I chose Layla Martínez’s “Woodworm” (@TwoLinesPress/@AmordemadreEd) as my @PublicBooks Public Pick for this year. It is equal parts surgical and mesmerizing, unsettling and unforgettable.
Also, check out these other wonderful picks from my colleagues!
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"My grandmother’s house . . . is charged with strange energy. Nobody wants to sleep there alone, and it is common to have this feeling of being accompanied . . ."
Layla Martínez on her debut novel, WOODWORM (@TwoLinesPress), with interviewer Alia Spartz: https://t.co/lTNOyU0q5r
"A most evocative snapshot into the psychological and emotional landscapes of a group of poets who deserve far more recognition than they’ve historically received. Tender, brutal, and full of life."
—@mikeafff on CIGARETTES UNTIL TOMORROW (@TwoLinesPress):
https://t.co/PnOnbRtv69
Today on WWB, Lia Galván Lisker brings us a list of essential reads from contemporary Mexican women writers. Click to read the list, and scroll on for a glimpse at what’s inside: https://t.co/jy5DcRioN9
SO proud of this book, the first full-length TLP book I edited. Congrats to Mia on her stunning translation. Thanks to the whole @TwoLinesPress team for their hard work and of course BIG THANK YOU to booksellers for championing this daring queer Finnish book !
Beautiful poems by @AdelaGreceanu in my translation @thedialmag. She's definitely one to get to know! Also in the new anthology CIGARETTES UNTIL TOMORROW: ROMANIAN POETRY @TwoLinesPress.
…aaand we're cooking up a spooky collection of ghost stories from around the world. Translators of all languages, send us your ghost stories!
https://t.co/7anWawzdUR