Podcast appearances and mentions of natasha wimmer

Adam Shatz speaks with Kate Wolf and Eric Newman about his latest book, The Rebel's Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon. The book is both a biography of Fanon— one of the most important thinkers on race and colonialism of the last century— as well as an intellectual history that looks closely at his most seminal texts. Shatz uncovers the events that led to the writing of books such as Black Skin, White Masks and the Wretched of the Earth by following Fanon from his birth in Martinique (then a French colony), to his time serving in World War II, his studies in Lyon, his innovative work as a psychiatrist in France and Algeria, as well as his pivotal decision to join in the fight for Algerian independence and become a part of the FLN. Though Fanon died at only 36, in 1961, Shatz also explores the many afterlives of his work, from his embrace by the Black Panthers and his influence on filmmakers such as Claude Lanzmann and Ousmane Sembene to echoes of his thought in the continued movements for Black liberation and decolonization today. Also, E. J. Koh, author of The Liberators, returns to recommend The Twilight Zone by Nona Fernandez, translated by Natasha Wimmer.

Adam Shatz speaks with Kate Wolf and Eric Newman about his latest book, The Rebel's Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon. The book is both a biography of Fanon— one of the most important thinkers on race and colonialism of the last century— as well as an intellectual history that looks closely at his most seminal texts. Shatz uncovers the events that led to the writing of books such as Black Skin, White Masks and the Wretched of the Earth by following Fanon from his birth in Martinique (then a French colony), to his time serving in World War II, his studies in Lyon, his innovative work as a psychiatrist in France and Algeria, as well as his pivotal decision to join in the fight for Algerian independence and become a part of the FLN. Though Fanon died at only 36, in 1961, Shatz also explores the many afterlives of his work, from his embrace by the Black Panthers and his influence on filmmakers such as Claude Lanzmann and Ousmane Sembene to echoes of his thought in the continued movements for Black liberation and decolonization today. Also, E. J. Koh, author of The Liberators, returns to recommend The Twilight Zone by Nona Fernandez, translated by Natasha Wimmer.

Today's conversation with Álvaro Enrigue about his latest novel, You Dreamed of Empires, translated by Natasha Wimmer, is set during the relatively undocumented first encounter between Moctezuma and Hernan Cortés. The novel dilates the knife's edge moment when the Aztec emperor invites the conquistador, with his small band of Spanish soldiers, into the palaces of […] The post Álvaro Enrigue : You Dreamed of Empires appeared first on Tin House.

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss This Wretched Valley, Escaping Mr. Rochester, Beautyland, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. 2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We'll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer  Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth by Natalie Haynes  Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson Ilium by Lea Carpenter The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro You Dreamed of Empires by Alvaro Enrique, Natasha Wimmer (translator) For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, on episode #117 of Books Are My People, I'm visited by H. Maria Armijo a visual artist, librarian and instructor on a mission to boost community literacy.  We talk books and the importance of information literacy.Books recommended:Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran The Vulnerables by Sigrid NunezI'd Rather Burn Than Bloom by Shannon C. RogersYou Dreamed of Empires by Albert Enrigue translated by Natasha WimmerThe Skull by Jon KlassenGuest author recommendation: Angela Brown, author of Olivia Strauss Is Running Out Of Time recommends Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major  Visit H. Maria Armijo's websiteH. Maria Armijo's InstagramSign up for my Read with Me January Read Along: Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam ZhangSign up for my Book Social happening on Thursday, January 18th at 5 pm PT.  We will share what books we are reading and loving in January. Check out @Blueshineart's artwork and classes. Link to copyright free songs and books.  Support the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Natasha Wimmer https://natashawimmer.com/ Buy Voyager by Nona Fernández here https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/voyager Currently working on: Falsa Guerra — Carlos Manuel Álvarez Álvaro Enrigue - You Dreamed of Empires Gateway books Nada - Carmen Laforet Claudine novels - Colette Norman Rush - Mating Willa Cather - Song of the Lark V.S. Naipaul - A House for Mr Biswas Ben Lerner - Leaving the Atocha Station Current reads /recently enjoyed Enrique Krauze - Spinoza en el Parque México Recollections of things to come - Elena Garro Brenda Lozano - Loop Catherine Lacey - Pew Our Share of Night - Mariana Enriquez Chilean Poet - Alejandro Zambra The Body Where I Was Born - Guadalupe Nettel Tomb Song: A Novel - Julián Herbert Desert Island Books To The Light House - Virginia Woolf In Search of Lost Time - Proust The Complete Stories of Deborah Eisenberg Henry James - The Golden Bowl Thomas Mann - The Magic Mountain Javier Mariás - Your Face Tomorrow series

