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Seasonal reader, Comyns head, spinsterlit, midcentury women writers, heritage publishing and secondhand bookshopping #spinsterseptember 🇮🇪 Dublin

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nora 🍐@pear-jelly.bsky.social · 5d ago

I recently read -and loved!- Sevgi Soysal’s Dawn and it fills my heart that it won’t be long until we get another translated title of hers, all thanks to the brilliant Maureen Freely, the mighty @archipelagobooks.bsky.social and a very good soul 🤍 #witmonth

A copy of Dawn by Sevgi Soysal and a bottle of root beer on a park bench
the Mountain Goats@themountaingoats.bsky.social · last wk.

I'll tell you something else deeply meaningful to me today: @archipelagobooks.bsky.social is publishing Sevgi Soysal's "Walking." It's the first translation I've sponsored, something I've wanted to do for a long time. When I read Soysal's "Dawn," I knew I wanted to see her other work in print.

end page from Archipelago Books' English publication of Sevgi Soysal's "Walking." It reads: "Archipelago gratefully acknowledges John Darnielle, who generously supported this translation of Walking. Archipelgao Books is a non-profit publisher devoted to promoting cross-cultureal exchange through innovative classic and contemporary international literature archipelagobooks.org"
Cait_onthe_luce@caitluce.bsky.social · last wk.

I'm currently reading and loving Walking by Sevgi Soysal; translated by Maureen Freely. Many thanks to @themountaingoats.bsky.social for making it happen! #WITmonth

A galley of Walking in front of an overstuffed bookcase.
the Mountain Goats@themountaingoats.bsky.social · last wk.

I'll tell you something else deeply meaningful to me today: @archipelagobooks.bsky.social is publishing Sevgi Soysal's "Walking." It's the first translation I've sponsored, something I've wanted to do for a long time. When I read Soysal's "Dawn," I knew I wanted to see her other work in print.

end page from Archipelago Books' English publication of Sevgi Soysal's "Walking." It reads: "Archipelago gratefully acknowledges John Darnielle, who generously supported this translation of Walking. Archipelgao Books is a non-profit publisher devoted to promoting cross-cultureal exchange through innovative classic and contemporary international literature archipelagobooks.org"
the Mountain Goats@themountaingoats.bsky.social · last wk.

it publishes in October and you can get it here: archipelagobooks.org/book/walking/

Walking - Archipelago Books

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the Mountain Goats@themountaingoats.bsky.social · last wk.

I'll tell you something else deeply meaningful to me today: @archipelagobooks.bsky.social is publishing Sevgi Soysal's "Walking." It's the first translation I've sponsored, something I've wanted to do for a long time. When I read Soysal's "Dawn," I knew I wanted to see her other work in print.

end page from Archipelago Books' English publication of Sevgi Soysal's "Walking." It reads: "Archipelago gratefully acknowledges John Darnielle, who generously supported this translation of Walking. Archipelgao Books is a non-profit publisher devoted to promoting cross-cultureal exchange through innovative classic and contemporary international literature archipelagobooks.org"
The Booker Prizes@thebookerprizes.com · 6d ago

There's nothing quite like the relationship between writers and hotels. From hotels with unusual proprietors to those that act as settings for passionate affairs, check in to some of the Booker Library's most memorable establishments. Tap the link below for the full reading list.

Six Booker Prize-nominated novels set in hotels | The Booker Prizes

From hotels with unusual proprietors to the settings for passionate affairs, join us as we check in to some of literature’s most memorable establishments

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JacquiWine@jacquiwine.bsky.social · last wk.

New on the blog today, my thoughts on THE TRANSIT OF VENUS by Shirley Hazzard. A stunning novel about love, chance, fate, power dynamics & moral integrity, fully deserving of its status as a modern masterpiece. I loved the subtle use of foreshadowing here! jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/08/04/t...

The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard

First published in 1980, The Transit of Venus is the third novel by the Australian writer Shirley Hazzard, an author I’ve been circling for some time. It’s also one of the best novels I’ve read so …

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Cait_onthe_luce@caitluce.bsky.social · 2w ago

My stack for Women in Translation Month! All forthcoming later this year and into 2027. Fever Dream is a reread I read a very early galley several years ago. Many thanks to all the publishers for sending me these books. Titles are in the alt text. #WITmonth

A Contribution to the History of Joy Dogs Range Friends The Hamlet Called America How to Make a Woman Blood Money A Perfect Day to Put Your Head in the Oven Dams Walking Abigail Fever Dream
nora 🍐@pear-jelly.bsky.social · 2w ago

