'In my view, to fixate on words misses much of what translation is.'
Michelle Chan Schmidt talks to Matt Reeck about his philosophy of #translation
Just don't call it a #philosophy
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I’ve started reading “Careless People” by Sarah Wynn-Williams, which is an insider account of earlier years at Facebook. My mind is boggled. Reminds me of why I hate the phrase “lean in”. It’s both a fast read and a painful read. Kind of like watching a crash in slow motion. You hope the bad stuff won’t happen, but you know it has, and that even worse stuff happens. It does start to illustrate how Zuckerberg got to the ring-kissing stage with 47. He gets high on power, and never wants to get off that high. #bookstodon #reading #CarelessPeople #fredagsbog
¡Buenos días! Cerramos la semana con la #navereseñas de la obra de Mary Robinette Kowal, Hacia las estrellas, el primer tomo de la saga La Astronauta https://lanaveinvisible.com/2020/12/15/resena-hacia-las-estrellas/ #literaverso #bookstodon #literadon #libros #lecturas #leoautoras
#Meta stole my books: Cuentos incatásticos and Pachamama, diosa extraordinaria. Meta used the #LibGen dataset, full of pirated works, to train their AI.
META must #DoTheWriteThing
Please continue to support authors by purchasing our work and using your local library #makeitfair
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The siege is over but the war goes on. ‘The Eye of Horus’ is an atmospheric World War Two thriller with settings that move from the Highlands of Scotland via Gibraltar to Malta.
Valletta has a central part to play in the story. Bob and Monique stay in the city and their exploration of some of its seamier areas produces leads about the fate of the men they are seeking.
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Also in English, as the book is also in English: if you write reviews and fantasy, time loops, tightly written action with morally grey, but well developed and fully rounded, characters sound like an interesting combination to you, grab an ARC of my book The Mountain Ride!
Ping me for a review copy!
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About a third of Ancillary Justice read. Had to go reserve the next two in the series to continue with it immediately!! Also pleased to see there's a lot more to read from the author. 
This reminds me a lot of the Teixcalaan duology, and I have to keep reminding myself that Leckie went there first. Luckily it's also a lot better than either of the duology so I don't feel too frustrated about the similarities!
I guess there's not that many ways to build a space empire that takes over other worlds, the politics be politicking.
"But just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face."
- Harry Dresden in 'Storm Front' by Jim Butcher
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Just finished The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin, and MY HEART.
Full of grief, sorrow, family, love, and dream-fueled magic. I didn't want this to ever end, but when it had to, she stuck the landing perfectly.
Hanani One of my new favorite characters of all-time. I needed her in my life - especially now.
I've been listening to Proust (Swann's Way) on Audible before I fall asleep. It's very soothing. Here is why: the man writes in tiny little detailed vignettes. I can drift in and out of consciousness and catch an amazing little story before falling asleep again. There is so much detail I never feel like I have missed something. He's always pondering his past and explaining the heck out of people he loves. Tiny little snapshots.
Book 14 of 2025. Yet another book about dealing with autocracy. Sure sucks to see my country become so stupid and so divided so fast. Facebook fucked the whole thing up. Bye bye USA.
I listened to this one on audible. Read by @anneapplebaum herself.
[Tepid Jemisin spoilers]
Im at the part of the book where desperation is hitting & so the people are trying "something different" - aka, coexisting in s quasi-egalitarian commune made up of humans, stone eaters, & orogenes - in lieu of ordering based on caste, empire, caste, & race.
Reminds of what it might need to take to get us past capitalism.
Good recc @aleen
Free registration for this zoom panel from the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia: Beyond Survival: 5 Writers on #Trans Joy and #Authorship: https://writers.ns.ca/workshops-events/beyond-survival/ Note for Americans: the time zone is an hour ahead of Eastern.
2025 Atlantic Book Awards noms announced! https://writers.ns.ca/award-news/book-awards-shortlists-2025/
Chapter 11 - "Deduction"
Captain Schafer and Denom Richt do their own speculating as to why the Eyrians destroyed the Triskele Corporation fleet. Schafer's instincts warn him of potential trouble, and so he orders a flight of Revenants to support the ground team.
“Burden” from Threnody, my 2nd volume of #poetry available now here: https://www.nihtgengapress.com/product/threnody-new-poems
Only 1 copy left! Thank you for helping give an independent #poet the gift of “sold out”
I have finished reading:
13: George Gipe - Back To The Future.
I am now reading:
14: Craig Shaw Gardener - Back To The Future pt2.
Here's something nice: the New York Review of Books @nybooks has joined the party. Worth following. https://newsie.social/@nybooks/114275637845132010
ENDING SOON: April 4th is the last day to get the Kindle edition of "Hostile Takeover" for FREE! This unique tale of terror, twists, and speculative fiction set in a dark near-future from The Nod/Wells Timelines "delivers" but don't take my word for it...
Holy shi…. My proof copy was so fast!
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