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YouTube video by Translators Aloud D V Subhashri reads Mohammed Khadeer Babu's THAT'S A FIRE ANT RIGHT THERE (Speaking Tiger Books)

Dear friends, we're so sorry about the audio issue with the Telugu-to-English author/translator reading we posted on 30 Sept to mark #ITD! Here's the corrected video by translator @subhashri.bsky.social & author Mohammed Khadeer Babu, from THAT'S A FIRE ANT RIGHT THERE. Enjoy!
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YouTube video by Translators Aloud Ian Giles reads from Andrev Walden’s BLOODY AWFUL IN DIFFERENT WAYS (Fig Tree, 2025)

Vivid, joyful, raw, tender, Andrev Walden's BLOODY AWFUL IN DIFFERENT WAYS is a novel about growing up in the chaos of social change; about how love begins & ends; and above all, about men. Sound interesting? Here's a taste, read by translator @iangiles.bsky.social himself! youtu.be/ruwop7t0dME?...

Rose Facchini reads from Maico Morellini's INN OF THE SURVIVORS (Snuggly Books, 2025) A visionary tale of climate dystopia, mystery, and longing for a lost world. Amid the mists of the Po Valley forests and a desolate Adriatic, this is both an existential story of homesickness and a…

Delighted to feature @rosefacchini.bsky.social reading from INN OF THE SURVIVORS, out now from @snugglybooks.bsky.social, a visionary & highly relevant tale of climate dystopia, mystery, and longing for a lost world set amid the mists of the Po Valley forests and a desolate Adriatic.

Inside the Translation Process with Dani James This short documentary explores the translation journey behind Return to the Place I Never Left, a Holocaust survival memoir by Tobias Schiff. Writer… ON MEMOIR: A TRANSLATOR'S JOURNEY featuring translator Dani James

It's #ITD -- International Translation Day! The first part of our double feature celebrating translators today is the short film ON MEMOIR: A TRANSLATOR'S CRAFT featuring Dani James, an exploration of creative choices that's a must-see for anyone interested in the art of translation. buff.ly/Axb6jRj

From the horrors of WWII to the spy games of the Cold War: a haunting tale of survival, vengeance, and the enduring shadows of history A New York Times Editors’ Choice Shlomo Libowitz and Anton… Giaime Alonge and translator Clarissa Botsford read from THE FEELING OF IRON (Europa Editions, 2025)

Giaime Alonge and translator Clarissa Botsford read from THE FEELING OF IRON (europaeditions.bsky.social, 2025). From the horrors of WWII to the spy games of the Cold War: a haunting tale of survival, vengeance, and the enduring shadows of history.

A story of love, waves, and the arms trade - BBC Reel A filmmaker remembers the love story that took her on a sailing trip around the world with Guillermo Cervera, a photographer whose father was involved in the international arms trade. Written and…

This reading is from the chapter The Trade Winds, in which Anna falls for the charismatic photographer Guillermo and impulsively drops everything to sail around the world with him. More of Anna’s adventures aboard can be seen in the BBC documentary she made about the journey: buff.ly/8vQtSd4

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In this tour de force of auto-journalism, Anna Pazos explores the end of youth and the beginning of adulthood for the global nomad generation. We are taken on a journey from the ‘Mediterranean… Charlotte Coombe & Laura McGloughlin read from Anna Pazos' KILLING THE NERVE (Foundry Editions 2025)

KILLING THE NERVE by annapazos.bsky.social, co-translated by cmctranslations.bsky.social & Laura McGloughlin is OUT THIS WEEK, published by Foundry Editions. "This novel will hit like a revelation; restless, questioning, and indelible." buff.ly/sJQqwNm

Henry Murger is best known for writing the book and play that Giacomo Puccini used as the basis of his delicious opera La Bohème, later the source of Jonathan Larson’s musical Rent. Murger actually… Zack Rogow reads from Henry Murger's THE WATER DRINKERS (Black Widow Press, 2025)

Delighted to share prizewinning translator Zack Rogow's reading from THE WATER DRINKERS by Henry Murger, a leading writer of the Romantic movement & master chronicler of the heartbreaks & follies of 19th-century Paris. First-ever English translation! Out now from Black Widow Press.

Alice Banks reads from Lucía Alba Martínez’s ANIMALITOS (seeking a publisher) Inés is twenty-five years old, she has lost her job, she lives alone, most of her friends have gone to live in other cities, and she cannot get over her breakup with Javi. She has put her degree on…

Today we feature translator Alice Banks reading from ANIMALITOS, an ode to childhood and a reflection on the harshness of adult life and the human capacity to overcome. A unique, raw and delicate debut novel reminiscent of Ocean Vuong and Ottessa Moshfegh. Seeking a publisher! #xl8

We're back from our summer break! And ready to share a host of wonderful readings in translation with you this autumn. We are OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS and have a new (hopefully easier) submissions process. Simply fill in the Google form: buff.ly/czKIq7K and attach your video file when prompted. 👍

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Oh! Don't miss out on this interview with the savvy, generous, sharp and empathetic literary treasurehuman that is @likaluca.bsky.social 💜

Grave of the Fireflies by Akiyuki Nosaka and Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori - #bookreview Left on the Shelf Book Blog Book Reviews Book Information Recommendations Writing Reading Books for Children Books for Adults Books for Teens Fiction

On the blog today is my book review of Grave of the Fireflies by Akiyuki Nosaka. It has been translated from Japanese by @ginnytkmr.bsky.social This is a new edition publishing by @penguinclassicsusa.bsky.social today and is well worth reading.

