#WorldKidLit Month Focus on Japan: Ten Years After Are You an Echo?

Posted on by Avery Fischer Udagawa

Today’s post comes to you from David Jacobson: This September marks ten years since the publication of Are You an Echo? The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko edited and translated from the Japanese by David Jacobson, Sally Ito, and Michiko Tsuboi, illustrated  by Toshikado Hajiri (Chin Music Press, 2016).  At the time of the release, … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Month Focus on Japan: Ten Years After Are You an Echo?

IntlYALitMonth: Who can resist authors enthusiastic about their GLLI Translated YA Book Prizes?

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On April 14, 2021, 2020 GLLI #TranslatedYA Book Prize Chair Annette Y. Goldsmith and 2021 Prize Chair David Jacobson hosted an online presentation as part of the Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival at the University of Southern Mississippi. The presentation included video reviews of select titles by committee members, as well as long-form interviews with the … Continue reading IntlYALitMonth: Who can resist authors enthusiastic about their GLLI Translated YA Book Prizes?