Past Events
Join us for the next meeting of the Contemporary Translated Works Book Group as we read and discuss Covert Joy: Selected Stories by Clarice Lispector, translated by Katrina Dodson.
Online Event
Esther Allen presents her translation of The Suicides, the third book of Antonio Di Benedetto’s unofficial trilogy, in conversation with Forrest Gander.
Et al. Gallery | 2831A Mission Street | San Francisco, CA
Dylan Bassett, May-lee Chai, and Jennifer Tseng discuss the new dimensions that translated literature adds to conversations about writing process, craft, language and revision in the classroom, moderated by Bonnie Chau.
Room 501ABC | Level Two | Los Angeles Convention Center
Katrina Dodson discusses her translations of Clarice Lispector to celebrate the release of Covert Joy: Selected Stories. She will be joined in conversation by Rita Bullwinkel.
City Lights Bookstore | 261 Columbus Ave | San Francisco, CA
Join us for the next meeting of the Contemporary Translated Works Book Group as we read and discuss Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King.
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Powell’s City of Books welcomes Elvira Navarro to discuss her novel The Voices of Adriana with Kimberly King Parsons
Powell’s City of Books | 1005 W. Burnside St. | Portland, OR
Green Apple Books on the Park welcomes Elvira Navarro to discuss her novel The Voices of Adriana with Sarah Rose Etter.
Green Apple Books on the Park | 1231 9th Ave | San Francisco, CA
Astrid Roemer, Anne Adams, and Bronwyn Lamay reflect on the global legacy of Toni Morrison in honor of Toni Morrison Day.
Online Event
Kareem James Abu-Zeid reads his translations of Najwan Darwish from the collection No One Will Know You Tomorrow: Selected Poems, 2014-2024 alongside poet Zeina Hashem Beck.
City Lights Bookstore | 261 Columbus Ave | San Francisco, CA
Join us for a special evening of Italian poetry with Mariangela Gualtieri, Natasha Trethaway, and Olivia Sears.
Fordham University McNally Auditorium | Fordham Gabelli Business School | 140 West 62nd Street | New York, NY
Join us for a conversation with Jennifer Feeley on her translation of Tongueless, followed by a group discussion with the Contemporary Translated Works Book Group to delve deeper into the book.
Online Event
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.
Hybrid Event (The London Library, London, UK | Streaming online)
Politics and Prose welcomes Layla Martínez to discuss her debut novel, Woodworm, in conversation with Lily Meyer.
Aaron Coleman discusses his translation of The Great Zoo by Nicolás Guillén in conversation with Achy Obejas.
City Lights Bookstore | 261 Columbus Avenue | San Francisco, CA
Books Are Magic welcomes Layla Martínez to discuss her debut novel, Woodworm, in conversation with Melissa Lozada-Oliva.
Books Are Magic | 122 Montague St | Brooklyn, NY
Medicine for Nightmares welcomes Layla Martínez to discuss her debut novel, Woodworm, in conversation with Daniela Blei.
Medicine for Nightmares | 3036 24th St | San Francisco, CA
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.
The Ruby SF | Mission District | San Francisco, CA
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.
San Francisco Botanical Gardens, Fragrance Garden | 1199 9th Ave | San Francisco, CA