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Tomás González's luminous novel DIFFICULT LIGHT is out today! "This novel is ultimately about the endurance of paintings, poetry, and romantic love – where time and darkness are best defined by infinite light." ––Rob Magnuson Smith https://t.co/IVEPRxGw4l https://t.co/8tTq78IKSQ

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A brilliant piece by Abby Walthausen on Jean Giono's ENNEMONDE, translated by Bill Johnston, in @asymptotejrnl https://www.asymptotejournal.com/criticism/jean-giono-ennemonde/ https://t.co/RyxVsxFP8Q

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Exciting news this week: @mukasonga's KIBOGO, translated by Mark Polizzotti, is a finalist for the inaugural @bookcritics Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize! The Prize celebrates the artistic merit of literature in translation. Congratulations to Mark and Scholastique! https://t.co/lLaXQ4qmsg

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At 12pm EST, join us and @carlemuseum for a conversation about picture books, translation, and art making. Nooshin Safakhoo and Sara Khalili will discuss IN THE MEADOW OF FANTASIES, and Julie Flett will share WE ALL PLAY. Not to be missed! https://www.carlemuseum.org/visit/events/book-share-julie-flett-nooshin-safakhoo-and-sara-khalili https://t.co/4ZcFYFJKW5

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Today we publish SALKA VALKA by Halldór Laxness, "a better novel (richer, deeper) than anything else you're likely to meet this year." according to Brad Leithauser in the @WSJ. It's a doozy. Congrats to Philip Roughton on his excellent translation! https://archipelagobooks.org/book/salka-valka/

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Roger Mello’s JOÃO BY A THREAD, translated by @danielhahn02, has received a Mildred L. Batchelder Honor! Awarded to outstanding children’s books from beyond the US, @ALALibrary recognized four books this year. Big congratulations to all the honorees! https://t.co/w2BI14Iyf8 https://t.co/AfsvX2DQFg

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Come by this Sunday 10/2 for a conversation with @Mukasonga, Vladimir Sorokin and @DavidVarno about time travel, Sorokin’s TELLURIA ( trans @maxdaniellawton), and Scholastique’s KIBOGO (trans Mark Polizzotti). 12pm at the Center for Brooklyn History. #BKBF https://t.co/gdytLsebSk https://t.co/6F5yJuxlRw

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Claude Ponti's BLAZE AND THE CASTLE CAKE FOR BERTHA DAYE, translated by Alyson Waters and Margot Kerlidou, is a @nytimesbooks gift guide pick! Look for BLAZE at your local indie: https://t.co/TlcKcxlr3S https://t.co/x84X0g5bCX

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Our exceptional designer & editor @zoeguttenplan reviewed Jerry Kelly's ONE HUNDRED BOOKS FAMOUS IN TYPOGRAPHY in @TheTLS 🐞 Read to learn about the design principles and eccentric characters at the root of familiar fonts! https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/one-hundred-books-famous-in-typology-jerry-kelly-book-review-zoe-guttenplan/

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New Yorkers! Join us tomorrow eve in person at @mcnallyjackson Seaport for a conversation between Jacob Rogers and Eric Banks about Rogers's translation of THE LAST DAYS OF TERRANOVA by Manuel Rivas. Can't wait to see you there! https://t.co/o54773yPph https://t.co/C1wJ1238my