Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 1hAlways glad to raise awareness! 'Songs for the Cold of Heart' (or, in the US edition, 'The American Fiancee') is the big one, but as it's fairly long, this one might be a better starting point (or 'Life in the Court of Matane'). 000
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 19hMy latest review takes us to Montreal for a story of two people, two times and a lot of strange goings-on: Eric Dupont's 'The Colour of Time, or the Incredible Story of Mary Gallagher' (translated by Peter McCambridge, courtesy of Vehicule Press): tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/10/12/t... 230
Reposted by Tony MalonePaula Bardell-Hedley @bookjotter.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Winding Up the Week #487 bookjotter.com/2026/10/10/w... #AmReading #Books #BookReview #Reading #bookbloggers #BannedBooksWeek2026 #BookshopDay #LoveYourBookshopDay @kaggsy59.bsky.social @stuckinabook.bsky.social @beautyandthecat.bsky.social @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social @lyzzybee.bsky.socialbookjotter.comWinding Up the Week #487This week I look at books recently read and reflected upon, amble through some of the most compelling literary writing across the blogosphere, pause over earlier posts that merit another look, note… 074
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Incense, calligraphy and a few letters of love - it's all happening in Chapter 32 of 'The Tale of Genji', 'Umegae'. Find out more in the usual place ;) tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/10/08/t... 000
Reposted by Tony MaloneJohn Attridge @johnattridge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Who cares about the corrupt failing Nobel prize for literature. Everyone knows that the FIFA prize for literature is the one that matters 1308
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Is there an Anglophone publisher lined up already for this one? 110
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026My latest review looks at Hector MacKenzie's 'the long cloud' (courtesy of Scribe Publications), the story of a man getting back to his (NZ) roots... tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/10/05/t... 000
Reposted by Tony MaloneTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 04/10/2026My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com 211188358
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Time to dig out your books - Announcing German Literature Month XVI!!! #GermanLitMonth tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/a...tonysreadinglist.wordpress.comAnnouncing German Literature Month XVI – November 2026November isn’t far away, and you all know what that means – German Literature Month is just around the corner! For the 16th time, we’ll be reading German, Austrian, or Swiss books, enjoying a whole… 000
Reposted by Tony MaloneWarwick Prize for Women in Translation @womenintranslation.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Announcing the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Longlist 2026! The list of 13 titles from 12 languages includes novels, poetry, short fiction, and memoir. The prize is judged in 2026 by Arifa Akbar, Véronique Tadjo, Boyd Tonkin. For the full list and announcement: tinyurl.com/394cypw6 37035
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The monthly wrap-up post for October, with all the stats and links to reviews :) tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/10/01/s...tonysreadinglist.wordpress.comSeptember 2026 Wrap-UpWhile I didn’t post too many reviews in September, it was a most enjoyable reading month, with several great new reads and a few cheeky rereads going on in the background, too. I also manage… 111
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026An enjoyable evening spent perusing the latest edition of Korean Literature Now (courtesy of LTI Korea), with essays, interviews, stories, poetry and reviews - all available online, too :) klwave.or.kr/klw/magazine... 030
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For a (rather lengthy...) review of Anjet Daanje's new novel in English, 'The Song of Stork and Dromedary' (translated by David McKay, courtesy of Scribe Publications), a Brontës-inspired epic, come this way :) tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/09/29/t... 020
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Rereading his work, I suspect his reputation will dip for a while as there are definitely parts which wouldn't pass muster today, lots of casual sexism and body-shaming. 010
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026'All Souls' is an introductory novel (of sorts) for the 'Your Face Tomorrow' trilogy, and it's probably a good starting point. Having said that, if you didn't like 'Tomorrow in the Battle...', Marías may just not be your thing as the style is pretty consistent... 110
Reposted by Tony MaloneMarina Sofia @marinasofia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Reflections on Ingeborg Bachmann on her centenary www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/182...poetryfoundation.orgThe Edge of the UnsayablePoems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine. 021
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026After a recent reread of' All Souls' and the trilogy, and a first read of 'Dark Back of Time' - well, I think you can see how that ended up, can't you? ;) 150
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026More J-Lit on the blog, with Saneatsu Mushanokōji’s 'The Innocent' (translated by Michael Guest) - a 1911 I-Novel from a slightly lesser-known J-Lit writer... tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/09/24/t... 020
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I enjoyed both, but it'll be interesting to see how they stand up to a reread years later. 010
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I've recently reread 'All Souls', this and the trilogy (currently taking a break before starting the final part of the third book) - 'Berta Isla' and 'Tomás Nevinson' next, I suspect ;) 110
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Possibly a novel, possibly not, but definitely brilliant - take a look at my review of Javier Marías' sublime 'Dark Back of Time' (translated by Esther Allen): tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/09/21/d... 063
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In the post today, courtesy of Véhicule Press, Québécois writer Eric Dupont's 'The Colour of Time' (translated by Peter McCambridge) - having enjoyed a few of his books over the years, I'm looking forward to trying this one soon :) 010
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026After last week's post on the sad ending to Tamakzura's love life, this week's second take on Chapter 31, 'Makibashira', examines the effect of the incident on several others, including the young lady who traditionally shares her name with the chapter: tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/09/17/t... 000
