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CAT’s online journal is a space for reflections on literary translation, news from the Center for the Art of Translation, discussions about language and craft, curated reading lists, and features celebrating translators and community members who bring global voices to new audiences.

Summer Reading List and Beyond: 7 Forthcoming Books in Translation
Article | May 24, 2017
Summer Reading List and Beyond: 7 Forthcoming Books in Translation
By Nicholas Martino
The Politics of Translation, Part 1
Article | May 21, 2017
The Politics of Translation, Part 1
By Joyelle McSweeney
Looking Back on a Day of Translation
Article | May 16, 2017
Looking Back on a Day of Translation
By María José Giménez
6 Books That Take Place in Hotels
Article | May 14, 2017
6 Books That Take Place in Hotels
By Sarah Coolidge
A Culture of Inquiry in San Antonio
Article | May 10, 2017
A Culture of Inquiry in San Antonio
By Mark Hauber
Q&A with City of Asylum’s Silvia Duarte
Article | May 7, 2017
Q&A with City of Asylum’s Silvia Duarte
By Sarah Coolidge
Translation News Roundup
Article | May 4, 2017
Translation News Roundup
By Sarah Coolidge
Searching for Mongolia’s Forgotten Manuscripts
Article | May 1, 2017
Searching for Mongolia’s Forgotten Manuscripts
By Simon Wickhamsmith
Your Guide to Independent Bookstore Day in the Bay Area
Article | Apr 23, 2017
Your Guide to Independent Bookstore Day in the Bay Area
By Erin Branagan
When Translation Is an Impossible Fairy Tale
Article | Apr 19, 2017
When Translation Is an Impossible Fairy Tale
By Janet Hong
The Life and Death of a Forgotten Mining Town
Article | Apr 17, 2017
The Life and Death of a Forgotten Mining Town
By Sean Gasper Bye
Who Are the Women of Oulipo?
Article | Apr 11, 2017
Who Are the Women of Oulipo?
By Sarah Coolidge
Translating Skopje: An Interview with Christina Kramer
Article | Apr 2, 2017
Translating Skopje: An Interview with Christina Kramer
By Sarah Coolidge
Commemorating João Gilberto Noll (1946–2017)
Article | Mar 29, 2017
Commemorating João Gilberto Noll (1946–2017)
By CJ Evans
The Unforgotten: A Tribute to John Felstiner (1936–2017)
Article | Mar 28, 2017
The Unforgotten: A Tribute to John Felstiner (1936–2017)
By Olivia E. Sears
Bookselling in the East Bay
Article | Mar 26, 2017
Bookselling in the East Bay
By Brad Johnson
Welcome to Two Lines 26 and Its Online Exclusives!
Article | Mar 21, 2017
Welcome to Two Lines 26 and Its Online Exclusives!
By Emily Wolahan
Two Voices Presents: An Introduction to Can Xue
Article | Mar 19, 2017
Two Voices Presents: An Introduction to Can Xue
By Sarah Coolidge
#SAVEtheNEA!
Article | Mar 15, 2017
#SAVEtheNEA!
By Michael Holtmann
A Space Where Cultures Meet
Article | Mar 14, 2017
A Space Where Cultures Meet
By Jessica Tyson
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Poetry | Mar 13, 2017
Cities really
By Nicole Brossard
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Poetry | Mar 13, 2017
Cities without names
By Nicole Brossard
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Poetry | Mar 13, 2017
Evening Rain
By Fabio Morábito
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Poetry | Mar 13, 2017
To Steal
By Fabio Morábito