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12 Aug

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It’s Women in Translation Month!

August 12, 2026
By Christine Swedowsky

We are celebrating Women in Translation Month! Almost all our books are either written or translated by women, so for this month we are highlighting the titles that are BOTH - written AND translated b...

10 Jun

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What Editors Talk About

June 10, 2026
By Shimanto Robin Reza

It's a scary thing, as an editor, to reveal the dilemmas and principles that guide this usually invisible process. But my conversation with the amazing Lisa Grgas—who joined World Editions las...

20 Feb

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Announcing Read the World A to Z

March 8, 2026
By Christine Swedowsky

World Editions announces Read the World A to Z Travel the globe with the most influential voices from Argentina to Zambia! Published by the award-winning press World Editions, the collectible Read ...

29 Aug

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Lisa Grgas joins team World Editions!

August 29, 2025
By Christine Swedowsky

World Editions is thrilled to welcome Lisa Grgas to our Editorial Team! Lisa Grgas earned BAs in English Language and Literature and Creative Writing and an MFA in Creative Writing from Fairleigh D...

30 Mar

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We Are Light by Gerda Blees Shortlisted for the 2025 Dublin Literary Award!

March 30, 2025
By Christine Swedowsky

We Are Light by Gerda Blees Shortlisted for the 2025 Dublin Literary Award At the heart of the Dublin Literary Award is a vast network of libraries; not just the network of Dublin City Libraries who ...

20 Mar

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Río Muerto Soundtrack – Appendix by Translator Victor Meadowcroft

March 20, 2025
By Shimanto Robin Reza

In his excellent review of Río Muerto, Gabino Iglesias makes a valid point about cultural elements that inevitably get lost in translation. I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to explain my ...

20 Dec

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Where the Wind Calls Home by Samar Yazbek named a 2024 National Book Award Finalist!

December 20, 2024
By Christine Swedowsky

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Where the Wind Calls Home by Syrian writer Samar Yazbek has been selected as a 2024 National Book Awards Finalist for Translated Literature. Translated ...

09 Nov

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World Editions Welcomes Shimanto Reza as Managing Editor!

May 29, 2026
By Christine Swedowsky

World Editions is thrilled to welcome a new Managing Editor! Shimanto Reza did his internship with World Editions in 2018, and has been part of the editorial team ever since. In addition to his unc...

29 Sep

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5 National Book Award Honorees in 5 Years!

October 4, 2023
By Christine Swedowsky

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Pilar Quintana's Abyss, translated from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman and published by World Editions, has been named a FINALIST for the 2023 National Book Aw...

08 Sep

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World Editions US is Turning 5!

September 8, 2023
By Christine Swedowsky

World Editions is turning 5 and we are celebrating! World Editions launched in the US in 2018. Our first two books, Always Another Country by Sisonke Msimang and You Have Me to Love by Jaap Robben ...