up to work. He checks with the ca…
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March 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🖋️📚 📚💙 #InternationalBookerPrize
Here is the Longlist for the International Booker Prize 2025: The longlist for the International Booker Prize 2025 “celebrates the best works of long-form… https://bookriot.com... #InternationalBookerPrize #BookAwards
February 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Here is the Longlist for the International Booker Prize 2025: The longlist for the International Booker Prize 2025 “celebrates the best works of long-form… https://bookriot.com... #InternationalBookerPrize #BookAwards