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Tom Bowden
@motnedwobOct 15
Cocoon by Zhang Yueran: On China's lingering cultural amnesia induced by the Cultural Revolution. #literatureintranslation @WorldEdBooks #iarrogantlyrecommend ocreviewofbooks.substack.com…
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Cocoon by Zhang Yueran Published on October 6th You'll find the entire review on @goodreads Thank you to @NetGalley and to @WorldEdBooks for granting me this opportunity. #bookrecommendations #books #readersgonnaread #readingcommunity #fictionbooks #chinesebook #cocoon
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Annabel Gaskell@annabookbelOct 5
Launched tomorrow, today I am reading All That Dies in April by Mariana Travacio transl. Will Morningstar & Samantha Schnee from the @WorldEdBooks Read the World A-Z series - A is for Argentina
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✨✨ NEW BOOK-TOUR ✨✨ 🌍📚 I'm so excited to be joining the launch team for World Editions' (@WorldEdBooks) Read the World A to Z! 26 letters. 26 countries. 26 translated books, travelling from Argentina to Zambia. First stops: 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇳 China Let the journey begin! ✈️📖 Full review⬇️ thesecretbookreview.co.uk/re… Purchase link⬇️ uk.bookshop.org/shop/Secret_… 👏🏻👏🏼 👏🏽 👏🏾 👏🏿 #ReadTheWorldAtoZ #WorldEditions #TranslatedFiction #ReadAroundTheWorld #thesecretbookreview
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We are thrilled to announce the Longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature! | @NewYorker newyorker.com/books/page-tur…

The 2026 National Book Awards Longlists

The New Yorker presents the longlists for Young People’s Literature, Translated Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction.

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Tom Bowden
@motnedwobSep 10
New series from @worldedbooks 26 books from 26 countries, A-Z. First up: Argentina, Belgium, and China. #literatureintranslation #iarrogantlyrecommend
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Annabel Gaskell@annabookbelAug 22
Lovely arrivals #bookpost from @WorldEdBooks @MarianaTravacio @KristienHemmree @JeremyTiang annabookbel.net/arrivals-int…

Arrivals! – Introducing the World Editions ‘Read the World A-Z’ series

It’s not often that I do arrivals posts these days, but I had to highlight these lovely books that popped through the letter box. They are the first three in a new series from World Editions,…

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Bibliophileverse@SuchbisJun 23
🖊️🖊️Book Review🖊️🖊️ 📚To The East Of The East by Ping Lu📚 Rating⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read more at bibliophileverse.blogspot.co… @WorldEdBooks #bookreview #bookstagram #bookstoread #writerscommunity #writerslife #readingcommunity
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To The East Of The East by Ping Lu

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✨✨ PUBLICATION WEEK ✨✨ Kit Fan’s Goodbye Chinatown is a vivid and emotional story about food, identity and the search for home. Amber Fan’s journey as a chef in London’s Chinatown is full of longing, rich sensory writing and quietly powerful moments. A beautiful read. Full review⬇️ thesecretbookreview.co.uk/po… Purchase link⬇️ amzn.to/4pwlbta 👏🏻👏🏼 👏🏽 👏🏾 👏🏿 #GoodbyeChinatown #KitFan #AsianDiasporaBooks #WorldEditionBooks #TheSecretBookReview
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alifeinbooks@alifeinbooksJun 12
Goodbye Chinatown by Kit Fan: Identity, belonging and food alifeinbooks.co.uk/2026/06/g… via @alifeinbooks @WorldEdBooks

Goodbye Chinatown by Kit Fan: Identity, belonging and food - A Life in Books

Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.

