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It's Lit in Translation
by Evelyn Heis (@amuchneededbreak)
Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation, the podcast celebrating literature in translation and the people who make it possible. Each episode features an interview with translators from around the world about the books they bring into English, the creative choices behind their work, and what it truly means to carry a story from one language to another.
Episodes
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David McKay on storytelling, the craft of translation, and bringing the Brontës home
Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today’s episode, Dutch-to-English literary translator David joins the pod to discuss his translations of Anjet Daanje's The Remembered Soldier and The Song of Stork and...
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Ecre Karadag on the joys of translating children's literature
Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today’s episode, literary translator Ecre Karadag joins the pod to discuss her debut translation, Mari the Unwonderful Witch by Asako Yuzuki, and the joys of bringing...
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Daniel Bowles on tone, voice and the musicality of translation
Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today’s episode, award-winning literary translator and professor Daniel Bowles joins the pod to discuss his translation of Christian Kracht’s latest novel, Air. Daniel...
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Iliana Franco Alvarenga on linguistic resistance, cosmoperceptions, and translating Guaraní
Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today’s episode, Guaraní translator and linguistic activist Iliana Franco Alvarenga joins the pod to discuss the Guaraní language, Paraguayan Spanish, and the...
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Angela Rodel and Joanna Elmy on writing and co-translating Born of Guilt
Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation: the podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today’s episode, Bulgarian novelist Joanna Elmy and International Booker Prize-winning translator Angela Rodel join the pod to discuss Born of Guilt, Joanna’s debut...
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Julia Sanches and Heather Cleary on co-translation, solidarity, and Medea Sang Me a Corrido
Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation: the podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today’s episode, literary translators Julia Sanches and Heather Cleary join the pod to discuss their co-translation of Medea Sang Me a Corrido by Dalia de la Cerda, a...
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Pablo Strauss on eco-horror, migration, and bringing Quebecian literature into English
Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation: the podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today’s episode, literary translator Pablo Strauss joins the pod to discuss his translation of Horsefly by Mireille Gagné: an unsettling eco-horror novel that blends...
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Sophie Hughes on literary translation, rediscovering her passion for reading, and judging the 2026 International Booker Prize
Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation: the podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today’s episode, literary translator Sophie Hughes joins the pod to discuss her journey into translation, the craft of bringing literature across languages, and her...
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Kat Storace on photography, memory, and translating Before the Rocket
Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation: the podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today’s episode, Maltese editor and literary translator Kat Storace joins the pod to discuss her translation of Loranne Vella's Before The Rocket. Kat also dives into…
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Ross Benjamin on fascism, film, and being shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize
Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation: the podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. This year, in collaboration with the International Booker Prize, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing the shortlisted panel of translators ahead of this year’s Prize...
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Padma Viswanathan on translating to build community and being shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize
Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation: the podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. This year, in collaboration with the International Booker Prize, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing the shortlisted panel of translators ahead of this year’s Prize...
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Lin King on colonialism, food as politics, and being shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize
Welcome to It's Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. This year, in collaboration with the International Booker Prize, I've had the privilege of interviewing the shortlisted panel of translators ahead of the Prize…
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Izidora Angel on translation as migration, art birthing more art, and being shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize
Welcome to It's Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. This year, in collaboration with the International Booker Prize, I've had the privilege of interviewing the shortlisted panel of translators ahead of the Prize…
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Jordan Stump on wandering through languages, the magic of time, and being shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize
Welcome to It's Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. This year, in collaboration with the International Booker Prize, I've had the privilege of interviewing the shortlisted panel of translators ahead of the Prize…
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Ruth Martin on voyaging through books, finding community, and being shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize
Welcome to It's Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. This year, in collaboration with the International Booker Prize, I've had the privilege of interviewing the shortlisted panel of translators ahead of the Prize…
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Megan McDowell on translation as an ongoing conversation
Welcome to It's Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today's episode, we were joined by Megan McDowell, a highly acclaimed American literary translator known for bringing contemporary Latin American and Spanish literature...
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Richard Village on the joy of learning languages, the city as character, and launching Foundry Editions
Welcome to It's Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today's episode, we were joined by Richard Village: linguist, editor, literary translator, and founder of Foundry Editions. Guiding us through his love for languages in...
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Ian Giles on decoding languages, using all the words, and translating Bloody Awful in Different Ways
Welcome to It's Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today's episode, we were joined by Ian Giles, the prolific translator who has brought over 40 Scandinavian titles into English. Guiding us through his experiences...
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Antonella Lettieri on literary translation, inventing the Duke's grammar, and the responsibility of translating a story
Welcome to It's Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In our first episode, Italian translator Antonella Lettieri joins the pod to discuss her journey into literary translation. Guiding us through her path from commercial to...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation, the podcast celebrating literature in translation and the people who make it possible. Each episode features an interview with translators from around the world about the books they bring into English, the creative choices behind their work, and what it truly means to carry a story from one language to another.
HOSTED BY
Evelyn Heis (@amuchneededbreak)
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Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation, the podcast celebrating literature in translation and the people who make it possible. Each episode features an interview with translators from around the world about the books they bring into English, the creative choices behind their work, and what it truly...
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It's Lit in Translation is created and hosted by Evelyn Heis (@amuchneededbreak).
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