Transnational Literature Series

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Saturday, October 18th at 7PM ET, we are honored to co-present a film in this year’s Boston Palestine Film Festival, the 2024 drama Passing Dreams, directed by Rashid Masharawi. The screening will happen at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. Tickets: bit.ly/tls-passingdre…

Wednesday, October 1st at 7PM ET, join us for a virtual event with author Bora Chung and translator Anton Hur to honor the release of Midnight Timetable: A Novel in Ghost Stories. They will be in conversation with writer Alexandra Kleeman. Register: bit.ly/tls-midnightti…

Thank you to everyone who attended our September events! It was a busy and exciting month and went by in a flash. We’re proud to announce our October events.

Want to learn about translation with International Booker Prize winning writer-translator, Deepa Bhasthi? Now is your chance! eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-trans…

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This year, we’ve put together a beautiful collection in-store and online of some of our favorites. And we’d also love to hear what you’re reading by women in translation this month! #witmonth

Oriented around uplifting the voices of women around the world whose stories are too often rendered inaccessible or ignored, Women in Translation Month is a time to explore new literary horizons, celebrate writers, and support small presses who are bringing these stories to us.

Saturday, August 23th at 7PM ET, join us for an in-store event with writers Holly Mason Badra, Hajjar Baban, and Pınar Banu Yaşar to honor the release of Sleeping in the Courtyard: Contemporary Kurdish Writers in Diaspora. RSVP: bit.ly/tls-sleepingin…

Friday, July 10th at 7PM ET, join us for an in-store event with acclaimed translator and writer Jeremy Tiang to discuss and celebrate the release of his debut novel State of Emergency. He will be in conversation with writer Dorothy Tse. RSVP: bit.ly/tls-stateofeme…

Thank you to everyone who joined us for an event in our busy spring! We’re taking it a little easier this summer but we still have some amazing events in store. We hope you can join us! ✨

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2025 is Jeffrey Zuckerman's translation of Jellyfish Have No Ears (MacLehose @maclehosepress) by Adèle Rosenfeld. Many congratulations to to all the short- and longlisted translators!

So grateful to all of you who have supported these lit-translation workshops w/emerging translators in Gaza, which (thanks to the extraordinary organizing of Batool @AbuAkleen & some help from workshop participant @AlaaQAlQaisi) are continuing despite so v many obstacles.

Friday, June 13th at 7PM ET, join us for an in-store event with poet, translator, and scholar Ammiel Alcalay to honor the release of CONTROLLED DEMOLITION and his co-translation of Nasser Rabah’s Gaza: The Poem Said Its Piece. RSVP: bit.ly/tls-controlled…

Friday, June 6th at 7PM ET, join us for an in-store event with poet and novelist Hala Alyan to discuss and honor the release of her debut memoir I’ll Tell You When I’m Home. She will be in conversation with writer Sara Deniz Akant. RSVP: bit.ly/tls-tellyouwhe…

We have an exceptional lineup of authors in June and we hope you can join us! You can learn more about all of our upcoming events on our website. ✨

Don't miss this episode recorded with Palestinian poet Batool Abu Akleen recorded in Gaza (& PREORDER HER COLLECTION): arablit.org/2025/05/24/on-…

We are so proud of them. Deepa Bhasthi and Banu Mushtaq, winners of this year’s International Booker Prize. 🎉

We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #InternationalBooker2025 is Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi. Here's everything you need to know about the book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…

Friday, May 2nd at 7PM ET, join us for a virtual event with translator Jonas Elbousty to discuss and celebrate the release of Tales of Tangier by acclaimed Moroccan author Mohamed Choukri. He will be in conversation with scholar Qussay Al-Attabi. RSVP: bit.ly/tls-talesoftan…

Tuesday, May 20th at 7PM ET, join us for an in-store event with author Daniel Tam-Claiborne to discuss and celebrate the release of Transplants. He will be in conversation with writer Aube Rey Lescure. RSVP: bit.ly/tls-transplants

Friday, May 16th at 7PM ET, join us for an in-store event with writer Iman Mersal to discuss and celebrate the release of Motherhood and Its Ghosts and Traces of Enayat. RSVP: bit.ly/tls-tracesandg…

We have an exceptional lineup of authors and translators in May and we hope you can join us in honoring their work. You can learn more about all of our upcoming events on our website.✨