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averyudagawa.bsky.social
"Move slow and make things," not move fast and break things.

I like it.

Especially appreciate the insight into how important signing one's work is for a craftsperson.

Literary translators need to be able to do this. #namethetranslator #TranslatorsOnTheCover

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mattalt.bsky.social Matt Alt @mattalt.bsky.social · 18d
Move fast and break things? Japan prefers to move slow and make things -- and the world loves their products all the more. The lesson? No matter how "smart" AI gets, respect, responsibility, taste, and patience aren't the kind of things you can automate -- ever. fortune.com/2026/10/18/a...
Move slow and make things: What Japanese craftsmanship can teach business about quality, patience, and expertise when AI makes speed cheap | Fortune
AI makes it easier to produce more. The Japanese craft tradition of shokunin offers a guide to making something better.
fortune.com
October 21, 2026 at 1:55 PM
worldkidlit.bsky.social
Meet the translator! 🌍📚 This time, we're chatting with Marita Thomsen about her work bringing children's books to English-speaking readers. Discover the person behind the words in our latest interview!

Read more: worldkidlit.org/2026/10/19/m...

#kidlit #worldkidlit #namethetranslator
Meet the Translator: Marita Thomsen
By Katy Dycus Faroese translator Marita Thomsen discusses what it’s like to translate from a very “place specific” language, how translating Faroese books for children keeps her connected to her ro…
worldkidlit.org
October 19, 2026 at 12:02 PM
alsergrundlerin.bsky.social
Anke Caroline Burger #namethetranslator

Nach Anlaufschwierigkeiten mochte ich das sehr gern. Ich würde es aber eher nur Fans von Thomas Bernhard empfehlen.
Sehr stimmige Übersetzung, die ich mir durchaus s aufwändig vorstelle.
E-Reader mit Lesezeichen „Wer hat es übersetzt?“, am Cover Zoe Dubno, Nur das Allerbeste Im Hintergrund ein Ohrensessel
October 15, 2026 at 12:16 PM
siegeweather.bsky.social
The little orb I installed above my bookshelf to glow whenever someone remembers to #namethetranslator is incandescent this morning.
October 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
alisonfincher.bsky.social
#Namethetranslator, @tokyopop.bsky.social! Can anyone ID the translator on this one?
Six: Paths of Horror
A must read for fans of Uketsu (Strange Pictures) and Sesuji (About a Place in the Kinki Region), an unnerving collection of six short stories that unsettle you in face of death. Placed 11th in the “K...
bookshop.org
October 6, 2026 at 11:49 PM
lawrenceschimel.bsky.social
And not only do @theemmapress.bsky.social #namethetranslator on the cover, they even name the translator ON THE SPINE!
😍

Definitely worthy of celebration!

And Kudos to the whole team at The Emma Press!
🎉

#worldkidlit #worldkidlitmonth #kidlit #internationaltranslationday #itd #booksky #scbwi
lawrenceschimel.bsky.social Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · Sep 30
What a perfect way to celebrate both #InternationalTranslationDay #ITD & the last day of #WorldKidLitMonth: my translator copies of WHEN YOU WERE A CLOUD written by María José Ferrada & illustrated by Azul López (@theemmapress.bsky.social) arrived in the mail!
😍😍

#kidlit #booksky #worldkidlit #xl8
A selfie (I am a middle-aged white man with close-cropped dark hair and a close-cropped salt-and-pepper beard, wearing a black t-shirt) in front of the bookcase of books I've translated, holding a copy of WHEN yOU WERE A CLOUD, published by The Emma Press, featuring an image by Azul López on the cover of a female-presenting dark-skinned figure in a yellow t-shirt and blue shorts lying on a golden field, looking upward, surrounded by red and green splotches to represent flowers. A photo of my hand holding two copies of WHEN YOU WERE A CLOUD, so we can see the spine, which reads: Ferrada, López & Schimel and then the title. So the translator is named not just on the cover but even on the spine!
September 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM
creative-xl8.bsky.social
Today is International Translation Day.

Support translators by naming them when you mention a translated book. Because translations don't just appear out of nowhere, they are (still!) translated by human beings. Please give them the credit they deserve.

#translation #books #ITD #NameTheTranslator
September 30, 2026 at 12:13 PM
worldkidlit.bsky.social
Read children's & YA books from and set in Afghanistan, Chile, China, France, Germany, Italy, Palestine and South Korea this #WorldKidLitMonth and beyond!

