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Claire Foster
@claire-foster.bsky.social
literary translator from French (of Pierre Clémenti’s A FEW PERSONAL MESSAGES, Small Press) / bookseller & manager @ Type Books, Toronto

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GIVE THEM SPACE! My review of PRECARIOUS LEASE by Jacqueline Feldman, just published by @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social is up now @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social (bref: this is an excellent book) lareviewofbooks.org/article/give...
this Condé Nast Traveler interview dropped a few hours after I received confirmation of my newly obtained Permanent Resident status in Canada, about a month before my work permit was to expire 🎉 — and now onwards, to continue living aslant, and to continue disliking house structures and yards —
"I feel that a big part of my politics of living is just continuing to do the inconvenient thing of staying in a place that you're not from. And I think it's a really worthwhile thing to do." - @claire-foster.bsky.social

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Why I Moved: To Build a Life Among Books in Toronto
Claire Foster, a Toronto-based literary translator and bookseller, shares what it's like moving to Canada from the US.
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February 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
GIVE THEM SPACE! My review of PRECARIOUS LEASE by Jacqueline Feldman, just published by @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social is up now @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social (bref: this is an excellent book) lareviewofbooks.org/article/give...
February 8, 2025 at 4:52 AM