Learning with Fellow Translators in NYC

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Photo: German Book Office/Publishing Perspectives

Photo: German Book Office/Publishing Perspectives

In my other role as a literary translator of German, I was lucky enough to get an invite from the German Book Office New York to attend their TransLab Workshop for emerging translators last September, held in NYC at the Goethe-Institut near Union Square. 

Evan Strouss of the German Book Office covered the one-day workshop for Publishing Perspectives in his article "The Task of a Translator in Today's Market."

Translating (and writing and editing) can be a solitary endeavor, so it was nice to be reminded how much one can learn from peers and masters. Vielen Dank GBO, GI NY, and Katy Derbyshire!

Audiobook Giveaway for The Other Oregon

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The Other Oregon audiobook

UPDATE, Sept 18: Congrats to the winners: Mary Beth, Gary, Tim, and Russell — happy listening, all! 

Listen to audiobooks, or think you might? I’m giving away four audiobooks of The Other Oregon: A Thriller to celebrate the audio version’s recent release—narrated by the talented Marc Vietor.

The prize is a promo code redeemable for the audiobook (normally $19.95), downloadable free from Audible.com. Entries accepted until 3 p.m. (PST) on September 16. 

Entering is easy. Three options:

—Current newsletter Mailing List recipients are already entered once.  

—Anyone who joins the Mailing List is entered. To sign up/enter, go here.

—Refer someone to enter and let me know (or tell them to mention you)—receive a second entry. 

I'll draw and announce the winners on September 17. I hope you win it!

Read the Latest Newsletter

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The latest newsletter sent from yours truly is a grateful recap of a year in which I saw three novels published, plus some details on the next book, Lost Kin: A Novel. 

You can read the newsletter here without signing up for the Mailing List. 

It's easy to sign up for the newsletter however — just enter your email address. The newsletter goes out a few times a year, tops.

Please pass it on if you know a reader who's interested in my work and new releases. Sign up before Sept. 16 and you're entered in a giveaway for four audiobooks of The Other Oregon: A Thriller. 

 

Purported "Nazi Gold Train" Straight Out of Novel Liberated

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Unused Polish Rail Line (Reuters)

The alleged "Nazi gold train" in Poland sounds something like the one fought over in a certain novel of mine (Liberated: A Novel of Germany, 1945). Now there's a deathbed confession, it turns out. It's getting interesting. Another sham? We'll know soon . . .

Here is one link among many to the latest story.