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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · 6d

Delighted to feature @rosefacchini.bsky.social reading from INN OF THE SURVIVORS, out now from @snugglybooks.bsky.social, a visionary & highly relevant tale of climate dystopia, mystery, and longing for a lost world set amid the mists of the Po Valley forests and a desolate Adriatic.

Rose Facchini reads from Maico Morellini's INN OF THE SURVIVORS (Snuggly Books, 2025)

A visionary tale of climate dystopia, mystery, and longing for a lost world. Amid the mists of the Po Valley forests and a desolate Adriatic, this is both an existential story of homesickness and a…

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · 8d

So thrilled on this #ITD to share our first reading from Telugu, by @subhashri.bsky.social, from THAT'S A FIRE ANT RIGHT THERE, a portrayal of small-town Indian lives with a clear message of friendship, especially among Hindus and Muslims: essential reading in today’s fraught times.

D V Subhashri reads Mohammed Khadeer Babu's THAT'S A FIRE ANT RIGHT THERE (Speaking Tiger Books)

Captured in the innocent voice of a young boy, Mohammed Khadeer Babu’s Chaplinesque-style of portraying misery through humour shines a sweeping light on Muslim lives in coastal Andhra. Populated with…

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · 8d

It's #ITD -- International Translation Day! The first part of our double feature celebrating translators today is the short film ON MEMOIR: A TRANSLATOR'S CRAFT featuring Dani James, an exploration of creative choices that's a must-see for anyone interested in the art of translation. buff.ly/Axb6jRj

ON MEMOIR: A TRANSLATOR'S JOURNEY featuring translator Dani James

Inside the Translation Process with Dani James This short documentary explores the translation journey behind Return to the Place I Never Left, a Holocaust survival memoir by Tobias Schiff. Writer…

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · 13d

Giaime Alonge and translator Clarissa Botsford read from THE FEELING OF IRON (europaeditions.bsky.social, 2025). From the horrors of WWII to the spy games of the Cold War: a haunting tale of survival, vengeance, and the enduring shadows of history.

Giaime Alonge and translator Clarissa Botsford read from THE FEELING OF IRON (Europa Editions, 2025)

From the horrors of WWII to the spy games of the Cold War: a haunting tale of survival, vengeance, and the enduring shadows of history A New York Times Editors’ Choice Shlomo Libowitz and Anton…

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · 19d

This reading is from the chapter The Trade Winds, in which Anna falls for the charismatic photographer Guillermo and impulsively drops everything to sail around the world with him. More of Anna’s adventures aboard can be seen in the BBC documentary she made about the journey: buff.ly/8vQtSd4

A story of love, waves, and the arms trade - BBC Reel

A filmmaker remembers the love story that took her on a sailing trip around the world with Guillermo Cervera, a photographer whose father was involved in the international arms trade. Written and…

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · 19d

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · 19d

KILLING THE NERVE by annapazos.bsky.social, co-translated by cmctranslations.bsky.social & Laura McGloughlin is OUT THIS WEEK, published by Foundry Editions. "This novel will hit like a revelation; restless, questioning, and indelible." buff.ly/sJQqwNm

Charlotte Coombe & Laura McGloughlin read from Anna Pazos' KILLING THE NERVE (Foundry Editions 2025)

In this tour de force of auto-journalism, Anna Pazos explores the end of youth and the beginning of adulthood for the global nomad generation. We are taken on a journey from the ‘Mediterranean…

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · 20d

Delighted to share prizewinning translator Zack Rogow's reading from THE WATER DRINKERS by Henry Murger, a leading writer of the Romantic movement & master chronicler of the heartbreaks & follies of 19th-century Paris. First-ever English translation! Out now from Black Widow Press.

Zack Rogow reads from Henry Murger's THE WATER DRINKERS (Black Widow Press, 2025)

Henry Murger is best known for writing the book and play that Giacomo Puccini used as the basis of his delicious opera La Bohème, later the source of Jonathan Larson’s musical Rent. Murger actually…

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · 27d

Today we feature translator Alice Banks reading from ANIMALITOS, an ode to childhood and a reflection on the harshness of adult life and the human capacity to overcome. A unique, raw and delicate debut novel reminiscent of Ocean Vuong and Ottessa Moshfegh. Seeking a publisher! #xl8

Alice Banks reads from Lucía Alba Martínez’s ANIMALITOS (seeking a publisher)

Inés is twenty-five years old, she has lost her job, she lives alone, most of her friends have gone to live in other cities, and she cannot get over her breakup with Javi. She has put her degree on…

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · 28d

We're back from our summer break! And ready to share a host of wonderful readings in translation with you this autumn. We are OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS and have a new (hopefully easier) submissions process. Simply fill in the Google form: buff.ly/czKIq7K and attach your video file when prompted. 👍

Translators Aloud Submissions

Submit your work using the Google form

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Gregory A. Hargreaves @bordergroves.bsky.social · 29d

History majors have lower unemployment than computer science majors.

Folks with humanities graduate degrees are more sought after by corporate recruiters than those with MBAs.

Study history! Get a job!

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Tina Kover @tinakover.bsky.social · 28d

Oh! Don't miss out on this interview with the savvy, generous, sharp and empathetic literary treasurehuman that is @likaluca.bsky.social 💜

The Believer @thebeliever.net · Aug 28

“You need people to hire you, train you, teach you, recommend you, correct you—in a caring and non-scary way, which is often the difference between a mentor and a boss—congratulate you, and keep you humble.”

— @likaluca.bsky.social, interviewed Szilvia Molnar

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An Interview with Lisa Lucas - Believer Magazine

The first time I met Lisa Lucas was around 2012, through mutual publishing friends, in the early days after my arrival in New York City. While I was a wide-eyed foreigner trying to cobble together a n...