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026My latest review takes us on a trip to Ukraine, courtesy of Nina Kossman's 'No One Talks About the War' (published by Open Ends Press), a series of conversations from the writer's extended visit to the country in 2023: tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/09/14/n... 010
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026On my return to 'The Tale of Genji', we finally find out Tamazkaura's fate, and it's probably not what most were expecting... The first of two posts on Chapter 31, 'Makibashira': tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/09/10/t... 010
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026My first review for September takes us back to Korea with Kim Kyung-uk’s 'God Has No Grandchildren' (translated by Kang Sunok and Melissa Thomson), another set of stories from the Dalkey Archive Press Library of Korean Literature: tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/09/07/g... 041
Reposted by Tony MaloneRohan Maitzen @rohanmaitzen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Did I succeed in my efforts to make this summer a better one than usual? Some reflections on my art (and other) adventures.rohanmaitzen.comArt (and Other) Adventures IIII hope you didn’t think I’d abandoned my art adventures! It’s just that July and August were mostly so drearily hot and humid that I lost a lot of energy, sometimes for going out,… 0122
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026My latest post is the August wrap-up, AKA "What Tony did during #WITMonth" ;) tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/09/03/a...tonysreadinglist.wordpress.comAugust 2026 Wrap-Up – Women in Translation MonthAugust saw me embarking on the traditional Women in Translation Month reading, and an enjoyable month it was, too. I travelled far and wide thanks to all the various writers and translators, and i… 020
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Also, when mentioning 'Kokoro', he talks about how "a dozen writers just as good never get mentioned" - forgive me for wondering whether he could name them without a phone or computer to hand (not sure who 'Yuko Tsushimaseki' is, either!). 000
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Any list that *doesn't* have Genji at the top isn't worth the paper it's not written on ;) I like the way he's ambivalent about H. Murakami but still has three of his books in the all-time top thirty... 000
Reposted by Tony MaloneWarwick Prize for Women in Translation @womenintranslation.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The list of submissions to the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2026 is now available on our webpage. The prize is in its 10th year and we're delighted to have received a record number of submissions from a record number of languages! 🎉 tinyurl.com/32ms3tsy 02720
Reposted by Tony MaloneJohn Self @john-self.bsky.social · 29/08/2026F-shaped blurbs, seducing chatbots, nicking quotes off GoodReads and paying BookTokers: in today's Guardian I investigated the book world's tricks of the trade.theguardian.comHow to make a bestseller: insiders reveal the tricks of the book tradeFrom cover design to shelf placement and influencer partnerships … how publishers will persuade you to buy their books this autumn 2415149
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026My final #WITMonth post has a Belgian writer showing us several tastes of the east, including one encounter with a *very* familiar face - Marguerite Yourcenar's 'Nouvelles orientales' :) tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/08/31/n... 051
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026So, yeah, what I do is pointless, basically ;) 000
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Review number eight for #WITMonth is a rather dystopian affair as we look at Krisztina Tóth's 'Eye of the Monkey' (translated by Ottilie Mulzet, courtesy of Seven Stories Press): tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/08/27/e... 172
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Today's #WITMonth journey takes us to Berlin, via Buenos Aires, with Vlady Kociancich’s excellent 'The Eighth Wonder' (translated by Jessica Sequeira, courtesy of Seven Stories Press), a novel where nothing is quite as it seems... tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/08/24/t... 052
Reposted by Tony Malone𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕆'𝔻𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝 @jacqbetula.bsky.social · 21/08/2026My review of If This Be Magic: The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation by Daniel Hahn, published by @canongate.co.uk will be in tomorrow's Irish Times. 072
Reposted by Tony MaloneJohn Self @john-self.bsky.social · 21/08/2026A revolutionary theatre company's "napalm opera" Vietnam-a-Go-Go; two men, each reading a novel about the other; a migrant who pretends he's an asylum seeker so employers feels sorry for him; and a woman who asks her maid to help her read the letters on an optician’s chart. Me on translated fictiontheguardian.comThe best recent translated fiction – review roundupThe Red Book of Farewells by Pirkko Saisio; Short Circuit by Wolf Haas; Cosmos by Lucia Odoom; The Fallen Trees Are Also the Forest 1136
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 21/08/2026A new arrival, out on 29/9 from Scribe Publications - Anjet Daanje's 'The Song of Stork and Dromedary', translated by David McKay. Looking forward to this after loving 'The Remembered Soldier' last year :) 040
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 20/08/2026My latest #WITMonth wasn't really my thing, but it's certainly not the worst book I've read this year - Michiko Aoyama's 'What You are Looking for is in the Library' (tr. Alison Watts): tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/08/20/w... 041
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 17/08/2026My fifth post for this year's #WITMonth takes us back to Japan, and back to the thirteenth century, for Lady Nijō’s 'A Tale Unasked' (tr. Meredith McKinney), a story of a woman at court, and of her rather eventful life... tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/a... 1102
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Up today for #WITMonth, poetry and essays with Maria Stepanova's 'The Voice Over' (courtesy of Columbia University Press - from *many* translators!): tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/08/13/t... 022
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Today's #WITMonth post looks at Birgit Vanderbeke's 'Ich freue mich, dass ich geboren bin' (available in Jamie Bulloch's translation from Peirene Press as 'You Would Have Missed Me'): tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/i... 030
Tony Malone @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social · 09/08/2026There may be nuances that go missing on occasion, but Banana is Banana, and no translator's going to change that. Much of my eye-rolling comes from the content, not the form... 010