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Translator of Czech, Slovak, German & French into English. Literary translator of genre & other fiction, & occasional non-fiction. European, wordsmith, word nerd, foodie, reader, yogi & chocoholic. Childless not by choice. New Glaswegian. She/her. 🦔
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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · Jan 5
A year in reading, 2026!

The Signature of All Things, by Elizabeth Gilbert.

Alma Whittaker thirsts for knowledge. She has the money & social position to pursue it, & this desire takes her from Pennsylvania to Tahiti, then Amsterdam. An incredible book that may be my book of the year already!

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Photo of the front cover of the novel The Signature of All Things, by Elizabeth Gilbert. The cover, in shades of green, shows a 19th-century lady looking to the left, wearing a long flowing dress. The skirt of the dress is overlaid with images of leaves.
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edley.bsky.social
1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 310: Nad hájem, built in 1930.
February 14, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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dances-with-voles.bsky.social
Roses are red
Violets are blue
*Translator writes detailed marginal note about the range of colours these terms cover in different languages, because in English this isn't entirely true*
February 14, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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edley.bsky.social
1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 309: Půlnoční, built in 1973.
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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edley.bsky.social
1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 308: Šenácká, built in 2023. Making it younger than this series.
February 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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thebossross.bsky.social
Languages travel with the people who speak them. Humans & communication are inextricably entwined. Did you know Estonian, Finnish & Hungarian belong to the same language group, called Finno-Urgic? That's human history righy there. We're language families, not language enemies.
#GoodMorning, everyone
February 14, 2026 at 5:42 AM
isabeltranslates.bsky.social
#xl8 #translatedlit 💙📚🪐
niallharrison.bsky.social Niall Harrison @niallharrison.bsky.social · 1d
Hopping on the back of this to highlight that the inclusion of Best Translated Novel in the recommended reading list this year means there is now also a Best Translated Novel category in the awards - so go forth and vote! Because if not enough people use the category, it might not be there forever.
locusmag.bsky.social Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 1d
It's that time of year again! The Locus Awards are looming in the distance, but you need to choose your champions! Voting is now open for all, give your favorite authors and works the voice they deserve!

Vote now at poll.voting.locusmag... or via the link in our bio.
February 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM
isabeltranslates.bsky.social
Reading, writing and learning languages help to protect against dementia.

So, obviously, does being rich. Hey ho.

#langsky #xl8

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds
Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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isabeltranslates.bsky.social
On LinkedIn, some of my #translator pals have started sharing photos of themselves with a book, to counteract the awful AI-caricature thing that's also going round now. So, here I am, with the book that won the English PEN award, as I'm going to eat, sleep & breath it for the next few months!
#xl8💙📚
A photo of Isabel, a white middle-aged woman, with long brown hair, glasses and a wide smile. She is wearing a dark green top with white flowers and holding a book in her hands. The book is in Slovak; the title is Kornélie (Cornelias), by Beata Balogová, and has a pale blue cover with a sprig of leaves and flowers across it.
February 12, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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museum-of-twitter.bsky.social
Mason @realMasonMohon : 1h You have a pride flag in your bio. You obviously think marriage is a term with no actual content that can be applied to anything. No wonder we say you don’t understand marriage Ephraim Stone @TEStoneWrites - ih The rainbow in my bio is a reminder that G-D will never again bring destruction to creation, that His covenants are eternal, that his word is unfailing, and that His gifts to my foremothers and forefathers are everlasting. Mason @realMasonMohon - 23m Apologies for misunderstanding. As I’m sure you know, many others use it to represent something else Ephraim Stone @TEStoneWrites I also suck dick
February 12, 2026 at 12:48 AM
isabeltranslates.bsky.social
On LinkedIn, some of my #translator pals have started sharing photos of themselves with a book, to counteract the awful AI-caricature thing that's also going round now. So, here I am, with the book that won the English PEN award, as I'm going to eat, sleep & breath it for the next few months!
#xl8💙📚
A photo of Isabel, a white middle-aged woman, with long brown hair, glasses and a wide smile. She is wearing a dark green top with white flowers and holding a book in her hands. The book is in Slovak; the title is Kornélie (Cornelias), by Beata Balogová, and has a pale blue cover with a sprig of leaves and flowers across it.
February 12, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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edley.bsky.social
1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 307: Na dubině, built in 1925.
February 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM
isabeltranslates.bsky.social
Leicester Cathedral held a wedding ceremony in sign language. In 1576.

