5 Books for Women in Translation Month (WIT Month)

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21 participants (163 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 (163 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.

Challenge Books

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I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman with Ros Schwartz (Translator), Sophie Mackintosh (Contributor)

201 pages • paperback • 1995 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

fiction dystopian literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman with Ros Schwartz (Translator), Sophie Mackintosh (Contributor)

201 pages • paperback • 1995

fiction dystopian literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

fiction dystopian literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

A Strange Woman by Leylâ Erbil

A Strange Woman
Leylâ Erbil with Nermin Menemencioğlu (Translator), Amy Spangler (Translator)

237 pages • paperback • 1971 (editions)

fiction literary medium-paced

fiction literary medium-paced

A Strange Woman by Leylâ Erbil

A Strange Woman

Leylâ Erbil with Nermin Menemencioğlu (Translator), Amy Spangler (Translator)

237 pages • paperback • 1971

fiction literary medium-paced

fiction literary medium-paced

Tagebuch by Anne Frank

Tagebuch
Anne Frank with Gerhard Hirschfeld (Contributor), Mirjam Pressler (Translator), Francine Prose (Contributor)

316 pages • paperback • 1947 (editions)

nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced

nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Tagebuch by Anne Frank

Tagebuch

Anne Frank with Gerhard Hirschfeld (Contributor), Mirjam Pressler (Translator), Francine Prose (Contributor)

316 pages • paperback • 1947

nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced

nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Papyrus: Die Geschichte der Welt in Büchern by Irene Vallejo

Papyrus: Die Geschichte der Welt in Büchern
Irene Vallejo with Luis Ruby (Translator), Maria Meinel (Translator), Anna-Lehna Zühlke (Narrator)

19 hours, 22 minutes • audio • 2019 (editions)

nonfiction essays history informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

nonfiction essays history informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Papyrus: Die Geschichte der Welt in Büchern by Irene Vallejo

Papyrus: Die Geschichte der Welt in Büchern

Irene Vallejo with Luis Ruby (Translator), Maria Meinel (Translator), Anna-Lehna Zühlke (Narrator)

19 hours, 22 minutes • audio • 2019

nonfiction essays history informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

nonfiction essays history informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Boulder by Eva Baltasar

Boulder
Eva Baltasar with Julia Sanches (Translator)

105 pages • paperback • 2020 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective fast-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Boulder by Eva Baltasar

Boulder

Eva Baltasar with Julia Sanches (Translator)

105 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective fast-paced

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective fast-paced

So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ

So Long a Letter
Mariama Bâ with Modupé Bodé-Thomas (Translator)

90 pages • paperback • 1980 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced

So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ

So Long a Letter

Mariama Bâ with Modupé Bodé-Thomas (Translator)

90 pages • paperback • 1980

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail
Adania Shibli with Elisabeth Jaquette (Translator)

112 pages • paperback • 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced

fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail

Adania Shibli with Elisabeth Jaquette (Translator)

112 pages • paperback • 2017

fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced

fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced

Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel

Still Born
Guadalupe Nettel with Rosalind Harvey (Translator)

219 pages • paperback • 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel

Still Born

Guadalupe Nettel with Rosalind Harvey (Translator)

219 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura

Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Mizuki Tsujimura

11 hours, 58 minutes • audio • 2017 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy magical realism young adult emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

fiction fantasy magical realism young adult emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura

Lonely Castle in the Mirror

Mizuki Tsujimura

11 hours, 58 minutes • audio • 2017 user-added

fiction fantasy magical realism young adult emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

fiction fantasy magical realism young adult emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan

Three Apples Fell from the Sky
Narine Abgaryan with Anoush NeVart (Narrator), Lisa C. Hayden (Translator)

8 hours, 10 minutes • audio • 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

fiction contemporary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan

Three Apples Fell from the Sky

Narine Abgaryan with Anoush NeVart (Narrator), Lisa C. Hayden (Translator)

8 hours, 10 minutes • audio • 2015

fiction contemporary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

fiction contemporary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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