Happy Halloween! Things We Say in the Dark

‘She needed to be able to touch the sides of her world. Everything was so vast and she felt that her …

It’s National Poetry Day!

‘It is a day to think twice about the colour of your footwear, nail varnish, contact lens.’

Translation as Conversation: Turning Together

‘As a translator, you are constantly practising this art of conversation by not imposing your own th …

Spirit and Spice

‘To my mind, whisky is a drink of dreams and it makes me smile from my heart.’

Time for the Dead by Lin Anderson

‘I specialize in hidden and buried bodies, remember?’

Translation as Conversation: Alastair Reid

‘When I look back on the whole business of translating, now that I have left it behind…I realise t …