Some of the best books from 2021 were works of translated literature, whether it was the memoir The Copenhagen Trilogy or Karl Ove Knausgaard's latest. And there are lots of exciting translated works coming up 2022. Corinne Segal, a senior editor at Literary Hub and a big fan of translated literature, joins us for a Review/Preview to recommend the best of 2021 and upcoming translated books.Corinne's Picks: Published in 2021The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; Dependency, Tove Ditlevsen (tr. from Danish by Tiina Nunnally and Michael Favala Goldman)An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures, Clarice Lispector (tr. from Portuguese by Stefan Tobler) Slipping, Mohamed Kheir (tr. from Arabic by Robin Moger) Cowboy Graves, Roberto Bolaño (tr. from Spanish by Natasha Wimmer) Imminence, Mariana Dimópulos (tr. from Spanish by Alice Whitmore) The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories, Mariana Enriquez (tr. from Spanish by Megan McDowell) In the Eye of the Wild, Nastassja Martin (tr. from French by Sophie R. Lewis) When We Cease to Understand the World, Benjamín Labatut (tr. from Spanish by Adrian Nathan West)Whereabouts, Jhumpa Lahiri (tr. from Italian by Jhumpa Lahiri)Upcoming in 2022The Books of Jacob, Olga Tokarczuk (tr. from Polish by Jennifer Croft) The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century, Olga Ravn (tr. from Danish by Martin Aitken) All the Lovers in the Night, Mieko Kawakami (tr. from Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd) Portrait of an Unknown Lady, María Gainza (tr. from Spanish by Thomas Bunstead) A Very Old Man: Stories, Italo Svevo (tr. from Italian by Frederika Randall)Chilean Poet, Alejandro Zambra (tr. from Spanish by Megan McDowell) Yoga, Emmanuel Carrère (tr. from French by John Lambert)

In the first chunk of this week's episode, Brian, Chad, and Katie break down the first half of "The Part About Fate" and look specifically at Kessler's speech in the diner, the areas of exploitative capitalism, femicide and how it's everywhere, the idea of a system that kills, and much more. (They literally run out of time.) Then, Chad and Katie are joined by Natasha Wimmer to discuss her translation, how she came to Bolaño, what she's learned about translating over the years, and how she approached this particular section of the novel. This week's music is "91" by Bleachers. If you'd prefer to watch the conversation—and see Chad looking mighty uncomfortable in a tie—you can find it on YouTube along with all our past episodes. And tune in next Thursday at 9am ET for the next episode, "DANGER, MONEY, FOOD, STARS, USEFULNESS." Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for random thoughts and information about upcoming guests. Be sure to order Brian's book, Joytime Killbox, which is available at better bookstores everywhere thanks to BOA Editions. And all of Katie's translations, especially Four by Four and Last Words on Earth.  You can also support this podcast and all of Open Letter's activities by making a tax-deductible donation through the University of Rochester.  

In the first chunk of this week's episode, Brian, Chad, and Katie break down the first half of "The Part About Fate" and look specifically at Kessler's speech in the diner, the areas of exploitative capitalism, femicide and how it's everywhere, the idea of a system that kills, and much more. (They literally run out of time.) Then, Chad and Katie are joined by Natasha Wimmer to discuss her translation, how she came to Bolaño, what she's learned about translating over the years, and how she approached this particular section of the novel. This week's music is "91" by Bleachers. If you'd prefer to watch the conversation—and see Chad looking mighty uncomfortable in a tie—you can find it on YouTube along with all our past episodes. And tune in next Thursday at 9am ET for the next episode, "DANGER, MONEY, FOOD, STARS, USEFULNESS." Follow Open Letter, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for random thoughts and information about upcoming guests. Be sure to order Brian's book, Joytime Killbox, which is available at better bookstores everywhere thanks to BOA Editions. And all of Katie's translations, especially Four by Four and Last Words on Earth.  You can also support this podcast and all of Open Letter's activities by making a tax-deductible donation through the University of Rochester.

