Susan Pickford
@libripotens.bsky.social
Professor of translation studies at the University of Geneva and academic translator. Recent books: Professional Translators in 19th-c France and Translating Science in the 18th & 19th c. Now working on an industry guide for aspiring book translators.
Morning run, départ / arrivée
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Morning run, départ / arrivée
Le @cern.bsky.social vu par les paysans du Haut Jura en 1956 #histoirelocale
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Le @cern.bsky.social vu par les paysans du Haut Jura en 1956 #histoirelocale
This is absolutely my favourite review of a book I have worked on 🥰
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This is absolutely my favourite review of a book I have worked on 🥰
When you're writing 50 Shades-style erotica but forget to check the name works
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
When you're writing 50 Shades-style erotica but forget to check the name works
Translators, for decades: We are authors in our own right!
(Some) authors in 2025:
(Some) authors in 2025:
November 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Translators, for decades: We are authors in our own right!
(Some) authors in 2025:
(Some) authors in 2025:
Bit of local history for me this week - the life of a rural postman who did his mountain rounds on skis in the early 20th c
November 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Bit of local history for me this week - the life of a rural postman who did his mountain rounds on skis in the early 20th c
d'ailleurs shout out to designer Daniel Britton for his superb dyslexia simulation typeface
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
d'ailleurs shout out to designer Daniel Britton for his superb dyslexia simulation typeface
Reminder: there's just under a week left to register for this online talk next Monday 👇 (in French and LSF)
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Reminder: there's just under a week left to register for this online talk next Monday 👇 (in French and LSF)
Mixings things up with a bit of chick lit
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Mixings things up with a bit of chick lit
Heine's Ideen. Das Buch Le Grand, 1827. It says The German censors ------- idiots --------- and it is where my PhD started
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Heine's Ideen. Das Buch Le Grand, 1827. It says The German censors ------- idiots --------- and it is where my PhD started
#standingstoneSunday an erratic block with cross-shaped workings, propped upright to commemorate a local quarry worker killed in an accident in the late 19th c
November 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
#standingstoneSunday an erratic block with cross-shaped workings, propped upright to commemorate a local quarry worker killed in an accident in the late 19th c
Oh the village bookshelf is tempting today. I will have to come back with a carrier bag (there are 2 stacks)
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Oh the village bookshelf is tempting today. I will have to come back with a carrier bag (there are 2 stacks)
Le troc de livres dans mon village c'est vraiment deux salles deux ambiances
October 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Le troc de livres dans mon village c'est vraiment deux salles deux ambiances
Prrmière neige sur le Haut Jura (vue de la fenêtre de cuisine)
October 26, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Prrmière neige sur le Haut Jura (vue de la fenêtre de cuisine)
Lecture du jour. ça décoiffe
October 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Lecture du jour. ça décoiffe
Mushrooms. Anyone know what the front one is?
October 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Mushrooms. Anyone know what the front one is?
Lecture du weekend fraîchement arrivée en rayon @julietjfall.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Lecture du weekend fraîchement arrivée en rayon @julietjfall.bsky.social
Lecture du weekend fraîchement arrivée enrayon @julietjfall.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Lecture du weekend fraîchement arrivée enrayon @julietjfall.bsky.social
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step (but in this case, whoever this was gave up on page 5)
October 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step (but in this case, whoever this was gave up on page 5)