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This week sees the publication of Kit Fan's nostalgic Goodbye Chinatown, a worthy successor to Diamond Hill with family and food at its core. westwordsreviews.wordpress.c… @WorldEdBooks

Goodbye Chinatown by Kit Fan

Kit Fan’s latest novel, the first since 2021’s Diamond Hill, once again captures a society in flux. This time, he shifts his focus to London’s Chinatown. Amber Fan is a twenty-two-year-old Oxford g…

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WhatCathyReadNext@Cathy_A_JJun 2
Happy publication day to Goodbye Chinatown by Kit Fan - food, cultural identity & the impact of political events in Hong Kong on the lives & fortunes of one family #books #bookreviews @WorldEdBooks whatcathyreadnext.co.uk/2026… via @Cathy_A_J

Book Review – Goodbye Chinatown by Kit Fan @WorldEdBooks

About the Book As her native Hong Kong seethes, torn between two world powers, Amber Fan tries to build a career as a chef in London’s Chinatown.  Amber Fan, a young Oxford-educated chef, opens the…

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Book Review - Goodbye Chinatown by Kit Fan @WorldEdBooks whatcathyreadnext.co.uk/2026… via @Cathy_A_J

Book Review – Goodbye Chinatown by Kit Fan @WorldEdBooks

About the Book As her native Hong Kong seethes, torn between two world powers, Amber Fan tries to build a career as a chef in London’s Chinatown.  Amber Fan, a young Oxford-educated chef, opens the…

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WhatCathyReadNext@Cathy_A_JMay 23
My review of Goodbye Chinatown by Kit Fan #GoodbyeChinatown #books #bookreviews @WorldEdBooks whatcathyreadnext.co.uk/2026… via @Cathy_A_J

Book Review – Goodbye Chinatown by Kit Fan @WorldEdBooks

About the Book As her native Hong Kong seethes, torn between two world powers, Amber Fan tries to build a career as a chef in London’s Chinatown.  Amber Fan, a young Oxford-educated chef, opens the…

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alifeinbooks@alifeinbooksMay 12
Books to Look Out For in June 2026: Part Two alifeinbooks.co.uk/2026/05/b… via @alifeinbooks including titles from @WorldEdBooks @maclehosepress @PushkinPress @PeirenePress @JonathanCape – at Bath, England

Books to Look Out For in June 2026: Part Two - A Life in Books

Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.

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LatAmLitToday@LatAmLitTodayMay 7
“I immediately fell in love with the landscape and the world she evoked…” In the new issue, Samantha Schnee and Will Morningstar discuss their collaborative translation of ALL THAT DIES IN APRIL by @MarianaTravacio, available now from @WorldEdBooks: latinamericanliteraturetoday…

Co-Translating All That Dies in April: A Conversation between Will Morningstar and Samantha Schnee...

All That Dies in April, a novel by Argentine writer Mariana Travacio, was published in English by World Editions in September 2025, in co-translation by Will

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In a review of @cpscrive’s The Perfect Circle (@WorldEdBooks) in @asymptotejrnl, Gabrielle Stecher Woodward writes “Claudia Petrucci’s The Perfect Circle is a deceptive slow burn...” asymptotejournal.com/blog/20…

What’s New in Translation: April 2026 - Asymptote Blog

New titles from Mexico, Italy, Brazil, South Korea, Chile, Egypt, Cameroon, France, Slovenia, Austria, and Argentina!

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WhatCathyReadNext@Cathy_A_JApr 14
My Top 3 March 2026 Reads #books #bookreviews @TinderPress @Epoque_Press @WorldEdBooks whatcathyreadnext.co.uk/2026… via @Cathy_A_J

My Top 3 March 2026 Reads

I read seven books in March, a number I’m quite happy with considering I was still rereading a couple of the books shortlisted for the Winston Graham Historical Prize ahead of the judging pan…

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✨✨ PUBLICATION WEEK✨✨ Claudia Petrucci’s The Perfect Circle is a tense and elegant literary mystery set in a Milan mansion filled with secrets. Two timelines unwind toward a gripping and believable end. Atmospheric, clever and quietly haunting. Full review⬇️ thesecretbookreview.co.uk/po… Purchase link⬇️ amzn.to/3KF7N6P 👏🏻👏🏼 👏🏽 👏🏾 👏🏿 #ThePerfectCircle #ClaudiaPetrucci #ItalianFiction #LiteraryFiction #AtmosphericReads
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A perfect circle of a narrative by @cpscrive! Just out from @WorldEdBooks.
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