London Book Fair 2026 – human readers, unite!

In the mayhem of the London Book Fair, one thing was clear. Human readers want books written by other humans, and they want to read them together. Publishers can now mark their works as Human Authored as part of a Society of Authors initiative. Mock-up books and a mock-up crime scene told generative AI companies,Continue reading “London Book Fair 2026 – human readers, unite!”

London Book Fair 2025: the people behind the books

At the Helsinki Book Fair, I have one rule. If it doesn’t fit into a single canvas bag, I can’t take it home. Local libraries are fantastic here, but so is the book fair discount, and some titles I want to buy, lend, and keep. While this is the place to meet other translators, literaryContinue reading “London Book Fair 2025: the people behind the books”

Violent Phenomena

Violent Phenomena (eds. Kavita Bhanot and Jeremy Tiang, Tilted Axis 2022) rolls the south and east of the globe to the top. 21 essays address racism in the publishing industry in general and literary translation in particular: If you’re dual heritage, or mixed, or more, these essays will resonate. It’s time to get over monolingualContinue reading “Violent Phenomena”