Marina Sofia
@marinasofia.bsky.social
Global nomad, translator (RO and DE to EN), writer and publisher, addicted to world literature. Blog at https://findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com, publish at https://corylusbooks.com
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#FridayFun: Palaces in Brandenburg Region
It’s getting a little too cold to explore all of the little (and not so little) palaces in the Brandenburg region around Berlin (and a little further afield), so I’ll start off by doing…
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Moomin nostalgia is a state of mind
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Moomin nostalgia: The 90s series, fan art, and more
Step into the world of Moomin nostalgia: ‘90s memories, the first merch, fan culture, and timeless Moomin magic.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Moomin nostalgia is a state of mind
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Great haul. Both those Koestler novels were major for me at a pivotal point in my teens. Plus without them we wouldn’t have 1984
A fairly forgotten novel in a very similar mode that I always shout about - Rex Warner’s The Professor (1938) 🤌
A fairly forgotten novel in a very similar mode that I always shout about - Rex Warner’s The Professor (1938) 🤌
"For what am I fighting?": George Orwell on Arthur Koestler's "Darkness at Noon"
Republished 1941 review shows the influence Kostler's dystopian classic had on Orwell.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Great haul. Both those Koestler novels were major for me at a pivotal point in my teens. Plus without them we wouldn’t have 1984
A fairly forgotten novel in a very similar mode that I always shout about - Rex Warner’s The Professor (1938) 🤌
A fairly forgotten novel in a very similar mode that I always shout about - Rex Warner’s The Professor (1938) 🤌
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bookjotter.com/2025/11/29/winding-up-the-week-449/ #AmReading #Books #BookReview #ReadingNonFiction2026 @bookmunch.bsky.social @j-lbrbsblogs.bsky.social @anzlitlovers.bsky.social
Winding Up the Week #449
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Reading Non-Fiction 2026, keep up with a variety of literary anniversar…
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November 29, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Buy through our @bookshop_org_uk link this Black Friday weekend for free shipping AND you’ll support our bookshop uk.bookshop.org/shop/chorleywo…
November 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Buy through our @bookshop_org_uk link this Black Friday weekend for free shipping AND you’ll support our bookshop uk.bookshop.org/shop/chorleywo…
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Several opportunities in East European research—with quickly approaching application cutoff dates! Including a research fellowship in Brussels: www.epc.eu/vacancies/co...
More here: www.newyugoslavstudies.org/news.html
More here: www.newyugoslavstudies.org/news.html
Connecting Europe Fellowship
Bringing candidate country voices to Brussels
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November 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Several opportunities in East European research—with quickly approaching application cutoff dates! Including a research fellowship in Brussels: www.epc.eu/vacancies/co...
More here: www.newyugoslavstudies.org/news.html
More here: www.newyugoslavstudies.org/news.html
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#BestBooks2025 Occasionally when I need a break from crime fiction, I dive into a nice, hair-raising horror. I thoroughly enjoyed Grady Hendrix's Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, an unsettling read with a clear feminist message. westwordsreviews.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/w... Published by Tor Nightfire
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls | Grady Hendrix
Grady Hendrix has carved a unique niche for himself in the horror genre with works like The Final Girl Support Group and My Best Friend’s Exorcism. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls has no knife-w…
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November 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
#BestBooks2025 Occasionally when I need a break from crime fiction, I dive into a nice, hair-raising horror. I thoroughly enjoyed Grady Hendrix's Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, an unsettling read with a clear feminist message. westwordsreviews.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/w... Published by Tor Nightfire
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Do you dream of sharing your love of Japanese literature with the perfect translated book? Read Japanese Literature has 15 recommendations to cover everyone on your list.
Japanese Books to Give for the Holidays
Do you dream of sharing your love of Japanese literature with the perfect translated book?
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November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Do you dream of sharing your love of Japanese literature with the perfect translated book? Read Japanese Literature has 15 recommendations to cover everyone on your list.
Not planning to go big on Christmas this year but I couldn't resist an Aventskranz
November 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Not planning to go big on Christmas this year but I couldn't resist an Aventskranz
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Delighted to announce forthcoming Nordic Thriller Series ‘Brkn’ based on Jon Atli Jonasson's book #Broken, which is now available in English translation
www.amazon.co.uk/Broken-Reykj...
www.amazon.co.uk/Broken-Reykj...
