When I wrote my round-up of 2020, I had no idea that 2021 would be another year of restrictions and adaptations. I haven’t read as…
Tag: Charco Press
Translated from Spanish (Argentina) by Annie McDermott (Charco Press, 2021) Brickmakers is the second in Selva Almada’s “trilogy of men”, and was recently released by…
Translated from Spanish (Argentina) by Frances Riddle (Charco Press, 2021) This is the Charco book I was most looking forward to this year (and, if…
Translated from Spanish (Cuba) by Christina MacSweeney (Charco Press, 2021) I’m always excited to receive a new book from Charco Press, and they kick off…
I had intended to post this piece in December, but the end of the year brought some unexpected challenges and I had to delay it…
Translated from Spanish (Chile) by Frances Riddle (Charco Press, 2020) Theatre of War is Andrea Jeftanovic’s debut novel, and the final offering from a brilliant…
It was a great honour last week to chair the virtual launch of Holiday Heart, interviewing author Margarita García Robayo and translator Charlotte Coombe for…
Translated from Spanish (Colombia) by Charlotte Coombe (Charco Press, 2020) *Details of the virtual launch of Holiday Heart at the end of this post (or…
A couple of months ago, I wrote about how the lockdown would change the way I provide content on the Translating Women blog. In that…
Translated from Spanish (Mexico) by Annie McDermott (Charco Press, 2019) This debut novel by Brenda Lozano is a clever, innovative book, an erudite observation of…