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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Our October book will be Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges, in any of its translations. We'll be meeting to discuss on Monday 5th October at 7pm UK time. All welcome - PM for the Zoom link!

The front cover of Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges in its Penguin Modern Classics edition translated by Andrew Hurley, featuring a large open book tied in position by string.

A black and white image of Jorge Luis Borges, an old white man with thinning hair, wearing a dark suit and tie with a white shirt.

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Two days to go! It's a short one, you've still got time to squeeze it in and join us.

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Our September book will be Carnaval Fever by Yuliana Ortiz Ruano, translated by Madeleine Arenivar and published by @tiltedaxispress.bsky.social. We'll be meeting to discuss on Monday 7th September at 7pm UK time. All welcome - PM for the Zoom link!

The front cover of Carnaval Fever by Yuliana Ortiz Ruano, translated by Madeleine Arenivar and published by Tilted Axis Press in the UK. It is lime green with dark brown text and features the distinctive Tilted Axis slash.

An image of Yuliana Ortiz Ruano, a Black woman with curly black hair wearing a black top and a nose ring.

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Our August book will be A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, A River to the East by László Krasznahorkai, translated from Hungarian by @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social. We'll be meeting to discuss on the 3rd August at 7pm UK time. PM for the Zoom link!

The cover of A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East by László Krasznahorkai, translated from Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzet.

Dark, black and white image of László Krasznahorkai, an older white man with a white beard and long-ish, receding white hair.

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Our July book will be Tongueless by Lau Yee-Wa, translated by @jenniferfeeley.bsky.social. We'll be meeting to discuss on the 6th July at 7pm UK time. PM for the Zoom link!

The cover of Tongueless by Lau Yee-Wa, translated by Jennifer Feeley. It features two women, one upside down, on a blue background with a red substance coming from their mouths.

An image of Lau Yee-Wa against a backdrop of a river with a cityscape in the distance, holding a book.

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Congrats to Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, Lin King and @andotherstories.bsky.social! A reminder too that this is our June book and we'll be meeting to discuss on the 1st June.

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Coincidentally, our June book is Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King and published by @andotherstories.bsky.social. Our meeting will be on Monday 1st June at 7pm UK time. DM us if you would like to join!

The cover of Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King and published by And Other Stories.

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Congrats to one of the best indie presses around!

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

And this is your eight day reminder that our meeting to discuss The Home and the World is coming up - all welcome.

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Next month we'll be discussing The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore, translated from the Bengali in multiple editions. Our meeting will be on Monday 11th May at 7pm UK time. DM us if you would like to join!

The front cover of the Penguin Classics edition of The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore.

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

A belated thank you to @davidwrites1.bsky.social for coming to talk to us on Monday about Oromay by Baalu Girma, which he co-translated from the Amharic with Mesfin Felleke Yirgu.

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Harare Review of Books @hararereview.com · 13/04/2026

Wonderful @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social with @davidwrites1.bsky.social on Oromay x Baalu Girma. Fascinating novel, fascinating context.

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

For our “Prize Winners” month we have decided to read this year’s Booker International winner Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq (trranslated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi) @andotherstories.bsky.social Our meeting will be on Monday 4th August at 7pm GMT. DM us if you would like to join.

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Last minute meeting alert! Our July meet-up is tomorrow (7th July) and we’ll be discussing the graphic novel adaptation of Thomas Piketty’s Capital & Ideology translated by our very own @morrisonmm.bsky.social DM us for the zoom link

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Join us next week for a special treat - our book for June is Négar Djavadi’s Disoriental and we will be welcoming translator @tinakover.bsky.social to discuss with us. Dm us to get the link

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

“Sci Fi in translation” is our category for May and we have chosen to read a classic in Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We. There are multiple translations including a new one from Bela Sheyavich! Our meeting will be on Monday 12th May at 7pm London time on Zoom. DM if you would to join us.

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Our category for April is Minority Languages and we have chosen to read Black Storms by Teresa Solana (tr. from Catalan by Peter Bush). The meeting will be on Monday 7th April. DM us for details. @corylusbooks.bsky.social @teresasolanawriter.bsky.social

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Elie @eliedgo.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Sooooooo much food for thought in this one already. Can’t wait to discuss at @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social on Monday!

A copy of Violent Phenomena: 21 essays on translation, edited by Kavita Bhanot and Jeremy Tiang and published by Tilted Axis Press.

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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 13/02/2025

‘Reading makes you sexy’ Ahead of the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist announcement, we spoke to some of the judges about their reading habits, their favourite works of translated fiction – and why more people should read it. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Our theme for March is On Translation and we have chosen to read Violent Phenomena edited by Dr Kavita Bhanot and Jeremy Tiang published by @tiltedaxispress.bsky.social. Join us at 7pm London time on Monday 3rd Mar. As always, all welcome. Follow/DM for details.

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English PEN @englishpen.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

We’re delighted to announce that 19 titles from 17 regions and 13 languages have won #PENTranslates awards. They include, for the first time, a title from Somaliland. Discover the winners ⬇️ www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...

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PEN Translates winners announced - English PEN

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Harare Review of Books @hararereview.com · 15/12/2024

My favourite (and only) book club

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

We return in February for our annual long read: The Luminous Novel by Mario Levrero 🇺🇾, translated from Spanish by Annie McDermott @andotherstories.bsky.social. Join us online at 7pm London time on Mon 3 Feb. All welcome, from wherever in the world. Follow/DM for details.

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London Reads the World book club @ldnreadsworld.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Hello! We have made the journey over from X and this will be our main social media presence going forwards. Details of our first meeting in 2025 to follow...

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