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of September's book, Piranesi by Susannah Clarke published in 2020 (from part 3 (page 24 in my copy) to the end if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we'll read the first half of a book together — one that I and perhaps you have never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book. We'll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it's a book we'd recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don't have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I'll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we'll be reading for October is 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (trans. Natasha Wimmer) — we'll be reading up to $NextReadUpTo$ (so get that ready if you're going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on $NextMonths1stPodcastDate$ October. Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning: I have removed any swear words but please check the content of the novel in case their are themes you may find distressing. All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpgFuture Reads:October: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (trans. Natasha Wimmer) 894ppNovember: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 212ppDecember: Dune by Frank Herbert 550pp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of September's book, Piranesi by Susannah Clarke published in 2020 (from part 3 (page 24 in my copy) to the end if you're reading alongside).  The idea of the podcast is that we'll read the first half of a book together — one that I and perhaps you have never read) and then I'll share my thoughts  in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book. We'll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it's a book we'd recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don't have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I'll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we'll be reading for October is 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (trans. Natasha Wimmer) — we'll be reading up to $NextReadUpTo$ (so get that ready if you're going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on $NextMonths1stPodcastDate$ October. Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning: I have removed any swear words but please check the content of the novel in case their are themes you may find distressing. This episode will be available until December but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the  BookShook YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpgFuture Reads:October: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (trans. Natasha Wimmer) 894ppNovember: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 212ppDecember: Dune by Frank Herbert 550pp

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of September's book, Piranesi by Susannah Clarke published in 2020 (up to the end of Part 3 (page 124 in my copy) if you're reading alongside).  The idea of the podcast is that we'll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first podcast, published on the second Friday of the month, we'll discuss the first half. And then in the second podcast (published on the last Friday of the month - 24th September), we'll look at the second half of the book (in this case from part 3 (page 24 in my copy) to the end). We'll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it's a book we'd recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don't have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I'll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we'll be reading for October is 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (trans. Natasha Wimmer) (so get that ready if you're going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning: I have removed any swear words but please check the content of the novel in case their are themes you may find distressing. This episode will be available until December but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the  BookShook YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpgFuture Reads:October: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (trans. Natasha Wimmer) November: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño trans. Natasha WimmerDecember: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of September's book, Piranesi by Susannah Clarke published in 2020 (up to the end of Part 3 (page 124 in my copy) if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we'll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first podcast, published on the second Friday of the month, we'll discuss the first half. And then in the second podcast (published on the last Friday of the month - 24th September), we'll look at the second half of the book (in this case from part 3 (page 24 in my copy) to the end). We'll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it's a book we'd recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don't have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I'll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we'll be reading for October is 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (trans. Natasha Wimmer) (so get that ready if you're going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning: I have removed any swear words but please check the content of the novel in case their are themes you may find distressing. All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpgFuture Reads:October: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (trans. Natasha Wimmer) November: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño trans. Natasha WimmerDecember: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of July's book, Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro published in 2021 (from the square dot on p.156 - 50% if you're reading alongside).  The idea of the podcast is that we'll read the first half of a book together (that I've never read) and then I'll share my thoughts  in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from ch.7 to the end). We'll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it's a book we'd recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don't have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I'll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we'll be reading for August is Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart — we'll be reading up to chapter 18. That's half way. The first podcast will be on 13th August. Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning:  I have removed any swear words from dialogue. Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast.This episode will be available until October but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the  BookShook YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpgFuture Reads:August: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart September: Piranesi by Susannah Clarke (245 pages)October: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (translated by Natasha Wimmer, 893 pages)

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of July's book, Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro published in 2021 (from the square dot on p.156 - 50% if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we'll read the first half of a book together (that I've never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from ch.7 to the end). We'll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it's a book we'd recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don't have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I'll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we'll be reading for August is Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart — we'll be reading up to chapter 18. That's half way. The first podcast will be on 13th August. Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning: I have removed any swear words from dialogue. Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast.All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpgFuture Reads:August: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart September: Piranesi by Susannah Clarke (245 pages)October: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (translated by Natasha Wimmer, 893 pages) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today was a silly episode. I was in an odd mood: both firm about what I wanted to work on and scattered in thought. How can one be both focused and all over the map? A mix of tiredness and excitement rolled together, perhaps? The main thrust of the session was looking at what drives us, what drives our characters, and then also the driver itself—the narrator. I got a lot of inspiration about types of narrators (character, omniscient, and ambiguous) from Mario Vargas Llosa's book Letter to a Young Novelist. From there came a narration challenge. And so, what do a scared human, a blue turtle, and a comfy couch have in common? Listen to find out! Thanks for rolling with me today! Today's song: "Bird in the Thyme" by Tiny Ruins Link to the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0U16u8aKdIrHoFugoWzRec?si=f0bb493e873e4936 Other links: Letters to a Young Novelist by Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Natasha Wimmer: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780312421724 Neil Gaiman's Masterclass: https://www.masterclass.com/classes/neil-gaiman-teaches-the-art-of-storytelling Neil Gaiman's A Calendar of Tales: https://soundcloud.com/a-calendar-of-tales/sets/a-calendar-of-tales The list of prompts from A Calendar of Tales on SFSignal.com: https://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2013/08/short-fiction-friday-neil-gaimans-a-calendar-of-tales/ Thanks for writing with me today! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/justwriteforintroverts/support

