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Tina Kover

@tinakover.bsky.social
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Award-winning literary translator. US/UK citizen. Coloradan. Democrat. Wearer of red lipstick. Co-founder, @translatorsaloud.bsky.social.

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Butlerian Jihadist of House Dornick @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026
Harvard just dropped a study AI productivity in software engineering and it found the average increase in productivity from using Claude code is.....zero and for exactly the reasons you'd think fion.ac/jellyfish.pdf
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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
London, 1917. A famous actor’s murder was solved twenty years ago. So why has Everest’s father spent his life doubting the verdict? #EverestMacdonald by @ajwestauthor.bsky.social is OUT NOW!💚 ORDER YOUR COPY BELOW! 🔗https://geni.us/zL2NdW
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🇨🇦 l.faraday 🇨🇦 @mizati.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A cartoon from 80 years ago, still relevant because of Kegsbreath and the regime that props him up. #War
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M.K.McDaniels @mkmcdaniels.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Telling Iran to take out LA or San Diego is about as an unhinged statement a American president could possibly make. I wish he would get the hell out of our lives.
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🌊🧩Perpetua🪭☔️ @barrylarkin06.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Time to LOCK UP 🇷🇺Putin'sPEDOPullToy Pretendident squatting in our People's House, grifting and robbing us blind; InsiderTrading MarketManipulating War Profiteering... Now asking Iran to BOMB LA & SD? NOT funny, Fatty. LOCK HIM UP. #ToppleTheGeriatricToddler #UntRUmptheWorld #EpsteintRUmpCoverUp
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The President of the United States is a traitor and a rapist.
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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's something completely different: Alexandra Cox reading from her translation of Jana Johanna Haeckel's COCKTAIL PROLONGÉ: F. C. GUNDLACH SPECIAL, the catalogue for the photography exhibition running at Deichtorhallen Hamburg/Haus der Photographie from June 5 - Sept 22, 2026. buff.ly/rCys7Yh
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Alexandra Cox reads from Jana Johanna Haeckel's COCKTAIL PROLONGÉ: F. C. GUNDLACH SPECIAL (2026)
Catalogue in conjunction with the exhibition COCKTAIL PROLONGÉ: F. C. GUNDLACH SPECIAL at Deichtorhallen Hamburg / Haus der Photographie from June 5, 2026 through September 22, 2026 as part of the…
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The President of the United States is a traitor and a rapist.
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The Stephen Spender Trust @stephenspender.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This Saturday is European Day of Languages! Celebrate with our treasure chest of activities available here: www.stephen-spender.org/translation-... Maltese picturebooks, Ukrainian crafts, French recipes, Urdu riddles and a lot more...
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ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly @arablit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Poetry in Translation by Fadwa Suleiman "I’m sitting alone in my room / my clothes scattered around me"... arablit.org/2026/09/24/poetry-in-tr…
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Poetry in Translation by Fadwa Suleiman
"I’m sitting alone in my room / my clothes scattered around me"
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Sue Carr @scarr54.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’ve been saying exactly this for over a year.
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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
£17.99 → £0.99⏰ That’s ALL FIVE books in Simone Buchholz’s dark, shocking and caustically funny #ChasityRiley series (t. by @racheltranslates.bsky.social). Your next German noir binge is waiting… 🔗https://geni.us/7cKvX
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Tina Kover @tinakover.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Tina Kover @tinakover.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today is #pubday for not one, but TWO of my translations: @marclevyofficiel.bsky.social's THE BOOKSHOP OF FORBIDDEN BOOKS and Nincemon Fallé's prizewinning THESE BLAZING SUNS. One is the story of a bookseller arrested for selling banned books; the other a coming-of-age tale set in Cote d'Ivoire.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Trump is a toxic waste dump of the worst of human character. His greed, corruption, ego, stupidity, arrogance, cruelty, prejudice, and active contempt for virtue, the law and people are manifest daily in ways that are destroying our institutions and our country. And he is getting worse daily.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
No shit, 100% agree here.
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George Hahn @georgehahn.com · 15/09/2026
Donald Trump is the hoax. Nothing he says, professes, or promises can ever be taken seriously. He is a toxic clown, a dangerous joke, and the great American embarrassment. He is the hoax.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
$500, some highlighters, and ten days to wrap it up. Treat candidates like we treat teachers.
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The President of the United States is a rapist, traitor and extortionist.
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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A reading by translator Talei Lakeland today, from a unique and remarkable novel that explores a little-known facet of history: that of Iraqi Jews during the 20th century. This book, by award-winning author Usama Al Shahmani , is seeking an English-language publisher! buff.ly/n2f0e9j
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Talei Lakeland reads from Usama Al Shahmani's A SONG SLUMBERS DEEP IN THE TIGRIS (seeking publisher)
A Song Slumbers Deep in the Tigris (In der Tiefe des Tigris schläft ein Lied) tells the story of Iraqi Jews during the 20th century through the eyes of Gadi, an Israeli professor living in…
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Marcus SOBER 5 YEARS @papacitogordo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The current president of the United States of America is a liar.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I’m sending this from Ukraine to whoever needs a little reminder tonight: We’re tired. We’re human. And we’re still fighting for our normal life back.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is what people voted for. Then they complain endlessly . . . and vote for it again. Geez people, look at what is actually happening, not what you're being told, and recalibrate.