November 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Delighted to announce forthcoming Nordic Thriller Series ‘Brkn’ based on Jon Atli Jonasson's book #Broken, which is now available in English translation
www.amazon.co.uk/Broken-Reykj...
www.amazon.co.uk/Broken-Reykj...
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If you’re lonely on Thanksgiving, mourning a loved one, or don’t have the kind of support you hoped for whatever reason, I wrote this for you. It’s also included in my book The Translator’s Daughter theoffingmag.com/insight/the-...
The Orca and the Spider: On Motherhood, Loss, and Community - The Offing
Insight - The Offing Magazine
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November 28, 2025 at 1:24 AM
If you’re lonely on Thanksgiving, mourning a loved one, or don’t have the kind of support you hoped for whatever reason, I wrote this for you. It’s also included in my book The Translator’s Daughter theoffingmag.com/insight/the-...
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Our latest podcast has landed and this week it’s all about resilience over rejection. We have a great success story too. Don’t miss this brilliant episode with writer Louise Beech. Plus this week we have another brilliant book rec from @bexbookaholic.bsky.social
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Don't Give Up on It Baby with Louise Beech
Podcast Episode · The Tortured Writers Podcast · 28/11/2025 · 45m
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November 28, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Our latest podcast has landed and this week it’s all about resilience over rejection. We have a great success story too. Don’t miss this brilliant episode with writer Louise Beech. Plus this week we have another brilliant book rec from @bexbookaholic.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Oh yay, first rejection for job application just came in today. I thought I'd be a perfect fit as a bookseller but apparently not... 😕
November 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Oh yay, first rejection for job application just came in today. I thought I'd be a perfect fit as a bookseller but apparently not... 😕
#FridayFun: Palaces in Brandenburg Region findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/f...
#FridayFun: Palaces in Brandenburg Region
It’s getting a little too cold to explore all of the little (and not so little) palaces in the Brandenburg region around Berlin (and a little further afield), so I’ll start off by doing…
findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
#FridayFun: Palaces in Brandenburg Region findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/f...
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to: (in recent years)
Janelle Monàe
The Rose
One OK Rock
Lim Yunchan
Iulia Isaev
Janelle Monàe
The Rose
One OK Rock
Lim Yunchan
Iulia Isaev
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Suzanne Vega
Salif Keita
Bruce Hornsby
Andras Schiff
Frans Bruggen
Suzanne Vega
Salif Keita
Bruce Hornsby
Andras Schiff
Frans Bruggen
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
The Cure
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Youssou N'Dour
Simple Minds
Fischer-Z
The Cure
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Youssou N'Dour
Simple Minds
Fischer-Z
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to: (in recent years)
Janelle Monàe
The Rose
One OK Rock
Lim Yunchan
Iulia Isaev
Janelle Monàe
The Rose
One OK Rock
Lim Yunchan
Iulia Isaev
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The judges have also highly commended ‘Too Great A Sky’ by Liliana Corobca, translater from Romanian (Romania) by Monica Cure and published by @sevenstoriesuk.bsky.social.
Read the full announcement here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
Read the full announcement here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
November 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The judges have also highly commended ‘Too Great A Sky’ by Liliana Corobca, translater from Romanian (Romania) by Monica Cure and published by @sevenstoriesuk.bsky.social.
Read the full announcement here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
Read the full announcement here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
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We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2025 is ‘And the Walls Became the World All Around’ by Johanna Ekström and Sigrid Rausing, translated from Swedish (Sweden) by Sigrid Rausing and published by @grantabooks.bsky.social !
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2025 is ‘And the Walls Became the World All Around’ by Johanna Ekström and Sigrid Rausing, translated from Swedish (Sweden) by Sigrid Rausing and published by @grantabooks.bsky.social !
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großer Jubel für die 175. Vorstellung der "Dreigroschenoper" heute: Glückwunsch ans Ensemble, ans Orchester und das ganze wunderbare Team hinter der Bühne zu diesem unfassbaren Jubiläum in nur knapp vier Jahren!
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
großer Jubel für die 175. Vorstellung der "Dreigroschenoper" heute: Glückwunsch ans Ensemble, ans Orchester und das ganze wunderbare Team hinter der Bühne zu diesem unfassbaren Jubiläum in nur knapp vier Jahren!
