Society of Authors Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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On the Graphic Novel
Santiago Garcia“A book that will leave you gasping for air by the time you finish it” (judge Alex Preston) Our final award of the night, the Betty Trask Prize, goes to @WillMcPhail for IN: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL (@HodderBooks, @SceptreBooks). Huge congrats! 🏆 #SoAwards https://societyofauthors.org/News/News/2022/June/2022-Society-of-Authors-winners https://t.co/Um0z5VFvqT
Paperback, 2017
$35.00Member price:$35.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Letters: Continued (1908)
Erica CotterillA double congratulations to Sarah Death for being both a runner-up and the winner of this year’s Bernard Shaw Prize. Her winning translation was of LETTERS FROM TOVE by Tove Jansson and edited by Boel Westin and Helen Svensson (@SortofBooks) 🎉 Sponsored by @swedeninuk https://t.co/tPfOeIANpx
Paperback, 2010
$18.95Member price:$17.06 + Free shipping10% off
Summer Brother
Jaap Robben“Your feeling for detail, for words… it’s a gift” Jaap Robben congratulating David Doherty on winning the Vondel Translation Prize for a translation of Jaap’s book, SUMMER BROTHER (@WorldEdBooks). Congrats David!🏆 Sponsored by @DutchLiterature. #TranslationPrizes21 #SoAPrizes https://t.co/hP34Hh2AHC
Paperback, 2021
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Men Don't Cry
Faiza Guene‘An exceptional translation in so many ways.’ Our Scott Moncrieff Prize winner is Sarah Ardizzone for a translation of MEN DON’T CRY by Faïza Guène (@cassavarepublic) Huge congratulations! 🎉 #TranslationPrizes https://t.co/E7PN1x2fzA
Paperback, 2022
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ulysses
J. JoyceThis is wonderful - Translating the Untranslatable to mark #InternationalTranslationDay. 13 translators and Joyce's Ulysses... 👇 https://t.co/5bUpYUQSZK
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The Return of Faraz Ali
Aamina AhmadCongratulations to @aaminaahmad, WINNER of The Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize for The Return of Faraz Ali (@SceptreBooks). ‘Aamina Ahmad’s novel of loss, shame, good intentions, love and loyalty is offered to us with the rawness of life itself.’ (Judge Kerry Young) #SoAwards https://t.co/gEyszlCamI
Paperback, 2023
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
#Love: E Lau
E. LauLove, translation, indy publishing and more - book for our fab Feb 2022 #SoAatHome... 1 February | 18:00 - Who's Loving You? Depictions of love by women of colour https://www2.societyofauthors.org/event/industry-insider-whos-loving-you-depictions-of-love-by-women-of-colour/ @RowanHLB @DanielleDASH @SareetaDomingo @sarajafari @kuchenga @AGlasgowGirl @practicalmyth
Paperback, 2019
$29.99Member price:$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
An Inventory of Losses
Judith Schalansky“A special thank you to Bill Swainson for being willing to take a risk on an unknown translator.” @JackieTransl8 & editor @SwainsonBill win the TA First Translation Prize for a translation of AN INVENTORY OF LOSSES by Judith Schalansky (@maclehosepress) 🏆 #TranslationPrizes21 https://t.co/sU1y7L3BET
Paperback, 2021
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Girl with Braided Hair
Rasha Adly👑🏆 Congratulations to Sarah Enany and her translation of THE GIRL WITH BRAIDED HAIR by Rasha Adly (@HoopoeFiction an imprint of @AUCPress), this year’s winner of the Saif Ghobash @BanipalPrize. #TranslationPrizes21 #SoAPrizes https://t.co/MFVnFoNEEr
Paperback, 2020
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Slipping
Mohamed Kheir…And our second 2022 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize winner is @RobinMoger for a translation of SLIPPING by Mohamed Kheir (@TwoLinesPress) Congratulations both! ✨ #TranslationPrizes https://t.co/6tDzcrRio8
Paperback, 2021
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book