Pilar Ad贸n’s “Of Beasts and Fowls” [Excerpt]
Released today, Of Beasts and Fowls聽by Pilar Ad贸n & Katie Whittemore is one of the most bewitching books we've released in a while. It's a book about Coro, an artist who has lost her sister and is "out of sorts," who goes for a drive, gets lost, and ends up at a place called Bethany where she meets a number of women ...
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“Melvill” by Rodrigo Fres谩n & Will Vanderhyden [Excerpt]
From Rodrigo Fres谩n & Will Vanderhyden's聽Melvill, which releases on Tuesday, October 8th, and which聽Publishers Weekly鈥攊n a Starred Review, no less鈥攔eferred to as a "masterpiece." And yes, it is about聽that Melville: A dying father in the grip of fever and delirium recounts his youth, his聽Grand Tour, the ...
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Revisiting the “Summer of Spanish-Language Women Writers”
As part of Women in Translation Month鈥攁nd to shine a spotlight on some of our best Two Month Review seasons鈥擨 thought I would repost information about a few relevant TMR seasons that might be of interest. Today, we're going to revisit a wild TMR season in which we featured three books originally written in Spanish, all ...
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“Un Amor” by Sara Mesa and Katie Whittemore [Excerpt]
Today's #WITMonth post is an except from Un Amor聽by Sara Mesa and Katie Whittemore, coming out in October. This was the "book of the year" in Spain when it came out in 2o20, and was praised to the skies by all the major Spanish newspapers and media outlets. There's even a film version coming out this fall directed by Isabel ...
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“Flame Trees in May” by Karla Marrufo and Allison A. deFreese [Excerpt]
To celebrate Women in Translation Month, we will be posting excerpts, readings, summaries from the Translation Database, former Two Month Review seasons, and various special offers鈥攕o stay tuned! And to kick things off (technically a day before the start of #WITMonth, but whatever, time is a construct), here is an ...
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“Not Even the Dead” by Juan G贸mez B谩rcena [Excerpt]
Officially out last Tuesday, Not Even the Dead is a throwback鈥攁n ambitious, philosophical, grand novel taking on nothing less than the history of progress over the past four hundred years. In it, Juan鈥攁t the bequest of the Spanish government鈥攑ursues "Juan the Indian" across time and Mexico, almost catching up to him ...
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“Dark Constellations” by Pola Oloixarac
Dark Constellations by Pola Oloixarac Translated from the Spanish by Roy Kesey 216 pgs. | pb | 9781616959234 | $22.00 Soho Press Reviewed by Grant Barber Dark Constellations, the second novel in translation by the author of Savage Theories, continues the intriguing, complex narratives of science, ...
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