‘Pandey’s intense, impeccably crafted stories slowly and imperceptibly morph into parables.’ Mint Lounge reviews #TheKeeperOfDesolation written by Chandan Pandey and brilliantly translated by @pureheroinetwts

Sunday book recommendation by @pureheroinetwts: Geetanjali Shree’s The Roof Beneath Their Feet. "This is Rahul Soni’s translation's biggest win – it tickles your imagination and encourages you to think about the story as not one text but two." scroll.in/article/106780…

'The Roof of Beneath Their Feet' is not to be read as just a novel but perhaps as an answer to the larger questions of love, memories, language, and loneliness. Read more: scroll.in/article/106780… @pureheroinetwts

📣Announcing the 2024 Armory Square Prize shortlist! The jury was blown away by all of this year's entries, but five works stood above the rest. 🧵 Stay tuned: The winner will be announced June 10.

2024 Armory Square Prize Shortlist: "The Well-Wisher" from an untitled short story collection by Mahua Sen Mukhopdhyay, translated by @pureheroinetwts

. Arunava Sinha Sinha is a prolific translator to and from Bengali—not to mention an editor, teacher, and writer. We’re so excited for his forthcoming translation of Sudipto Pal’s “Unlove Story” (Seagull Books سیگل) and so happy he's a WWB-er! buff.ly/4cZo6Uz

You know that list of 100 best books of the 21st Century that you didn't think was so great? Well, here's one on Scroll.in, put together by The The Bookshop Inc, that really goes round the world. scroll.in/article/107085…

As India wakes up from the fever dream of the outrageous display of wealth and power that was the #AmbaniWedding, reading Liu Xinwu’s 1984 novel Zhonggulou or The Wedding Party, is the perfect accompaniment to this madness. scroll.in/article/107065… @pureheroinetwts writes

‘नमक का दारोगा’ का अंग्रेजी अनुवाद पढ़ते हुए लगा कि अगर अंग्रेज बहादुर इस कहानी को किस तरह पढ़ते! यानी ख़ुद को इतिहास के आईने में कैसे देखेंगे। इस कहानी का सुरुचिपूर्ण अनुवाद @pureheroinetwts ने किया है। दी बॉम्बे लिटरेरी मैगज़ीन ने प्रकाशित किया है। bombaylitmag.com/issue58-sayari…

Over at Scroll.in, @pureheroinetwts has put together a list of 10 recommended books for readers during this Women in Translation month. Includes 'The Curse: Stories' by Salma, translated by N Kalyan Raman scroll.in/article/107199…

the one in my cover letter

#ShortStory | "This story is from a time that no longer exists. The traditional methods of thievery have given way to approaches that are more dangerous and lethal. Thieves no longer drill holes through walls to steal." frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-cultu… HarperCollins @pureheroinetwts

so honored to have been a part of this! i urge you to read and listen and follow Mosab Abu Toha for more❤️

#BookReview | The Safekeep reminds the world of the Dutches’ complicity in Nazism – something that not many of us know or remember. @pureheroinetwts reviews author Yael Van Der Wouden's debut novel. scroll.in/article/107542…

📖 In our new book recommendation series, #ScrollReads, @pureheroinetwts talks about Rabindranath Tagore’s book, “Farewell Song,” translated by Radha Chakravarty. Publisher: Penguin India Read in detail here: scroll.in/article/107429…

#BookReview | The Safekeep reminds the world of the Dutches’ complicity in Nazism – something that not many of us know or remember. @pureheroinetwts reviews author Yael Van Der Wouden's debut novel. scroll.in/article/107542…

!! doing some cool poetry things in Edinbrugh at Push The Boat Out Festival come come along pushtheboatout.org/events/takeove…

📖 This week's book recommendation: Toni Morrison's Recitatif A Nobel Laureate, a towering figure in the literary arts, a tireless activist for justice, reading Morrison is akin to feeling spiritually enlightened, @pureheroinetwts writes. scroll.in/article/1075716.