The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Translated Literature Find the New Yorker announcement here. New York, NY (September 15, 2026) – The National Book Foundation today announced…

Sylvie feels like her radical world only exists in the past and as she gets older her choices and world are shrinking.

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

It’s not often that I do arrivals posts these days, but I had to highlight these lovely books that popped through the letter box. They are the first three in a new series from World Editions,…

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

Amplifying voices: celebrating women in translation month | ProZ.com, via LinkedIn JULY IN REVIEW A month of wonders was had by all. Fo...

These stories give voice to ten queer Arab men. They are inspired by real-life events.

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The PEN Translation Prize invites submissions of book-length translations from any language into English published during the current calendar year.

SELAMLIK KHALED ALSMAEL (tr. Leri Price) World Editions $19.99 trade paper, available now Rating: 4.5* of five The Publisher Says:...

About the Book As her native Hong Kong seethes, torn between two world powers, Amber Fan tries to build a career as a chef in London’s Chinatown.  Amber Fan, a young Oxford-educated chef, opens the first Chinese fusion joint in London’s Chinatown following the failure of her father’s traditional restaurant. When her parents decide to return to Hong Kong, taking with them their young son Bobby as well as the haunting secret surrounding his birth, Amber is left alone in London.

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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 ...

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THE PERFECT CIRCLE CLAUDIA PETRUCCI (Tr. Anne Milano Appel) World Editions ( non-affiliate Bookshop.org link) $14.99 ebook, availabl...

Two women far apart in time, a mysterious unsellable mansion in Milan that connects them: a story of passion, betrayal, and selfish desire.

About the Book In the round house on Via Saterna, its Palladian square exterior nothing but a trompe-l’oeil, the sun pierces through the central skylight. Its rays pass three floors unobstructed, before reaching the circle below at the heart of the house: four fingers of water filling a little silver basin. It is here that young Lidia dies, setting an end to her clandestine love affair with the ambitious architect.

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...

All That Dies in April, a novel by Argentine writer Mariana Travacio, was published in English by World Editions in September 2025, in co-translation by Will

Travel the globe with the most influential voices from Argentina to Zambia! Published by the award-winning press World Editions, the collectible Read the World series features translated novels from A...

13 staff members, 11 countries, 9 languages: The WWB team recommends our favorite books in translation from 2025.

You’ve read the other “Best of” lists—now read the other one, for the rest of us. Here are Ms. magazine's top feminist books of 2025.

THE CUT LINE CAROLINA PIHELGAS (tr. Darcy Hurford) World Editions ( non-affiliate Bookshop.org link) $14.99 ebook, available now R...

“The Cracks We Bear” by Catalina Infante (translated by Michelle Mirabella) asks incisive questions about mothering, both the act of being mothered and that of becoming one.

PEN America today announced 50 finalists for its 2026 Literary Awards, showcasing excellence from literary superstars and new voices alike and spanning genres including fiction, poetry, drama, essays,...