#translatedgems #namethetranslator #booksky #kidlit #kidlitUK #graphicnovels #middlegrade #yalit #childrensbooks
wwborders.bsky.social Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · Sep 24
Celebrate 10 years of World Kid Lit Month with nine new children's and YA books exploring themes as diverse as Hmong history, the intersection of art and exile, and our food supply chain. Find the list of selections here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
World Kid Lit Month 2026: 9 New Books to Read Now - Words Without Borders
Celebrate World Kid Lit Month with nine new children's and YA books translated from Korean, Arabic, German, and more.
wordswithoutborders.org
September 26, 2026 at 3:15 PM
weltverbesserle.eurosky.social
Tl;dr – entsprechende "KI" kann in einzelnen Fällen beim Verständnis helfen, sie kann einen Text aber auch unbemerkt verändern. Und kreative, originelle, der Vorlage entsprechende Lösungen kann sie schon aufgrund ihrer Beschaffenheit nicht liefern.

Deshalb: #NameTheTranslator #BuchBrauchtMensch
September 25, 2026 at 6:07 PM
erikadreifus.bsky.social
And I am reminded, for the umpteenth time, how much I (and all of us, especially those of us who routinely read #JewishBooks), owe to translators. (Always #NameTheTranslator, people!)
erikadreifus.bsky.social Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · Sep 24
Just realized that this is the last #TranslationThurs for #NationalTranslationMonth; I am so looking forward to discussing the work of Yenta Mash, translated by Ellen Cassedy, with my undergraduates today. @yiddishbookcenter.bsky.social @cornellupress.bsky.social
cover of ON THE LANDING: STORIES BY YENTA MASH translated by Ellen Cassedy
September 24, 2026 at 9:00 PM
readjapaneseliterature.com
Everybody Poops is probably Taro Gomi's most famous book translated into English. It shows readers that all animals have always defecated and encourages them to be neither ashamed nor embarrassed that they do, too.

#worldkidlitmonth
#namethetranslator
Everyone Poops
The beloved, bestselling potty-training classic by internationally bestselling author Taro Gomi! An elephant makes a big poop. A mouse makes a tiny poop. Everyone eats, so of course: everyone poops! ...
bookshop.org
September 20, 2026 at 5:09 PM
lawrenceschimel.bsky.social
#namethetranslator
brianbergstrom.bsky.social Brian Bergstrom @brianbergstrom.bsky.social · Sep 9
I'm teaching Okazaki Kyoko's manga this semester, and I'm glad the English versions by Vertical are still available, but I'll never get over how they credit everyone by name (including the cover designer!) except the translator/s, who aren't even listed in the copyright info! Completely erased
The cover of the English translation of Helter Skelter, with the unnecessary added subtitle Fashion Unfriendly The back cover of Helter Skelter, which includes a blurb with too many spoilers for my taste, and a highlighted credit for the cover designer (Nicole Dochych) One of full color spreads from the front if the book, reproduced exactly from the original -- beautiful The copyright page from the translation, which credits the translation to Vertical but names no individual translators
September 10, 2026 at 2:18 PM
norfolkbookworm.bsky.social
It’s my #ReadTheWorld book group on Tuesday and we’re off to Italy this month.
I’ve read @foundryeditions.bsky.social The Little I Know by Valerio (tr. Wood) and am now also trying @dauntbookspub.bsky.social The Road to the City by Ginzburg (tr. Frenaye) - both excellent
#namethetranslator 💙📚
Book jacket for Natalia Ginzburg’s The Road to the City - a paperback with a black and white photo of a girl lying in grass next to a river. There’s a blue and yellow border around it
September 4, 2026 at 6:47 PM
enchantrasand.bsky.social
📚💙 #Books #Reading #WorldKidLitMonth #JapaneseLiterature #namethetranslator #childrensliterature @averyudagawa.bsky.social Temple Alley Summer by
Sachiko Kashiwaba with Avery Fischer Udagawa (Translator), Miho Satake (Illustrator)

240 pages • hardcover • first pub 2021
Temple Alley Summer by Sachiko Kashiwaba with Avery Fischer Udagawa (Translator), Miho Satake (Illustrator) 240 pages • hardcover • first pub 2021 "Kazu knows something odd is going on when he sees a girl in a white kimono sneak out of his house in the middle of the night--was he dreaming? Did he see a ghost? Things get even stranger when he shows up to school the next day to see the very same figure sitting in his classroom."
September 2, 2026 at 11:52 AM
lawrenceschimel.bsky.social
Yay for @lambdaliterary.org taking a strong stand against #aislop & defending queer human creators-including translators!

