Happy Book Birthday for One Last Shot!
Review of a new verse novel based on the life of crusading photojournalist Gerda Taro and an exhibit of hers and Robert Capa’s work.
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Me Versus the Spanish Teacher
Republication of an essay in YARN about the role a Spanish teacher played in my writing and translating life.
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A Busy Month
My first translation of a screenplay and some thoughts on the high quality and diverse perspectives of global cinema.
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Where Do You Want to Go Today? Reading Global Literature in Translation
I recently joined with other translators and advocates for translation to start a group called Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. According to the mission...
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Live Like a Marrano: Passover and Easter in Portugal
The difficulty of finding matzah for Passover in Portugal leads me to the Inquisition and the fates of thriving Jewish communities there and in Spain.
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Tourists at Home
A visit to The Cloisters in New York City is cause to reflect on the different fates of the Portuguese and Catalan languages.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
