At #82 of the The New York Times list of the 100 best novels of the century is Fernanda Melchor's HURRICANE SEASON, translated by Sophie Hughes. We are proud to have reviewed it over 4 years ago. tinyurl.com/mhru957n

Annie Ernaux at #37 and Tove Ditlevsen at #71 of the The New York Times list of the best 100 books of the century. Read about both authors in Barbara H.'s essay. readingintranslation.com/2021/08/11/wom…

At #1 of the The New York Times list of the best 100 books of the century, we can say that Elena Ferrante is the #1 author of the 21st century as well. I called it more than 3 years ago with ELENA FERRANTE AS WORLD LITERATURE. Bloomsbury Academic bloomsbury.com/us/elena-ferra…

And an admirable, successful, exercise in collaborative translation between Jenny McPhee and Ann Goldstein.

To honor Natalia Ginzburg's birthday yesterday (July 14), an excerpt from the introduction to NATALIA GINZBURG'S GLOBAL LEGACIES (Palgrave 2024), by Saskia Ziolkowski and Stiliana Milkova. readingintranslation.com/2024/07/15/rea…

On the beauty and power of Natalia Ginzburg's writing: readingintranslation.com/2024/07/15/rea…

On food as ritual and Marosia Castaldi's novel THE HUNGER OF WOMEN translated from Italian by Jamie Richards. And Other Stories readingintranslation.com/2024/07/22/mar…

Marosia Castaldi’s The Hunger of Women may be formidable in the current climate (low “serious reader” counts widely reported) which makes it all the more thrilling to see the brilliant Isabella Livorni pay it serious attention on ReadinginTranslation. readingintranslation.com/2024/07/22/mar…

Many thanks to Carnevali Alice for the wonderful and professionally executed interview about “My Brilliant Friend” and #ElenaFerrante’s global success! You can find here a link to the full interview and video: euronews.com/culture/2024/0… 📚💕

Gloriously going down rabbit holes.

New essay on translation! Stefano Bottero's essay on John Taylor's translations of Franca Mancinelli's poetry. (Essay translated from Italian by John Taylor.) readingintranslation.com/2024/08/19/on-…

New course! How to Review Translated Literature or The Art and Craft of the Review Essay. Thanks to 6 years now at ReadinginTranslation and more than 10 at Oberlin College!

Our many talented contributors have shaped how READING IN TRANSLATION approaches reviewing translated literature. And now there is a college course on the subject!

We open September with a programmatic essay by Peter Fray-Witzer on why review translations and how to do it well. readingintranslation.com/2024/09/02/the…

THE TRANSLATION REVIEW: WHY IT MATTERS AND HOW TO DO IT RIGHT. PART 2. readingintranslation.com/2024/09/09/the…

CONGRATULATIONS to the translators short-listed for the 2024 Italian Prose in Translation, three of whom are our contributors! Jamie Richards Jenny McPhee oonagh stransky

Congratulations to Jamie Richards for being short-listed for the 2024 Italian Prose in Translation Award for her translation of Marosia Castoldi's THE HUNGER OF WOMEN. readingintranslation.com/2024/07/22/mar…

Congrats to the prodigious oonagh stransky on being short-listed for the 2024 Italian Prose in Translation Prize, for her monumental work on Domenico Starnone's VIA GEMITO. Read about the formidable Stransky & Starnone team! readingintranslation.com/2024/05/27/str…

"Translation is a creative act of empathy": Read LucinaSchell's insightful review of Denise Kripper's translation of Adriana Riva's SALT. readingintranslation.com/2024/09/16/adr…