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April 24, 2017Your Guide to Independent Bookstore Day in the Bay Area
To celebrate the 3rd annual Independent Bookstore Day this Saturday, April 29, we’ve put together a handy 2017 Indie Bookstore Day guide you can download… -
April 20, 2017When Translation Is an Impossible Fairy Tale
I first encountered Han Yujoo’s work when I was asked to translate her short story “Black-and-White Photographer” for the Seoul International Writers’ Festival. -
April 18, 2017The Life and Death of a Forgotten Mining Town
The first time I read Filip Springer’s History of a Disappearance, before I ever began translating it, I was enchanted. His rich, intimate, and beautiful… -
April 12, 2017Who Are the Women of Oulipo?
Until recently the American literary community knew practically nothing about the female members of Oulipo. -
April 5, 2017Why So Serious? Translating Korean Satire and Comedy
As more and more Korean literature is published in English translation, the question arises: Why so serious? -
April 3, 2017Translating Skopje: An Interview with Christina Kramer
Christina Kramer’s translation of A Spare Life is on the 2017 Best Translated Book Award longlist, which was announced last week. -
March 30, 2017Commemorating João Gilberto Noll (1946–2017)
A couple of days ago, on the phone with a friend, I was trying to find the right words to explain my admiration for João… -
March 29, 2017The Unforgotten: A Tribute to John Felstiner (1936–2017)
“Set your flag at half mast, memory.” —Paul Celan, “Shibboleth,” translated by John Felstiner -
March 27, 2017Bookselling in the East Bay
When I was asked by the owners of Diesel, A Bookstore if I’d like to buy the Oakland location from them, my question was the…
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