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Out This Month: July

By Rachel CordascoJuly 4, 2021out this monthAlex Shvartsman, Anton Hur, Bora Chung, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Claudia Ulloa Donoso, Deep Vellum, Honford Star, Jeremy Tiang, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Korea, Korean, Leonid Kaganov, Lily Meyer, Marlaine Delargy, Melville House, Peru, Russia, Russian, Spanish, Sweden, Swedish, Text Publishing, Yan Ge

SHORT STORIES “I’m Feeling Lucky” by Leonid Kaganov, translated from the Russian by Alex Shvartsman (Clarkesworld, July 1) COLLECTIONS Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung, translated from the Korean by Anton Hur (Honford Star, July ?) Cursed Bunny is a genre-defying collection of short stories by Korean author Bora Chung. Blurring the

Out This Month: June

By Rachel CordascoJune 3, 2021out this monthAlex Shvartsman, Alexander Bachilo, Alfred Döblin, Arabic, Ari Larissa Heinrich, Asimov's, Chi Ta-wei, China, Chinese, Chris Godwin, Clarkesworld Magazine, Columbia University Press, Cristina Jurado, Egypt, Future Science Fiction Digest, Galileo Publishers, German, Germany, Head of Zeus, K. A Teryna, Lavie Tidhar, Mohamed Kheir, Nathan Faries, Robin Moger, Russia, Russian, Spain, Spanish, Sue Burke, Two Lines Press, Wanxiang Fengnian

SHORT STORIES “Embracing the Movement” by Cristina Jurado, translated from the Spanish by Sue Burke (Clarkesworld, June 1) “Face Changing” by Jiang Bo, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld, June 1) “The Chartreuse Sky” by K.A. Teryna and Alexander Bachilo, translated from the Russian by Alex Shvartsman (Asimov’s, May/June)

Out This Month: February

By Rachel CordascoFebruary 5, 2021out this monthAnastasia Bookreyeva, Antoine Volodine, Bae Myung-hoon, Clarkesworld Magazine, Constelación, France, Frederika Randall, French, Giacomo Sartori, Hilah Kohen, Honford Star, Italian, Italy, J. T. Mahany, Kazakhstan, Korea, Korean, Manuela Draeger, Monica Louzon, Olga Breininger, Open Letter, Peru, Ray Nayler, Restless Books, Russia, Russian, Spanish, Sung Ryu, Vania Curtidor

SHORT STORIES “Terra Rasa” by Anastasia Bookreyeva, translated from the Russian by Ray Nayler (Clarkesworld, February 1). “There Was No Adderall in the Soviet Union,” by Olga Breininger, translated from the Russian by Hilah Kohen (Words Without Borders, February). “Imilla” by Vania T. Curtidor, translated

Review: Roadside Picnic by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky

By Rachel CordascoDecember 29, 20201 commentreviewArkady and Boris Strugatsky, Chicago Review Press, Olena Bormashenko, Russia, Russian

translated from the (uncensored) Russian by Olena Bormashenko (censored version originally translated into English by Antonina L. Bouis, 1977) Chicago Review Press May 1, 2012 224 pages grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore The great thing about Strugatsky novels is that they’re all brilliant in their own unique ways. The Dead

Out This Month: September

By Rachel CordascoSeptember 4, 20201 commentout this monthAlex Shvartsman, Analog, Andy Dudak, China, Chinese, Christiane Vadnais, Clarkesworld Magazine, Clelia Farris, Coach House Books, French, Future Science Fiction Digest, Galaxy's Edge, Harry Martinson, Italian, Italy, Japan, Japanese, Jennifer Delare, K. A Teryna, Keishi Kajifune, Kim Choyeop, Korea, Korean, Korean Literature Now, Nathan Faries, Pablo Strauss, Quebec, Rachel Cordasco, Rosarium Publishing, Russia, Russian, Su Min, Sweden, Swedish, Toshiya Kamei, Wang Yuan, Youngjae Josephine Bae

