WomenInTranslation

In my latest booktube episode, I report on 6 events at the Vancouver Writers Fest + talk about 2 audiobooks & 2 picture books that I read recently

https://youtu.be/ukKUqfGyqxo

#kidlit #WomenInTranslation #CanadianAuthor #Indigenous

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Lindy

Griffintown | Marie Helene Poitras, Sheila Fischman

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Marie is a young woman who loves horses and brings her idealism into the lives of carriage horses and their drivers in contemporary Old Montreal. A short, sharp novella that encompasses the criminal underworld and the dark side of gentrification. Translation from French by Sheila Fischman. #CanadianAuthor #WomenInTranslation

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Lindy

Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death | Laura Cumming

My latest on BookTube includes Art & Architecture in Victoria BC + 4 Recent Reads + a Corn Roast
https://youtu.be/opO5RXbFwsc

#CanadianAuthor #WomenInTranslation #Art #Audiobooks

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Lindy

Ru | Kim Thuy

20 Best Canadian Books of the 21st Century #CanLit #WomenInTranslation

https://youtu.be/5qra7JDeA00

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TheKidUpstairs I'll have to remember to watch this when I'm home from work. I checked out the list, a couple there that I loved and definitely more that will be added to the TBR! 2mo

Lindy @melissajayne You are entitled to your opinion. Quebec has long been recognized as a distinct society and I have no problem with that. 2mo

Lindy @TheKidUpstairs Thanks Megan! I hope you enjoy the video. 2mo

tournevis Thank you! 2mo

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shawnmooney

The Pegnitz Junction: A Novella and Five Short Stories | Mavis Gallant

https://youtu.be/0ggV_dxiwAk?si=CyRojRwvA2ywcb0K

#womenintranslation
#WITmonth
#FramedinSeptember
#ArtReadathon

Introduction

Mystery guest

Patreon news

A Girl's Story by Annie Ernaux

The Pegnitz Junction by Mavis Gallant

Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro

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Lindy

Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen | Suzanne Scanlon

You are invited to watch my latest episode of Friday Reads, which includes bizarre stories & wondrous possibilities; whales, sharks & people in exile; audiobooks & #comics & memoir

https://youtu.be/A7GiucFr0hw

#WomenInTranslation #LGBTQ

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shawnmooney

Ti Amo | Hanne �rstavik

https://youtu.be/HZkD2VsfBMw?si=uY7JTA0Fz9cCHSjJ

Introduction

Mystery guest

Patreon news

Ti Amo by Hanne Ørstavik, Martin Aitken (Translator)

Forgottenness by Tanja Maljartschuk, Zenia Tompkins (Translator)

And the Stones Cry Out by Clara Dupont-Monod, Ben Faccini (Translator)

The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Archibald Colquhoun (Translator)

shawnmooney The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, Elisabeth Jaquette (Translator) 3mo

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Lindy

Indian Winter | Kazim Ali

Friday Reads despite COVID, featuring WIT graphic novels; books about art, malls, fungi & seaweed & queer life
https://youtu.be/2Chhr7Jm5s8

#WomenInTranslation #LGBTQ

TrishB Hope you‘re doing ok! And it‘s not stopped the reading! 3mo

Lindy @TrishB It‘s been a mild case, thankfully. I am on the mend. 3mo

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Lindy

A City on Mars: Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through? | Zach Weinersmith, Kelly Weinersmith