Two Lines Press
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Two Lines Press is a book publisher committed to daring and original literature in translation. We're part of @catranslation.org. Browse our books at www.catranslation.org/books/.
🎉 Congratulations to Christina MacSweeney and Jazmina Barrera! THE QUEEN OF SWORDS is the winner of the 2025 Cercador Prize! ⚔️ www.cercadorprize.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Christina MacSweeney and Jazmina Barrera! THE QUEEN OF SWORDS is the winner of the 2025 Cercador Prize! ⚔️ www.cercadorprize.com
For all the details visit: www.stevnstranslationprize.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
For all the details visit: www.stevnstranslationprize.com
With mentor Nguyễn An Lý, and judged by Nguyễn An Lý, Vi Khi Nao, and one additional judge to be announced.
November 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
With mentor Nguyễn An Lý, and judged by Nguyễn An Lý, Vi Khi Nao, and one additional judge to be announced.
This year's selected book is Bảo tàng lông [Museum of hair] by Maik Cây.
November 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This year's selected book is Bảo tàng lông [Museum of hair] by Maik Cây.
The 2026 Stevns Prize is open for submissions from now until February 1, 2026! www.stevnstranslationprize.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The 2026 Stevns Prize is open for submissions from now until February 1, 2026! www.stevnstranslationprize.com
Our Calico Series is open for submissions for 🐾 animal stories 🐾 in translation! Open to translations from any language into English, word count between 2k to 10k words, deadline January 15, 2026! Full submission details here: www.catranslation.org/books/submit...
October 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Our Calico Series is open for submissions for 🐾 animal stories 🐾 in translation! Open to translations from any language into English, word count between 2k to 10k words, deadline January 15, 2026! Full submission details here: www.catranslation.org/books/submit...
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org TOMORROW 10/17 @ 6:30 pm at CounterPulse for a listening party debuting 3 audio lit in translation adaptations.This guided event features Camilo Garzón, Noelle de la Paz, Monica Cure, and Amanda Nazareno. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
October 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org TOMORROW 10/17 @ 6:30 pm at CounterPulse for a listening party debuting 3 audio lit in translation adaptations.This guided event features Camilo Garzón, Noelle de la Paz, Monica Cure, and Amanda Nazareno. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org TONIGHT @ 7 pm at Telegraph Hill Books to celebrate the release of HAIR ON FIRE. This collection of 5 female Afghan poets is a blazing tribute and a reminder of what we lose when voices are silenced. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
October 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org TONIGHT @ 7 pm at Telegraph Hill Books to celebrate the release of HAIR ON FIRE. This collection of 5 female Afghan poets is a blazing tribute and a reminder of what we lose when voices are silenced. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org on Oct. 17 @ 6:30 pm at CounterPulse for a listening party debuting 3 audio lit in translation adaptations.This guided event features Camilo Garzón and special guests, Noelle de la Paz, Monica Cure, and Amanda Nazareno. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
October 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org on Oct. 17 @ 6:30 pm at CounterPulse for a listening party debuting 3 audio lit in translation adaptations.This guided event features Camilo Garzón and special guests, Noelle de la Paz, Monica Cure, and Amanda Nazareno. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org on Oct. 11 @ 7 pm at Telegraph Hill Books to celebrate the release of HAIR ON FIRE. This collection of 5 female Afghan Poets is a blazing tribute and a reminder of what we lose when voices are silenced. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
October 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org on Oct. 11 @ 7 pm at Telegraph Hill Books to celebrate the release of HAIR ON FIRE. This collection of 5 female Afghan Poets is a blazing tribute and a reminder of what we lose when voices are silenced. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
Come see us this Sunday at booth #626 at the @bkbookfest.bsky.social! We'll have our latest books, backlist favorites, and...our brand new membership tote bag available for anyone who joins as a Two Lines Press member! www.catranslation.org/books/member...
September 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Come see us this Sunday at booth #626 at the @bkbookfest.bsky.social! We'll have our latest books, backlist favorites, and...our brand new membership tote bag available for anyone who joins as a Two Lines Press member! www.catranslation.org/books/member...
Want to expand your view of world literature in ways you couldn't previous have guessed at? Join as a Two Lines Press member by 9/21 and receive a brand new tote bag and a year's worth of books that come highly praised by @themountaingoats.bsky.social! www.catranslation.org/books/member...
September 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Want to expand your view of world literature in ways you couldn't previous have guessed at? Join as a Two Lines Press member by 9/21 and receive a brand new tote bag and a year's worth of books that come highly praised by @themountaingoats.bsky.social! www.catranslation.org/books/member...
75 new memberships covers 50% of our printing costs for an entire year! We only need 50 more new members by 9/21 to meet our goal! Join us or gift a Membership by 9/21 and receive this sweet CAT tote as a BONUS 🎁 @catranslation.org. www.catranslation.org/books/member...
September 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
75 new memberships covers 50% of our printing costs for an entire year! We only need 50 more new members by 9/21 to meet our goal! Join us or gift a Membership by 9/21 and receive this sweet CAT tote as a BONUS 🎁 @catranslation.org. www.catranslation.org/books/member...
