Past Events

The London Library welcomes Gaar Adams and Sulaiman Addonia, two writers whose new works consider the complex intersections of queerness and migration, as part of the International Library series.

Aaron Coleman discusses his translation of The Great Zoo by Nicolás Guillén in conversation with Achy Obejas.

Politics and Prose welcomes Layla Martínez to discuss her debut novel, Woodworm, in conversation with Lily Meyer.

Books Are Magic welcomes Layla Martínez to discuss her debut novel, Woodworm, in conversation with Melissa Lozada-Oliva.

Medicine for Nightmares welcomes Layla Martínez to discuss her debut novel, Woodworm, in conversation with Daniela Blei.

Spanish author Layla Martínez presents her debut novel, Woodworm, translated by Sophie Hughes and Annie McDermott, at the Portland Book Festival(opens in a new tab).

Author Lau Yee-Wa and translator Jennifer Feeley discuss the English release of Tongueless at The Ruby SF with Laurie Wen.

Iconic French perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena, known as the creative force and “nose” behind Les Jardins d’Hermès, joins writers John McMurtrie and Jane Marchant to discuss his book Atlas of Perfumed Botany.

Show off your translation skills and learn some new ones in this casual workshop hosted by local Italian translator Julia Nelsen.

Christine Angot discusses her influential novels Incest and The Impossible Love with Cécile Alduy.

Translators May Huang, Sabrina Jaszi, and Andrew Way Leong talk about their translation practices and offer insight into their methods and projects, moderated by Giovanna Lomanto.

National Book Award finalist Hanne Ørstavik, author of Love, joins Kristin Keane for a conversation about the recurrent exploration of love throughout Ørstavik’s 30-year literary career.

Four masterful suspense novelists—Thomas Enger, Ramona Emerson, Michelle Chouinard, and Nina Simon discuss writing unforgettable protagonists, moderated by Vera Chan.

Internationally bestselling crime-writer Thomas Enger joins Randal Brandt for a thrilling conversation about Stigma, Enger’s latest collaboration with Jørn Lier Horst.

Join Stefania Auci and Sara Marinelli as they discuss Stefania’s latest book, Fall of the Florios, the magnificent conclusion of the bestselling Florios trilogy.

Join old friends Roddy Doyle and Dave Eggers as they discuss Doyle’s newest novel, The Women Behind the Door, a powerful, moving mother-daughter story filled with struggle and redemption.

See Paul Lynch at one of his few North American events in honor of the paperback release of Prophet Song, in conversation with Ethel Rohan.

Yuri Herrera joins Lisa Dillman at Green Apple Books on the Park for a reading from Season of the Swamp and a conversation with Ingrid Rojas Contreras.

On Thursday, September 26, the Center for the Art of Translation will present its annual Day of Translation. Co-hosted this year at The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn and livestreamed worldwide, this day-long symposium of provocative panels on language and literature will conclude with a keynote address by Don Mee Choi.

Join us for a conversation with Julia Sanches on her translation of Migratory Birds, followed by a group discussion with the Contemporary Translated Works Book Group to delve deeper into the book.