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World Editions is a publisher of literary fiction in translation, based in New York.

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27.02.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A book review of The Cut Line by Carolina Pihelgas, translated from the Estonian LΓ΅ikejoon, is now out on our site. Check it out below!

#litmag #literarymagazine #translation #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #bookblog #publishing #carolinapihelgas
www.ultramarinereview.com/post/the-cut...

28.07.2025 01:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Collage of covers:
- And The Ancestors Sing x Radha Lin Chaddah
- The Cut Line x Carolina Pilhegas, Darcy Hurford
- She is Here x Nicola Griffith
- Forever for the Culture x Steven Underwood
- The Universe Box x Michael Swanwick
- Hostages x Taina Tervonen, Sara Hanaburgh
- No Safer Kinder Hatred x Frank Thabani Sayi
- A Compass on the Navigable Sea x Daniel Simon

Collage of covers: - And The Ancestors Sing x Radha Lin Chaddah - The Cut Line x Carolina Pilhegas, Darcy Hurford - She is Here x Nicola Griffith - Forever for the Culture x Steven Underwood - The Universe Box x Michael Swanwick - Hostages x Taina Tervonen, Sara Hanaburgh - No Safer Kinder Hatred x Frank Thabani Sayi - A Compass on the Navigable Sea x Daniel Simon

Reading/finishing off some cool books this w/e &week.

01.02.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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The Best Books in (and on) Translation We Read in 2025 - Words Without Borders 13 staff members, 11 countries, 9 languages: The WWB team recommends our favorite books in translation from 2025.

To read the full list of WWB’s 2025 staff recommendations, head to our website or click the link below: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

11.12.2025 18:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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2025 β€˜Best of the Rest’: Our Favorite Books of the Year You’ve read the other β€œBest of” listsβ€”now read the other one, for the rest of us. Here are Ms. magazine's top feminist books of 2025.

Violet and I chose these 48 books as our top feminist reads of the year for @msmagazine.com!

Feat @mskellymhayes.bsky.social @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social @michellemirabella.bsky.social @annanorth.bsky.social @kweingarten.bsky.social & more

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23.12.2025 16:20 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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THE CUT LINE, survival...contingent contentment...solitude THE CUT LINE CAROLINA PIHELGAS (tr. Darcy Hurford) World Editions ( non-affiliate Bookshop.org link) $14.99 ebook, available now R...

@worldedbooks.bsky.social brought out THE CUT LINE by CAROLINA PIHELGAS (translated from Estonian by Darcy Hurford) for a deep look into 21st-century struggles...personal, societal, existential #Booksky
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04.02.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Published today! The Cut Line by Carolina Pihelgas, translated from the Estonian by Darcy Hurford. Recommended as Must Read translation by @electricliterature.com

03.02.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Incisive Questions about Mothering in β€œThe Cracks We Bear” β€œThe Cracks We Bear” by Catalina Infante (translated by Michelle Mirabella) asks incisive questions about mothering, both the act of being mothered and that of becoming one.

THE CRACKS WE BEAR by Catalina Infante and
translated by Michelle Mirabella "sings with a strong voice and incisive questions about mothering, both the act of being mothered and that of becoming one, and the interplay between these roles of mother and daughter." @worldedbooks.bsky.social

19.01.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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50 Finalists Named for 2026 PEN America Literary Awards PEN America today announced 50 finalists for its 2026 Literary Awards, showcasing excellence from literary superstars and new voices alike and spanning genres including fiction, poetry, drama, essays,...

Announcing 50 finalists for our 2026 Literary Awards and two career achievement honoreesβ€”Edwidge Danticat will receive the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature, and Julia Cho will receive the PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award. pen.org/press-releas...

29.01.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hurray! Rio Muerto is on the list! Congratulations @furiousleeper.bsky.social and Ricardo Silva Romero! πŸ₯‚πŸ₯‚πŸ₯‚

30.01.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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All that Dies in April x Mariana Travacio, Samantha Schnee tr.), Will Morningstar (tr.) 164 pp. September 9, 2025, World Editions. Fiction. All That Dies in April is the latest book of which I have thought at the end, β€œPerfect, just perfect.” Lina’s left her husbandβ€”not because she do…

All That Dies in April by Mariana Travacio, Samantha Schnee (tr.), Will Morningstar (tr.), from @worldedbooks.bsky.social.

I don't know if you can call the essence of a book potent, but this was perfect.

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06.01.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Transmutation of Death into Light: Review of Natalia GarcΓ­a Freire’s A Carnival of Atrocities Will McMahon Under Review:A Carnival of Atrocities. Natalia GarcΓ­a Freire, translated by Victor Meadowcroft. World Editions, April 2025. In the town of CocuΓ‘n, people are shedding their clothes and…

My final review of the year was of A CARNIVAL OF ATROCITIES by Natalia GarcΓ­a Freire (tr. Victor Meadowcroft for @worldedbooks.bsky.social). Violent catharsis in a colonized landscape. ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/08/18/t...

01.01.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Immensely proud to see my translation of Ricardo Silva's 'RΓ­o Muerto' featured on the longlist for the 2026 PEN Translation Prize among such fantastic company! I'll be forever grateful to @worldedbooks.bsky.social for considering me as the translator for this powerful, moving and timely novel.

