Past Events

Join our book group discussion to delve deeper into Beijing Sprawl by Xu Zechen, translated by Eric Abrahamsen and Jeremy Tiang.

Featuring readings from Los Angeles Review of Books and Yefe Nof Resident Ena Selimović and Mirgul Kali, translator of To Hell With Poets by Kazakh writer Baqytgul Sarmekova.

Astrid Roemer and Vigdis Hjorth , icons of Dutch-language and Norwegian literature, join The Center for Fiction for a discussion of their groundbreaking novels.

Join Monika Zgustova in conversation with Sabrina Jaszi on Zgustova’s novel on the life of Vera Nabokov, A Revolver to Carry at Night.

Rakiem Walker and his quartet fuse jazz, soul, and hip hop to create their unique sound in collaboration with four poets: grace (ge) gilbert, Ladan Osman,  Anouar Rahmani, and Astrid Roemer.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been canceled.

City Lights, Fern Books, Villa Albertine, and the Center for the Art of Translation host Jakuta Alikavazovic to celebrate the publication of Like a Sky Inside, translated by Daniel Levin Becker.

Jeffrey Thomas Leong will read from his books Wild Geese Sorrow: The Chinese Wall Inscriptions at Angel Island and Writ and present new translations of poems written by Chinese immigrant detainees one hundred years ago that tell of their incarceration experience.

Moon Charania discusses her new book, Archive of Tongues, diasporic storytelling, domestic memory, and maternal experience with Sandeep Bakshi.

Join Mechanics’ Institute for a discussion about “Crossing Languages in Writing” with Cristina García, Grace Loh Prasad, and Saskia Vogel, moderated by Sheryl J. Bize-Boutte.

Pilsen Community Books in Chicago welcomes Antonio Diaz Oliva (ADO) and Megan McDowell for a reading from the newest Calico and a conversation about Latin American horror today with Alejandra Oliva.

Books Are Magic in Brooklyn welcomes Megan McDowell, Lina Munar Guevara, and Julia Sanches for a reading from the newest Calico and a conversation about Latin American horror today.

Jennifer Croft discusses her debut novel, the power of language, and what is at stake in the process of translation with Julie Orringer.

Tomasz Różycki joins Mira Rosenthal for a reading from To the Letter and a conversation about writing and the art of translation as a process of losing and the longing we feel for our own absence with Judy Halebsky.

Rebecca Gisler joins Jordan Stump for a reading from About Uncle and a conversation with Stephen Sparks.

Join us for a virtual party to celebrate the longlist of the 2023 Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses. Included on the longlist is Jazmina Barrera’s Cross-Stitch!

Tommy Orange talks with Linnea Axelsson, Alexis Wright, and Saskia Vogel about their novels; the past, present, and future of indigeneity and colonialism; and writing across time, place, and form.

Mireille Gansel joins Joan Seliger Sidney for a reading from Soul House and a conversation about the nature of language and the splendors and limitations of translation with Olivia Sears.

Join Jazmina Barrera, Christina MacSweeney, and Leanne Shapton for a conversation about travel, art, identity, and translation.

P&T Knitwear in Manhattan welcomes Jazmina Barrera to present her debut novel with Hannah Assadi.