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My latest booktube episode features recent reads from 7 countries: #comics, a verse narrative & a picture book. #translations #poetry #CanadianAuthor #Kidlit #YA

https://youtu.be/5n28_h07sz8

Recent Reads September 26: an eclectic mix of books + making stuff from the garden + nostalgia
https://youtu.be/VQlJw155sYs

#CanLit #ShadowGiller2023 #audiobooks #comics #translations #science #memoir #autism #fantasy

The tagged book is one of six that I‘ve finished lately. See: Friday Reads Oct 28: #IndigenousBooks #Queer #Translations #Audiobooks #KidLit #CanLit #Booktube
https://youtu.be/UiqRiDxdV3Q

#translations #AmazonCrossing

I expected a psychological thriller, which this was - but with the emphasis on "psychological" and not so much "thriller." It was a suspense book full of sordid, horrifying events, but written in a quiet, gentle, philosophical tone. If that sounds like an odd reading experience, believe me, it was.

I started Our Musseque, by Angolan Author José Luandino Vieira. It's not grabbing me so far, but I haven't given up.
#angola #africanliterature #translations

The realism & character development in this series keeps me coming back. There are sometimes inadvertently funny #translations, as in the case where Shiro finally buys baking powder (he has used pancake mix in past issues as a workaround, ie in making brownies). This time, Kenji convinces him to make pancakes from scratch. Even though Shiro gives in, he doesn‘t understand the love of “powder-based stuff” (ie baking powder based). #LGBT #comics

This #manga series continues with its slice-of-life gentle humour. Shiro gets a little more comfortable with being seen with his boyfriend Kenji & they meet up with #gay friends. It‘s the cooking, however, that really draws me in. I don‘t mind about the weird #translations (ie “pepper balls” for peppercorns). In fact, it can add puzzlement or an inadvertent giggle. In the next issue, Shiro will make black tea ice cream. Bring it on! #LGBT #comics

#tbrlist #WITMonth #translations

https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/dispatches/article/31-recent-works-by-women-...

My favourite souvenir to bring back from my travels: Harry Potter in the local language! Here it is, in twelve languages so far ⚡️
#HarryPotter #linguaphile #languages #HarryPotterintranslation #translations

Fenrir naps with his Gram while I catch up on my nonfiction reading. #nonfiction #sciencepluspoetry #translations