10 Books from Holland!

I was delighted to translate the Spring 2019 edition of 10 Books from Holland for the Dutch Foundation for Literature. It just came out and boy is it a beauty! This season's selection includes the new Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer novel Grand Hotel Europa (if you haven't read it yet, you should!), Driessen's latest collection of short stories (that one about the guy diving off his boat for a swim and suddenly realizing he's all alone and can't climb back on!?), Auke Hulst's examination of Nixon (as a person rather than as a president), a magnum opus from 1970s Curaçao, a story of a girl whose mission in life is to find other people's lost stuff, and many more. If you're attending the London Book Fair this year, you might be able to snag a copy. Otherwise, download the pdf HERE!

Reflections on the London Book Fair 2017

Last Wednesday, we walked to the train station in The Hague and hopped the train to London. One stopover in Brussels and a few hours later, we stepped out at St. Pancras. Picadilly line to District line and I was walking into the London Book Fair. I arrived late in the afternoon, just in time to catch a few panels before the wine came out. Afterwards, the translators among us headed to The Blackbird at Earl's Court for a pint.