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SFT from DAW

By Rachel CordascoAugust 9, 2019spotlightDAW, Dutch, France, French, German, Germany, Russia, Russian, The Netherlands

During the 1970s and 80s, DAW Books published 21 works of SFT, including novels, collections, and anthologies. Below are the striking covers with links to their respective Goodreads pages. Enjoy! from the Dutch from the French

Out This Month: August

By Rachel CordascoAugust 4, 2019out this monthAngry Robot Books, Chen Qiufan, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Daniela Zamir, Djuna, German, Germany, Harvill Secker, Hebrew, Israel, Japan, Japanese, Keren Landsman, Korea, Korean, Markus Heitz, Orbit, Rebecca Kuang, Sophie Bowman, Sorcha McDonagh, Stephen Snyder, Yoko Ogawa

SHORT STORIES “In This Moment, We Are Happy” by Chen Qiufan, translated from the Chinese by Rebecca Kuang (Clarkesworld Magazine, August 1). “The Second Nanny” by Djuna, translated from the Korean by Sophie Bowman (Clarkesworld Magazine, August 1). NOVELS The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, translated from the Japanese by Stephen

Out This Month: May

By Rachel CordascoMay 3, 2018out this monthA. Que, Alex Shvartsman, Andrea Johnson, Andrzej Sapkowski, Argentina, Bill Campbell, Black Coat Press, Brian Stableford, Carmen Boullosa, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, David French, Dietmar Dath, DoppelHouse Press, Emily Jin, Etienne-Léon de Lamothe-Langon, Felix Haas, France, Francesco Verso, French, Future Science Fiction Digest, German, Germany, Haikasoru, James Nicoll, Japan, Japanese, Ken Liu, Ko Ransom, Lightspeed, Mexico, Nisioisin, Orbit Books, Poland, Polish, Regina Kanyu Wang, Rodrigo Fresán, Rosarium Publishing, Russia, Russian, Samuel P. Willcox, Spanish, Tatiana Ivanova, Teng Ye, Tobi Hirotaka, Vertical, Will Vanderhyden, World Literature Today, X. B. Saintine, Xia Jia, Yuzhi Yang

FICTION “Farewell, Doraemon,” by A Que, translated from the Chinese by Emily Jin and Ken Liu (Clarkesworld Magazine, May 1) “Night-Journey” of the Dragon Horse” by Xia Jia, translated from the Chinese by Ken Liu (Lightspeed, May 10) reprint “Impress Me, Then We’ll Talk About the Money” by

SFT on the BTBA Longlist

By Rachel CordascoApril 11, 2018newsAntoine Volodine, Argentina, BTBA, Daniel Kehlmann, France, French, German, Germany, Jeffrey Zuckerman, Megan McDowell, Open Letter, Pantheon, Riverhead, Rodrigo Fresán, Ross Benjamin, Samanta Schweblin, Spanish, Will Vanderhyden

The Best Translated Book Award longlists came out today, and there are FOUR SFT titles on the fiction list!! Radiant Terminus by Antoine Volodine, translated from the French by Jeffery Zuckerman (France, Open Letter) Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin, translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell (Argentina, Riverhead)

Out This Month: February

By Rachel CordascoFebruary 5, 2018out this monthA. Que, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Claude Ecken, Edward Gauvin, Elizabeth Hanlon, France, French, German, Germany, Markus Heitz, Max Hrabrov, Motherboard, Quercus Books, Russia, Russian, Sheelagh Alabaster, Svyatoslav Loginov, Trafika Europe

“The Power is Out” by A Que, translated from the Chinese by Elizabeth Hanlon (Clarkesworld Magazine) “Paralysis” by Claude Ecken, translated from the French by Edward Gauvin (Motherboard) Excerpt from A Light in the Night by Svyatoslav Loginov, translated from the Russian by Max Hrabrov (Trafika Europe)

Out This Month: January

By Rachel CordascoJanuary 3, 2018out this monthAhmed Saadawi, Amazon Crossing, Andy Dudak, Anna Holmwood, Apex Magazine, Arabic, Bao Shu, Bernhard Hennen, Chi Hui, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Felicidad Martinez, German, Germany, Iraq, Jin Yong, Jonathan Wright, Penguin, Quercus Books, Rodolfo Martínez, Spain, Spanish, Sportula

“The Lighthouse Girl” by Bao Shu, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld) “The Heaven-Moving Way” by Chi Hui, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Apex Magazine) Faces From the Past (The Queen’s Adept, Book 2) by by Rodolfo Martínez &‎ Felicidad Martínez, translated by

BTBA Post: Polar Bears and Cyborg Turtles: Some Non-Human Narrative Perspectives

By Rachel CordascoDecember 25, 2016reviewGerman, Germany, Japan, Japanese, Kurodahan Press, New Directions, Susan Bernofsky, Tyran Grillo, Yoko Tawada, Yusaku Kitano

(this piece was first published on the Three Percent website on 12/12/16 and was written for the Best Translated Book Award series of posts) I’ve only come across two books this year that take as their main narrator(s) a non-human creature: Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada, translated by Susan Bernofsky; and Mr.

Out This Month: November

By Rachel CordascoNovember 1, 2016out this month, UncategorizedArgentina, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Cristina Jurado, Czech Republic, Daniel Huddleston, Dominican Republic, Eurocon 2016, German, Germany, Haikasoru, Hebrew, Israel, Italian, Japan, Japanese, Jessica Cohen, Jessica Powell, Julie Nováková, Ken Liu, Lawrence Schimel, Leticia Lara, Mandel Vilar Press, Nava Semel, New Directions, Pedro Cabiya, Small Beer Press, Spain, Spanish, Strange Horizons, Susan Bernofsky, Susana Vallejo, Tor Books, Yoko Tawada, Yoshiki Tanaka

Isra Isle by Nava Semel, translated by Jessica Cohen (Mandel Vilar Press, November 1) “This novel is inspired by a true historical event. Before Theodore Herzl there was Mordecai Manuel Noah, an American journalist, diplomat, playwright, and visionary. In September 1825 he bought Grand Island, downriver from Niagara Falls, from the local Native Americans as

Review: Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada

By Rachel CordascoOctober 30, 2016reviewGerman, Germany, New Directions, Susan Bernofsky, Yoko Tawada

translated by Susan Bernofsky New Directions November 8, 2016 288 pages It’s the talented and uniquely empathetic writer who can successfully tell a story from a non-human perspective. Yoko Tawada is one of those writers, along with Yuya Sato (Dendera) and Yusaku Kitano (Mr. Turtle). In Memoirs of a Polar Bear, Tawada doesn’t just

OUT THIS MONTH: AUGUST 2016

By Rachel CordascoAugust 3, 2016out this monthAndrew Bromfield, Clarkesworld, Germany, Haikasoru, Harper Paperbacks, Japan, Jim Hubbert, Karla Schmidt, Lara Harmon, Miyuki Miyabe, Russia, Sergei Lukyanenko

The Gate of Sorrows (Book 1) by Miyuki Miyabe, translated by Jim Hubbert (Haikasoru, August 16) “A series of murders shocks Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward, but Shigenori, a retired police detective, is instead obsessed with a gargoyle that seems to move. College freshman Kotaro launches a web-based investigation of the killer, and comes to find that

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