I opted for my second review for this month, a book from India that was on the Man Asian prize a prize that disappeared ten years ago but for the few years it ran highlighted great Indian literature and from the rest of Asia . This book about mother and a child stuck with me. … Continue reading #translationthurs Rebirth by Jahnavi Barua
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#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Fire from the Sky
Fire from the Sky is the beautifully evocative story of Ánte, a young Sámi reindeer herder. Ánte loves his land and herding reindeer; he wants to follow in his father’s footsteps. But as the book begins, he has just realized he is attracted to his long-time good friend, Erik, who has a girlfriend but also … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Fire from the Sky
#translationthurs: Kamchatka by Marcelo Figueras
I have chosen to revisit a number of my favorite books from the years of shadowing, and here we go back to 2011 and Kamchatka by Marcelo Figueras. I picked this book because it is a book whose young character I connected with as I was a similar age to him. Also, it was a … Continue reading #translationthurs: Kamchatka by Marcelo Figueras
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Little Sisters
What would it be like to have a little sister, or even tons of little sisters? As the eldest of four girls, I feel I may already have some of the answers, here! All the same, I no doubt could have benefitted from a copy of Little Sisters when I was a youngster. This gorgeous … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Little Sisters
Congratulations to the 2024 GLLI Translated Young Adult Book Prize winner & honor books!
The 2024 Global Literature in Libraries Initiative Translated Young Adult Book Prize Committee is pleased to announce the winner and honor books for the 2024 prize. This is the sixth year of the GLLI Translated YA Book Prize and it has been an outstanding one for graphic novels, as evidenced below. The Winner for the … Continue reading Congratulations to the 2024 GLLI Translated Young Adult Book Prize winner & honor books!
#translationthurs: Shadowing and the Nobel Prize
In the early days of my blog, I was finding writers to read. I found the landscape for translated fiction has changed in the time I have been blogging. It is a lot more spoken about and mentioned than it was a decade ago. So, when in the early days I wanted to find books … Continue reading #translationthurs: Shadowing and the Nobel Prize
#translationthurs: I’m Stuart Allen, the British book blogger
Hi, Happy Easter to those celebrating it. Today, I'm Stuart, the host for the next month here at Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. I have blogged at my own blog Winstonsdad . My blog was initially named after my sadly long-passed-away dog, Winston. He is still my avatar in most places. Hence, I choose to … Continue reading #translationthurs: I’m Stuart Allen, the British book blogger
#UAEReads: Wrapping Up Our Reading Month in the UAE
Thank you for joining us this entire month of March as we celebrated UAE's Reading Month.
#UAEReads: Get to Know Your March Guest Contributors Through (some of) Their Favorite Books
GLLI March 2024 Curation Team here. As we are winding down and coming to the end of a month celebrating books from the UAE, we thought we would re-introduce ourselves in a different way this time, through our personal list of favorite books, both past and current. Here’s the team! Dr. Mona Aljanahi Favorite childhood … Continue reading #UAEReads: Get to Know Your March Guest Contributors Through (some of) Their Favorite Books
#UAEReads – Library Feature: Zayed Central Library, Al Ain
Meghry Vasken Nazarian here. Zayed Central Library (ZCL) is a magical and historical place full of books, life, hope, and endless stories from different civilizations. ZCL is a national library in the heart of Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding father of the UAE, ZCL is … Continue reading #UAEReads – Library Feature: Zayed Central Library, Al Ain
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