Pseudotranslation is not a new literary form (Don Quixote, 1605/15, is a notable example), though the term itself is fairly young. One such current novel that’s popular in my library is translator Jennifer Croft’s 2024 mystery, The Extinction of Irena Rey. I very much hope that its readers will move on to Yáng Shuāng-Zǐ’s equally … Continue reading #WITMONTH 2025: Taiwan Travelogue
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Who Ate the Little Bug?
A playful read-aloud board book for readers age 0-3, Who Ate the Little Bug? is filled with vivid colors and a tactile design of concentric die-cut circles that will entice very young readers into touching and engaging with its text. The concept is simple. Each page introduces an animal that MIGHT have eaten the little … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Who Ate the Little Bug?
#WITMONTH 2025: Speculative Fiction
When I’m asked for books that are great introductions to the genre of speculative fiction, I often turn to Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler or The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin. Women have been writing - and continue to write - exceptional speculative fiction. Reading speculative fiction in translation is a fun … Continue reading #WITMONTH 2025: Speculative Fiction
#WITMONTH 2025: Surreal Stories by South Korean Authors
If you’re looking for stories that blend horror, humor, and a dash of magic, you’ll find many appealing works by South Korean authors now in translation. One novel that is representative of this sub-genre is The Disaster Tourist, by Yun Ko-Eun. It was originally published in 2013, while the English translation (by Lizzie Buehler) was … Continue reading #WITMONTH 2025: Surreal Stories by South Korean Authors
#WITMONTH 2025: Latin American Horror
Over the past few years, there have been many hits by Mexican and South American women with English translation, particularly horror stories and surreal tales. One author who appeals to horror and speculative fiction readers with a dark side is Agustina Bazterrica. Agustina Bazterrica’s short novels stay with you long after the last sentence. Her … Continue reading #WITMONTH 2025: Latin American Horror
Welcome to #WITMONTH 2025
Welcome, WITty readers! I am Rebecca, and I am very happy to be joining GLLI as a guest curator this August. A bit about me: I have been a public librarian for 12 years. For the past six years, I have served as the Literature & Language Librarian at Portland Public Library in Portland, Maine, … Continue reading Welcome to #WITMONTH 2025
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: ashimpa: the mysterious word
A deliciously absurd grammatical romp of a picture book, ashimpa: the mysterious word begins when a researcher rediscovered a long-lost word that has resurfaced "by chance in a dusty old dictionary: ASHIMPA. Quickly, the news spread. Everyone wanted to use this exciting discovery—but no one knew exactly how. No one knew what the word meant, … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: ashimpa: the mysterious word
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Snowglobe
A 2025 GLLI Translated Young Adult Book Prize Honor Book and the first fabulous volume in a sci-fi duology, Snowglobe is set in a post-apocalyptic, post-climate-change world. Life for the lower class is cold and brutal. Most labor daily to create electricity via giant human-powered hamster wheels, except for the lucky few who live in … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Snowglobe
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Lamberto, Lamberto, Lamberto
Baron Lamberto, 93 years old and in failing health, lives in a mansion on an island in the middle of Lake Orta, in northern Italy. Living from the proceeds of his 24 banks around the world, he is waited on by his butler, Anselmo, and an army of cooks, servants, and, strangely, six people in … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Lamberto, Lamberto, Lamberto
GLLI is looking for a new Executive Director
Dear readers, Please feel free to share this job description in your networks! Global Literature in Libraries Initiative (GLLI) Executive Director Job Description The Global Literature in Libraries Initiative (GLLI) is a nonprofit that “strives to raise the visibility of world literature for adults and children at the local, national and international levels.” GLLI is … Continue reading GLLI is looking for a new Executive Director
Global Literature in Libraries Initiative 