I'm not crying, you're crying.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leicester Cathedral reveals sign language wedding held in 1576
Cathedral bosses believe the signed service could have been one of the first in England.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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societyofauthors.bsky.social
Alexandra Roesch for a translation from German of Boy With a Black Rooster by Stefanie vor Schulte (The Indigo Press)
February 11, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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societyofauthors.bsky.social
Antonella Lettieri and editor Richard Village for a translation from Italian of Your Little Matter by Maria Grazia Calandrone (Foundry Editions)
February 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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societyofauthors.bsky.social
Congratulations to the winner of the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for published translations from Arabic of full-length works of literary merit and general interest:

Marilyn Booth for a translation of Honey Hunger: A Novel by Zahran Alqasmi (Hoopoe, American University in Cairo Press)
Copy of the book Honey Hunger Graphic says 2025 winner Marilyn Booth for a translation of Honey Hunger: A Novel by Zahran Alqasmi (Hoopoe, American University in Cairo Press)
February 11, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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February 10, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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edley.bsky.social
1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 306: U Zátiší, built in 2007.
February 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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suchmayer.bsky.social
Buy your hard copies online from publishers or @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
Audio books from your library app or @libro.fm
Ebooks from your library app or Kobo or direct from publishers
2nd hand from Biblio, Oxfam or World of Books
February 10, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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auntietiffa.bsky.social
Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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jimmeruk.bsky.social
A parody of Wes Streeting's Guardian article with the headline changed to "Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Dick Dastardly. And I never wanted to stop the pigeon - Wes Muttley" "I knew him but not well, and worry now that he thrived in the Vulture Squadron. It was not just failed vetting: there was a failure of moral seriousness." Streeting has been photoshopped with an aviator cap and goggles, along with a red aviator scarf.
February 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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heldutson.bsky.social
Something compelled me to make this
A screenshot of a mocked-up Guardian headline, which reads: "Ignore the smears: I was never the one who ate a full tub of Lurpack off the kitchen counter." The byline is: "My dog." And there's a picture of my dog, posing with a serious expression, like a journalist. She is a black labrador type dog with brown eyes, grey muzzle and shiny, silky fur on her face, wearing a pink collar. Underneath the headline continues: "Listen, I'm a good girl. I don't know how butter stealers thrive in our political culture, but it's clear there was a failure of moral seriousness." There's then a link to another article, headlined: "Footage of Lola eating the butter, which cost her owners £300, was captured on a dog cam." It's a parody of this article from Wes Streeting in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/09/peter-mandelson-wes-streeting-vetting-moral-seriousness
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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suchmayer.bsky.social
Don't buy books on Amazon
Don't publish through Amazon
pressgazette.co.uk Press Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 4d
Amazon is reportedly preparing to launch a marketplace for publishers to sell their content to firms offering AI products www.reuters.com/business/ret...
February 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social
A fake Guardian opinion page from Yogi Bear. The headline is "Ignore the smears: I was never going to steal that pic-a-nic basket and eat the delicious food Ranger Smith had made for lunch." the subheading is "Quite frankly it is insulting to suggest that Boo-Boo and I would do such a thing." A follow-on link goes to news stating "WhatsApp messages reveal that Yogi Bear messaged Boo-Boo to say "are you ready to steal the absolute fuck out of that pic-a-nic basket, Boo-Boo?"
February 10, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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isabeltranslates.bsky.social
London Book Fair starts in a month's time, and I'm getting ready for it. I already have a few appointments, and I'm waiting for a number of #publishers to come back to me and say, yes, they'd love to meet me and to publish every book I want to #translate.

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February 9, 2026 at 4:34 PM
isabeltranslates.bsky.social
Post a banger not in English:

(If you want to get your Czech friends onto the dancefloor, this will do it!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaMq...
February 10, 2026 at 10:25 AM