SHORT STORIES “No One Ever Leaves Port Henri” by K. A. Teryna, translated from the Russian by Alex Shvartsman (Galaxy’s Edge, September 1). “The Book Reader” by Keishi Kajifune, translated from the Japanese by Toshiya Kamei (Clarkesworld, September 1). “Casualties of the Quake” by Wang

Penguin Science Fiction Series

By Rachel CordascoAugust 18, 2020newsAmalia Gladhart, Andreas Eschbach, Angélica Gorodischer, Antonina W. Bouis, Argentina, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Clarence Brown, Doryl Jensen, German, Germany, Japan, Japanese, Juliet Winters Carpenter, Kobo Abe, Michaek Kandel, Penguin Science Fiction Series, Poland, Polish, Russia, Russian, Spanish, Stanislaw Lem, Yevgeny Zamyatin

The new Penguin Science Fiction Series (which highlights classics of the genre) includes several works of SF in Translation: check it out here. Trafalgar by Angélica Gorodischer, translated from the Spanish (Argentina) by Amalia Gladhart (6/8/2020) We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, translated from the Russian by Clarence Brown (6/8/2020)

Out This Month: August

By Rachel CordascoAugust 3, 2020out this monthAgustina Bazterrica, Andy Dudak, Argentina, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Atanas Slavov, Bulgaria, Bulgarian, Chicago Review Press, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Deep Vellum, Fantastika, Jo Fletcher, Kalin Nenov, Mats Strandberg, Maya Vinokour, Mexico, Pergentino José, Russia, Russian, Sarah Moses, Scribner, Sierra Zapotec, Spanish, Sweden, Swedish, Thomas Bunstead, Yan Leisheng

SHORT STORIES “The Plague” by Yan Leisheng, translated by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld, August 1). NOVELS Lame Fate/Ugly Swans by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, translated from the Russian by Maya Vinokour (Chicago Review Press, August 4). Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, translated from the

Review: The Inhabited Island by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky

By Rachel CordascoMay 24, 2020reviewAndrew Bromfield, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Chicago Review Press, Russia, Russian

[originally translated from the Russian in 1977 as Prisoners of Power; this new translation is of the uncensored version] translated by Andrew Bromfield Chicago Review Press February 4, 2020 416 pages grab a copy This novel from the Strugatskys’ Noon Universe is not just about a space traveler from Earth crash landing on an alien

Out This Month: April

By Rachel CordascoApril 4, 2020out this monthAlex Shvartsman, Andrés Barba, Angry Robot, Asaf Ashery, Blake Stone-Banks, Chen Qiufan, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Eldar Safin, Francesco Verso, Hao Jingfang, Head of Zeus, Hebrew, HMH, Israel, Italian, Italy, Ken Liu, Lisa Dillman, Luna Press Publishing, Marganit Weinberger-Rotman, Russia, Russian, Sally McCorry, Samovar Magazine, Spain, Spanish

SHORT STORIES “Debtless” by Chen Qiufan, translated from the Chinese by Blake Stone-Banks (Clarkesworld Magazine, April 1). “The Green Hills of Dimitry Totzkiy” by Eldar Safin, translated from the Russian by Alex Shvartsman (Samovar, April). NOVELS Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang, translated from the

Out This Month: March

By Rachel CordascoMarch 4, 2020out this monthChina, Chinese, Deep Vellum, Future Science Fiction Digest, Jessica Schiefauer, Mike Olivson, Russia, Russian, Sweden, Swedish, Two Lines Press, Yevgeny Lukin

SHORT STORIES “The Task Lamp” by Bruce Sterling, translated from the Italian by the author (Medium, March 16). “Vik From Planet Earth” by Yevgeny Lukin, translated from the Russian by Mike Olivson (Future Science Fiction Digest, March). NOVELS Girls Lost by Jessica Schiefauer,

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