The N. Katherine Hayles Award for Criticism of Electronic Literature
The Culture of Neural Networks: Synthetic Literature and Art in (not only) the Czech and Slovak Context, by Karel Piorecký and Zuzana Husárová
The Culture of Neural Networks: Synthetic Literature and Art in (not only) the Czech and Slovak Context, by Karel Piorecký and Zuzana Husárová
July 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The Moomins are the mascot of World Refugee Week! And we’re celebrating their 80th anniversary today on our website, discussing the cultural phenomenon #Moomins #refugee #kidlit
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Welcoming refugees with respect and kindness: 80 years of the Moomins
by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp This year is the 80th anniversary of The Moomins and the Great Flood, originally published in Swedish in 1945 by Finnish artist, illustrator, and writer Tove Jansson. And this…
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June 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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It’s publication day for The Penguin Book of Polish Short Stories. It took 39 authors 100 years to write, and me about 4 years to compile and translate, with the help of 11 other translators. It aims to show the variety and brilliance of modern Polish literature.
June 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Unicorns, a collection of short stories with queer/otherness themes is now out!
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"Unicorns", the award-winning short story collection by Slovak writer Barbora Hrínová has just been published by Seagull Books, translated into English by @isabeltranslates.bsky.social seagullbooks.org/products/uni...
Unicorns by Barbora Hrínová | Seagull Books
Forthcoming in June 2026. A humorous and deeply human short story collection that celebrates outsiders, dreamers, and the queer. The award-winning Slovak writer Barbora Hrínová’s short stories paint a...
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June 29, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Unicorns, a collection of short stories with queer/otherness themes is now out!
#xl8 #translatedlit 🌐 💙📚
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Translator @juliasherwood.bsky.social reads from Leopold Lahola's THE LAST THING( @karolinumpress.cuni.cz, 2024)
The nine stories in this collection depict the rise of fascism and its dangers for the Jewish community in Slovakia during WW2. Haunting, compelling, and all too timely.
The nine stories in this collection depict the rise of fascism and its dangers for the Jewish community in Slovakia during WW2. Haunting, compelling, and all too timely.
Julia Sherwood reads from Leopold Lahola's THE LAST THING (Karolinum Press, 2024)
Translated from the Slovak by Julia and Peter SherwoodThe nine stories comprising the collection The Last Thing depict the rise of fascism and its dangers fo...
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June 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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SYMPHONY OF MONSTERS by @marclevyofficiel.bsky.social, the world's most-read French author: coming Jan 2026 from @harpercollins.bsky.social in my translation; available to pre-order now!
Set against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, this is an unforgettable story of courage, resilience, and love.
Set against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, this is an unforgettable story of courage, resilience, and love.
July 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Congratulations to the WINNERS of the #EBRDLiteraturePrize2025! Croatian author Ivana Bodrožić & translator Ellen Elias-Bursać for Sons, Daughters from @sevenstoriesuk.bsky.social Praised by judges as “fiction that has the power to transform how we see the world, others & ourselves.”
June 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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We've got a sweet treat for you today! Here's translator @racheltranslates.bsky.social reading from Ewald Arenz's LOVE, AFTER ALL, a gentle and luminous story of love found later in life. Out now from @orendabooks.bsky.social!
Rachel Ward reads from Ewald Arenz's LOVE, AFTER ALL (Orenda Books, 2026)
When Clara meets Elias, she isn’t looking for love. Widowed and wary of being hurt again, she has built a careful life of work and quiet independence. Elias, an actor in his thirties, is trapped in a…
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June 25, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Spotlight: African Translation Project
We'd like to shine a light on an initiative dedicated to translating modern fiction from non-colonial African languages into English. Projects like these ensure that our stories are shared, celebrated and read by readers globally. 🧵
We'd like to shine a light on an initiative dedicated to translating modern fiction from non-colonial African languages into English. Projects like these ensure that our stories are shared, celebrated and read by readers globally. 🧵
August 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Spring is here and so is the #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026 shortlist!
Thank you independent judges: chair Maya Jaggi, @marekkohn.bsky.social, Chigozie Obioma, @leaypi.bsky.social! And congratulations to the authors, translators and publishers on this inspiring list from across our countries of operation.
Thank you independent judges: chair Maya Jaggi, @marekkohn.bsky.social, Chigozie Obioma, @leaypi.bsky.social! And congratulations to the authors, translators and publishers on this inspiring list from across our countries of operation.
April 1, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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Happy to share this long list for the National Book Award in Translated Literature. There were so many good books to choose from!
