A Wealth of Books for Everyone!

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A Wealth of Books for Everyone!

Covid has meant deprivation of one kind or another for pretty much everybody.

At the risk of sounding trite, deprivation is difficult, and that difficulty can often take over our field of vision and cause us to lose sight of the many, many things we have in abundance.

So here’s something October has in abundance: Special Days! No, we’re not talking about a day for dressing up your kids and chasing them around the neighborhood as they go mad for sugar. That’s fun, but this is even better…

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Making a Translation “Snappy”

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Making a Translation “Snappy”

I've heard literacy specialists denounce the translation of stories and other texts from one language to another and state rather proudly that they only promote original, creative writing. While it is essential to promote first language authors and create authentic cultural literature, many good reasons exist to translate other materials, such as multiplying the quantity of literature available in minority languages.

Of course, there are also valid concerns about translating text from one language and culture to another. A translated text can be more challenging to read than prose written naturally. Without care, translated texts can sound awkward and lack the natural discourse style to make them not only easier to read, but interesting, too…

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