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Tina Kover @tinakover.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I am SO EXCITED for the release of Marc Levy's THE BOOKSHOP OF FORBIDDEN BOOKS in my English translation, available in both the U.S. and the UK on September 24th! A story of love, and courage--and grass-roots resistance to dictatorship that couldn't be more timely. Live. Read. Resist.
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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
How better to celebrate the U.S. publication of Anjet Daanje's THE SONG OF STORK AND DROMEDARY (out NOW from @fsgbooks.bsky.social) than with a reading by its brilliant translator, David McKay? Don't miss this excerpt from the book hailed as the greatest Dutch novel of this century! buff.ly/QfQYfDT
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David Mckay reads from Anjet Daanje's THE SONG OF STORK AND DROMEDARY - Chapter 1 (2026)
This is one in a series of readings from The Song of Stork and Dromedary by Anjet Daanje. Check out the whole series at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvwToi1IG7tIbyOABfbjnvA Inspired by the…
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Carolirene @carolirene75.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I will definitely go see this. Anybody who stands against tRump is a friend.
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Mr. Blabalino 🇳🇴🇺🇸💙 @blabalino.com · 02/09/2026
Remember this going into the midterms.
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Gary Rogers 🇺🇲🇨🇦🇺🇦⚛️🎨🖌️ @garyrogersartist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This would explain the hatred of Mail in ballots....
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Johnny 🫧 Cowlick @jefferycowlick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A truer post has never been posted.
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davidej2025.bsky.social @davidej2025.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
How did a child rapist get elected twice in America? "With enough money, lies that even Satan can elected in USA more than twice.
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SANTA CLAUS @santaclausalaska.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
FUN FACT If we switched to all renewable energy, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall almost in half, slashing global CO2 emissions. Because those ships are JUST carrying coal, oil and gas. ~ Bill McKibben SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES!
Fun Fact: If we switched to all renewable energy, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall almost in half, slashing global CO2 emissions. Because those ships are just carrying coal, oil and gas.
- Bill McKibben, Climate Activist
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The President of the United States is a traitor and a rapist.
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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
One murdered TV personality. Several masked runners. All wearing the SAME bib number…😨 Can detective-in-training Sigurdís find the killer? #StopDead by Katrín Júlíusdóttir (tr. Larissa Kyzer) is ONLY 99p on #KOBO & #APPLE FOR A LIMITED TIME📚 K: 🔗https://geni.us/k5wrG 🍎: 🔗https://geni.us/EVgpKo
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
As if I couldn’t hate the orange felon more than I already do, over 60 trees which include historic Cherry Blossom trees were quietly cut down recently in Washington DC without court approval. I’ll never forgive anyone who supports this monstrous hateful destructive criminal.
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Mostly True News @mostlytruenews.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
As death stalks Trump his ideas and positions become more greedy, more extreme and more scattered. Americas disintegrating fake president.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Just when you think you couldn’t love David Byrne more he goes to the Hollywood Bowl playing "Life During Wartime" projecting ICE raids 🔥
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I feel like I’m living In a dystopian novel written in 1993 that was rejected by dozens of publishers because it was incredibly stupid.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/08/2026
Broken swing sets? Missing basketball nets? Have no fear, Renew Crew is here. Neighborhood parks are meant for recreation — not frustration. If it’s broken, this crew will fix it. If it’s run-down, they’ll renew it. Renew Crew: Coming soon to a park near you.
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Molten Irony (Wade) @ginsengity.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Note: Republicans aren't "cowards" or being "held hostage" by Trump, THEY ARE IN ON IT ALL WITH HIM.
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Kuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I honestly could've sworn the US had some sort of amendment somewhere between the 24th & 26th to oust their deranged, dangerous & FRANKLY EMBARRASSING president. I must have been wrong. about that...
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The President of the United States is a traitor and a rapist.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Everyday someone asks me how they can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"What a terrible era in which idiots govern the blind." ~ William Shakespeare #JimMorin
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ExpendableMudge (he/him) @expendablemudge.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
THE CAMINO by Dutch crime/suspense superstar ANYA NIEWIERRA (translated by Eileen Stevens) via @simonandschuster.bsky.social marks her Anglophone debut with a truly unnerving tale of identity, love, and memory. #WITMonth #Booksky expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...
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THE CAMINO, Anglophone debut of Dutch-language suspense star
THE CAMINO ANYA NIEWIERRA (tr.Eileen Stevens) Simon & Schuster ( non-affiliate Bookshop.org link) $14.99 ebook, available now Rati...
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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
On this last Thursday of #WITmonth 2026, enjoy the voice of translator @richtranslator.bsky.social reading the exquisite poetry of Ukrainian poet Maryna Ponomarenko. Don't miss it. buff.ly/n0vEV5U
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Richard Coombes reads a selection of poems by Maryna Ponomarenko
Translator bio: Richard Coombes translates from Russian and Ukrainian into English. Recent publications include poetry in the bilingual anthologies ‘Disbelief’ and ‘Dislocation’, Elena Dolgopyat’s…
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
ME: I am always banging on about my books and events. THEM: I did not know your events existed. Wait you wrote a book?? lesson to writers: talk MORE about your books and events.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The president is making US policy friendlier to North Korea and Russia than Canada and Oman. Are you kidding me?
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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
My cat has 2 lap settings: 1. You attempted to lift your leg, but I am the weight of 10,000 dying suns, & I will not be disturbed. You will perish here. 2. You moved your ankle 1/10000th of an inch. I am leaving immediately. You've offended not only me but my ancestors.
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