Today’s post comes to you from Sabrina Rossi The Village Beyond the Mist - written by Sachiko Kashiwaba (1975) and translated from Japanese by Avery Fischer Udagawa (2025) - GLLI review by Nanette McGuinness on Mar 19, 2025 - Shortlisted 2026 GLLI Translated Young Adult Book Prize The Village Beyond the Mist, (霧のむこうのふしぎな町 - Kirino mukōno … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: GLLI 2026 Shortlist: The Village Beyond the Mist
Today’s post comes to you from Angela Erickson Drawing the Line on WWII The History of World War II by Belgian historian Arnaud de la Croix, illustrated by Vicente Cifuentes and translated from the French by Amanda Axsom and Peter Law, stood out to the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative YA Translated Book Prize committee for … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: GLLI 2026 Shortlist: The History of World War II
Today’s post comes to you from Kim Tyo-Dickerson & Helle Kirstein The Seer and the Nun We recently met to discuss Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem’s immersive historical novel Daughter of Doom, translated from Dutch by Kristen Gehrman, and published by Levine Querido (2025). Originally published as Onheilsdochter by Querido (2022), the book was shortlisted for the prestigious … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: GLLI 2026 Shortlist: Daughter of Doom
Today’s post comes to you from Kim Tyo-Dickerson & Helle Kirstein Echoes in the Empty Theater: Grief, Independence, and Magical Realism It is fascinating to watch the journey of translated literature from its native culture to the global stage. For us, and for Job Roggeveen, a colleague and parent at the International School of Amsterdam, one … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: GLLI 2026 Shortlist: Movies Showing Nowhere
Today’s post comes to you from Ankitha Venkataram "A People Without a Story Disappear" Giants is an Indian young adult novel about our protagonist, Kato, a mute thirteen-year-old boy, who is chosen by Kene, a God in Naga folklore, to be a storyteller. It is set in a tiny village in Nagaland—a state in North East … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: India
Today’s post comes to you from Erica Prenda Magic, Memory, and the Aftermath of Dictatorship Since I am an English teacher, it is probably unsurprising that visiting the world’s famous libraries, bookstores, and other literary haunts is my top priority when I arrive in a new country. Accordingly, my souvenir to take home is always a … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: Hungary
Today’s post comes to you from Cynthia Green YA & TCK Today’s topic is particularly intriguing because to date, Third Culture Kids (TCKs) is not an established publishing genre, doesn’t have a fixed definition, and is not broadly recognized—including by “TCKs” themselves, their parents, teachers and therapists. In fact, I didn’t know that I had “grown … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: Third Culture Kids
Today’s post comes to you from Eleanor Duggan Remembering Through Panels with Year of the Rabbit After reading Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes by Chantha Nguon, I became deeply intrigued with Cambodian history. Part of that curiosity came from the realisation of how little I knew about this chapter of … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: Cambodia
A youth classic gets the graphic treatment Zeina Abirached's graphic adaptation of The Prophet is a big beautiful book and a wonderful way to introduce young adults to Kahlil Gibran's classic collection of 26 prose poems, which has never been out of print since its 1923 publication. Watch this one-minute video provided by the publisher … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: The Prophet in Black & White
Today’s post comes to you from Kate London 'Things Have a Soul' - Werner Abresch (1941 – 2024) Stell Dir Vor! Comics über die Nachkriegszeit (Imagine! : Comics about the postwar period) by Tobi Dahmen, Julia Bernhard, Melanie Garanin, Mikael Ross, Volker Schmitt, and Julia Zejn Werner Abresch was a pastor and avid collector of memories. … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: How Germany Remembers
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