We're 5 days into our Member Drive! There's no better time to join as a Two Lines Press member! We have a brand new tote for you, and a slate of incredible forthcoming books this fall, starting with SEA NOW by Eva Meijer, tr. Anne Thompson Melo! Join by 9/21! www.catranslation.org/books/member...
September 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We're 5 days into our Member Drive! There's no better time to join as a Two Lines Press member! We have a brand new tote for you, and a slate of incredible forthcoming books this fall, starting with SEA NOW by Eva Meijer, tr. Anne Thompson Melo! Join by 9/21! www.catranslation.org/books/member...
Congratulations to Two Lines authors & translators Jazmina Barrera, Christina MacSweeney, Mohamed Kheir, and Robin Moger 🎉
Sleep Phase and The Queen of Swords are both longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Translated Literature. 📚 www.catranslation.org/books/#displ...
Sleep Phase and The Queen of Swords are both longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Translated Literature. 📚 www.catranslation.org/books/#displ...
September 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Congratulations to Two Lines authors & translators Jazmina Barrera, Christina MacSweeney, Mohamed Kheir, and Robin Moger 🎉
Sleep Phase and The Queen of Swords are both longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Translated Literature. 📚 www.catranslation.org/books/#displ...
Sleep Phase and The Queen of Swords are both longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Translated Literature. 📚 www.catranslation.org/books/#displ...
Join by 9/21 and get the CAT tote + Eva Meijer's novel SEA NOW, translated by Anne Thompson Melo as your 1st book. A book on what happens when the delicate balance of nature tips in favor of the sea 🚣♀️ 📙 .
www.catranslation.org/books/member...
www.catranslation.org/books/member...
September 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Join by 9/21 and get the CAT tote + Eva Meijer's novel SEA NOW, translated by Anne Thompson Melo as your 1st book. A book on what happens when the delicate balance of nature tips in favor of the sea 🚣♀️ 📙 .
www.catranslation.org/books/member...
www.catranslation.org/books/member...
Two Lines Press members are crucial supporters of our mission as the nonprofit publishing program of @catranslation.org. For $150/year or $14/month, you can help us publish groundbreaking lit in translation. 75 new members will help us cover 50% of our printing costs for a year's worth of books!
September 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Two Lines Press members are crucial supporters of our mission as the nonprofit publishing program of @catranslation.org. For $150/year or $14/month, you can help us publish groundbreaking lit in translation. 75 new members will help us cover 50% of our printing costs for a year's worth of books!
Today until 9/21, all NEW Two Lines Press members will receive the new CAT @catranslation.org tote bag! A membership gets you early access (w/ free U.S. shipping included) for all our books (8-10/year), plus exclusive member gifts. Join us! www.catranslation.org/books-member...
September 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Today until 9/21, all NEW Two Lines Press members will receive the new CAT @catranslation.org tote bag! A membership gets you early access (w/ free U.S. shipping included) for all our books (8-10/year), plus exclusive member gifts. Join us! www.catranslation.org/books-member...
Jasper says there's only four more days to shop our CAT Days of Summer Sale! All of our books, are 30% off (40% off if you're a member): www.catranslation.org/books/#displ...
July 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Jasper says there's only four more days to shop our CAT Days of Summer Sale! All of our books, are 30% off (40% off if you're a member): www.catranslation.org/books/#displ...
Free shipping (U.S. only) for ALL orders over $50 AND if you buy a copy of Jazmina Barrera's ON LIGHTHOUSES, you'll get a BONUS matching tote for all your summer essentials ☀️ www.catranslation.org/shop/book/on...
July 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Free shipping (U.S. only) for ALL orders over $50 AND if you buy a copy of Jazmina Barrera's ON LIGHTHOUSES, you'll get a BONUS matching tote for all your summer essentials ☀️ www.catranslation.org/shop/book/on...
You can even preorder our Fall books! www.catranslation.org/books/#displ...
July 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
You can even preorder our Fall books! www.catranslation.org/books/#displ...
If you're in a more dystopian mood try a novel about a government that incentivizes its citizens to surgically conjoin themselves . . . www.catranslation.org/shop/book/me...
July 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
If you're in a more dystopian mood try a novel about a government that incentivizes its citizens to surgically conjoin themselves . . . www.catranslation.org/shop/book/me...
Or an artistic coming-of-age story that moves from Helsinki to a Swiss orphanage . . . www.catranslation.org/books/#displ...
July 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Or an artistic coming-of-age story that moves from Helsinki to a Swiss orphanage . . . www.catranslation.org/books/#displ...
Maybe you're in the mood for a Kafkaesque journey through a changing Cairo . . . www.catranslation.org/shop/book/sl...
July 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Maybe you're in the mood for a Kafkaesque journey through a changing Cairo . . . www.catranslation.org/shop/book/sl...
It's HOT, so we're having a CAT Days of Summer Sale! 🐈 All of our books will be 30% off through 7/20 (40% off for Two Lines Press Members!). Now's the time to stock up on your beach and poolside translations! 😎https://www.catranslation.org/books/
July 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It's HOT, so we're having a CAT Days of Summer Sale! 🐈 All of our books will be 30% off through 7/20 (40% off for Two Lines Press Members!). Now's the time to stock up on your beach and poolside translations! 😎https://www.catranslation.org/books/