Why read literature? Why read works in translation? Why read books written by women? Why continue to participate in a medium that might not have a future?

That's what we tackle on today's episode of the Life on Books podcast, as we chat with Chad Post, the director of Open Letter Publishing, which is a project from the University of Rochester.

Specializing in works in translation, Open Letter is one of the most important publishers in the US today. Chad himself has immense experience in the world of literature, and in particular works in translation, having started his journey at the famed Dalkey Archives, working side by side with its notorious founder Jon O'Brien.

Open Letter Publishing is currently running a special for the month of August, where all of their books either written by women or translated by women are 40%.

Click here to see the deal:

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Books mentioned in this podcast

Zone Mathias Ernard

https://amzn.to/3LZfX6W

Winter in Sokcho Elisa Shua Dusapin

https://amzn.to/4dccXA8

Garden by the Sea Merce Rodoreda

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948...

The Pachinko Parlor Elisa Shua Dusapin

https://amzn.to/3WVKYPt

Flowers of Mold Ha Seong-Nan

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940...

Death in Spring Merce Rodoreda

https://amzn.to/4cd2LpO

Spiral Meander Explode Jane Alison

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948...

The Bridge at No Gun Ri Charles J. Hanley, Sang-hun Choe, Martha Mendoza

https://amzn.to/3SL5eRp

Hard Rain Falling Don Carpenter

https://amzn.to/3SL5eRp

Stoner John Williams

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590...

Melville Rodrigo Fresan

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781960...

A Muzzle for Witches Dubravka Ugreisc

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781960...

Of Beasts and Fowls Pilar Adon

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781960...

Last Words on Earth Javier Serena

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948...

The Savage Detectives Roberto Bolaño

https://amzn.to/4dfj2f4

The Vegetarian Han Kang

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781101...

The Museum of Eternas novel (the first good novel) Macedonio Fernandez

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934...

Thank you for not Reading Dubravka Ugresic

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948...

The Physics of sorrow Georgi Gospodinov

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781324...

Cigarettes Harry Matthews

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628...

My life in CIA Harry Matthews

Life a Users Manual Georges Perec

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781567...

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