Bolivia - Fresh Dirt from the Grave
Fresh Dirt from the Grave, by Giovanna Rivero (translated by Isabel Adey) Published 2023 Short Stories, Horror Settings: Bolivia, Canada...
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Jun 17, 2023
Armenia - Three Apples...
Three Apples Fell From the Sky, by Narine Abgaryan (translated by Lisa C. Hayden) Originally published in 2015 Literary, Contemporary,...
Jun 10, 2023
Sri Lanka - The Seven Moons...
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka Published 2022, with an earlier version of the novel published in 2020 Literary,...
May 30, 2023
Trinidad & Tobago - When We Were Birds
When We Were Birds, by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo Originally published 2022 Literary, Fantasy/Magical Realism, Romance Setting: a fictional...
May 23, 2023
South Korea - The Specters of Algeria
The Specters of Algeria, by Hwang Yeo Jung (translated by Yewon Jung) Originally published 2017 Literary fiction Setting: South Korea...
Mar 29, 2023
Bosnia & Herzegovina - Body Kintsugi
Body Kintsugi, by Senka Marić (translated by Celia Hawkesworth) Originally published 2022 Literary Fiction Setting: Bosnia & Herzegovina...
Dec 26, 2022
Burkina Faso - So Distant From My Life
So Distant From My Life, by Monique Ilboudo (translated by Yarri Kamara) Originally published 2018 Literary Fiction Setting: West Africa...
Dec 4, 2022
Uruguay - Cantoras
Cantoras, by Carolina De Robertis Originally published 2019 Historical Fiction, Literary, LBGTQ+ Setting: Uruguay [CWs: war, suicide, SA,...
Nov 30, 2022
Iceland - Butterflies in November
Butterflies in November, by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (translated by Brian FitzGibbon) Originally published 2004 Contemporary, Literary,...
Nov 27, 2022
Review: Decolonize your Bookshelf
This is the Canon: Decolonize your Bookshelf in 50 Books, by Deirdre Osborne, Joan Anim-Addo, and Kadija Sesay Non-Fiction Published 2021...
Nov 24, 2022
Italy - The Days of Abandonment
The Days of Abandonment, by Elena Ferrante (translated by Ann Goldstein) Originally published 2002 Contemporary, Literary Setting: Italy...
Nov 12, 2022
Turkey - I Will Never See the World Again
I Will Never See the World Again, by Ahmet Altan (translated by Yasemin Çongar) Originally published 2018 Memoir Setting: Turkey In 2016,...
Oct 22, 2022
Kurdish Iran - Daughters of Smoke and Fire
Daughters of Smoke and Fire, by Ava Homa Originally published 2020 Historical Fiction, Literary Setting: Kurdistan, Iran [CWs: gendered...
Oct 1, 2022
Egypt - Beer in the Snooker Club
Beer in the Snooker Club, by Waguih Ghali Originally published 1964 Historical Fiction, Literary Settings: Egypt, UK [CWs: references to...
Sep 24, 2022
Oman - Celestial Bodies
Celestial Bodies, by Jokha Alharthi (translated by Marilyn Booth) Originally published 2010 Historical Fiction, Literary Setting: Oman...
Sep 21, 2022
Malawi - The Jive Talker
The Jive Talker, or How to get a British Passport, by Samson Kambalu Originally published 2008 [hardcover], updated paperback published...
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