Pierce Alquist

Maybe @japanonmymind if you’re still here and seeing messages?

Can anyone hook me up with a digital version or PDF of Unusual Fragments: Japanese Stories upcoming this spring from @TwoLinesPress? (For review and thanks in advance ❤️)

Please join us on Saturday, November 9 if you are in NYC peoplesforum.org/events/transla…

It has always been up to all of us to build the communities of solidarity, resistance, and care we need, together. Let’s turn to each other and prepare to continue the fight in old and new ways. See you in the organizing meetings, on the picket lines, in the streets.

“Poetry isn't bound by words alone, it might be expressed by silence, love, roses rain, sea, storm stars, shadows, and forests.” From one of Three Syrian Exile Poems, by Faraj Bayrakdar (trans. Jonas Elbousty), up on the WLT Weekly. worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/poetry/th…

Our event with translator Jonas Elbousty was brilliant and a perfect way to end our year! Thank you to everyone who joined us to discuss and celebrate the release of Jonas’s thoughtful and riveting translation of Faces by Mohamed Choukri.

Friday, November 8th at 7PM ET, join us for an in-store event with translator Jonas Elbousty to discuss and celebrate the release of his translation of Faces by Mohamed Choukri, one of the most important figures of Moroccan literature. RSVP: bit.ly/tls-faces

Friday, November 8th at 7PM ET, join us for an in-store event with translator Jonas Elbousty to discuss and celebrate the release of his translation of Faces by Mohamed Choukri, one of the most important figures of Moroccan literature. RSVP: bit.ly/tls-faces

I don’t understand what happened today at Harvard Bookstore, but the room and shelving spaces were filled with people. I even saw some people watching outside from behind the glass. The books sold out and people asked me to sign on a piece of paper or on a notebook they had. Thank you, Massachusetts, for welcoming me and listening and witnessing.

Friday, November 1st at 7PM ET, we are proud to co-present with Harvard Book Store an event with author Mosab Abu Toha to discuss and honor the release of his new collection of poetry, Forest of Noise. Details: bit.ly/tls-forestofno…

Friday, November 1st at 7PM ET, we are proud to co-present with Harvard Book Store an event with author Mosab Abu Toha to discuss and honor the release of his new collection of poetry, Forest of Noise. Details: bit.ly/tls-forestofno…

Thank you to everyone who attended our October events! It was a whirlwind but such a joy to host and partner on a fantastic lineup of events and meet so many of you. We’re thrilled to announce next month’s lineup. We hope you can join us as we close out the year! ✨

Whatever happens today, there will still be thousands of children trapped beneath the rubble in Gaza tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after that. There will still be 2 million people locked within a nightmare of our making. Please don’t forget about them.

Wow, wow, wow! We had a beautiful event last night with author and National Book Award-winning translator Bruna Dantas Lobato and writer Shubha Sunder to discuss and celebrate the release of Blue Light Hours. Thank you to everyone who joined us. 💙

Thursday, October 24th at 7PM ET, join us for an in-store event with author and acclaimed translator @bdantaslobato to discuss and celebrate the release of Blue Light Hours. She will be in conversation with writer Shubha Sunder. RSVP: bit.ly/tls-bluelighth…

In honor of the Boston Palestine Film Festival, we wanted to spotlight some new and notable books by Palestinian writers on our shelves.

We’re so honored that author Liliana Corobca and translator Monica Cure joined us as part of their book tour to celebrate the release of Too Great a Sky. Their gorgeous conversation with writer Jennifer Clarvoe was recorded and will be online next week.

We were honored to host a special event with author Adèle Rosenfeld and translator Jeffrey Zuckerman to celebrate the release of Jellyfish Have No Ears. They were in conversation with writer Laird Hunt. Thank you to everyone who joined us and our French and ASL interpreters!

Wednesday, October 2nd at 7PM ET, join us for an in-store event with author Adèle Rosenfeld and translator Jeffrey Zuckerman (@J_Zuckerman) to celebrate the release of Jellyfish Have No Ears. They will be in conversation with writer Laird Hunt. RSVP: bit.ly/tls-jellyfishh…

Thank you to everyone who attended our September events! October will be another busy and exciting month. We hope you can join us for an event!✨