LRTW Bookclub
@ldnreadsworld.bsky.social
A friendly group reading world lit in English translation, formerly meeting in London pubs, now online. Open to all. Next: Mon 12 May 19:00 BST. DM to join!
Our backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/136083.London_Reads_The_World_book_club
Our backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/136083.London_Reads_The_World_book_club
For our “Prize Winners” month we have decided to read this year’s Booker International winner Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq (trranslated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi) @andotherstories.bsky.social
Our meeting will be on Monday 4th August at 7pm GMT. DM us if you would like to join.
Our meeting will be on Monday 4th August at 7pm GMT. DM us if you would like to join.
July 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
For our “Prize Winners” month we have decided to read this year’s Booker International winner Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq (trranslated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi) @andotherstories.bsky.social
Our meeting will be on Monday 4th August at 7pm GMT. DM us if you would like to join.
Our meeting will be on Monday 4th August at 7pm GMT. DM us if you would like to join.
Last minute meeting alert! Our July meet-up is tomorrow (7th July) and we’ll be discussing the graphic novel adaptation of Thomas Piketty’s Capital & Ideology translated by our very own @morrisonmm.bsky.social DM us for the zoom link
July 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Last minute meeting alert! Our July meet-up is tomorrow (7th July) and we’ll be discussing the graphic novel adaptation of Thomas Piketty’s Capital & Ideology translated by our very own @morrisonmm.bsky.social DM us for the zoom link
Join us next week for a special treat - our book for June is Négar Djavadi’s Disoriental and we will be welcoming translator @tinakover.bsky.social to discuss with us.
Dm us to get the link
Dm us to get the link
May 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Join us next week for a special treat - our book for June is Négar Djavadi’s Disoriental and we will be welcoming translator @tinakover.bsky.social to discuss with us.
Dm us to get the link
Dm us to get the link
“Sci Fi in translation” is our category for May and we have chosen to read a classic in Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We. There are multiple translations including a new one from Bela Sheyavich!
Our meeting will be on Monday 12th May at 7pm London time on Zoom. DM if you would to join us.
Our meeting will be on Monday 12th May at 7pm London time on Zoom. DM if you would to join us.
April 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“Sci Fi in translation” is our category for May and we have chosen to read a classic in Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We. There are multiple translations including a new one from Bela Sheyavich!
Our meeting will be on Monday 12th May at 7pm London time on Zoom. DM if you would to join us.
Our meeting will be on Monday 12th May at 7pm London time on Zoom. DM if you would to join us.
Our category for April is Minority Languages and we have chosen to read Black Storms by Teresa Solana (tr. from Catalan by Peter Bush). The meeting will be on Monday 7th April. DM us for details. @corylusbooks.bsky.social @teresasolanawriter.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Our category for April is Minority Languages and we have chosen to read Black Storms by Teresa Solana (tr. from Catalan by Peter Bush). The meeting will be on Monday 7th April. DM us for details. @corylusbooks.bsky.social @teresasolanawriter.bsky.social
A forward look at what 2025 has in store...
February 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A forward look at what 2025 has in store...
Our theme for March is On Translation and we have chosen to read Violent Phenomena edited by Dr Kavita Bhanot and Jeremy Tiang published by @tiltedaxispress.bsky.social.
Join us at 7pm London time on Monday 3rd Mar. As always, all welcome. Follow/DM for details.
Join us at 7pm London time on Monday 3rd Mar. As always, all welcome. Follow/DM for details.
February 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Our theme for March is On Translation and we have chosen to read Violent Phenomena edited by Dr Kavita Bhanot and Jeremy Tiang published by @tiltedaxispress.bsky.social.
Join us at 7pm London time on Monday 3rd Mar. As always, all welcome. Follow/DM for details.
Join us at 7pm London time on Monday 3rd Mar. As always, all welcome. Follow/DM for details.
We return in February for our annual long read: The Luminous Novel by Mario Levrero 🇺🇾, translated from Spanish by Annie McDermott @andotherstories.bsky.social. Join us online at 7pm London time on Mon 3 Feb. All welcome, from wherever in the world. Follow/DM for details.
December 14, 2024 at 8:15 PM
We return in February for our annual long read: The Luminous Novel by Mario Levrero 🇺🇾, translated from Spanish by Annie McDermott @andotherstories.bsky.social. Join us online at 7pm London time on Mon 3 Feb. All welcome, from wherever in the world. Follow/DM for details.