Translation on Tap in NYC, Aug. 1 – 31, 2019

August is Women in Translation Month! It’s also a great month to go to the beach. But lucky you, if you do wind up spending the month in town, you’ll have some splendid #WIT Month celebrations to go to. Check them out & I’ll probably see you there! (And thanks to the publicity team at Greenlight Books for the great #WIT Month graphic!)

Tuesday, Aug. 6:

Women in Translation Month event #1 sponsored by the PEN America Translation Committee and featuring women translators of women writers: Larissa Kyzer, Nancy Naomi Carlson & Catherine Maigret Kellogg, Elina Alter, Jacqui Cornetta, and Kira Josefsson will read. More information here. Greenlight Books, Prospect Lefferts Gardens Store (632 Flatbush Ave.)‚ 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 22:

Women in Translation Month event #2 sponsored by the PEN America Translation Committee and featuring women translators of women writers: Sevinç Türkkan (The Stone Building and Other Places, by Aslı Erdoğan); Ann Goldstein and Jenny McPhee (Neapolitan Chronicles, by Anna Maria Ortese); and Inea Bushnaq (Pearls on a Branch, by Najla Khoury). The event will be moderated by Jenny Wang Medina and Alex Zucker (translator of Czech literature). More information here. McNally-Jackson, 52 Prince St., 7:00 p.m.

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