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.
This year’s awards were conferred to writers and translators in eleven different categories in a ceremony hosted by comedian Seth Myers.
This year's PEN America Literary Awards finalists have been announced. Check out the lists!
Who is Elena Ferrante? One of the most widely-acclaimed and beloved contemporary novelists is also the most unknown.
The mornings are crisp. The days are shorter. And the fall books are here! Check out these exciting fall 2021 new releases in translation, including People From My Neighborhood.
Honoring the finest works of fiction from around the world, the Booker Prize has announced its 2021 winner is The Promise by Damon Galgut.
The Swedish Academy has awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature to the Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah.
Chosen from 158 novels, this year’s shortlist is comprised of 6 novels that span the globe. The winner will be announced on November 3rd.
It’s another great summer for books by women in translation. Exciting debuts, literary thrillers, and so much more, including The Woman in the Purple Skirt.
This year’s Booker Prize longlist is comprised of 13 novels that span the globe, with notable authors like Kazuo Ishiguro and Rachel Cusk.
Grow your works in translation reading list with Japanese books by women in translation, including Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, Translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd.