5 Books for Women in Translation Month (WIT Month)

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21 participants (163 books)

01 Aug 202531 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. 

Challenge Books

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4 hours audio 1984

fiction autobiography classics literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4 hours, 53 minutes audio 2017

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced

149 pages paperback 2018 user-added

fiction autobiography lgbtqia+ reflective fast-paced

474 pages paperback

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance dark mysterious tense medium-paced

404 pages paperback

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance medium-paced

Human Acts

Han Kang

218 pages hardcover 2014

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

144 pages digital 2018

fiction literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

128 pages paperback 2013

fiction contemporary magical realism reflective medium-paced

320 pages digital 2019

fiction contemporary hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Em

Kim Thúy

148 pages hardcover 2020

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad fast-paced