A book of poetry, recent, evoking the Tunisian desert—both as a reminiscence of oasis childhood, and as a condemnation of the new desert “warriors,” the Islamic radical fundamentalists. Some of the… Peter Thompson reads from Tahar Bekri's THE DESERT AT DUSK (Contra Mundum Press, 2025)

We're celebrating publication day for Peter Thompson's translation of poet Tahar Bekri's THE DESERT AT DUSK, out now from @contramundumpress.bsky.social, a collection evoking the Tunisian desert both as a reminiscence of childhood & a condemnation of Islamic radical fundamentalists.

The last word: AI-based translation startups are booming, but at a human cost Translation helps the world understand itself. But AI does it faster, cheaper, and more consistently, creating a boom for startups and a crisis for humans who spent years mastering foreign languages.

Hi human translators! If you know a fab story or novel that fits our list (speculative / horror / weird / pulp / crime), and you can make it sound great in English, hit us up.

South Asian languages especially, but we're interested in SE Asian & African stuff too

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Translators Aloud TRANSLATORS ALOUD: THE VOICE OF TRANSLATED LITERATURE A place for translators to read their own work; a positive space for sharing great literature, read aloud by the translators themselves. Submiss...

With the brilliance of #WITMonth in August and #WorldKidLitMonth in September, this time of year is a surfeit of riches for literature in translation! We've got dedicated playlists for #WIT + #kidlit + so much more--do check us out!
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Bravo, @robmunb.bsky.social! #Translation fans, to watch the translator himself read an excerpt from this poignant and unique novel, just click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xs3...

How great does this look? #WITMonth

YouTube video by Shawn Breathes Books Zooming In: Tina Kover on the future of literary translation – imperilled or defiantly bright?

A joy as always to chat with my dear friend @shawnthebookmaniac.bsky.social! The topic this time: literary #translation and AI: to hope or not to hope?
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YouTube video by Translators Aloud Gwen Clayton reads from Juan S. Guse's LÄRM UND WÄLDER (NOISE AND NATURE) (seeking a publisher)

Paging @graywolfpress.bsky.social @12willowspress.bsky.social @milkweededitions.bsky.social: here's your next acquisition: Gwen Clayton's translation of Juan S. Guse's NOISE AND NATURE, a dystopian tale set in a gated Argentinian community falling prey to climate change...
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Women in Translation #WIT #Read_WIT Women in Translation playlist. Translations of women authors read by their literary translators. #Women #WIT #WITMonth #womenintranslation #womenwriters #IWD...

August is Women in Translation Month! Celebrate the work of the world's best female writers, read by the incredibly talented women (and men) who translate them, with our dedicated playlist--currently 323 videos strong (!!!) and always growing. #WITmonth

YouTube video by Translators Aloud Kathy Saranpa reads from Gun-Britt Sundström's ENGAGEMENT (Penguin Modern Classics, 2025)

Delighted to see #translator Kathy Saranpa and #Swedish author #Gun-Britt #Sundström in the spotlight for #WITmonth with ENGAGEMENT, the classic #anti-marriage novel now available in English translation from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social! Watch a reading from ENGAGEMENT here:
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SYMPHONY OF MONSTERS by @marclevyofficiel.bsky.social, the world's most-read French author: coming Jan 2026 from @harpercollins.bsky.social in my translation; available to pre-order now!
Set against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, this is an unforgettable story of courage, resilience, and love.

We are taking some time off from posting readings for a couple of months, to focus on our own translation projects over the summer. 😎 But you can still submit your readings (translatorsaloud@gmail.com); we will be posting again from early September onwards. Have a great summer, folks! 🍦

Dani James reads from Tobias Schiff's RETURN TO THE PLACE I NEVER LEFT (Wayne State U. Press, 2025) In this firsthand account of the Holocaust, survivor Tobias Schiff displays the depths of human suffering, the capacity for hope and renewal, and the impact ...

It's a real privilege to present this reading by translator Dani James from Holocaust survivor Tobias Schiff's memoir-in-verse RETURN TO THE PLACE I NEVER LEFT (WSU Press, 2025), a unique and deeply personal exploration of faith, identity, memory, and the lasting impact of trauma. buff.ly/NJjNFaj

Philip Boehm reads from Anna Janko's A LITTLE ANNIHILATION (World Editions, 2020) Translator Philip Boehm speaks about and reads from his translation (from Polish to English) of Anna Janko's A LITTLE ANNIHILATION, available from World Edit...

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R J Dent reads from the Marquis de Sade’s STORIES, TALES AND FABES (Contra Mundum Press, 2024) "Written in his Bastille cell in the years between 120 Days of Sodom and Justine, this is the first English translation of Marquis de Sade’s collection of sh...

‪@rjdent.bsky.social‬ reads from the Marquis de Sade’s STORIES, TALES AND FABLES (‪@contramundumpress.bsky.social‬). Written in his Bastille cell in the years between 120 Days of Sodom and Justine, this is the first English translation of Sade’s collection of short works.

YouTube video by Translators Aloud Ailsa Wood reads from Chiara Valerio's THE LITTLE I KNEW (Foundry Editions, 2025)

Ailsa Wood reads from Chiara Valerio's bestselling novel THE LITTLE I KNEW (Foundry Editions, 2025), which was shortlisted for the 2024 Premio Strega. An unforgettable portrait of a small town and the women who live there, reverberations from the past catch up with present.
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Richard Coombes reads four poems by Marina Ponomarenko Author bioMarina Ponomarenko lives and works in Kyiv. She has a degree in Dramatic Writing for Film and Television, and she is a contemporary poetess who giv...

Some Ukrainian poetry for you today. Richard Coombes (@richtranslator.bsky.social) reads his translations of four poems by the poet Marina Ponomarenko. #ukrainian #poetry #poems #ukraine