Books

Children’s Literature in Translation: Groundwood Books

By Words without Borders, May 6, 2021. Interviews. In recent years, a proliferation of books in translation for children and young adults has brought imaginative stories from around the world to new readers. We’re speaking with some of the extraordinary publishers who make these books possible about their experience working in this vital field. For …

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The young Jewish women who fought the nazis – and why you’ve never heard of them

  By Adrian Hennigan, Tlaxcala, 2, February 2021 A powerful new book, ‘The Light of Days,’ reveals the tragic and audacious stories of fearless Polish women in Jewish resistance movements. Author Judy Batalion explains how a chance discovery helped changed her perception of the Holocaust It takes something special to be even more astounding than …

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Maybe a step in the right direction for our relationship to literature in the digital age — Brett Robinson

Catholic News Service – 24 August 2020 Back in June 2013 an intrepid social media user set up a Twitter account to post lines from Herman Melville’s novel, “Moby-Dick.” Individual lines, one at a time, for seven years now. The lines are posted in no particular order and they are sometimes accompanied by an illustration or a …

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THE 100 BEST WOMEN IN TRANSLATION CROWDSOURCED LIST

PIERCE ALQUIST – 09-17-19 Over the past few months, Women in Translation Month founder Meytal Radzinski has been accepting nominations for the 100 best books by women writers in translation. Votes came in from readers all over the world and almost 800 unique books were nominated! Each reader could send up to ten nominations to contribute to …

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Yuval Noah Harari admits approving censored Russian translation

Sapiens author said he had authorised revisions to all his books in order to reach ‘diverse audiences around the world’. Alison Flood – Fri 26 Jul 2019 14.32 BST Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari has acknowledged that he authorised replacing criticism of Vladimir Putin with criticism of Donald Trump in the Russian edition of his bestseller, 21 Lessons for the 21st …

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Allan Cameron: Estonians are great linguists

BY LEA KREININ IN BOOKS, CULTURE · MAY 8, 2019 Lea Kreinin interviews the Scottish publisher, Allan Cameron, who has started to publish Estonian literature in English. Allan Cameron is a Scottish writer, translator and publisher who lives in Glasgow. He has already published translations of several books from Estonian literature, by Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Andrei Ivanov, Mari …

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My 5 Mentor Children’s Books for Writing an Alphabet Picture Book

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Pragmatic Mom The 2019 5th Annual ReFoReMo (Reading for Research Month) Online Picture Book Challenge is coming up in March. ReFoReMo supports picture book writers, educators, and students who enjoy learning about stellar writing from mentor texts. I’m participating this year with five books 5 current book titles that have opened my eyes to one …

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Libraries Are Joyful Places – 7 Reasons To Join Yours This Weekend

Do they spark joy? Yes. So let’s cherish them. By Natasha Hinde Three in five people currently hold a library card, which is a pretty high figure considering the rate at which libraries are closing across the UK. At least 846 public libraries have closed since 2010, figures from library association Cilip reveal, with an estimated 8,000 …

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Polish novel in finals of EBRD Literature Prize

Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk’s “Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead” is one of three books shortlisted for the Literature Prize of the London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The book was translated from the Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. The other finalists are Soviet Milk by the Latvian author Margita Gaelitis and The Devil’s Dance by …

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The best love stories in literature

These sweet stories will warm your heart. Feb. 12, 2019, 2:28 PM GMT+1 / Source: TODAY By Kerry Breen As Valentine’s Day approaches, there’s always the pressure to find a perfect present. This year, surprise your favorite bookworm with one of these love stories from our guests! With four picks from Jasmine Guillory (whose new book “The Proposal” was selected by …

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