The YA Studies Association (YASA) is an international organisation existing to increase the knowledge of, and research on, young adult (YA) literature, media, and related fields and to encourage the cooperation of specialists, institutions, organisations, and individuals engaging with YA whether through research, teaching, or practice. We welcome scholars and practitioners at all stages and … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Spotlight: The YA Studies Association
It’s #WorldKidLit Weekend: Naming Source Languages and Translators Serves Young Readers
This article first appeared on the ALSC Blog on April 16, 2024. Reposted with permission. Not long ago, I asked a group of grade six English learners to do a “source language scavenger hunt,” finding middle grade and YA novels in the school library and recording the language in which each was written. I also … Continue reading It’s #WorldKidLit Weekend: Naming Source Languages and Translators Serves Young Readers
#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
#EndangeredAlphabets: Trotting Out Camels
“Save our language” in the Zaghawa language and the Beria script, in which each letter resembles a camel branding symbol. Carved by the author. Right, let’s get this month going. Let’s head out into the fascinating world of Indigenous and minority scripts. And let’s start by talking about camels. I’m trotting out camels, so to … Continue reading #EndangeredAlphabets: Trotting Out Camels
Welcome to #DegrowthLitMonth!
Hello! I’m Erin Remblance and I’ll be your host for the month of December, taking you through degrowth and degrowth-aligned literature from authors around the world. I am a Sydney-based writer, researcher, co-creator of (re)Biz, wife, and mother of three children. I’m a passionate advocate for our planet and taking action aligned with what the physics demands … Continue reading Welcome to #DegrowthLitMonth!
Sholem Aleichem! Welcome to #YiddishLitMonth
My name is Mindl Cohen, I am the academic director of the Yiddish Book Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to Yiddish literature and culture, and I am thrilled to be guest curating the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative blog for the month of October. Throughout the month I will be sharing posts about newly published … Continue reading Sholem Aleichem! Welcome to #YiddishLitMonth
#INTLYALITMONTH: What a month!
Some titles from #IntlYALitMonth Throughout the month of May, librarians, authors, teachers, and library activists from around the world took turns reviewing #IntlYALit titles that will help us provide our students with more windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors. I'm humbled by the efforts of the reviewers and thrilled with the results of their work. … Continue reading #INTLYALITMONTH: What a month!
#INTLYALITMONTH: Welcome!
When I was invited several months ago to guest-edit GLLI's #IntlYALitMonth, I have to admit that I was apprehensive. I'm certainly not an expert on global literature. While I've spent almost my entire career abroad, every school I've worked at has been based on an American curriculum, and the collections I've worked with and curated … Continue reading #INTLYALITMONTH: Welcome!
Ibonia: The Ramayana of Madagascar
-Abhay K. Ibonia is an epic poem of Madagascar dating back centuries which tells the tale of conception, birth, betrothal, struggle and death of its hero Ibonia (Iboniamasiboniamanoro or "he of the clear and captivating glance"). The tale begins with the conception of Ibonia by his mother with the help of divine intervention. Ibonia starts talking … Continue reading Ibonia: The Ramayana of Madagascar
#MadagascarLitMonth: The Poetry of Elie Rajaonarison
By Mialy Andriamananjara Elie Rajaonarison was a Malagasy poet, for whom Malagasy literature was above all an oral literature. He was born on November 15, 1951 in Ambatondrazaka, a town in the central highlands of Madagascar known for its rice and tobacco production. He was a “poète engagé” who “served as Secretary General to the … Continue reading #MadagascarLitMonth: The Poetry of Elie Rajaonarison
Global Literature in Libraries Initiative 