Colourful chapbooks from Strangers Press against a Tote bag on a wooden background.
πAugust slipped away into a moment in time.. but our chapbooks are forever!
Why not spend the rest of this Summer reading these coming-of-age-sexual-awakening-identity-questioning short stories from our Lithuanian mini-series KΕͺNAI
Visit our website: www.strangers.press/k%C5%ABnai
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πIndie bookshop lovers β if you want to get your
hands on these, ask your local bookseller to order them
in for you so you can get them for publication day! And
feel free to tag your favourite indie below to help us
spread the word about this amazing new seriesβ¦
INDIE PRESSES <3 INDIE BOOKSHOPS!
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Pre-orders make a big difference to us, so if you think
your customers will like them, pop them on order! They
look beautiful displayed face-out as a set and are
available from Gardners at a 45% discount (if you want
more info, please DM us).
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π¨CALLING ALL INDIE BOOKSHOPS
(and indie bookshop lovers!)π¨
πWeβve got a new series coming out in August β
specifically 5 chapbooks translated from Japanese.
Expect strange, beautiful, witty stories, all packaged up
in stunning cover designs from Studio Grrr.
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Book cover for 'Then Why Ask Me to Come?' by Wataya Risa, translated by Yuki Tejima. The cover shows the title in bubble letters on a bright blue background and a magnifying glass with a face.
COMING SOON... π
π©΅Then Why Ask Me to Come? by Wataya Risa, tr.
Yuki Tejimaπ©΅
πThis is the FINAL CHAPBOOK in our KANATA series.
Visit this link to join our mailing list and be the
first to hear more - less than a month to go now until
publication! www.strangers.press/about
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COMING SOON... π
πΈKamachi Pictures by Takiguchi Yusho, tr. Jesse Kirkwood
πThis chapbook is part of KANATA, our upcoming
series of chapbooks from Japan!
Join our newsletter and be the first to hear more: www.strangers.press/about
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Waiting for KANATA?
π©·The perfect way to keep you occupied while you wait
is by catching up on our previously published
chapbooks!
β¨Interested? Visit this link to get a copy: www.strangers.press/k%C3%A1-si%C...
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Bright and colourful cover design for 'The Three Crabs' by Oba Minako
COMING SOON...
π¦The Three Crabs by Εba Minako, tr. Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda
πThis chapbook is part of KANATA, our upcoming
series of chapbooks from Japan!
Follow this link to find out more: www.strangers.press/kanata
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INTRODUCING... UDON: UNKNOWN
DOG OF NOBODY by Takayama Haneko, tr.
LK Nithya!π
πThis chapbook is part of KANATA, our upcoming
series from Japan!
πMore cover reveals to be revealed soon!
Follow this link to find out more: strangers.press/product-page...
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COMING SOON... ππ
God of the Word by Kou Machida, tr. Daniel Joseph
This exciting new chapbook is part of our upcoming series KANATA, featuring incredible writers from Japan!
Find out more by visiting our website: www.strangers.press/kanata
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This is so fun! Hope you enjoy βΊοΈ
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Best China Books of 2024 | China Books Review
Party luminaries. TV chefs. Poetry. Scandal. Our annual round-up of notable titles on or from China, split across nonfiction and translated literature, nominated by a roster of experts.
πWeβre delighted that Cage (by Qiu Miaojin & translated by Shengchi Hsu) is on @chinabooksreview.bsky.social End of Year List!!
πTake a look at the list here: chinabooksreview.com/2024/12/19/b...
πWeβre currently reprinting Cage! Pre-order here: www.strangers.press/product-page...
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πReminding you about the great review of Mountain Rat (by Lulyang Nomin & translated by Yu Teng-Wei), in Asymptote Journal!
πRead the review here: www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2024/12...
πPick up your copy of Mountain Rat here: www.strangers.press/product-page...
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We're so glad to hear it! Thanks so much for reading β€οΈπ
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The complete set of Strangers Pressβ Keshiki - new voices from Japan was in my Christmas stocking. #booksky π―π΅ #booksintranslation @strangerspress.bsky.social
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Whatβs New in Translation: December 2024 - Asymptote Blog
Discover new work from Germany, Lebanon, Romania, France, Taiwan, Hungary, Finland, and Tunisia!
So excited to see Mountain Rat written by Lulyang Nomin and translated by Yu Teng-Wei mentioned in Asymptote's round-up for the best new books in world lit!
Read the article here! asymptotejournal.com/blog/2024/12...
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πCongrats to the wonderful Lin King, winner of the 2024 US National Book Award for Translated Literature for her translation of Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-Zi!
πHer translation of Cloud Labour by Sabrina Huang is part of kΓ‘-siΓ³ng, our new series of chapbooks.
πΈPhoto by Annette An-Jen Liu
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βA breathless, powerful storyβ π
So lovely to read an excellent review by @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social of Not Your Child and Cage from our new kΓ‘-siΓ³ng series!
Read the review here β‘οΈ tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2024/12/09/n...
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Welcome to Strangers Press Bluesky!
β‘οΈ We are focused on publishing literary translations and international writing
πOur most recent series, kΓ‘-siΓ³ng (pictured), features writers and translators from Taiwan in a set of five thrillingly distinctive chapbooks
π Visit our website! www.strangers.press
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