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Gonzalo Fernández Gómez @gonzalofg.bsky.social · 5d

Estas dos ediciones (inglés y español) del clásico neerlandés «Val, bom» (Gerrit Kouwenaar) se gestaron en la Casa del Traductor de Amberes en un proyecto de traducción paralela entre @michehut.bsky.social y un servidor. #traduccionesgemelas

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Portada del libro «Fall, Bomb, Fall» de Gerrit Kouwenaar, traducido al inglés por Michele Hutchison y publicado por Pushkin Press.

Portada del libro «Ojalá cayera una bomba», de Gerrit Kouwenaar, traducido al español por Gonzalo Fernández Gómez y publicado por Gatopardo Ediciones.

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Michele Hutchison @michehut.bsky.social · 8d

thewalrus.ca/the-publishi... good article about 'track'

The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus

Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it

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Stephen Dilley @stephenjdilley.bsky.social · 16d

188. Under the London Sky by Anna Woltz, translated by @michehut.bsky.social
Another powerful story for KS3 readers weaving together untold stories from the Blitz.
Read my review for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social here: justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 23d

Dutch writer and visual artist Jannie Regnerus creates a luminous portrait of a villager who defies family expectations to pursue an artistic life. Translated from Dutch by Michele Hutchison. Read "Cloud Pavilion" here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

Cloud Pavilion - Words Without Borders

Tessel fetches a cardboard box from the shed. It’s hard to capture moonlight in the city; in the countryside it will be easier. Her grandfather laughs at them, but he used to stand there himself with…

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Michele Hutchison @michehut.bsky.social · 27d

www.theguardian.com/technology/2... "speed eclipses ethics"

How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart

Contracted AI raters describe grueling deadlines, poor pay and opacity around work to make chatbots intelligent

www.theguardian.com

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Gonzalo Fernández Gómez @gonzalofg.bsky.social · Sep 2

Una historia aparentemente sencilla que adquiere resonancia universal.

«Monterosso mon amour» confirma a Pfeijffer como una de las voces más lúcidas de la narrativa europea contemporánea.

Fabulosa reseña de Ana Calvo en El Debate.
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Una elegía a la vida en clave literaria: ‘Monterosso mon amour’

Cuando el pasado regresa disfrazado de ficción y el autor decide habitar su propia historia

www.eldebate.com

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stellastarlight @stellastarlight.bsky.social · Aug 26

Schrijver én literair curator én doctor in de taalpsychologie én feminist, én activist Uschi Cop fileert vandaag in NRC het angstige en misogyne geleuter van literair agent Paul Sebes.

Je leest het op het door haar (en haar zus) opgerichte collectief: www.hyster-x.com/nl/post/onho...

Opinie | Mannen worden helemaal niet door vrouwen uit de literatuur verdreven

Literatuur: De beweringen van Paul Sebes over het verdwijnen van de mannelijke schrijver en lezer zijn niet alleen feitelijk onhoudbaar, vindt Uschi Cop, maar bevestigen ook misogyne denkbeelden.

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Michele Hutchison @michehut.bsky.social · Aug 24

www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-killed-... some worthy research going on here, news from the coalface. #translation

AI Killed My Job: Translators

Few industries have been hit by AI as hard as translation. Rates are plummeting. Work is drying up. Translators are considering abandoning the field, or bankruptcy. These are their stories.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

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Michele Hutchison @michehut.bsky.social · Aug 17

Ali Smith at Edinburgh international book festival today, so brilliant I just sat there crying. The AI live captioning, on the other hand, was laughable.

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Michele Hutchison @michehut.bsky.social · Aug 16

I'm in Edinburgh. I love being able to say my name and everyone spells it correctly. #scottishroots

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Michele Hutchison @michehut.bsky.social · Aug 12

lithub.com/on-the-lit-h... kicks off with a rave review of Donald Niedekker's permafrost book, trs Jonathan Reeder. One of my favourite books this year.

