The Best International Fiction of May 2026
May brings a particularly solid crop of newly translated mysteries, thrillers, and horror fiction; I would also like to point out how nicely the covers match, and also how nice it...
Search fresh public links, source activity, and post angles for Fiction In Translation.
Fresh curated links around Fiction in translation are collected here so marketers can spot useful updates and turn timely ideas into posts faster.
Recent items include:
Recent curated links from global sources. Generate one free draft from any story, then use SocialBu to schedule and refine your content calendar.
May brings a particularly solid crop of newly translated mysteries, thrillers, and horror fiction; I would also like to point out how nicely the covers match, and also how nice it...
April’s new releases include quite a few translated works, so many that I’ve had to pick and choose more than usual to make sure that we get a solidly crime-oriented list (sorry, h...
A gruesome dystopia — but not without hope The post Found in Translation: Ana Paula Maia’s <i>Of Cattle and Men</i> appeared first on Reactor.
Plus, more international fiction releases in May.
The Translation Chain Project by Logan Kennedy is a literary experiment that began with a spontaneous question: what happens if a piece of prose is translated repeatedly, with the...
In Mathias Énard’s many novels, encounters between cultures can lead to transformation—and peril.
Writers pick the classic and contemporary novels you must read from each country.
Plus, more international fiction releases in April.
Korean fantasy writer Lee Young-do has fallen short of winning the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire, one of France’s most prestigious speculative fiction awards, but his nomination marke...
Changes at a famous French publishing house tell us a lot about the world we live in now.
Thélyson Orélien, a Haitian-born, previously unknown writer, submitted an unsolicited manuscript. Its rights were sold in 23 countries before publication.
Five publishes and a bestselling author sue Meta over AI copyright infringement
The shortlist for the 2026 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire, honoring the best SF/F work published in France in 2025, has been announced. French Novel Festin de larmes, Morgane Caussari...
Sorry, this entry is only available in Japanese. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown belo […]
How does Shakespeare remain Shakespeare when every word is changed? In this playful, meditative exploration of translating the world’s most beloved playwright, Daniel Hahn guides u...
“Had the thought of someone (not me) writing a trans version of Andrew Martin’s Early Work.”
Plus, a PEN America report on the unfairness literary translators face, and Dua Lipa and the London Literature Festival.
Riordan saw that the police station was wreathed in oily black smoke from the Molotov cocktails, below that a heaving mass of protesters chanting slogans, the roar of the crowd und...
Translated by Vanessa Liu — Rio is a Taiwanese writer and artist and this is the first in her very successful manga series, which has already won awards across Europe and Asia. Cur...
New books by Roland Betancourt, Ananda Devi, Patrick Radden Keefe, Ben Lerner, Jay McInerney, Chelsey Minnis, and Francesc Tosquelles.
Myths rarely disappear. They mutate, migrate, and reappear in new forms. In contemporary fiction, their presence is often subtle, embedded in the structures of narrative or the emo...
This debut short story collection by an unknown writer become one of the most significant publishing successes of the 20th century.
In a world where criticism is seldom allowed, and journalists and essayists face significant risks in addressing the inner workings of power, fiction offers an alternative solution...
Use SocialBu to discover ideas, generate post drafts, and schedule them across your social channels.