19.12.2025 13:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, Ricardo Silva Romero and @furiousleeper.bsky.social! So thrilled to see Rio Muerto on the list! 🍾πŸ₯‚πŸΎ

18.12.2025 22:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Cracks We Bear Check out The Cracks We Bear - <b>"Chilean writer Infante's penetrating English-language debut centers on a woman coping with the challenges of new motherhood while reflecting on her late mother.…

Next, from @worldedbooks.bsky.social , is THE CRACKS WE BEAR by Catalina Infante Beovic (tr. @michellemirabella.bsky.social ), Executive Director Elisabeth Jaquette’s choice: bookshop.org/a/169/978164...

11.12.2025 18:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reading from works in translation: Alex Niemi and Alta L. Price *HYBRID* Join us for a reading of works in translation with Alex Niemi, translator of The Endless WeekΒ (Dorothy, a publishing project) by French poet & novelist, Laura Vasquez; and Alta L. Price, translator of...

Exciting event news for our readers in Milwaukee! Join translators Alta L Price and Alex Niemi at @woodlandpattern.bsky.social as they read from and discuss work from Juli Zeh and Laura Vazquez

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07.12.2025 15:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Currently Reading: #TheCutLine by Carolina Pihelgas. Will be published 3rd February by @worldedbooks.bsky.social. Thank you to them & @netgalley.bsky.social for the ARC.

#BookSky πŸ“šπŸ’™ #books

17.11.2025 08:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Will Morningstar and Michelle Mirabella in conversation on All That Dies in April and The Cracks We Bear | Community Bookstore Brooklyn's oldest operating bookstore. Serving Park Slope since 1971.

Tomorrow at 7pm at @communitybookstore.bsky.social in Brooklyn!

Don’t miss this conversation between first-time translators @michellemirabella.bsky.social and @willmorningstar.bsky.social, moderated by Anderson Tepper!

communitybookstore.net/events/48469

10.11.2025 21:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just published!
"Chilean writer Infante’s penetrating English-language debut centers on a woman coping with the challenges of new motherhood while reflecting on her late mother. This slim and subtle work packs a stinging punch." @publisherswkly.bsky.social @michellemirabella.bsky.social

05.11.2025 20:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The cover of the book The Cracks We Bear

The cover of the book The Cracks We Bear

Can’t believe it’s finally pub day for The Cracks We Bear by Catalina Infante out today from @worldedbooks.bsky.social!! Thank you to Catalina, our publisher Christine Swedowsky, my editor Shimanto Reza, and my family, friends, and colleagues for their support!

05.11.2025 04:01 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Michelle Mirabella and author Catalina Infante Beovic's THE CRACKS WE BEAR (World Editions, 2025)
Michelle Mirabella and author Catalina Infante Beovic's THE CRACKS WE BEAR (World Editions, 2025) What opens as a story on matrescence reveals itself to be an exploration of memory, trauma, and griefβ€”personal, familial, and nationalβ€”as the protagonist, Laura, struggling in her new motherhood,…

Don't miss this reading by translator @michellemirabella.bsky.social from #Chilean author Catalina Infante Beovic's debut novel THE CRACKS WE BEAR (@worldedbooks.bsky.social, 2025), an exploration of memory, trauma, and grief in a country still haunted by the Pinochet dictatorship.

30.10.2025 15:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

With less than two weeks until pub day for #TheCracksWeBear by Catalina Infante (@worldedbooks.bsky.social), it is so special to have this essay out in @worldlittoday.bsky.social, the home of our original debut together as author and translator.

22.10.2025 20:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Pleased to announce these authors as featured guests for #VWF2025! Officially D-11 days from the 2025 Festival.

β€’ Saeed Teebi
β€’ Souvankham Thammavongsa
β€’ Madeleine Thien
β€’ Jeremy Tiang @jeremytiang.bsky.social
β€’ Miriam Toews @authormiriamtoews.bsky.social
β€’ Georgia Toews

09.10.2025 16:06 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's #BannedBooksWeek! @everylibrary.bsky.social is
hosting Samar Yazbek, one of Syria’s most fearless literary voices, and renowned literary agent Yasmina Jraissati for a conversation about censorship & Arabic literature.

Friday, 10/9 at 5pm EDT www.youtube.com/watch?v=znZ7...

06.10.2025 21:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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These novels shed light on political conflicts and acts of resistance around the world. Meet Sheung-King (Batshit Seven) Maria Reva, (Endling), & Jeremy Tiang (State of Emergency) Oct 26. Presented w/ SFU’s World Languages and Literatures + Peliplat.

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02.10.2025 00:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Happy #InternationalTranslationDay! What better way to celebrate than with a nomination of A Carnival of Atrocities to the Cercador Prize! Congratulations @furiousleeper.bsky.social and Natalia Garcia Freire!

www.cercadorprize.com

30.09.2025 22:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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22.09.2025 00:44 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Such a wonderful day at @bkbookfest.bsky.social today! Thank you to everyone for coming out to say Hi and snag a signed copy of @jeremytiang.bsky.socialβ€˜s State of Emergency!

22.09.2025 00:36 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Corruption And The Natural World In β€˜A Carnival Of Atrocities’ | Hola Cultura Stripped of her family, home and identity by the supposedly pious people of CocuΓ‘n, all that is left for Mildred is her hatred. In her rage, she curses the

"Entrancing in its imagery and themes, β€œA Carnival of Atrocities” promises exactly what its title evokes: a nightmarish journey into the depravity of the human soul." @holaculturadc.bsky.social @furiousleeper.bsky.social

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17.09.2025 14:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"My name is Lina Ramos, wife of Relicario Cruz. For a while now I’ve been telling him we need to leave, but he doesn’t want to."
Continue reading!
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@marianatravacio.bsky.social l @willmorningstar.bsky.social @ronslate.bsky.social

12.09.2025 12:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0