Rachael Small
@rachael-small.bsky.social
Director of Publicity at Astra Publishing House
Translator and lover of languages
Translator and lover of languages
It’s true! Everything Sabir says is true!
SOLITARIA comes out 8/5.
Reviewers and booksellers, hmu for review copies! ✨
SOLITARIA comes out 8/5.
Reviewers and booksellers, hmu for review copies! ✨
Solitaria by Eliana Alves Cruz & trans. by Benjamin Brooks is just incredible. So so so good. A beautifully written story about a black mother & daughter who work as live-in maids for a rich family. It’s an incisive look at race, class, gender and injustice. It’s a revelation. Buy this book!
July 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It’s true! Everything Sabir says is true!
SOLITARIA comes out 8/5.
Reviewers and booksellers, hmu for review copies! ✨
SOLITARIA comes out 8/5.
Reviewers and booksellers, hmu for review copies! ✨
“If you’re drawn to ambitious, globe-trotting novels, you’ll find plenty to savor here, including forays into speculation about the coming years and musings on the end of the world.” - @tobiascarroll.bsky.social on @juliakornberg.bsky.social’s BERLIN ATOMIZED
www.insidehook.com/books/decemb...
www.insidehook.com/books/decemb...
The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This December
A filmmaker’s novel, a trip into the wilderness and much more
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December 21, 2024 at 3:59 PM
“If you’re drawn to ambitious, globe-trotting novels, you’ll find plenty to savor here, including forays into speculation about the coming years and musings on the end of the world.” - @tobiascarroll.bsky.social on @juliakornberg.bsky.social’s BERLIN ATOMIZED
www.insidehook.com/books/decemb...
www.insidehook.com/books/decemb...
“Delightfully gonzo and hilariously surreal, this novel turns nightmarish visions into vital art. It’s a sui generis showstopper.”
-Publishers Weekly, starred review of DENGUE BOY by Michel Nieva, translated by Rahul Bery, out February 4, 2025
www.publishersweekly.com/9781662602658
-Publishers Weekly, starred review of DENGUE BOY by Michel Nieva, translated by Rahul Bery, out February 4, 2025
www.publishersweekly.com/9781662602658
Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva
Argentine writer Nieva sets his ingenious and outré English-language debut, expanded from an O. Henry Prize–winning short story,...
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November 27, 2024 at 2:48 PM
“Delightfully gonzo and hilariously surreal, this novel turns nightmarish visions into vital art. It’s a sui generis showstopper.”
-Publishers Weekly, starred review of DENGUE BOY by Michel Nieva, translated by Rahul Bery, out February 4, 2025
www.publishersweekly.com/9781662602658
-Publishers Weekly, starred review of DENGUE BOY by Michel Nieva, translated by Rahul Bery, out February 4, 2025
www.publishersweekly.com/9781662602658
Now that I’m officially on here, quick intro time for new friends (and a refresher for the old). I’m a professional book hype person with a background in literary translation. I’ll come on here occasionally to share news about books and authors I love and engage with the literary community.
November 15, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Now that I’m officially on here, quick intro time for new friends (and a refresher for the old). I’m a professional book hype person with a background in literary translation. I’ll come on here occasionally to share news about books and authors I love and engage with the literary community.