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of July's book, Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro published in 2021 (up to the little square dot on page 156 if you're reading alongside — if you're kindling, that should be 50 percent).  The idea of the podcast is that we'll read the first half of a book together (that I and perhaps you have never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month - 30th July), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from the square dot on p.156 - 50%). We'll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it's a book we'd recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don't have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I'll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we'll be reading for August is Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart (so get that ready if you're going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning: Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast.This episode will be available until October but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the  BookShook YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpgFuture Reads:August - Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart September - Piranesi by Susannah Clarke (245 pages)October - 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (translated by Natasha Wimmer, 893 pages)

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of July's book, Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro published in 2021 (up to the little square dot on page 156 if you're reading alongside — if you're kindling, that should be 50 percent). The idea of the podcast is that we'll read the first half of a book together (that I and perhaps you have never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month - 30th July), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from the square dot on p.156 - 50%). We'll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it's a book we'd recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don't have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I'll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we'll be reading for August is Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart (so get that ready if you're going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning: Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast.All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpgFuture Reads:August: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart September: Piranesi by Susannah Clarke (245 pages)October: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (translated by Natasha Wimmer, 893 pages) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Adult and Teen Summer Reading Club is here at the Port Moody Public Library! We share the first room we're going to visit to uncover our clue and the first book we're going to read. You can learn more about our reading club at portmoodylibrary.ca/src. Books mentioned in this episode: The Twilight Zone by Nona Fernandez and translated by Natasha Wimmer, Winter Pasture by Li Juan and translated by Jack Hargreaves, Punch Me Up to the Gods by Brian Broome, Facing the Sun by Janice Lynn Mather, and Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keepitfictional/message

