August 2021 translation news roundup
Wrap up #Women in Translation Month with our August roundup of the news you may have missed from translation, publishing, arts education, and more!
Prizes
20 books have been longlisted for the 2021 German Book Prize(opens in a new tab). The shortlist will be announced September 21.
Winners of the 2020 Shirley Jackson Awards(opens in a new tab) for suspense and horror were announced on August 15.
News
A new biography shares the secret trauma that inspired German literary giant W.G. Sebald.(opens in a new tab)
Award-winning German translator Isabel Fargo Cole on the art of bilingual writing.(opens in a new tab)
A detailed map shows the most translated books from every country in the world(opens in a new tab).
Reading List
Can you ever have too many books in your to-read pile?(opens in a new tab)
What neuroscience tells us about how kids learn to read(opens in a new tab) (and learn to love reading.)
COVID-19 devastated arts organizations(opens in a new tab). Maybe that was a needed wake-up call.
The rise of the Icelandic saga as one of the earliest forms of written literature(opens in a new tab).
The literary agent that helped bring Korean thrillers to readers around the world(opens in a new tab).
For Women in Translation Month:
Book Riot created a list of 6 of the best audiobooks by women authors in translation(opens in a new tab) and 10 more audiobooks by women writers in translation(opens in a new tab).
Book Riot also shared a list of hot Summer 2021 new releases by women in translation(opens in a new tab).
Restless Books asked authors and translators for their reading picks for Women in Translation Month(opens in a new tab)
Celebrate Women in Translation Month all over again by rewatching our events from the past year featuring women writers.