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Brad Lander Talks Sonnets; What Happens When a Small Press Wins the Booker

A weekly behind-the-scenes dive into everything interesting, dynamic, strange, and wonderful happening in literary culture—featuring Lit Hub staff, columnists, and special guests! Hosted by Drew Br…

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The Speculative Shelf @speculativeshelf.bsky.social · Jan 21

Review: Strange and Perfect Account from the Permafrost (May 2025) by Donald Niedekker (t. Jonathan Reeder) 🗺️ "Such an odd and fascinating premise gives way to a richly imagined, beautifully translated, and appropriately wry tale." ⚓️ speculativeshelf.com/2025/01/21/r... @sandorfpassage.bsky.social

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🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · Jul 31

"Every scientific empire falls, but not at the same speed, or for the same reasons."

Fascinating article on the history of scientific empires. Soviet science, at its zenith in the mid-1950s, collapsed entirely in the late 1980s. And now American science has begun its collapse.

Gift link.

Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End

America’s run as the premiere techno-superpower may be over.

www.theatlantic.com

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · Jul 26

I have yet to read a single story about men adopting AI at work (without being told) at a higher rate than women that presents it as anything other than men being smart. Not one story about how it implies they're lazier and less ethical.
Because that's not the narrative that's being pushed about AI.

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Michele Hutchison @michehut.bsky.social · Jul 16

@wcorklitfest.bsky.social excellent comparative translation event in Bantry library today with Sarah Ardizzone & Antain Mac Lochlainn on Gaël Faye's novel Petit pays in English & Irish translation @antainmac.bsky.social @literatureireland.bsky.social can't wait to read the book now.

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Michele Hutchison @michehut.bsky.social · Jul 2

And a first review for Anna's wonderful book: worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/06/09/u... @oneworldbooks.bsky.social

Under the London Sky by Anna Woltz, translated by Michele Hutchison

Cover art by David Dean Listening to an episode of Paul Sinha’s History Revision on BBC Sounds, the host asked his audience what their favourite period of history was, with the perhaps almost…

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Michele Hutchison @michehut.bsky.social · Jul 2

This graphic is better!

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Michele Hutchison @michehut.bsky.social · Jul 2

I'll be appearing at Edinburgh book festival on 17th August with the famous Dutch children's author Anna Woltz. Come and listen to us discuss her forthcoming historical novel Under the London Sky (De tunnel), set during the Blitz. #EdBookFest @edbookfest.bsky.social

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Michele Hutchison @michehut.bsky.social · Jun 26

From Jen Calleja's brilliant book Fair, The Life-Art of Translation. #translatorpay #freelancersequity

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Michele Hutchison @michehut.bsky.social · Jun 23

Time for another reminder of how to spell my name. Hutchison, no N in the middle. The Dutch are even worse than the English at getting it wrong. If I don't reply to an email you sent it to the wrong person.

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Angelo Tijssens @angelotijssens.bsky.social · Jun 13

"Books For When You’re Craving Queer Love Stories Beautiful Enough To Fill Your Heart, Cut You Deep & Stay With You Forever"
#theedges featured on #service95 #dualipa #queerbooks #queerlovestories

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Michele Hutchison @michehut.bsky.social · Jun 9

The translation process of that novel involved background research and lots of finetuning which continued in the editing stage with input from the author and (copy)editor. Mensenwerk, human work, as we say in Dutch. 2/2

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Michele Hutchison @michehut.bsky.social · Jun 9

"Translation handcrafted without the use of generative AI" Copyright page of one of my forthcoming translations.

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Michele Hutchison @michehut.bsky.social · Jun 4

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Michele Hutchison @michehut.bsky.social · May 30

Thrilling news!

Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · May 30

We are so pleased that Lucas Rijneveld’s My Heavenly Favourite, rendered for English readers in a ‘stunning’ translation by Michele Hutchison, has won this year‘s James Tait Black Fiction Prize.

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