So excited to see the Dreigroschenoper in Berlin at last in this lovely old theatre
November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
So excited to see the Dreigroschenoper in Berlin at last in this lovely old theatre
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#BestBooks2025 Up next this year was Orjan Karlsson's Into Thin Air published by Orenda Books I do hope we see more of this Norwegian crime writer. Apart from a strong setting, bonus points to Karlsson for including a Jack Russell!
westwordsreviews.wordpress.com/2025/01/29/i... #NordicNoirNovember
westwordsreviews.wordpress.com/2025/01/29/i... #NordicNoirNovember
Into thin air | Orjan Karlsson
Ørjan Karlsson’s first novel in the Arctic Murders series takes us all the way to Bodø and Røst, on the Lofoten archipelago in northwest Norway. The most prevalent form of crime here, just inside t…
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November 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#BestBooks2025 Up next this year was Orjan Karlsson's Into Thin Air published by Orenda Books I do hope we see more of this Norwegian crime writer. Apart from a strong setting, bonus points to Karlsson for including a Jack Russell!
westwordsreviews.wordpress.com/2025/01/29/i... #NordicNoirNovember
westwordsreviews.wordpress.com/2025/01/29/i... #NordicNoirNovember
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Welcome back to our brilliant friend, the rhyming translator-poet Timothy Adès, here with the poetry of Gerrit Engelke (1890-1918), whose work raged against industrialisation and war, and who died of wounds on 13 October 1918, soon before the Armistice, in a British field hospital.
Timothy Ades reads the poetry of Gerrit Engelke
Gerrit Engelke (1890-1918) was born in Hannover to poor parents who soon moved without him to the USA, and was apprenticed to a house-painter. His poetry upholds spiritual values against…
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November 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Welcome back to our brilliant friend, the rhyming translator-poet Timothy Adès, here with the poetry of Gerrit Engelke (1890-1918), whose work raged against industrialisation and war, and who died of wounds on 13 October 1918, soon before the Armistice, in a British field hospital.
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Happy Thanksgiving, friends!
Today @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I are giving thanks for the bookish communities that enrich our solitary reading lives. Then we share our holiday reading plans and all the books we hope to finish before 2025 slips away. open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...
Today @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I are giving thanks for the bookish communities that enrich our solitary reading lives. Then we share our holiday reading plans and all the books we hope to finish before 2025 slips away. open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...
Episode 120: Gratitude and Holiday Reading
In this Thanksgiving episode, we start by reflecting on the bookish communities that make the solitary act of reading feel richer and more connected.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, friends!
Today @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I are giving thanks for the bookish communities that enrich our solitary reading lives. Then we share our holiday reading plans and all the books we hope to finish before 2025 slips away. open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...
Today @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I are giving thanks for the bookish communities that enrich our solitary reading lives. Then we share our holiday reading plans and all the books we hope to finish before 2025 slips away. open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...
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For Strange Horizons, I've been working on a review of A Granite Silence, Nina Allan's fascinating examination of a historical crime as a network of jostling stories. The review went online yesterday: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
A Granite Silence by Nina Allan
In her latest novel, Allan steps in a different direction again.
strangehorizons.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
For Strange Horizons, I've been working on a review of A Granite Silence, Nina Allan's fascinating examination of a historical crime as a network of jostling stories. The review went online yesterday: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
Excellent thread, so true gor say creative right now and the rise of AI
I'm not the only author I know who has a huge surfeit of ideas for books that we would love to write and send out into the world if only we had the time to write them.
November 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Excellent thread, so true gor say creative right now and the rise of AI
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Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
Amazon has launched a new AI-driven translation service, Kindle Translate, for Kindle Direct Publishing authors 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches AI translation service for indie authors
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November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
Scars of Silence by Johana Gustawsson translated by David Warriner @JoGustawsson @thewarrinerd @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours liveanddeadly.net/2025/11/27/s...
Scars of Silence by Johana Gustawsson translated by David Warriner @JoGustawsson @thewarrinerd @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours
Source: Review copyPublication: 20 November 2025 from Orenda BooksPP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1916788923 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review Twenty-three years ago, a young woman was m…
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November 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Scars of Silence by Johana Gustawsson translated by David Warriner @JoGustawsson @thewarrinerd @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours liveanddeadly.net/2025/11/27/s...