#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

#IntlYALitMonth Review: Never Tell Anyone Your Name

Review by Emily Corbett Federico Ivanier’s Never Tell Anyone Your Name (2020), translated by Claire Storey (2023), is unlike anything I have read before for two reasons. First, it is the first YA novel to be translated from Uruguayan to English. Second, Ivanier’s plot is both utterly bizarre and enthralling. The novel takes place in … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Review: Never Tell Anyone Your Name

#WorldKidLit Wednesday: You Can’t Kill Snow White

At the risk of repeating myself yet again, picture books are for everyone. They are most certainly appropriate for young adults, especially when they are bold, daring, and splashed with a bit of danger. Published by Enchanted Lion Books' new picture book imprint Unruly, You Can't Kill Snow White is both a new interpretation and … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: You Can’t Kill Snow White

#DutchKidLit – Fright Night by Maren Stoffels

Shortlisted for the 2021 Global Literature in Libraries Initiative Translated YA Book Prize I always thought death would look different.A bit like in the movies.Spectacular, sad, or perhaps scary.But your death was lonely,even though there were four people around you:three people watching -- and me,your murderer. - Murderer, Fright Night What if you had the … Continue reading #DutchKidLit – Fright Night by Maren Stoffels