The books I read in July (not pictured: 🎧 Hisham Matar, A Month in Siena) 📚 my favourite month of reading this year so far, each book a delight particularly The Place of Shells and The Invention of Morel #booksky

On a mantelpiece, a stack of books, a ceramic candle holder, a plant, a wally dog and a blue willow platter. The books are: The Place of Shells by Mai Ishizawa (tr. Polly Barton) Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector (tr. Benjamin Moser) The Sweet Dove Died by Barbara Pym The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares (tr. Ruth L. C. Simms) Dawn by Sevgi Soysal (tr. Maureen Freely)
JacquiWine@jacquiwine.bsky.social · 2w ago

On the blog this week, WOMEN WRITERS IN TRANSLATION - some book recommendations for #WITMonth. Featuring books by Alba de Céspedes (tr. Ann Goldstein), Magda Szabó (tr. Len Rix), Vigdis Hjorth (tr. Charlotte Barslund) & more! #BookSky 💙📚 jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/07/29/w...

Women Writers in Translation – some book recommendations for #WITMonth

As many of you know, August is #WITMonth (Women in Translation), a celebration of books by women writers, initially written in languages other than English (and then translated for English-speaking…

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Georgia Reads@georgiarybanks.bsky.social · 2w ago

But wait, there’s more! Another #WomenInTranslation spread to help you build your #WITmonth wish-lists featuring writers from: 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇮🇹🇬🇪🇯🇵 🇻🇳🇲🇾🇷🇺🇩🇪🇬🇷 🇰🇪🇹🇿🇸🇻🇫🇷🇪🇬🇺🇾 #ReadTheWorld (Titles, authors and translators are listed in the ALT text)

15 books lying at on a rug. Titles are: 1. The Wind Lays Waste by Selva Almada, tr from Spanish by Chris Andrews 2. The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriel Cabezón Cámara, tr from Spanish by Fiona MacKintosh and Iona Macintyre 3. The Lying life of Adults by Elena Ferrante, tr from Italian by Ann Goldstein 4. The Pear Field by Nana Ekvtimishvili, tr from Georgian by Elizabeth Heighway 5. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, tr from Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori 6. Paradise of the Blind by Duong Thu Huong, tr from Vietnamese by Phan Huy Duong and Nina McPherson 7. Lake Like a Mirror by Ho Sok Fong, tr from Chinese by Natascha Bruce 8. In Memory of Memory by Maria Stepanova, tr from Russian by Sasha Dugdale 9. Marzahn, Mon Amour by Katja Oskamp, tr from German by Jo Heinrich 10. Three Summers by Margarita Liberaki, tr from Greek by Karen Van Dyck 11. No Edges: Swahili Stories - various authors and translators, tr from Swahili and published by Two Lines Press 12. Slash and Burn by Claudia Hernández, tr from Spanish by Julia Sanches 13. Canoes by Maylis de Kerangal, tr from French by Jessica Moore 14. Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi, tr from Arabic by Sherif Hetata 15. Byobu by Ida Vitale, tr from Spanish by Sean Manning
Georgia Reads@georgiarybanks.bsky.social · 3w ago

An embarrassment of riches! 🇺🇦🇨🇺🇫🇮🇸🇪🇫🇷🇦🇱🇧🇬🇷🇺🇩🇪🇧🇫🇲🇰🇦🇹🇧🇯🇧🇪 Need to decide what I want to read for #WITmonth this August. What would you pick up first? And what other #WomenInTranslation recommendations do you have?

Phot shows 12 books laying on a rug. They are: 1. Lucky Breaks by Yevgenia Belorusets, translated from Russian by Eugene Ostashevsky 2. Havana Year Zero by Karla Suárez, translated from Spanish by Christina MacSweeney 3. The Summer Book by Tove Jansson, translated from Swedish by Thomas Teal 4. A Leopard Skin Hat by Anne Serre, translated from French by Mark Hutchinson 5. She Who Remains by Rene Karabash, translated from Bulgarian by Izadore Angel 6. The Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya, translated from Russian by Jamey Gambrell 7. Half Swimmer by Katja Oskamp, translated from German by Jo Heinrich 8. So Distant from my Life by Monique Ilboudo, translated from French by Yarri Kamara 9. Grandma Non-Oui by Lidija Dimkovska, translated from Macedonian by Christina E. Kramer 10. The Wall by Marlen Haushofer, translated from German by Shaun Whiteside 11. Voice of the Two Shores by Agnes Agboton, translated from the Spanish by Lawrence Schimel, and also from Gun by Schimel and the author together 12. I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, translated from French by Ros Schwartz