"Translation must be provided by a human translator who must be credited in the submission."
#NameTheTranslator

💪🏽💪🏽🌈🌈

#booksky #queerbooksky #lgbtq #xl8 #lammys #lambdaaward
Works which are derived in whole or in part by generative AI or LLM (large language model) applications and services such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Midjourney are not eligible for Lambda Literary’s awards. Acceptable uses of assistive technologies potentially billed as AI include spell-check, transcription, and notetaking. Translation must be provided by a human translator who must be credited in the submission. Submitted works found in violation of this policy will be disqualified without refund.
September 1, 2026 at 9:36 PM
worldkidlit.bsky.social
It’s September 1st which means … it’s World Kid Lit Month! 🌍📚We’d love to see your diverse, global or translated picks! Find out more about how you can join in below ⬇️
#WorldKidLitMonth #namethetranslator #childrensliterature

worldkidlit.org/2026/09/01/w...
Welcome to World Kid Lit Month 2026!
It’s September 1st which means … it’s World Kid Lit Month! Read on to find out what it’s all about, how you can get involved and what to look out for here on the blog. What …
worldkidlit.org
September 1, 2026 at 11:09 AM
sarahschueckel.bsky.social
Tove Ditlevsen Lyrik geht immer.

Für mich lesbar dank Ursel Allenstein, #NameTheTranslator.
August 31, 2026 at 7:16 PM
creative-xl8.bsky.social
Why do translators use the hashtag #NameTheTranslator? Why is it important to name the translator?

I wrote a blog post about it.

www.pb-translations.com/portfolio5-1...
Transcreation & book translations
Percy Balemans BTr FCIL CL - Transcreation & book translations English & German-Dutch
www.pb-translations.com
August 24, 2026 at 12:30 PM
yilinwriter.bsky.social
#namethetranslator
yilinwriter.bsky.social Yilin (she/they) @ check out The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter.bsky.social · Aug 18
Heard online that the British Museum is releasing a Chinese language edition of their China's Hidden Century exhibition catalogue. I hope they have paid and credited their translator(s) and ensured all copyrighted materials received proper clearance this time lol 🤪
August 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
alsergrundlerin.bsky.social
Christiane Pöhlmann #namethetranslator

Empfehlung vom italophilen Lieblingsbuchhändler. Das ist erst recht unterhaltsam und portraitiert bissig das akademische Milieu, schweift dann über zum Terrorismus der 70er und im letzten Drittel dreht das Buch so richtig auf. Hoppla!
E-Reader mit Lesezeichen „Wer hat es übersetzt?“ Dario Ferrari, Die Pause ist vorbei
August 17, 2026 at 3:35 PM
tungohan.bsky.social
This might be one of the few times when the British Museum takes accountability for its actions. #namethetranslator
August 9, 2023 at 12:50 AM
wearealsc.bsky.social
"[#NameTheTranslator] grew out of movements in the twenty-teens, the early twenty twenties, and beyond to make translator crediting standard practice."

Avery Fischer Udagawa discusses the importance of #NameTheTranslator in the age of AI on the ALSC blog. #kidlit
AI: Another reason to #NameTheTranslator this World Kid Lit Month
Celebrate World Kid Lit Month in September with a focus on international children's literature and reading challenges for all ages.
www.alsc.ala.org
September 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
varakawa.bsky.social
#FairWagePerPage #MangaÜbersetzen #Kulturgewerkschaft #GerechteBezahlung
#VdÜ #WirÜbersetzenLiteratur #WerHatEsÜbersetzt #Literaturübersetzung
#Übersetzung #Weltliteratur #NameTheTranslator
#MangaBusiness
May 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
plainzt.bsky.social
Berta Isla will be the tenth book by Javier Marías that I read, and I am approaching it with great admiration for both the author and the translator, Margaret Jull Costa. She truly excels at capturing the writer's voice in English. #namethetranslator
September 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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