Advice for NetGalley newbies: only request things you genuinely want to read & review! Don't request too many at once or you'll be crushed by your TBR. Start with the 'Read Now' section to build up your reviews & feedback ratio in order to get more approvals. #NetGalleyChat

This week I've been sharing some audiobook recommendations over on YouTube. Here are the links if you're looking for a new audiobook to try out 😊✨ Non-fiction: youtu.be/c-W_hdKwmsg Fiction: youtu.be/YdxEOEQTCN4

#Audiobooks

BLACKBRITATHON HAS STARTED! from now until the end of the month, let’s read and rave about some black british literature🙌🏾✨ can’t wait to see what everyone’s first read is! #BlackHistoryMonth

#BlackHistoryMonth  is here! Although we advocate for sharing Black stories every month, it would be a shame if we didn’t shout out our amazing #Twentyin2020 campaign. The first campaign of it’s kind. Explore the titles here: bit.ly/TwentyIn2020

✨NEW VIDEO✨ Sharing my October TBR, including my picks for @BlackOAthon and BlackBritAthon youtu.be/CGtxBb6rBs0

I’ve just posted a new video of autumnal book recs - ft: 🎃some spooky books 🍁cosy vibes and autumnal 👻witchy and ghost books (some scary, some not) RTs appreciated! youtu.be/W02kzzvElE0

I'm slowly learning Icelandic and I'm finding a lot of comfort in small words that translate nicely to Scots. I've started a list but here's two: 🇮🇸 gráta 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 greet (pronounced differently) translates to: 🇬🇧 cry 🇮🇸 heim 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 hame (pronounced roughly the same) translates to: 🇬🇧 home

What novels by black female authors are you currently reading? Check the list of 24 Books By Black Women In Translation by Katie buff.ly/36E6Fcz #BookLover #WomenInTranslation #ReadingCommunity

Edinburgh folk, especially @EverDundas! There's a free library in Friends of Dalry Cemetery!

We are delighted to announce the longlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2021. These titles span cultures and continents from China to Georgia, from Thailand to Poland. The prize is supported by BCLA_Official & British Centre for Literary Translation warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/…

It was a fantastic shortlist but A Dutiful Boy by Mohsin Zaidi and No Modernism Without Lesbians by Diana Souhami triumphed at the Polari Prize Both books featured on our Best Books of the Year - they're wonderful.

Have you ever read a translation of Chinese literature? Here's some recommendation of 23 Books By Chinese Women In Translation by Katie buff.ly/3c79yVk #Translation #BookLover #WomenInTranslation

I have a story in the new issue of Gutter!! Oh and I’m loving the colours 🖤

I’m so excited for my short story Resignation to be published in Gutter It’s a story about islamophobia in the workplace, the things women put up with so as not to rock the boat and the way racism and misogyny often go hand in hand.

I’ve been absent from online spaces for a wee while as life has been busy (I’ve been spending lots of time learning Icelandic and I was back in Scotland for a good few weeks) but I’m hoping to slowly come back to it via the #BooktubePrize @BookTubePrize. Here’s my category 🙌🏻

Have you tried reading Arabic books translated in English? Check these 17 Books by Women in Translation From the Arabic Language by Katie buff.ly/3v47IPZ #WomenTranslation #BookLovers #ReadingCommunity

Auld Lang Syne as the sun sets on 2022. Happy New Year!