Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise by Lin Yi-Han review – Taiwan’s #MeToo movement
Book of the day
Kafka: Selected Stories, edited by Mark Harman review – the master who never wasted a word
‘An ancient shadow permeates his work’: Alberto Manguel on the genius of Ismail Kadare
Ismail Kadare, giant of Albanian literature, dies aged 88
June 2024
Summer reading: 50 of the best new books to dive into
Translated fiction roundup
The best translated fiction – review roundup
Bad Habit by Alana S Portero review – in search of acceptance
Crime and thrillers roundup
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
Book of the day
Hungry for What by María Bastarós review – darkly compelling tales from Spain
The Audio Long Read
César Aira’s unreal magic: how the eccentric author took over Latin American literature – podcast
Book of the day
Bad Habit by Alana S Portero review – hard times in Madrid
May 2024
‘It was high time I told our stories’: Jenny Erpenbeck on her International Booker winner Kairos
Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck wins International Booker prize
Books interview
Sam Taylor: ‘Translating is like X-raying a book. You get a deep tissue read’
The long read
César Aira’s unreal magic: how the eccentric author took over Latin American literature
April 2024
Charco Press wins Republic of Consciousness prize for ‘gut-punch’ novel
Of Cattle and Men by Brazilian writer Ana Paula Maia, translated by Zoë Perry, is set in a slaughterhouse in an isolated corner of Brazil
Survey finds generative AI proving major threat to the work of translators
While AI tools have been used by some translators to support their work, three-quarters of those surveyed believe the emerging technology will negatively impact their future income
Maryse Condé obituary
Latin American authors on rise in International Booker prize lists
Six ‘implicitly optimistic’ novels make the International Booker prize shortlist
