Rachel Willson-Broyles
@rakelwb.bsky.social
Champion social-media lurker, Swedish>English literary translator, constant knitter, pretty good at baking bread. St. Paul transplant. She/her.
Tuesday was pub day for The Living and the Dead, the third installment in Christoffer Carlsson's Halland Suite. And it got a starred review from Kirkus! I very much enjoyed translating this one. www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD | Kirkus Reviews
The related murders of two teenagers following a pre-Christmas, pre-millennium party shakes up a southwestern Swedish town where the aftershocks are still felt 20 years later.
www.kirkusreviews.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Tuesday was pub day for The Living and the Dead, the third installment in Christoffer Carlsson's Halland Suite. And it got a starred review from Kirkus! I very much enjoyed translating this one. www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
It's transit to work day in Mpls-St Paul! Even though I'm a freelance translator and work from home, I use transit to get to libraries to do research. I love it because I can read on the bus and train, or knit, or sometimes even edit a draft. Today, the 87 to the Green Line to get to U of M.
September 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It's transit to work day in Mpls-St Paul! Even though I'm a freelance translator and work from home, I use transit to get to libraries to do research. I love it because I can read on the bus and train, or knit, or sometimes even edit a draft. Today, the 87 to the Green Line to get to U of M.
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📣 The 2026 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program submission portals are open!
The ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program is designed to establish and facilitate a close working relationship between an experienced translator and an emerging translator.
Apply by 11/30: buff.ly/cpduT69
The ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program is designed to establish and facilitate a close working relationship between an experienced translator and an emerging translator.
Apply by 11/30: buff.ly/cpduT69
September 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📣 The 2026 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program submission portals are open!
The ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program is designed to establish and facilitate a close working relationship between an experienced translator and an emerging translator.
Apply by 11/30: buff.ly/cpduT69
The ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program is designed to establish and facilitate a close working relationship between an experienced translator and an emerging translator.
Apply by 11/30: buff.ly/cpduT69
Biked to the state fair for the first time today, and it was great! Parking in the corral was easy. And an A+ sunset on the way home. #mnstatefair #bikesky
August 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Biked to the state fair for the first time today, and it was great! Parking in the corral was easy. And an A+ sunset on the way home. #mnstatefair #bikesky
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A federal court ruled that ANTHROPIC illegally copied MILLIONS of books to train its AI.
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
August 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A federal court ruled that ANTHROPIC illegally copied MILLIONS of books to train its AI.
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
Next up, the 61 to the Bell Museum!
It's our anniversary! So @soundslikelara.bsky.social and I are tooling around St. Paul on @metrotransitmn.bsky.social and doing fun stuff. First up, two different donut stops on the 63.
June 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Next up, the 61 to the Bell Museum!
It's our anniversary! So @soundslikelara.bsky.social and I are tooling around St. Paul on @metrotransitmn.bsky.social and doing fun stuff. First up, two different donut stops on the 63.
June 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
It's our anniversary! So @soundslikelara.bsky.social and I are tooling around St. Paul on @metrotransitmn.bsky.social and doing fun stuff. First up, two different donut stops on the 63.
One thing I love about taking the bus around town is the sense of community and seeing tiny acts of kindness. Today my stop was full of slushy snow and a man who was boarding stomped down a little spot for me to step onto, ready to give me a hand. #publictransit
March 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
One thing I love about taking the bus around town is the sense of community and seeing tiny acts of kindness. Today my stop was full of slushy snow and a man who was boarding stomped down a little spot for me to step onto, ready to give me a hand. #publictransit
Yesterday was pub day for Punished by Ann-Helén Laestadius. Despite the challenging subject matter--Sámi residential schools in Sweden and the long-lasting trauma of them--what a joy it was to translate this novel. Bean says go get it from the library or your local indie bookstore. #booksky
February 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Yesterday was pub day for Punished by Ann-Helén Laestadius. Despite the challenging subject matter--Sámi residential schools in Sweden and the long-lasting trauma of them--what a joy it was to translate this novel. Bean says go get it from the library or your local indie bookstore. #booksky
UNDER THE STORM by Christoffer Carlsson is on Kirkus's best translated fiction of the year list! I loved translating this one. Mystery, crime, a hint of disaster...https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/best-fiction-translation-2024/#what-kingdom
Best Fiction in Translation of 2024 | Kirkus Reviews
Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.
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November 27, 2024 at 3:25 PM
UNDER THE STORM by Christoffer Carlsson is on Kirkus's best translated fiction of the year list! I loved translating this one. Mystery, crime, a hint of disaster...https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/best-fiction-translation-2024/#what-kingdom
Bean and Banzo are best buds. Bean is also in my profile pic, yawning (screaming?) into the void
November 10, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Bean and Banzo are best buds. Bean is also in my profile pic, yawning (screaming?) into the void