The Bookstore

For Women in Translation Month, which is our prompt for August and also celebration in the wider book world, we talk a little bit about previous episodes where we recommend works in translation, as well as some literary translation prizes. Our main topic is a translation game Corinne made, so fair warning, there is lots of laughing in this episode because we have lots of fun.

Next time we will be discussing The Twilight Zone by Nona Fernandez.

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We read and discuss 2020 Booker International Winner The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, translated from the Dutch by Michele Hutchison. Content warning: language, discussion of difficult topics.

Next time we will be discussing The Twilight Zone by Nona Fernandez.

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We loved Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead so much that Corinne decided to read Primeval and Other Times by Olga Tokarczuk. Our July Challenge Prompt was to read another book by an author you have loved before.

Next time we will be discussing The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld for our first August read: a book written by a woman that has been translated. Find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

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We talk generally about our July prompt, read a backlist title by an author you've loved before.

Next time we will be talking about Primeval and Other Times by Olga Tokarczuk. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

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This week we read and discuss Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo. It's Becca's pick for our July prompt: to read a book by an author you have loved before.

Next time we will be talking about Primeval and Other Times by Olga Tokarczuk. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

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We talk about book settings.

Next month the prompt is to read a book by an author you have loved before and Becca's choice is Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

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This week for our Beach Read June prompt we read Beach Read by Emily Henry. Which is fitting! Coincidentally the book take place in a fictional Lake Michigan town that happens to exist exactly on top of the town that Corinne's partner is from - so we've got thoughts about how it represents Michigan aside from general banter about romance tropes and feel good reading.

Next month the prompt is to read a book by an author you have loved before and Becca's choice is Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

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Content warning for sexual assault on this episode. We read Diadem From the Stars by Jo Clayton as Becca's pick for June's prompt, Genre: Romance, Fantasy, or Beach Read. It's a pulpy 70s space fantasy that left us confused and maybe even a little irate.

Next time we will be discussing Beach Read by Emily Henry. You might have to find this one used, or from your local library.

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We discuss a publishing scandal that at this point feels very cliché.

Next time we will be discussing Diadem from the Stars by Jo Clayton. You might have to find this one used, or from your local library.

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This week we read Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe. It's a book full of politics and yet we choose to focus (at least a little) on the sex writing.

Next time we will be discussing Diadem from the Stars by Jo Clayton. You might have to find this one used, or from your local library.

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