Ann Morgan
@annmorgan.bsky.social
Internationally bestselling author, literary activist, podcaster and blogger who read the world
🧡💙Have you discovered our Renard Press Editions? Signed, flapped, numbered editions, in this rather glorious regalia – featuring @iainhoodwriter.bsky.social and @annmorgan.bsky.social – and an anthology of all the contemporary books from our first five years, raising funds for Bookbanks. 🙌
Book of the month: Ryan Falzon As the heatwaves rippled across Europe, one summer novel held me gripped. It comes from Foundry Editions, an indie publisher set up in 2023 to champion literature from around the Mediterranean and notable, like fellow leading internationalist houses Fitzcarraldo and…
Book of the month: Ryan Falzon
As the heatwaves rippled across Europe, one summer novel held me gripped. It comes from Foundry Editions, an indie publisher set up in 2023 to champion literature from around the Mediterranean and notable, like fellow leading internationalist houses Fitzcarraldo and And Other Stories, for their distinctive covers (in this case designed to capture the visual heritage of the region they celebrate).
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Podcasting the world https://youtu.be/IzM8AE7okh4?si=M8Zmvlluca6zeoB2 It's been my pleasure to be involved with a number of podcasts focusing on reading and/or translation in recent months in various capacities – as a guest, interviewer and producer....
Podcasting the world
It's been my pleasure to be involved with a number of podcasts focusing on reading and/or translation in recent months in various capacities – as a guest, interviewer and producer. As such, I thought I'd give a roundup of some of my favourites, not least because I suspect people who like this blog would enjoy them. The Books Up Close…
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For anyone who's interested, there's a rare opportunity to join one of my Incomprehension Workshops online next week. Hosted by the Interfaith Center in Oxford, Ohio, this virtual, 90-minute workshop is open to anyone, anywhere in the world. Simply register here: https://bit.ly/4fKSHtF Full details…
Free Virtual Incomprehension Workshop
For anyone who's interested, there's a rare opportunity to join one of my Incomprehension Workshops online next week. Hosted by the Interfaith Center in Oxford, Ohio, US, this virtual, 90-minute workshop is open to anyone, anywhere in the world. Simply register here. Full details below. Hope to see you there! The Incomprehension Workshop with Ann Morgan Tuesday, July 16th, 2026…
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Book of the month: Jeyamohan If you've never heard of Jeyamohan, I wouldn't be surprised. Until recently, his work wasn't widely available in English outside India....
Book of the month: Jeyamohan
If you've never heard of Jeyamohan, I wouldn't be surprised. Until recently, his work wasn't widely available in English outside India. That is starting to change: next month Hachette in the UK (and FSG Originals in the US) is bringing out his novel White Elephant, translated from the Tamil by Priyamvada Ramkumar. This was the first I read of his works and I was blown away by it – a harrowing indictment of empire told through the eyes of an Irish farmer's son, who goes to work for the British military police during the nineteenth century and finds himself caught up in India's first labour uprising.
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💬 @oxfordtranslates.bsky.social Keynote 2026 by @annmorgan.bsky.social: 'How #Translators Changed My Life'
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catflap #6 open call - Outburst Arts
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Registration (open to all) for the Oxford Translates keynote, given by @annmorgan.bsky.social, is open! Either scan the QR code or click on the link below - a Zoom link will be sent out via email a few days before. Looking forward to seeing many new faces join us! tinyurl.com/zvzt9ty2
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Book of the month: Iris Wolff Last month I had the honour of introducing the Indie Press Network's spring showcases, two virtual events presenting some of the key titles coming out from small presses in the UK and Ireland in the next few months. As indie presses have long been the heartland of…
Book of the month: Iris Wolff
Last month I had the honour of introducing the Indie Press Network's spring showcases, two virtual events presenting some of the key titles coming out from small presses in the UK and Ireland in the next few months. As indie presses have long been the heartland of translated literature, I was only too pleased to have the opportunity to hear publishers present some of the books they're most excited about.
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Relearning to Read ebook now available Eight months after the launch of the paperback of Relearning to Read: Adventures in Not-knowing, the ebook edition has hit the virtual shelves. It’s been lovely and humbling to see responses to the book so far. Prospect magazine called it ‘a genius move… In…
Relearning to Read ebook now available
Eight months after the launch of the paperback of Relearning to Read: Adventures in Not-knowing, the ebook edition has hit the virtual shelves. It’s been lovely and humbling to see responses to the book so far. Prospect magazine called it ‘a genius move… In 12 short chapters it rips up the rules about reading and reminds us about fiction’s greatest strength: that it lets you step out of your life and, if you’re brave, out of your safe literary spaces.’ The…
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I love the German word 'Verschlimmbesserung' – the act of making something worse as you try to improve it. A familiar concept to me!
Alexander Chee@alexanderchee.bsky.social · 3mo agoA number of my students essays got worse in revision recently but this happens sometimes as an essay grows and the draft chaos at least means they didn’t use AI. Next up, I teach the wrangling of a revision.
