Pierce Alquist is a transplanted New Yorker living and working in the publishing scene in Boston. Don’t worry if she fooled you, the red hair is misleading. She’s a literature in translation devotee and reviewer and lover of small, independent presses. A voracious traveler and foodie, you can find her in her kitchen making borscht or covered in red pepper paste as she perfects her kimchi recipe.
The National Book Awards add an award for work in translation, and the New York Times coverage of the announcement is not great.
Prepare yourself for some particularly droolworthy upcoming food and cookbook releases this spring!
Looking to add more women in translation titles to your TBR piles? Check out these three international authors.
Cookbooks, cultural histories about American cuisine, wine and more!
The first-ever Warwick Prize for Women in Translation was awarded to Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada, translated by Susan Bernofsky.
Memoirs by famous female chefs, food critics, and restaurant owners.
If you loved Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, you'll want to pick up these three works in translation.