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Oct 16, 2022|3:00pm
Litquake 2022 – Calico: New Selections in Translation

Celebrate the power of literature with readings from an incredible range of translated work featured in two new editions of the Calico series.

The Drawing Room Annex | 780 Valencia Street | San Francisco, CA

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Oct 16, 2022|1:30pm
Litquake 2022 – Days Come and Go: Hemley Boum with John McMurtrie

Hemley Boum will discuss Days Come and Go, her remarkable story of three generations of Cameroonian women, with editor John McMurtrie.

The Drawing Room Annex | 780 Valencia Street | San Francisco, CA

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Oct 15, 2022|12:00pm
Litquake 2022 – Simultaneities and Lyric Chemisms: Ardengo Soffici and Italian Futurism

A reading of Italian Futurist Ardengo Soffici’s poetry in translation, accompanied by clarinetist and composer Ben Goldberg.

The Drawing Room Annex | 780 Valencia Street | San Francisco, CA

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Oct 12–14, 2022|3:00–4:30 pm
Poetry Inside Out Virtual Teacher Workshop

Sign up for a teacher workshop to bring Poetry Inside Out poetry and translation lessons to your classroom this school year.

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Oct 12–16, 2022
Litquake 2022 – Words Around the World Series

Enjoy a wide variety of writers and translated works at Litquake’s Words Around the World series of international events, sponsored by the Center for the Art of Translation.

Multiple Locations | San Francisco, CA

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Oct 12, 2022|7:00pm
Litquake 2022 – Estrellas Nuevas: Three Spanish-Language Novelists

Join us for an evening of literature and cocktails as Granta celebrates its latest Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists anthology.

Marigold | 194 Church Street | San Francisco, CA

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Oct 2, 2022
Two Lines Press at the 2022 Brooklyn Book Festival

Visit Two Lines Press at Booth 306 at the Brooklyn Book Festival Literary Marketplace!

Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza & Columbus Park, New York City

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Sep 30, 2022|9:30 am–6:00 pm
2022 Day of Translation

Join us for a daylong celebration of language and literature, featuring a brilliant lineup of writers, translators, publishers, and artists.

The Phillips Collection  |  1600 21st Street, NW  |  Washington, DC 20009

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Jul 30–31, 2022
CAT @ LITLIT

Visit us at LITLIT, or The Little Literary Fair, in Los Angeles July 30 and 31! Check out the latest Two Lines Press titles and chat with staff.

Hauser & Wirth | 901 East 3rd Street | Los Angeles, CA

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Jul 30, 2022|2:00pm
The Art of Translation @ LITLIT

Four eminent translators discuss the hard-fought, increasing visibility of their art and offer insight into their methods and projects.

LITLIT (The Little Literary Fair) | Hauser & Wirth | 901 East 3rd Street | Los Angeles, CA

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Jul 22, 2022|5:00pm
Virtual Indie Publisher Panel

Join Two Lines Press Publisher Michael Holtmann and fellow publishers from six beloved presses to celebrate Indie publishing, presented by Brazos Bookstore.

Zoom webinar

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Jun 18, 2022|9:00am
Of Moons and Lines: Jazmina Barrera and Gabriela Wiener

Authors Jazmina Barrera and Gabriela Wiener discuss their books Linea Nigra and Nine Moons with writer Rivka Galchen.

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May 12, 2022|6:00pm
Brooklyn: Jazmina Barrera and Kate Zambreno

Jazmina Barrera and Kate Zambreno discuss Linea Nigra: An Essay on Pregnancy and Earthquakes, translated by Christina MacSweeney, at Books Are Magic in Brooklyn.

Books Are Magic | 225 Smith Street | Brooklyn, NY

and streaming on YouTube Live

Two Lines Press
May 11, 2022|6:00pm
Seattle: Masatsugu Ono and Juliet Winters Carpenter

Masatsugu Ono and Juliet Winters Carpenter celebrate the release of At the Edge of the Woods at The Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle.

The Elliott Bay Book Company | 1521 Tenth Avenue | SeattleWashington
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May 10, 2022|6:30pm
Houston: Jazmina Barrera, Christina MacSweeney, and Roberto Tejada

Jazmina Barrera and Christina MacSweeney talk about Linea Nigra: An Essay on Pregnancy and Earthquakes with Roberto Tejada at Houston’s Brazos Bookstore.

Brazos Bookstore | 2421 Bissonnet Street | Houston, Texas

Two Lines Press
May 10, 2022|4:30pm
Masatsugu Ono and David Karashima: At the Edge of the Woods

Masatsugu Ono discusses his novel At the Edge of the Woods, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter, with David Karashima, author of What We’re Reading When We’re Reading Murakami. Co-presented with Community Bookstore.

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May 8, 2022|11:00am
Motherhood, the Glorious Earthquake

Jazmina Barrera, Jokha Alharthi, and Chloé Cooper Jones discuss motherhood as a transformation experience at the Bay Area Book Festival.

Ballroom 1 | Residence Inn | 2121 Center Street | Berkeley, CA

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May 8, 2022|11:30am
The Art of Translation

Translators of Latin American contemporary literature—Forrest Gander, Christina MacSweeney, Megan McDowell, and Achy Obejas—will shed light on the origins, rewards, pitfalls, and complexities of their discipline at the Bay Area Book Festival. Moderated by Nathan McNamara.

The Marsh Cabaret | 2120 Allston Way | Berkeley, CA

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May 8, 2022|2:30pm
Writer to Translator: Chilean Poet

Alejandro Zambra and Megan McDowell discuss the writer/translator relationship and how they achieved a creative symbiosis in Zambra’s fifth novel, Chilean Poet, at the Bay Area Book Festival.

Tamalpais Room | Brower Center | 2150 Allston Way | Berkeley, CA

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May 7, 2022|12:30pm
The Fierce Voice of Nature: Three Astonishing New Novels from Around the World

Maja Lunde, Masatsugu Ono, Irene Solá discuss nature as the most powerful character of all at the Bay Area Book Festival.

Goldman Theater | Brower Center | 2150 Allston Way | Berkeley, CA

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