Today’s post comes to you from Beth Gourley Suite for Barbara Loden by Nathalie Léger. Translated from French by Natasha Lehrer and Cécile Menon. Cover illustration by Ruth Gwily. Originally published in France in 2012 as Supplément à la vie de Barbara Loden (P.O.L); English translation published by Les Fugitives (UK) and Dorothy, a publishing … Continue reading #WITMonth: In Conversation with “SUITE FOR BARBARA LODEN”
Today’s post comes to you from Angie Erickson Every August, Women in Translation Month asks us to notice which voices reach our shelves. It is also an opportunity to consider what we mean when we talk about women’s writing. In 2025, Yael van der Wouden won the Women’s Prize for Fiction for her extraordinary debut novel, … Continue reading #WITMonth: Welcome to the annual Women in Translation Month on GLLI
Whether it's your cup of tea or not, horror is having a moment. While not generally considered a horror story per se, Dante's Inferno is, in fact, one of the early masterpieces of the genre, right up there with the much older Greek myth of Oedipus Rex and the more recent Frankenstein and The Tell-Tale … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Dante’s Inferno: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
This is the 8th year of the GLLI Translated YA Book Prize, which recognizes publishers, translators, and authors of books in English translation for young adult readers, aged 12 through 18 inclusive. (See the prize criteria here and submission guidelines here.) Twenty-two books in eight languages, published within the past three years, were submitted for this cycle and a … Continue reading Congratulations to the 2026 GLLI Translated Young Adult Book Prize Winner & Honor Books (& Wrap-up to #IntlYALitMonth)
Today’s post comes to you from Tim Pruzinsky More Than Monsters Beasts – by Ingvild Bjerkeland / Translated from Norwegian by Rosie Hedger (Levine Querido/2025) – NORWAY Beasts was unanimously shortlisted by the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative YA Translated Book Prize committee. Its propulsive pacing and highly engaging reader experience made it a no-brainer for recognition. Coming … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: GLLI 2026 Shortlist: Beasts
Today’s post comes to you from Kim Tyo-Dickerson & Helle Kirstein Windows and Mirrors from the Shore Self Portrait – by Ludwig Volbeda / Translated from Dutch by Lucy Scott (Levine Querido/2025) – NETHERLANDS [Previously reviewed on this blog by Lynn Miller-Lachmann on Feb. 4, 2026] Ludwig Volbeda’s debut Young Adult novel, Self Portrait, is an intimate, stream-of-consciousness epistolary … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: GLLI 2026 Shortlist: Self Portrait
Today’s post comes to you from Frances Sims-Williams Out-of-This-World Cooking (and Conspiracies) The Big Tournament: Book 1 (Magda, Intergalactic Chef) – by Nicolas Wouters, illustrated by Mathilde Van Gheluwe / Translated from French by Ann-Marie Boulanger (Graphic Universe/2025) – BELGIUM [Previously reviewed on this blog by Nanette McGuinness on Dec. 17, 2025] Chosen to represent her home planet … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: GLLI 2026 Shortlist: Magda
Wednesdays are reserved for #WorldKidLit posts, and today's will do double-duty as both #WorldKidLit and #IntYALitMonth. Vicky Lyfoung's recently published "Hmong: A Graphic History," translated from French by Kao-Ly Yang (2026), is an accessible account of the long and complex history of the Hmong people, now strewn around the world. She starts with her own … Continue reading #WorldKidLit: Hmong
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
