2023

JANUARY “Our Daily Bread” by Sven Klöpping, translated from the German by Michael K. Iwoleit (InterNova). FEBRUARY “Introduction to 2181 Overture, Second Edition” by Gu Shi, translated from the Chinese by Emily Jin (Clarkesworld). “A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair” by Renan Bernardo, translated from the Portuguese by the author (Samovar). APRIL “The Librarian

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Out This Month: May

SHORT STORIES “Action at a Distance” by An Hao, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld, May 1). “The Inside is Always Entrails” by Fernanda Castro, translated from the Portuguese by H. Pueyo (The Dark, May 1). NOVELS The Roamers by Francesco Verso, translated from the Italian by Jennifer Delare (Flame Tree Press, May

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Review: Youth Without Youth by Mircea Eliade

translated by Mac Linscott Ricketts original publication (in Romanian): 1978-79 first English edition: 1988 grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library I’ve been intrigued by Mircea Eliade (1907-1986), the Romanian writer, philosopher, and historian, ever since I dedicated a month to Romanian SFT back in 2021. From what I know

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Out This Month: April

SHORT STORIES “The Librarian and the Robot” by Shi Heiyao, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld, April 1) COLLECTION No Edges: Swahili Stories by various authors and translators (Two Lines Press, April 11). Swahili is the future. The first collection of Swahili fiction in English translation, No Edges introduces eight East African writers from

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Out This Month: March

SHORT STORIES “The Errata” by K. A. Teryna, translated from the Russian by Alex Shvartsman (Asimov’s, March/April). “Incommunicado” by Andrej Kokoulin, translated from the Russian by Alex Shvartsman (Analog, March/April). NOVELS Hospital by Han Song, translated from the Chinese by Michael Berry (AmazonCrossing, March 1) A twisted, wildly imaginative tale of one man’s mysterious illness

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Out This Month: February

SHORT STORIES “Introduction to 2181 Overture, Second Edition” by Gu Shi, translated from the Chinese by Emily Jin (Clarkesworld, February 1) NOVELS Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez, translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell (Hogarth, February 7) A young father and son set out on a road trip, devastated by the death of

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Review: The Erinys Incident by Tani Kōshū

translated from the Japanese by Simon Varnum original edition (Japanese): 1983 translated edition: Kurodahan Press, 2018 grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library Reading The Erinys Incident reminded me that I’m still quite upset about the publisher Kurodahan shutting down. For decades, Kurodahan gave us Anglophone readers a wonderful selection

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