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss The Dating Plan, The Jigsaw Man, The Mirror Season, and more great books. Pick up an All the Books! shirt, sticker, and more right here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a  book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore The House Uptown by Melissa Ginsburg The Dating Plan by Sara Desai Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History  That Way Madness Lies: Fifteen of Shakespeare’s Most Notable Works Reimagined by Dahlia Adler Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats by Francesco Marciuliano Morte (The War With No Name) by Robert Repino Spark and the League of Ursus by Robert Repino Tailchaser’s Song by Tad Williams Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee  Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead Finnikin of the Rock (The Lumatere Chronicles) by Melina Marchetta The Westing Game by Ellen Rankin Geek Love by Katherine Dunn  WHAT WE’RE READING: The Rose Code by Kate Quinn Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: The Losers at the Center of the Galaxy by Mary Winn Heider Home Front Lines by Brenda Sparks Prescott  A Place Like Mississippi: A Journey Through a Real and Imagined Literary Landscape by W. Ralph Eubanks  So Many Ways to Lose: The Amazin’ True Story of the New York Mets—the Best Worst Team in Sports by Devin Gordon Central Park by Guillaume Musso, Sam Taylor (translator) Skyward Inn by Aliya Whiteley List of Ten by Halli Gomez  Can’t Stop Won’t Stop (Young Adult Edition): A Hip-Hop History  by Jeff Chang, Dave Cook Mona by Pola Oloixarac, Adam Morris (translator) Nabokov and the Real World: Between Appreciation and Defense by Robert Alter An Unofficial Marriage by Joie Davidow Now We’re Getting Somewhere: Poems by Kim Addonizio New York, New York, New York: Four Decades of Success, Excess, and Transformation by Thomas Dyja  Big Bad (Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction) by Whitney Collins Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab The Many Lives of Pusheen the Cat by Claire Belton Big Time: Stories by Jen Spyra What Sammy Knew by David Laskin Lolita in the Afterlife: On Beauty, Risk, and Reckoning with the Most Indelible and Shocking Novel of the Twentieth Century edited by Jenny Minton Quigley The Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal About Aliens–and Ourselves by Arik Kershenbaum  Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a Dark Classic by Glenn Frankel  Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue: A Life’s Work Fighting for a More Perfect Union (Volume 2) (Law in the Public Square) by Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Amanda L. Tyler  Our Last Echoes by Kate Alice Marshall Nöthin’ But a Good Time The Uncensored History of the ’80s Hard Rock Explosion by Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock Mango and Peppercorns: A Memoir of Food, an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream by Tung Nguyen, Katherine Manning, Lyn Nguyen, Elisa Ung The Memory Collectors by Kim Neville A Beginner’s Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious by Roya Hakakian Three O’Clock in the Morning by Gianrico Carofiglio Sidelined: Sports, Culture, and Being a Woman in America by Julie DiCaro Notes From the Bathroom Line: Humor, Art, and Low-grade Panic from 150 of the Funniest Women in Comedy by Amy Solomon Upstaged by Diana Harmon Asher A Queen of Gilded Horns by Amanda Joy Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight by Julia Sweig The Performance by Claire Thomas Einstein’s Fridge: How the Difference Between Hot and Cold Explains the Universe by Paul Sen Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure by Menachem Kaiser Saving Grace by Debbie Babitt Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejide  How Rights Went Wrong Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart by Jamal Greene The Note Through the Wire: The Incredible True Story of a Prisoner of War and a Resistance Heroine by Doug Gold  Win by Harlan Coben Are We There Yet? by Kathleen West Body of Stars by Laura Maylene Walter The Last Secret You’ll Ever Keep by Laurie Faria Stolarz  Bones of a Saint by Grant Farley All of This Is for You: A Little Book of Kindness by Ruby Jones  Gathering Dark by Candice Fox Five Ways to Fall Out of Love by Emily Martin Festival Days by Jo Ann Beard Terror to the Wicked: America’s First Trial by Jury That Ended a War and Helped to Form a Nation by Tobey Pearl A Better Bad Idea by Laurie Devore  Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé The Whispering House by Elizabeth Brooks The Art of Wearing a Trench Coat: Stories by Sergi Pàmies, Adrian Nathan West (translator) The Twilight Zone by Nona Fernández, Natasha Wimmer (translator) Silence Is a Sense by Layla AlAmmar See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss The Memory Theater, The Echo Wife, First Comes Like, and more great books. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: The Memory Theater by Karin Tidbeck Serena Singh Flips the Script by Sonya Lalli   No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey The Mission House by Carys Davies First Comes Like by Alisha Rai How to Order the Universe by María José Ferrada, Elizabeth Bryer (translator) Let’s Get Back to the Party by Zak Salih A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas Jaguars’ Tomb by Angélica Gorodischer, Amalia Gladhart (translator) The Wide Starlight by Nicole Lesperance WHAT WE’RE READING: Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness by Mark Solms The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan The Sum of Us : What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together Heather McGhee Silence of the Soleri (The Amber Throne) by Michael Johnston  The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song by Henry Louis Gates Jr.  Anti-Racist Ally: An Introduction to Activism and Action by Sophie Williams Earth’s Wild Music: Celebrating and Defending the Songs of the Natural World by Kathleen Dean Moore   Fortune’s Many Houses : A Victorian Visionary, a Noble Scottish Family, and a Lost Inheritance by Simon Welfare The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon  Women’s Liberation!: Feminist Writings that Inspired a Revolution & Still Can by Alix Kates Shulman and Honor Moore Dangerous Women by Hope Adams Grant’s Tomb: The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making of an American Pantheon by Louis L. Picone No More Lies: The Myth and Reality of American History by Dick Gregory  Under Our Roof: A Son’s Battle for Recovery, a Mother’s Battle for Her Son by Madeleine Dean and Harry Cunnane  Khalil by Yasmina Khadra, John Cullen (translator) Fortune by Lenny Bartulin Reaper of Souls by Rena Barron We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans & Comedy by Kliph Nesteroff American Delirium by Betina González, Heather Cleary (translator) Bloodsworn by Scott Reintgen Radiant: The Dancer, The Scientist, and a Friendship Forged in Light by Liz Heinecke The Oak Papers by James Canton Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story by Talib Kweli The Diabolical Bones (Brontë Sisters Mystery) by Bella Ellis The Officer’s Daughter: A Memoir of Family and Forgiveness by Elle Johnson Kingston and the Magician’s Lost and Found by Rucker Moses, Theo Gangi Dark Horses by Susan Mihalic Consent: A Memoir by Vanessa Springora, Natasha Lehrer (translator) Lola on Fire by Rio Youers  Want Me: A Sex Writer’s Journey into the Heart of Desire by Tracy Clark-Flory Cowboy Graves: Three Novellas by Roberto Bolaño, Natasha Wimmer (translator) How to Order the Universe by María José Ferrada, Elizabeth Bryer (translator) Girls of a Certain Age by Maria Adelmann  All Girls by Emily Layden   The Minders by John Marrs The Downstairs Neighbor by Helen Cooper Amelia Unabridged by Ashley Schumacher We Are the Fire by Sam Taylor  A Fatal Lie by Charles Todd  Do No Harm by Christina McDonald A Shot At Normal by Marisa Reichardt Soulstar (The Kingston Cycle Book 3) by C. L. Polk  Appropriate: A Provocation by Paisley Rekdal When We Were Young by Jaclyn Goldis The Witch of Eye by Kathryn Nuernberger How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need by Bill Gates See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning translator Natasha Wimmer, who has translated some of the greatest works of literature of the past century, including Roberto Bolaño's The Savage Detectives and 2666.  Her latest translation is Cowboy Graves by Roberto Bolaño, which is published by our friends at Penguin Press.  Topics of discussion include translating methodology, The Savage Detectives and 2666, alien ant farms, solar eclipses, how a Roberto Bolaño novel is like a Harry Potter novel, and much more.  Copies of Cowboy Graves can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING.