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Left on the Shelf Book Blog @leftontheshelf1.bsky.social · Sep 4

On the blog today is my book review of Grave of the Fireflies by Akiyuki Nosaka. It has been translated from Japanese by @ginnytkmr.bsky.social This is a new edition publishing by @penguinclassicsusa.bsky.social today and is well worth reading.

Grave of the Fireflies by Akiyuki Nosaka and Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori - #bookreview

Left on the Shelf Book Blog Book Reviews Book Information Recommendations Writing Reading Books for Children Books for Adults Books for Teens Fiction

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · Sep 2

We're celebrating publication day for Peter Thompson's translation of poet Tahar Bekri's THE DESERT AT DUSK, out now from @contramundumpress.bsky.social, a collection evoking the Tunisian desert both as a reminiscence of childhood & a condemnation of Islamic radical fundamentalists.

Peter Thompson reads from Tahar Bekri's THE DESERT AT DUSK (Contra Mundum Press, 2025)

A book of poetry, recent, evoking the Tunisian desert—both as a reminiscence of oasis childhood, and as a condemnation of the new desert “warriors,” the Islamic radical fundamentalists. Some of the…

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · Aug 4

Hi human translators! If you know a fab story or novel that fits our list (speculative / horror / weird / pulp / crime), and you can make it sound great in English, hit us up.

South Asian languages especially, but we're interested in SE Asian & African stuff too

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The last word: AI-based translation startups are booming, but at a human cost

Translation helps the world understand itself. But AI does it faster, cheaper, and more consistently, creating a boom for startups and a crisis for humans who spent years mastering foreign languages.

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · Aug 22

With the brilliance of #WITMonth in August and #WorldKidLitMonth in September, this time of year is a surfeit of riches for literature in translation! We've got dedicated playlists for #WIT + #kidlit + so much more--do check us out!
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TRANSLATORS ALOUD: THE VOICE OF TRANSLATED LITERATURE A place for translators to read their own work; a positive space for sharing great literature, read aloud by the translators themselves. Submiss...

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · Aug 14

Bravo, @robmunb.bsky.social! #Translation fans, to watch the translator himself read an excerpt from this poignant and unique novel, just click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xs3...

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · Aug 14

How great does this look? #WITMonth

ExpendableMudge (he/him) @expendablemudge.bsky.social · Aug 14

THE FIRST WIFE: A Tale of Polygamy, Mozambican #WITMonth novel of polygamy's costs by Mozambique's first published woman novelist via @archipelagobooks.bsky.social #Booksky
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THE FIRST WIFE: A Tale of Polygamy, Mozambican novel of polygamy's costs by Mozambique's first published woman novelist

THE FIRST WIFE: A Tale of Polygamy PAULINA CHIZIANE (tr. David Brookshaw) Archipelago Books $6.99 ebook, available now Rating: 4* of...

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Tina Kover @tinakover.bsky.social · Aug 13

A joy as always to chat with my dear friend @shawnthebookmaniac.bsky.social! The topic this time: literary #translation and AI: to hope or not to hope?
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Zooming In: Tina Kover on the future of literary translation – imperilled or defiantly bright?

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · Aug 3

Paging @graywolfpress.bsky.social @12willowspress.bsky.social @milkweededitions.bsky.social: here's your next acquisition: Gwen Clayton's translation of Juan S. Guse's NOISE AND NATURE, a dystopian tale set in a gated Argentinian community falling prey to climate change...
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Gwen Clayton reads from Juan S. Guse's LÄRM UND WÄLDER (NOISE AND NATURE) (seeking a publisher)

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · Aug 2

August is Women in Translation Month! Celebrate the work of the world's best female writers, read by the incredibly talented women (and men) who translate them, with our dedicated playlist--currently 323 videos strong (!!!) and always growing. #WITmonth

Women in Translation #WIT #Read_WIT

Women in Translation playlist. Translations of women authors read by their literary translators. #Women #WIT #WITMonth #womenintranslation #womenwriters #IWD...

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · Aug 2

Delighted to see #translator Kathy Saranpa and #Swedish author #Gun-Britt #Sundström in the spotlight for #WITmonth with ENGAGEMENT, the classic #anti-marriage novel now available in English translation from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social! Watch a reading from ENGAGEMENT here:
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Kathy Saranpa reads from Gun-Britt Sundström's ENGAGEMENT (Penguin Modern Classics, 2025)

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Tina Kover @tinakover.bsky.social · Jul 24

SYMPHONY OF MONSTERS by @marclevyofficiel.bsky.social, the world's most-read French author: coming Jan 2026 from @harpercollins.bsky.social in my translation; available to pre-order now!
Set against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, this is an unforgettable story of courage, resilience, and love.

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · Jul 11

We are taking some time off from posting readings for a couple of months, to focus on our own translation projects over the summer. 😎 But you can still submit your readings ([email protected]); we will be posting again from early September onwards. Have a great summer, folks! 🍦

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · Jul 10

It's a real privilege to present this reading by translator Dani James from Holocaust survivor Tobias Schiff's memoir-in-verse RETURN TO THE PLACE I NEVER LEFT (WSU Press, 2025), a unique and deeply personal exploration of faith, identity, memory, and the lasting impact of trauma. buff.ly/NJjNFaj

Dani James reads from Tobias Schiff's RETURN TO THE PLACE I NEVER LEFT (Wayne State U. Press, 2025)

In this firsthand account of the Holocaust, survivor Tobias Schiff displays the depths of human suffering, the capacity for hope and renewal, and the impact ...

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