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5 Books for Women in Translation Month (WIT Month)

maren_218 Host

21 participants (166 books)

01 Aug 2025—31 Aug 2025

Overview

Try to read five (or more) WIT books for this year’s Women in Translation Month.

Unfortunately, women in translation are still underrepresented in literature. Women in Translation Month tries to combat this by celebrating books that were written and/or translated by women. It takes place every August.

5 Books for Women in Translation Month (WIT Month)

maren_218 Host

21 participants (166 books)

STARTS: 01 Aug 2025ENDS: 31 Aug 2025

Overview

Try to read five (or more) WIT books for this year’s Women in Translation Month.

Unfortunately, women in translation are still underrepresented in literature. Women in Translation Month tries to combat this by celebrating books that were written and/or translated by women. It takes place every August.

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Swanfolk by Kristín Ómarsdóttir

Swanfolk
Kristín Ómarsdóttir with Vala Thorodds (Translator)

320 pages • hardcover • 2022 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary magical realism adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

fiction dystopian literary magical realism adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

Swanfolk by Kristín Ómarsdóttir

Swanfolk

Kristín Ómarsdóttir with Vala Thorodds (Translator)

320 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction dystopian literary magical realism adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

fiction dystopian literary magical realism adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

Vita Nostra by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko

Vita Nostra
Vita Nostra #1

Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko with Julia Meitov Hersey (Translator)

416 pages • digital • 2007 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

fiction fantasy science fiction challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Vita Nostra by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko

Vita Nostra

Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko with Julia Meitov Hersey (Translator)

416 pages • digital • 2007

fiction fantasy science fiction challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

fiction fantasy science fiction challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause by Jessica Bab Bonde

Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause
Jessica Bab Bonde with Peter Bergting (Illustrator), Monja Reichert (Translator)

104 pages • hardcover • 2020 (editions)

nonfiction comics graphic novel middle grade emotional reflective sad slow-paced

nonfiction comics graphic novel middle grade emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause by Jessica Bab Bonde

Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause

Jessica Bab Bonde with Peter Bergting (Illustrator), Monja Reichert (Translator)

104 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction comics graphic novel middle grade emotional reflective sad slow-paced

nonfiction comics graphic novel middle grade emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Die Postkarte by Anne Berest

Die Postkarte
Anne Berest with Michaela Meßner (Translator), Simone Kabst (Narrator), Amelie Thoma (Translator)

14 hours, 22 minutes • audio • 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Die Postkarte by Anne Berest

Die Postkarte

Anne Berest with Michaela Meßner (Translator), Simone Kabst (Narrator), Amelie Thoma (Translator)

14 hours, 22 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Dieser Beitrag wurde entfernt by Hanna Bervoets

Dieser Beitrag wurde entfernt
Hanna Bervoets with Rainer Kersten (Translator), Karoline Mask von Oppen (Narrator)

2 hours, 59 minutes • audio • 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark reflective tense fast-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark reflective tense fast-paced

Dieser Beitrag wurde entfernt by Hanna Bervoets

Dieser Beitrag wurde entfernt

Hanna Bervoets with Rainer Kersten (Translator), Karoline Mask von Oppen (Narrator)

2 hours, 59 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark reflective tense fast-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark reflective tense fast-paced

Der Fluss ist eine Wunde voller Fische by Lorena Salazar Masso

Der Fluss ist eine Wunde voller Fische
Lorena Salazar Masso with Grit Weirauch (Translator), Elke Appelt (Narrator)

4 hours, 42 minutes • audio • 2021 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Der Fluss ist eine Wunde voller Fische by Lorena Salazar Masso

Der Fluss ist eine Wunde voller Fische

Lorena Salazar Masso with Grit Weirauch (Translator), Elke Appelt (Narrator)

4 hours, 42 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Die Unzertrennlichen by Simone de Beauvoir

Die Unzertrennlichen
Simone de Beauvoir with Birgitta Assheuer (Narrator)

4 hours, 17 minutes • audio • 2020 (editions) user-added

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Die Unzertrennlichen by Simone de Beauvoir

Die Unzertrennlichen

Simone de Beauvoir with Birgitta Assheuer (Narrator)

4 hours, 17 minutes • audio • 2020 user-added

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Babyn Jar. Stimmen: Gedichte. Ukrainisch und deutsch by Marianna Kijanowska

Babyn Jar. Stimmen: Gedichte. Ukrainisch und deutsch
Marianna Kijanowska with Claudia Dathe (Translator)

160 pages • hardcover • 2017 (editions)

fiction poetry medium-paced

fiction poetry medium-paced

Babyn Jar. Stimmen: Gedichte. Ukrainisch und deutsch by Marianna Kijanowska

Babyn Jar. Stimmen: Gedichte. Ukrainisch und deutsch

Marianna Kijanowska with Claudia Dathe (Translator)

160 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction poetry medium-paced

fiction poetry medium-paced

Als wir Vögel waren by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

Als wir Vögel waren
Ayanna Lloyd Banwo with Michaela Grabinger (Translator)

344 pages • hardcover • 2022 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism romance emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction literary magical realism romance emotional mysterious medium-paced

Als wir Vögel waren by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

Als wir Vögel waren

Ayanna Lloyd Banwo with Michaela Grabinger (Translator)

344 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction literary magical realism romance emotional mysterious medium-paced

fiction literary magical realism romance emotional mysterious medium-paced

Das Zeitalter der Roten Ameisen by Tanya Pyankova

Das Zeitalter der Roten Ameisen
Tanya Pyankova with Beatrix Kersten (Translator)

400 pages • hardcover • 2022 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced

Das Zeitalter der Roten Ameisen by Tanya Pyankova

Das Zeitalter der Roten Ameisen

Tanya Pyankova with Beatrix Kersten (Translator)

400 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced

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