What does it mean to describe colonialism as past when its borders, hierarchies, violence, and silences continue to shape the present—and even imagined futures? Bringing together Karim Kattan’s Eden a...

When it comes to the climate, China is often described in conflicting terms, from awe over its dominance in green tech to derision over its use of coal. But the many and, at times, contradictory stran...

"Driven by premise rather than plot, The Formosa Exchange is packaged as a nesting doll of speculative metafiction," writes critic Michelle Chan Schmidt.

On May 20, 2024, one day after the inauguration of Taiwan’s first Indigenous president, the entire population of the island wakes up to discover they have suddenly switched places with the residents o...

The 2026 & 2027 Read the World A to Z the first nine books, shipped in three installments

The collectible Read the World A to Z series features the best of world literature, one country for every letter of the alphabet.

Created using AI, Trace Project and Bersama Majulah tell fictional stories inspired by Singapore and will be released on Sunday (Aug 9).

Translating Falasteen (Palestine), in collaboration with The Sameer Project, launched a fundraising campaign to support families in Gaza facing severe hardships. Our mission is to provide food & water...

On Aug. 4, 2026 the remaining staff at AAWW received layoff emails from the newly-announced Interim Executive Director Ed Lin.

We are raising money for scholarships to send Palestinian students to university who are our family members, friends, and friends of friends. It has been a long process, but each of these students hav...

Tim Tim Cheng receives the 2026 Momentum Grant for Emerging Translators for their translation of Ka Yee Lee's "Exposure."

This week: Views and reactions to the conclusion of the defamation suit against Bloomberg, and a quick look at the Auditor-General's annual report.

We are raising £10,000 to secure the future of the only dedicated theatre translator mentorship. Every donation counts.

NYC Public Library Action Network is asking writers, authors, and scholars based in New York City’s five boroughs to sign on to an open letter to Mayor Mamdani asking him to fulfill the promise he mad...

The Transnational Series hosts Jeremy Tiang to discuss and honor the release of Night Train with Eleanor Goodman.

“These essays, deftly blending the political and the personal, offer fresh, galvanizing, and passionate perspectives on literary translation.”—Jhumpa Lahiri...

The Beijing-based novelist discusses an emerging wave of Chinese fiction translated into other languages — and why she believes reclaiming women’s stories is essential to advancing China’s literary tradition.

Looking to take a vacation before settling in for to his PhD studies and hoping to swindle a little traveling money from his father, Chen Munian made up a story about killing someone and needing to…

Center for the Art of Translation is a proud sponsor of the 12th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, taking place May 29-31 in downtown Berkeley. Visit Two Lines

Center for the Art of Translation is a proud sponsor of the 12th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, taking place May 29-31 in downtown Berkeley. Visit Two Lines

Throughout the twentieth century, it was common for writers to work across forms. Now, however, there is a void between the role of “author” and “playwright” that few dare cross. Daniel Kehlmann (The ...

To the management at Hachette Book Group, We are authors, publishing professionals, readers, and union supporters, and we are proud to express our full support for the Hachette Workers Coalition (HWC...

Throughout the twentieth century, it was common for writers to work across forms. Now, however, there is a void between the role of “author” and “playwright” that few dare cross. Daniel Kehlmann (The ...

Read the World A to Z will feature translated novels by authors from one country for every letter of the alphabet. The series debuts with a trio of books from Argentina, Belgium, and China, slated for...

This grant aims to support early-career translators seeking to bring international work into the English-language marketplace.

This grant aims to support early-career translators seeking to bring international work into the English-language marketplace.

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