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A friendly group reading world lit in English translation, formerly meeting in London pubs, now online. Open to all. Next: Mon 12 May 19:00 BST. DM to join! Our backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/136083.London_Reads_The_World_book_club

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For our β€œPrize Winners” month we have decided to read this year’s Booker International winner Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq (trranslated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi) @andotherstories.bsky.social
Our meeting will be on Monday 4th August at 7pm GMT. DM us if you would like to join.

25.07.2025 07:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last minute meeting alert! Our July meet-up is tomorrow (7th July) and we’ll be discussing the graphic novel adaptation of Thomas Piketty’s Capital & Ideology translated by our very own @morrisonmm.bsky.social DM us for the zoom link

06.07.2025 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us next week for a special treat - our book for June is NΓ©gar Djavadi’s Disoriental and we will be welcoming translator @tinakover.bsky.social to discuss with us.
Dm us to get the link

26.05.2025 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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β€œSci Fi in translation” is our category for May and we have chosen to read a classic in Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We. There are multiple translations including a new one from Bela Sheyavich!
Our meeting will be on Monday 12th May at 7pm London time on Zoom. DM if you would to join us.

13.04.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We’re delighted that Teresa and Peter have agreed to join us to talk about Black Storms next month! DM us if you are interested in joining the conversation.

05.03.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our category for April is Minority Languages and we have chosen to read Black Storms by Teresa Solana (tr. from Catalan by Peter Bush). The meeting will be on Monday 7th April. DM us for details. @corylusbooks.bsky.social @teresasolanawriter.bsky.social

04.03.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
A copy of Violent Phenomena: 21 essays on translation, edited by Kavita Bhanot and Jeremy Tiang and published by Tilted Axis Press.

A copy of Violent Phenomena: 21 essays on translation, edited by Kavita Bhanot and Jeremy Tiang and published by Tilted Axis Press.

Sooooooo much food for thought in this one already. Can’t wait to discuss at @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social on Monday!

28.02.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Reading makes you sexy’

Ahead of the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist announcement, we spoke to some of the judges about their reading habits, their favourite works of translated fiction – and why more people should read it.

thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

13.02.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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A forward look at what 2025 has in store...

08.02.2025 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our theme for March is On Translation and we have chosen to read Violent Phenomena edited by Dr Kavita Bhanot and Jeremy Tiang published by @tiltedaxispress.bsky.social.
Join us at 7pm London time on Monday 3rd Mar. As always, all welcome. Follow/DM for details.

07.02.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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PEN Translates winners announced - English PEN

We’re delighted to announce that 19 titles from 17 regions and 13 languages have won #PENTranslates awards. They include, for the first time, a title from Somaliland.

Discover the winners ⬇️
www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...

04.02.2025 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 19
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Mario Levrero in Conversation with Mario Levrero - Believer Magazine The Uruguayan author of 'The Luminous Novel' responds to his toughest critic.

See also: Annie's translation of ML's self interview from the late 1980s
www.thebeliever.net/logger/mario...

14.01.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Update: we're delighted to announce that Annie McDermott will be joining us for our discussion on Mario Levrero's The Luminous Novel on Mon 3 Feb. DM if you are interested in joining us.

14.01.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My favourite (and only) book club

15.12.2024 10:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We return in February for our annual long read: The Luminous Novel by Mario Levrero πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Ύ, translated from Spanish by Annie McDermott @andotherstories.bsky.social. Join us online at 7pm London time on Mon 3 Feb. All welcome, from wherever in the world. Follow/DM for details.

14.12.2024 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Hello! We have made the journey over from X and this will be our main social media presence going forwards.

Details of our first meeting in 2025 to follow...

14.12.2024 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0