On November 21st, Mark Pollizzotti, translator of Scholastique Mukasonga's Sister Deborah, will join critic and professor Marta Figlerowicz at Lofty Pigeon Books in Kensington, Brooklyn. Figlerowicz wrote an essay on Scholastique Mukasonga that recently ran in The Paris Review […]
As part of McNally Jackson's single-session seminar program, Office Hours, Paul Eprile will discuss his translation of Jean Giono's Fragments of a Paradise. These intimate seminars are capped at 15 people to facilitate deep discussion. If cost is a […]
Paul Eprile joins poet and translator Jody Gladding and Point Reyes owner Stephen Sparks to discuss Eprile's translation of Jean Giono's Fragments of a Paradise. Join us December 3rd at 8pm (EST) for a luminous Zoom conversation. Paul Eprile lives […]
Jacob Rogers, Ena Selimović, Soleil Davíd, and Kurt Beals are all accomplished writers who work as professional literary translators. We'll get to hear them talk about their experiences in the field and delve into the challenges and nuances of translating […]
Maylis de Kerangal discusses her latest story collection, Canoes (translated by Jessica Moore), with Becca Rothfeld. This event will take place at Lost City Books, with a signing to follow! Maylis de Kerangal is a critically acclaimed author of several […]
Join Archipelago Books in celebrating the lives of Elias Khoury (1948-2024) and Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008), two of the most revered practitioners of Arab literature. Both Darwish and Khoury were unwavering advocates for social justice and the Palestinian cause; we're thrilled to […]
Lisabeth During has generously offered to host a benefit concert for the press on the afternoon of March 15th at her home in Cobble Hill. Mezzo Soprano Inbal Hever and pianist Nathaniel LaNasa will perform an hour of songs by […]
In celebration of Women's History Month, Asia Society presents an evening of poetry, memoir, dance and conversation, bringing together artistic, personal and global stories of womanhood. Join us for an intimate discussion of the mother-daughter relationship with writer, actress and child-rights advocate, Nandana Dev Sen, and author, art […]
Sylvain Trudel is a French-Canadian writer of adult fiction as well as more than a dozen children’s titles. He earned degrees in science and cinema and worked as a clown, a mover, a cucumber picker, and a commercial analyst (among […]
Join Richard Sieburth and Rosanna Warren at NYU Deutsches Haus for a discussion of Christian Lehnert's Wickerwork, translated from German by Sieburth. This event will include a reading, conversation, and signing to follow. Richard Sieburth is a translator from French […]