Tonight the winner of the 2019 Man Booker International prize will be announced, and it’s something of a landmark year for women in translation. I…
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Translated from the Arabic by Elisabeth Jaquette (Comma Press, 2019) It’s no secret that I’ve been excited about Thirteen Months of Sunrise, the first major translation…
Translated from the German by Douglas Irving (Neem Tree Press, 2019) Neem Tree Press is a new UK-based independent publisher, and I was fortunate to…
Following on from last week’s review of The Chilli Bean Paste Clan (Balestier Press, 2018), I’m delighted to bring you this exclusive interview with author Yan…
I remember the first time I celebrated International Women’s Day: I was an earnest PhD student, my feminist sensibilities just awakening, and I went to…
Translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell (OneWorld, forthcoming February 2019) Acclaimed Argentine writer Samanta Schweblin returns with this eerie collection of short stories brimming…
Translated from the Spanish by Achy Obejas (And Other Stories, 2018) Tentacle was the final book released by And Other Stories in the Year of…
I always make new year’s resolutions. Not in a “go to the gym, learn a new skill, tick something off the bucket list” kind of…
End-of-year compilations are abundant at the moment, and after an exciting year – generally, with the Year of Publishing Women, and personally, with the development…
Translated from the Korean by Emily Yae Won (Tilted Axis Press, 2018) I’ll Go On was the final 2018 release in my Tilted Axis subscription,…