The Watchlist: January 2022
January 28th, 2022by Tobias Carroll
The Latest from WWB Daily
- Interviews
Twelve Years Later, Kettly Mars Reflects on the 2010 Earthquake in Haiti and the Novels It Inspired
by Nathan H. Dize
The earthquake opened new sociopolitical avenues to be addressed in literary fiction. ...read more
- Reading Lists
9 Dystopian Novels in Translation to Read Now
by Words Without Borders
Recent and forthcoming dystopian fiction from Argentina, Egypt, Iceland, Japan, and more. ...read more
- Interviews
Becoming a “Second-Career” Translator: A Conversation with Aneesa Abbas Higgins
by Samantha Schnee
The experiences gained from a lifetime of reading and pursuing other professions are invaluable assets. ...read more
- News
Words Without Borders Receives 2022 National Endowment for the Arts Grant
The award will support WWB’s flagship online magazine of international literature, education programs, and events. ...read more
- First Read
The Tofu-Maker
by Shen Fuyu
Around the time we were in second grade, Buckethead and I beat a snake to death. ...read more
- Reading Lists
WWB’s Most Anticipated Translated Books of 2022
by Words Without Borders
WWB staff, contributors, and board members on the translated books they're most excited about in 2022. ...read more
- First Read
A Seriously Shitty Quirk of Fate
by Paulo Scott
I felt uncomfortable being who I was, raised on the idea of being from a Black family. ...read more
- Watchlist
The Watchlist: December 2021
Tobias Carroll recommends exciting new books translated from Maltese, Mè’phàà, German, Spanish, Arabic, and Greek. ...read more
- Interviews
Mike Fu and Jenna Tang on Mentorship, Taiwanese Literature, and Translating Trauma
by Mike Fu and Jenna Tang
Taiwanese voices are still considerably underrepresented in the English-speaking world. ...read more
- News
Calvin Baker Joins WWB Board of Directors
by Words Without Borders
Words Without Borders is pleased to announce the election of Calvin Baker to its Board of Directors. ...read more