This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss The Starless Sea, Know My Name, The Revisioners, and more great books. This episode was sponsored Book Riot's TBR subscription service; Ritual; and Sips by RGH. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado For the Love of Men: A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity by Liz Plank The Revisioners: A Novel by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness by Susannah Cahalan Wake, Siren by Nina MacLaughlin What we're reading: Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir by Saeed Jones Acid for the Children: A Memoir by Flea Kingdomtide by Rye Curtis More books out this week: Becoming RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Journey to Justice by Debbie Levy and Whitney Gardner What Are We For?: The Words and Ideals of Eleanor Roosevelt by Eleanor Roosevelt and Nancy Pelosi You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place by Janelle Shane Swimming in Darkness by Lucas Harari and David Homel Girl, Woman, Other: A Novel by Bernardine Evaristo A Thousand Fires by Shannon Price All Blood Runs Red: The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard-Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy by Phil Keith, Tom Clavin Four White Horses and a Brass Band: True Confessions from the World of Medicine Shows, Pitchmen, Chumps, Suckers, Fixers, and Shills by Violet McNeal The Last to Die by Kelly Garrett Songs from the Deep by Kelly Powell The Mysterious Affair at Olivetti: IBM, the CIA, and the Cold War Conspiracy to Shut Down Production of the World's First Desktop Computer by Meryle Secrest Sisters of Shadow and Light by Sara B. Larson I Have No Secrets by Penny Joelson The Rib Joint: A Memoir In Essays by Julia Koets Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames by Lara Maiklem The Accursed Tower: The Fall of Acre and the End of the Crusades by Roger Crowley Find Me Their Bones by Sara Wolf This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving by David J. Silverman Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers by Andy Greenberg The How & the Why by Cynthia Hand This Is Pleasure: A Story by Mary Gaitskill A Constellation of Roses by Miranda Asebedo Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights by Mikki Kendall and A. D'Amico Shine of the Ever by Claire Foster She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman by Erica Armstrong Dunbar The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown Skein Island by Aliya Whiteley The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle by Kent Alexander, Kevin Salwen Disaster's Children: A Novel by Emma Sloley Most of the Better Natural Things in the World by Dave Eggers and Angel Chang Making Comics by Lynda Barry The Bishop's Bedroom by Piero Chiara, Jill Foulston (translator) The Fowl Twins (Artemis Fowl) by Eoin Colfer Life and Limb by Jennifer Roberson Space Struck by Paige Lewis Anything for You: A Novel by Saul Black The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts by Karen Armstrong Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law by Jeffrey Rosen Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness by Philip Goff Fate of the Fallen by Kel Kade Aviva-No by Shimon Adaf, translated from the Hebrew by Yael Segalovitz The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women by Mo Moulton The Princess Who Flew with Dragons by Stephanie Burgis The Little Blue Kite by Mark Z. Danielewski The New Voices of Science Fiction by Nino Cipri, Little Badger, Darcie, et al. Oblivion Banjo: The Poetry of Charles Wright by Charles Wright The Bridge by Enza Gandolfo Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire) by Natasha Ngan The Family Upstairs: A Novel by Lisa Jewell Wrecking Ball (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 14) by Jeff Kinney The City Game: Triumph, Scandal, and a Legendary Basketball Team by Matthew Goodman Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity by Priya Basil Quillifer the Knight (2) by Walter Jon Williams Mighty Justice: My Life in Civil Rights by Dovey Johnson Roundtree and Katie McCabe Return to the Enchanted Island: A Novel by Johary Ravaloson, Allison M. Charette (translator) Living in a World that Can't Be Fixed: Reimagining Counterculture Today by Curtis White The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West They Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears by Johannes Anyuru, Saskia Vogel (translator) The Toll (Arc of a Scythe) by Neal Shusterman Fortuna (The Nova Vita Protocol) by Kristyn Merbeth The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel José Older Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw On Swift Horses: A Novel by Shannon Pufahl The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel by Georgie Blalock Made Things by Adrian Tchaikovsky Desk 88: Eight Progressive Senators Who Changed America by Sherrod Brown Space Invaders: A Novel by Nona Fernández, Natasha Wimmer (translator) Jakarta by Rodrigo Márquez Tizano, Thomas Bunstead (translator) The Poppy Wife: A Novel of the Great War by Caroline Scott Winterlust: Finding Beauty in the Fiercest Season by Bernd Brunner Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater Alta California: From San Diego to San Francisco, A Journey on Foot to Rediscover the Golden State by Nick Neely Tell Me No Lies: A Lady Dunbridge Novel by Shelley Noble Parade: A Folktale by Hiromi Kawakami, Allison Markin Powell (translator) The Deep by Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs, et al. Up in the Main House: and Other Stories by Nadeem Zaman The Crying Book by Heather Christie The Ninja Daughter (Lily Wong) by Tori Eldridge Humiliation: Stories by Paulina Flores, Megan McDowell (translator) A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away: My Fifty Years Editing Hollywood Hits - Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Mission: Impossible, and More by Paul Hirsch Song of the Crimson Flower by Julie C. Dao Heed the Hollow: Poems by Malcolm Tariq Feed by Tommy Pico Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving by Mo Rocca We Met in December: A Novel by Rosie Curtis Supernova by Marissa Meyer The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White Little Weirds by Jenny Slate Get a Life, Chloe Brown: A Novel by Talia Hibbert The Accomplice by Joseph Kanon The Worst Kind of Want: A Novel by Liska Jacobs Unnatural Magic by C. M. Waggoner Ghost Train by Stephen Laws Death and the Seaside by Alison Moore The First: How to Think About Hate Speech, Campus Speech, Religious Speech, Fake News, Post-Truth, and Donald Trump by Stanley Fish The Returns by Philip Salom Voyage of the Frostheart by Jamie Littler The Age of Anxiety by Pete Townshend Resistance Reborn (Star Wars): Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker by Rebecca Roanhorse Bone Talk by Candy Gourlay Pain: A Novel by Zeruya Shalev and Sondra Silverston Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge by Ethan Sacks and Will Sliney The Colonel's Wife: A Novel by Rosa Liksom and Lola Rogers (Translator) And Go Like This: Stories by John Crowley Vernon Subutex 1: A Novel by Virginie Despentes, Frank Wynne (Translator) Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives - and Save Theirs by Richard Louv Cryptozoology for Beginners (Codex Arcanum) by Matt Harry and Juliane Crump Shadowscent by P. M. Freestone