Book of the month: Tsering Döndrup 'I wonder if you’ve considered any books from Tibet so far,' Chris Peacock wrote in a comment on this blog a few weeks back. 'In recent years, there have been an increasing number… https://ayearofreadingtheworld.com/2026/04/30/book-of-the-month-tsering-dondrup/
Plus, we'll be joined by literary explorer @annmorgan.bsky.social and you'll get to see my 'lovely' mug hosting and perhaps even a glimpse of Kasper Mauser cat acrobatics 😂😂
Corylus Books@corylusbooks.bsky.social · 4mo agoSurely there are more readers of YA/Children's lit, non-fiction and poetry among booksellers, librarians, reviewers? If you're free on 30 April, join @indiepressnetwork.bsky.social for an exclusive FREE virtual peek at the best upcoming titles from indie presses us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🚨 NEXT WEEK! 🚨 Calling all #bookreviewers, #readers, #booksellers! Join us as literary explorer @annmorgan.bsky.social introduces two e-showcases, hosted by Marina @corylusbooks.bsky.social, and discover this season’s hottest indie titles! 🙌
Gosh. Just found some old audio footage of me talking about my plan to read the world nearly 15 years ago. I sound so young. And I had no idea I was on the brink of something that would change my life... soundcloud.com/ann-morgan/b...
Blogcast: final preparations
Listen to Blogcast: final preparations by Ann Morgan #np on #SoundCloud
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My latest Book of the month represents the arrival of a powerful, young voice from Hong Kong on the world stage. https://ayearofreadingtheworld.com/2026/03/31/book-of-the-month-ysabelle-cheung/
Iconic? Gracious. Don't think I've ever been called that before...
Oxford Translates@oxfordtranslates.bsky.social · 5mo agoAnd... a keynote by the iconic @annmorgan.bsky.social. Need we say more? All information, including our very straightforward application form, is here: www.seh.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtransl...
My time at Hong Kong Literary Festival gave me an extraordinary opportunity to connect with readers across the city.
Hong Kong International Literary Festival
Just a week after I returned from the Dibrugarh University International Literature Festival in Assam, India, I jetted off again, this time to take part in the 25th annual Hong Kong International Literary Festival. My engagements there began with an intense schedule of school visits. Jetlag notwithstanding, I was picked up at 7.15am on my first morning by one of the festival's brilliant team of volunteers, a committed network of writers and book lovers based in Hong Kong.
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Book of the month: Tatiana Țîbuleac That summer we self-destructed more than we ever had before, and yet we had never been more full of life. Mum looked like a houseplant that had been taken out to the balcony. I looked like a lobotomised criminal. We were, finally, a family. Moldova was one of…
Book of the month: Tatiana Țîbuleac
That summer we self-destructed more than we ever had before, and yet we had never been more full of life. Mum looked like a houseplant that had been taken out to the balcony. I looked like a lobotomised criminal. We were, finally, a family. Moldova was one of the trickiest European countries to source an English translation from when I set out to read a book from every country in 2012.
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Dibrugarh University International Literature Festival Last week I returned to Dibrugarh in Assam, India, for the third year running to take part in the Dibrugarh University International Literature Festival (DUILF). It's a long journey for me to get to this part of the world – this time…
Dibrugarh University International Literature Festival
Last week I returned to Dibrugarh in Assam, India, for the third year running to take part in the Dibrugarh University International Literature Festival (DUILF). It's a long journey for me to get to this part of the world – this time complicated by a cancelled flight – but it's always worth it and it has been my great privilege to be a part of this extraordinary event designed to bring literature to young people in this traditionally marginalised region since its inception.
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Book of the month: Raharimanana In the midst of some pretty gloomy headlines over the last month or so, online African literature magazine Brittle Paper brought heartening news. Its 100 Notable African Books of 2025 shows up some encouraging trends: around a third of the titles on the list are…
Book of the month: Raharimanana
In the midst of some pretty gloomy headlines over the last month or so, online African literature magazine Brittle Paper brought heartening news. Its 100 Notable African Books of 2025 shows up some encouraging trends: around a third of the titles on the list are translated from a broad spread of languages, including Shona, Malagasy and Arabic. What's more, in addition to works by globally renowned names such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Abdulrazak Gurnah (my…
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#ICYMI we’re not done with 2025 yet! We’ve highlighted a book a month - fab books that might have passed you by. They’re half price – this last week only – so do swing by – and if you missed any, fill yer boots! The 2026 You will appreciate it… 😁 renardpress.com/renard-press... (Link in bio)
Delighted to be appearing at the Destinations show in London as part of the @stanfordstravel.bsky.social Travel Writers Festival. I’ll be talking to the wonderful @annmorgan.bsky.social about #SmallEarthquakes on 29 Jan. Use the code SPKSTANFORDS for a free ticket: www.destinationsshow.com/london
Rad Folke(stone) & environs! Me & the dazzlingly brilliant @annmorgan.bsky.social want to talk to YOU next Thurs about the politics of speech (and silence and reading and stuff). Thurs 29 Jan, 6.30 pm, £5 (ticket = deposit to buy the book) @folkestonebookshop.bsky.social 🧡🧡🧡 Cu there!
Bad Language: So Mayer and Ann Morgan — The Folkestone Bookshop
Join So and Ann to discuss So’s latest book Bad Language and the general politics of language - there will also be the opportunity to ask So questions at the end of the conversation. In Bad Langua...
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I'm so looking forward to hosting @annmorgan.bsky.social on Tue 20 Jan. Her Relearning to Read book is absolutely fabulous and fun, and her interactive workshop is bound to be too! Register for free here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Relearning to Read? Adventures in Not Knowing. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Relearning to Read? Adventures in Not Knowing. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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Next week there's a rare, free chance to sample my incomprehension workshop for curious readers as part of a virtual event hosted by @marinasofia.bsky.social Join us at 7.30pm GMT on Tuesday 20 January. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Relearning to Read? Adventures in Not Knowing. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Relearning to Read? Adventures in Not Knowing. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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