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Still Hating on DraftKings [3 Books]

Rather than reinvent the ranting wheel (I don’t know what that is, but it sounds fun), I’m going to preface this preview of three new books with a couple of updates from last week’s post. First off, DraftKings. I spend way too much of my mental time hating all over this stupid company. I should just stop. ...

Reading with Naja Marie Aidt & Valeria Luiselli

Join the folk at the Community Bookstore for a reading with authors Naja Marie Aidt and Valeria Luiselli. Where: Community Bookstore, 143 7th Ave., Brooklyn, NY Free and open to the public. For more information, go ...

We're Not Here to Disappear

Originally published in French in 2007, We’re Not Here to Disappear (On n’est pas là pour disparaître) won the Prix Wepler-Fondation La Poste and the Prix Pierre Simon Ethique et Réflexion. The work has been recently translated by Béatrice Mousli and comes out from Otis Books/Seismicity Editions next week. John ...

"One of Us Is Sleeping" by Josefine Klougart [Short Teaser]

I started reading Martin Aitken’s translation from the Danish of Josefine Klougart’s One of Us Is Sleeping yesterday and came across this passage that I wanted to share. I know I need to post a more comprehensive overview of our forthcoming books—both for the winter and next spring—but for now, ...

Fall for the Book Festival: Reading by Naja Marie Aidt

Author Naja Marie Aidt reads at the Fall for the Book Festival. Where: Johnson Center Meeting Room D, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA For more information, go ...

Fall for the Book Festival: Translation Panel

Translation Panel with Jennifer Grotz, K. E. Semmel, Heather Green, and Jordan Stump at the Fall for the Book Festival. Where: Johnson Center Meeting Room D, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA For more information, go ...

The Queen's Caprice

Even though the latest from Jean Echenoz is only a thin volume containing seven of what he calls “little literary objects,” it is packed with surprises. In these pieces, things happen below the surface, sometimes both literally and figuratively. As a result, his characters, as well as his readers, are faced with the ...