As July rolls on and many of us are making travel plans once again, it’s time to consider that perennially delightful question of what to read over summer vacation. We are sharing some of our top picks—books that chart journeys big and small; hosting characters whose migrations across cities, countries, and emotional terrains are variously […]
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Read the World Bookfair at at ALTA44!
We’re excited to join the American Literary Translators Association for the debut of #ReadTheWorld, an online bookfair celebrating translators and their publishers ahead of and during the virtual portion of the ALTA44 conference (October 15-17). Use the discount code readtheworld at checkout and save 20% off of all titles in our Literature In Translation Series […]
Continue readingActive Listening: The Union of Synchronized Swimmers by Cristina Sandu, Translated by Cristina Sandu
Book*hug’s Active Listening series invites authors to create playlists for their books, and offers them a space to draw parallels between the two.
Continue readingHappy Publication Day to The Union of Synchronized Swimmers by Cristina Sandu
Happy Publication Day to The Union of Synchronized Swimmers, by Finnish-Romanian author Cristina Sandu, translated from the Finnish by Cristina Sandu! We’re delighted to share this book with you, which won the 2020 Toisinkoinen Literary Prize in its native Finland, a literary award given for the best second novel. The Union of Synchronized Swimmers follows […]
Continue readingSpring Fiction Preview: The Union of Synchronized Swimmers by Cristina Sandu, Translated by Cristina Sandu
Friends of Book*hug, meet Spring 2021.
Continue readingSpring 2021 Season Preview
We always look forward to spring, but this year, we’re especially eager, and not just for flowers (which those of us with allergies might be looking forward to less eagerly).
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