Review: Bowie: An Illustrated Life
Bowie: An Illustrated Life By Maria Hesse and Frank Ruiz. Translated by Ned Sublette I grew up knowing Bowie’s music. I remember Bowie as an alien from space; his movie: “the last man on earth”; his gender fluidity (ahead of his time), and his always dilated pupil that added to his distinctive style and persona. […]
Review: From The Shadows
From The Shadows By Juan José Millás (Author), Thomas Bunstead (Translator), Daniel Hahn (Translator) From The Shadows is incredibly strange, truly bizarre – one of the most original stories. Written in the form of a talk show makes it a nice light, simple read whose story flows from one chapter to the next making it […]
Review: The Wall
The Wall By Max Annas (Author), Rachel Hildebrandt Reynolds (Translator) Set in Africa, The Wall takes off in a sprint when a young man goes searching for help in the wrong place at the wrong time and finds himself stuck on the inside of a gated community running from a crime he didn’t commit. The […]
Haruki on the Shore.
Body, Mind and Quill By Christian Adrian Brown treasures, I wanted to dedicate my article to a man as near and dear to my heart and interests that I would idealize us—metaphorically, not in terms of professional achievements—as soul brothers: Haruki Murakami. He is a man as driven by discipline and restrained, concentrated emotion as […]
When a Book Lover Becomes a Parent
A little bit of everything from a scatter-brained, book-loving Mom. By Megan Lord Hobbies? Oh yeah, I used to have some of those… especially reading! I could keep up with the best of them, reading at minimum a book a month, but usually 2 if I had a read book and an audio book. Then […]
Feature: READ Global
The Non-Profit That’s Fostering Sustainable Access to Books and Education in Rural Asia By Sara Grochowski Today, READ has global headquarters in San Francisco, local country offices in Bhutan, India and Nepal. More than 2 million people have access to READ Centers and their trainings. READ Global’s impact boasts 2.5 million rural villagers with access […]
Fiction In Translation
Introducing authors from around the world. Check out these translations of foreign language books From Across the Globe. Books from Africa Rain: And Other StoriesBy Mia Couto, Eric M. B. Becker (translator) Published in the aftermath of Mozambique’s bloody civil war, Mia Couto’s third collection seeks out the places violence could not reach, the […]
What to Read in YA Fiction: The Bookworm Crush
The Bookworm Crush By Lisa Brown Roberts Article Written by: Sara Grochowski Romance enthusiast Amy McIntyre is a quiet introvert, in the background while her best friend and co-book blogger Vivian Galdi stars in their videos and social media. With Vivian distracted by her new boyfriend Dallas, Amy is forced to enter the limelight if […]
10 Works of Translated Literature That Might Surprise You
By Sara Grochowski For some, the label “translated literature” sounds intimidating or too like the tired classics assigned in high schools across the U.S. We’ve rounded up 10 titles that you may already have on your to-be read list that offer an accessible entry to the world of translated fiction. The Girl with the Dragon […]
Recommended Reading: The Taiga Syndrome
The Taiga Syndrome By Cristina Rivera Garza, Suzanne Jill Levine (translator) A fairy tale run amok, The Taiga Syndrome follows an unnamed Ex-Detective as she searches for a couple that has fled to the far reaches of the Earth. A betrayed husband is convinced by a brief telegram that his second ex-wife wants him to […]