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Longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature - National Book Foundation
The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Translated Literature Find the New Yorker announcement here. New York, NY (September 15, 2026) – The National Book Foundation today announced the Lon...
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September 16, 2026 at 6:38 AM
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A reading by translator Talei Lakeland today, from a unique and remarkable novel that explores a little-known facet of history: that of Iraqi Jews during the 20th century. This book, by award-winning author Usama Al Shahmani , is seeking an English-language publisher! buff.ly/n2f0e9j
Talei Lakeland reads from Usama Al Shahmani's A SONG SLUMBERS DEEP IN THE TIGRIS (seeking publisher)
A Song Slumbers Deep in the Tigris (In der Tiefe des Tigris schläft ein Lied) tells the story of Iraqi Jews during the 20th century through the eyes of Gadi, an Israeli professor living in…
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September 10, 2026 at 2:44 PM
We've got a special Sunday treat for you! Here's Antonella Lettieri reading from THE DUKE, a sweeping feat of literary imagination that asks some big twenty-first-century questions about our relationships with privilege, the past, the natural world, and each other. Enjoy!
Antonella Lettieri reads from Matteo Melchiorre's THE DUKE (Foundry Editions, 2025n
Outside Vallorgàna, a tiny, isolated village high in the foothills of the Dolomites, the ‘Duke’ lives in the villa of his aristocratic ancestors. The last in the centuries-old line of the Cimamontes,…
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February 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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How better to celebrate the U.S. publication of Anjet Daanje's THE SONG OF STORK AND DROMEDARY (out NOW from @fsgbooks.bsky.social) than with a reading by its brilliant translator, David McKay? Don't miss this excerpt from the book hailed as the greatest Dutch novel of this century! buff.ly/QfQYfDT
David Mckay reads from Anjet Daanje's THE SONG OF STORK AND DROMEDARY - Chapter 1 (2026)
This is one in a series of readings from The Song of Stork and Dromedary by Anjet Daanje. Check out the whole series at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvwToi1IG7tIbyOABfbjnvA
Inspired by the…
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September 4, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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Spoken by the Chorus. ☀️
#amreading #poetry #ancientgreece #classics #classicalliterature #annecarson #translatedlit
#amreading #poetry #ancientgreece #classics #classicalliterature #annecarson #translatedlit
June 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Spoken by the Chorus. ☀️
#amreading #poetry #ancientgreece #classics #classicalliterature #annecarson #translatedlit
#amreading #poetry #ancientgreece #classics #classicalliterature #annecarson #translatedlit
Last but not least, “Unicorns” by Barbora Hrínová (tr. @isabeltranslates.bsky.social, Seagull Books) focuses on characters who “face challenges in terms of meeting new people”: expats, online daters, and more. buff.ly/vhv6zEc
Unicorns
Check out Unicorns - <b>A humorous and deeply human short story collection that celebrates outsiders, dreamers, and the queer.</b> <p/> The award-winning Slovak writer Barbora Hrínová's short stories…
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June 30, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I'm really rather pleased with this!
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Available from @commapress.bsky.social
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www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2026/06...
Available from @commapress.bsky.social
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A City of Transformations: A Review of The Book of Bratislava - Asymptote Blog
. . . we are presented with a tapestry of the city no less intricate or impressive than the ones on display in Bratislava’s Primacial Palace.
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June 12, 2026 at 11:08 AM
I'm really rather pleased with this!
www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2026/06...
Available from @commapress.bsky.social
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www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2026/06...
Available from @commapress.bsky.social
💙📚 #translatedlit #xl8
It's Japanese Literature Month. Highly recommend CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN, by Sayaka Murata. A gem of a novel at 176 pages and winner of Japan's most prestigious literary prize.
🌿 #books #booksky #bookishBsky #translatedlit #conveniencestorewoman #sayakamurata
🌿 #books #booksky #bookishBsky #translatedlit #conveniencestorewoman #sayakamurata
January 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It's Japanese Literature Month. Highly recommend CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN, by Sayaka Murata. A gem of a novel at 176 pages and winner of Japan's most prestigious literary prize.
🌿 #books #booksky #bookishBsky #translatedlit #conveniencestorewoman #sayakamurata
🌿 #books #booksky #bookishBsky #translatedlit #conveniencestorewoman #sayakamurata
Heading back to civilisation now.
Sights to gladden the heart: I can see two people reading translated literature in the seats near me!
#translatedlit #xl8 🌐
Sights to gladden the heart: I can see two people reading translated literature in the seats near me!