Natasha Wimmer, whose translations of Roberto Bolaño are extraordinary, tells Kurt Andersen about her rules of the road. Plus, the play “Behind the Sheet” helps to expose and reassess J. Marion Sims, a pioneer in gynecology whose advances came at the expense of the slaves on whom he conducted brutal experiments. And Kurt talks with artist Jessica Campbell, who for her first solo exhibit  created work almost exclusively out of carpet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Natasha Wimmer, whose translations of Roberto Bolaño are extraordinary, tells Kurt Andersen about her rules of the road. Plus, the play “Behind the Sheet” helps to expose and reassess J. Marion Sims, a pioneer in gynecology whose advances came at the expense of the slaves on whom he conducted brutal experiments. And Kurt talks with artist Jessica Campbell, who for her first solo exhibit  created work almost exclusively out of carpet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Horacio Castellanos Moya was in conversation at the Bookshop with Rory O'Bryen. Best known in the UK for novels such as Revulsion: Thomas Bernhard in San Salvador and The Dream of My Return, Castellanos Moya is a writer who, in the words of Natasha Wimmer, 'has turned anxiety into an art-form and an act of rebellion, and redeemed paranoia as a positive indicator of rot'. This event took place in association with Cervantes Institute London and the Embassy of El Salvador. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Conspiracy (Phoneme Media) When leftist revolutionary Sergio's sniper shot misses the President of Venezuela, he's thrown into a sudden tailspin. As he attempts to escape the increasingly militarized regime, he winds up taking residence in a bohemian beachside commune, where he keeps a low profile until Lourdes, his former comrade, the object of his desire, and his possible betrayer, turns up one evening. Pursued by their former trainer in guerrilla warfare on the orders of the newly appointed Minister of the Interior, the two team up with unlikely partners to hatch a new plan for their survival. This poetic thriller, the second in Phoneme Media's City of Asylum imprint, challenges the origin myth of South America's radical left, resulting in its author's exile from Venezuela. Praise for The Conspiracy  "A rare voice from Venezuela. In this fever dream of a novel shot through with dark humor, Centeno grapples with the fallout from generations of violence and corruption." —Natasha Wimmer, translator of Roberto Bolaño'sThe Savage Detectives and 2666 "His fleshy, psychologically penetrating work is one of the great undiscovered literary experiences of Latin America." —Aurelio Major, co-founding editor of Granta en Español "The alleyways and hideaways of Israel Centeno's Venezuela are as real and visceral as the streets of Pasolini's Rome." —Dermot Bolger, author of The Journey Home Israel Centeno was born in Venezuela in 1958. He has published 14 books, primarily novels but short story and poetry collections as well. He is regarded as on of the most important Venezuelan literary figures of the last fifty years. He has won the Federico García Lorca Award in Spain and the National Council of Culture Award in Venezuela. Since 2011 he has lives in Pittsburgh with his wife and two daughters, as an exiled writer-in-residence at City of Asylum Pittsburgh.

