"A modern classic set in Suriname and lyrically rendered into English for the first time, On a Woman’s Madness is a testament to both the resilience of queer lives that exist everywhere and everytime and the alchemy of literary translation where a perfect book meets its perfect translator."

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Chain-Gang All-Stars @pantheonbooks.bsky.social/@penguinbooksusa.bsky.social Paul Harding This Other Eden W. W. Norton Astrid Roemer On a Woman’s Madness Translated from Dutch by Lucy Scott @twolinespress.bsky.social Justin Torres Blackouts @fsgbooks.bsky.social/Macmillan

83. KENYA/TANZANIA No Edges: Swahili Stories @twolinespress.bsky.social A collection of short stories by: - Fatima Shafii tr. Hassan Kassim - Lusajo Mwaikenda Israel tr. Richard Prins - Clara Momanyi tr. Enoch Matundura - Fahy Mtanga tr. Jay Boss Rubin - Katama G. C. Mkangi tr. Richard Prins 1/2

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I recently enjoyed Lowest Common Denominator by Pirkko Saiso (Two Lines Press) and A Wellness Check by @brigonzalez.bsky.social ( @gameoverbooks.bsky.social)!