#translatedlit #xl8 🌐
September 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Heading back to civilisation now.
Sights to gladden the heart: I can see two people reading translated literature in the seats near me!
#translatedlit #xl8 🌐
Sights to gladden the heart: I can see two people reading translated literature in the seats near me!
#translatedlit #xl8 🌐
April 8, 2025 at 2:16 AM
How do translators add value to books in #translation?
I included a pronunciation guide in this one – something I often want in #translatedlit, sometimes even when I speak the language (*glares very sternly at French*) – & for a less-familiar language like Czech, I think it could be very helpful.
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I included a pronunciation guide in this one – something I often want in #translatedlit, sometimes even when I speak the language (*glares very sternly at French*) – & for a less-familiar language like Czech, I think it could be very helpful.
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Strnadův efekt, by Jan Kotouč.
A hapless alien invader, an unlikely hero who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, portals, giant robots & explosions at the end of the world. Or is it?
I delivered the translation this morning – hopefully it will be published later this year!
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A hapless alien invader, an unlikely hero who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, portals, giant robots & explosions at the end of the world. Or is it?
I delivered the translation this morning – hopefully it will be published later this year!
#xl8 💙📚🪐
March 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
How do translators add value to books in #translation?
I included a pronunciation guide in this one – something I often want in #translatedlit, sometimes even when I speak the language (*glares very sternly at French*) – & for a less-familiar language like Czech, I think it could be very helpful.
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I included a pronunciation guide in this one – something I often want in #translatedlit, sometimes even when I speak the language (*glares very sternly at French*) – & for a less-familiar language like Czech, I think it could be very helpful.
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Looking for #feminist literature from #poland? Look no further! #Rights are available, get in touch for a #sample
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#xl8 #seekingapublisher #lit #books #translatedlit #translatedfiction
Coming back to you now with @robtranslates.bsky.social reading 's of Polish author Agnieszka Jelonek’s HUSH NOW, an unflinching, unpretentious reflection on love and how to find one’s own voice in life. Fans of Sally Rooney and Hanya Yanagihara will love this book.
Rob Myatt reads from Agnieszka Jelonek’s HUSH NOW (seeking a publisher)
Hush Now tells the story of Luna and Theo who attempt to paper over the cracks in their marriage by doing up an old house in the countryside with Luna’s unco...
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February 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Looking for #feminist literature from #poland? Look no further! #Rights are available, get in touch for a #sample
#xl8 #seekingapublisher #lit #books #translatedlit #translatedfiction
#xl8 #seekingapublisher #lit #books #translatedlit #translatedfiction
Here’s a newly published translation of “Siren”, a story by Margo Rejmer from her collection “The Burden of Skin”. I find this story haunting, beautiful but unsettling, which is fairly typical of Rejmer’s powerful writing. fourwayreview.com/the-heart-of...
THE HEART OF A SIREN by Margo Rejmer, translated from the Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones
From the recent collection The Burden of Skin. The sea was groaning like a wounded beast. Is the sea hungry? Or thirsty? Is it afraid? Dawn was slipping through holes in the thin curtains. L…
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November 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Happy International Translators’ Day!
“I want to write for a readership that can create miracles. Children create miracles when they read”, said Astrid Lindgren.
We created this video to celebrate Pippi's 80th anniversary as well as translators and translation. Enjoy!
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“I want to write for a readership that can create miracles. Children create miracles when they read”, said Astrid Lindgren.
We created this video to celebrate Pippi's 80th anniversary as well as translators and translation. Enjoy!
www.ceatl.eu/happy-intern...
Happy International Translators’ Day 2025: translating for children who create miracles!
After a two year’s absence, we are back with a short video celebrating literary translators and their passion for language and literature.“I want to write for a readership that can create miracles. Ch...
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October 2, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Yesterday: giant robots and hapless aliens.
Today: a gorgeous, disturbing novella about adoption and loss.
Such is the life of a literary translator.
#xl8 #translatedlit #amtranslating 🌐 💙📚
Today: a gorgeous, disturbing novella about adoption and loss.
Such is the life of a literary translator.
#xl8 #translatedlit #amtranslating 🌐 💙📚
June 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Yesterday: giant robots and hapless aliens.
Today: a gorgeous, disturbing novella about adoption and loss.
Such is the life of a literary translator.
#xl8 #translatedlit #amtranslating 🌐 💙📚
Today: a gorgeous, disturbing novella about adoption and loss.
Such is the life of a literary translator.
#xl8 #translatedlit #amtranslating 🌐 💙📚