The award of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature to Bob Dylan is discussed by writer Toby Litt and by Anthony Wall, the Editor of BBC TV's Arena series who co-produced the Martin Scorsese documentary about Dylan: No Direction Home and who has made several other films with and about Dylan. As the death of Italian playwright and activist Dario Fo is announced, David Greig Artistic Director of the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh is joined by playwright Anders Lustgarten to reflect on Dario Fo's plays. Caravaggio's art explored by curator Letizia Treves, New Generation Thinker Joe Moshenska and playwright Anders Lustgarten. Plus, historian and Russologist Catherine Merridale on her latest book about Lenin's journey from exile in Zurich back to Russia on the eve of the 1917 Revolution. Anne McElvoy presents. Beyond Caravaggio runs at The National Gallery 12 Oct 2016 To 15 Jan 2017. Anders Lustgarten's play The Seven Acts of Mercy is at the Royal Shakespeare Company from November 24th to February 10th Joe Moshenska is the author of A Stain In The Blood and teaches at Cambridge University. He is on the New Generation Thinkers scheme run by BBC Radio 3 and the Arts and Humanities Research Council to find academics who can turn their research into radio. Mexican writer Álvaro Enrigue's novel is called Sudden Death. It's translated by Natasha Wimmer. You can find more about fiction in translation in a collection on our website http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p047v6vh Catherine's Merridale's account of Lenin's journey from Zurich to Petrograd is Lenin On The Train. Producer: Luke Mulhall

Natasha Wimmer was awarded an NEA Literature Fellowship in 2007 to translate Roberto Bolaño's epic novel 2666. In this interview, she discusses the complexities of translating Bolaño's work and other tribulations of working as a translator. [27:08]

Natasha Wimmer was awarded an NEA Literature Fellowship in 2007 to translate Roberto Bolaño's epic novel 2666. In this interview, she discusses the complexities of translating Bolaño's work and other tribulations of working as a translator. [27:08]

Natasha Wimmer was awarded an NEA Literature Fellowship in 2007 to translate Roberto Bolaño's epic novel 2666. In this interview, she discusses the complexities of translating Bolaño's work and other tribulations of working as a translator. [27:08]

Natasha Wimmer was awarded an NEA Literature Fellowship in 2007 to translate Roberto Bolaño's epic novel 2666. In this interview, she discusses the complexities of translating Bolaño's work and other tribulations of working as a translator. [27:08]