Translation on Tap in NYC, Oct. 1 – 31, 2018

Not sure I’m ready to let go of summer yet, but it’s officially fall now, which means October is a heartbeat away. Here’s what’s coming up in Translationland to accompany the changing leaves:

Thursday, Oct. 4:

Launch event for Poso Wells by Gabriela Alemán, featuring translator Dick Cluster joined by Álvaro Enrigue. More information here. McNally Jackson Books, 52 Prince St. 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 5:

Us&Them: This installment of the series by translators who are also writers features Nick Glastonbury, Brian Sneeden, Will Schutt, and the team of Kira Josefsson and Jacqui Cornetta. More information here. Molasses Books, 770 Hart St., Brooklyn, 8:00 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 15:

Launch event for What’s Left of the Night by Ersi Sotiropoulos, featuring translator Karen Emmerich. More information here. McNally Jackson Books, 52 Prince St. 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 9:

Launch event for The Milk Bowl of Feathers: Essential Surrealist Writings, featuring translator Mary Ann Caws, who edited the collection, in conversation with Stephanie D’Alessandro. More information here. 192 Books, 192 Tenth Ave., 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 11:

Launch event for Ideas Have No Smell: Three Belgian Surrealist Booklets (Ugly Duckling Presse), featuring translators M. Kasper and Mary Ann Caws, joined by McKenzie Wark. More information here. Printed Matter, 231 11th Ave., 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 16:

Kawsay – La llama de selva: translator Margaret Randall joins poet María Vázquez Valdez for a launch of their new book, joined by translators Elizabeth Zuba, Mónica de la Torre as well as Urayoán Noel and Lila Zemborain. More information here. McNally Jackson Williamsburg, 76 N. 4th St., Brooklyn, 7:00 p.m.

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