Would you like to discover incredible translated literature from the Global Majority—while supporting GV Lingua’s work bringing underreported stories into dozens of languages? lingua.globalvoices.org/202...

Some of my very favorite publishers are included in this bundle!

Taking on projects not built on existing power is an important part of shifting power, and that must be matched with support to succeed. Let's open doors together. (More of my thoughts on all this at my interview with Global Voices: lingua.globalvoices.org/2026/02/stor...)

Reminder - sales visibility often comes from: 1) Promo $: These indies don't have it. 2) Authors: Many of the authors don't speak English or are recently deceased. 3) Readers: A lot of these books are new in English. If you can help, the project is worth it. 💛 storybundle.com/translation #BookSky

You can show love to *dozens* of indie writers and translators this #ValentinesDay by purchasing or sharing our bundle of translated works. You will *feel* the love that went into not only this global coordination but into each story. Be our #Valentine? 💝 storybundle.com/translation #BookSky

Happy Valentines Day here are some lovers.

This bundle supports independent translators, journalists, writers, editors, and bold, tenacious presses around the world - yes, including us! Please talk about it. Please support. It would mean a lot to *lot* of people. #BookSky #Translation #HumanArt #Love

👉🏻 You don't need to read them all, sit down, browse through, see if anything catches you, all while supporting independent journalism and storytelling, which I promise you - needs it! Thank you for seeing this global project. It's love. It's love it's love it's love and it's how we get through. ❤️

Have you checked out our bundle? Only on for a limited time - yet the books are downloaded for you to peruse when you can! #BookSky Perhaps a touch of uncommon storytelling, of global solidarity, of deep, unfettered love of human art could make your weekend lighter? 🕯️ storybundle.com/translation

#Booksky POINT OF HEARTS (Astreiant #6) by Melissa Scott is the Series’ qualifying title!

Vocês viram as histórias das nossas preciosas @fernandaversa.bsky.social e @giuyukarimurakami.bsky.social nesse bundle de histórias traduzidas ?

#Booksky For the evening crowd! It’s: Astreiant Series by Melissa Scott and Lisa A.Barnett, Point of Hearts if you’re nominating! These are some great books and include one Lambda Award Winner and one MIPA Award winner already! Help us hit the big time. :-)

Thrilled to see the In Translation @storybundle.bsky.social covered by Writing Africa! #BookSky #AfricanLit #Translation

Paivapo Press has released the account of our sister editor, Zukiswa Wanner, through the Global Sumud Flotilla, and through her abduction and detainment by the Israeli military. Please read. Please share. Please support. All proceeds go to Playgrounds for Palestine. #Booksky #Palestine

Perfect for Lunar New Year or just a cosy read, if you are a fan of dragons, recipes and Chinese court intrigue but seen through the eyes of young women. scarletferret.com/books/comple...

So excited to announce the final audiobook in the award-winning Gray Assassin Trilogy from @atthisarts.com, Heretic, narrated by the incomparable @trendane.bsky.social! Tren did an amazing job with this entire series; please check it out and spread the word! www.audible.com/pd/Heretic-A...

Excited for some Hornytown Chutzpah and the storytelling of the one, the only, the beautiful @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social? Early orders open next week! (Watch this space for more.) #BookSky

Paivapo Press has released the account of our sister editor, Zukiswa Wanner, through the Global Sumud Flotilla, and through her abduction and detainment by the Israeli military. Please read. Please share. Please support. All proceeds go to Playgrounds for Palestine. #Booksky #Palestine

THE LIBRARIANS is now streaming on @pbs.org’s YouTube channel and app. Watch now and get engaged in the Freedom to Read movement in your community! Watch now: tinyurl.com/TheLibrarian...

“That day, we read poetry in the graveyard.” My micro, “Naming Poets,” appears in Bending Genres today. Thanks to the folks at @bendinggenres.bsky.social! bendinggenres.com/naming-poets/ #microfiction

So much this. It’s not that modern fiction translations aren’t done, it’s that they are done in hard-fought short-form, from colonial languages, with government grants, or for best sellers. Everything else is so so so tiny. Or often just not existent. Change means shifting balance. Power.

This is one of the things I think English readers will be most surprised by. And it’s so powerful.

Every purchase helps keep @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social active, enabling volunteers to translate community-driven journalism into dozens of languages. This work opens doors, builds understanding, and ensures voices from around the world can be heard—not just locally, but globally.

Most translation funding still goes to bestsellers or colonial languages. This campaign shifts that balance by supporting translations from under-represented languages, like Shona, Nishinaabemowin, Ukrainian, Malay, Hausa, isiZulu, Tamil, Thai, Brazilian Portuguese, and more.

These books aren’t written to explain or exoticize their cultures—they come from within, offering loving, critical, and nuanced perspectives. Reading them helps us see that while our struggles are shared, our experiences are uniquely powerful. storybundle.com/translation

This project was built by a worldwide community of writers, editors, and translators. It shows what happens when global storytellers collaborate: they share, build, and learn across languages—just like the mission of @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social.

Gerald L. Coleman comes through once again with a comprehensive collection of Black Fantastic fiction to check out for Black History Month and beyond. Please share. geraldcoleman.com/beginners-gu...?

Curious to read bold, contemporary voices from Zimbabwe, Palestine, Korea, Brazil, Nigeria, and more—all in one place and all supporting Global Voices Lingua? lingua.globalvoices.org/202...

We truly feel excitement for all book joy, but we also just saw Hornytown Chutzpah on this graphic, and @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social, you charmer.

Lovely write-up of the storybundle that supports @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social !

@mynachang.bsky.social says I’m harrowing, and I couldn’t be more flattered 😍

We're grateful for all the buzz - Ex Partum by @slashnburnett.bsky.social, watch this space for pre-order information, starting in March. #BookSky

Thrilled to see the In Translation @storybundle.bsky.social covered by Writing Africa! #BookSky #AfricanLit #Translation

Where the stories come from and why we need translations, more than ever. lingua.globalvoices.org/2026/02/stor...

I would like to introduce you to Tanvir Ahmed, author of The Night Sweeps the Mountains away! from his author bio: Tanvir Ahmed is a storyteller and historian. His short fiction has appeared in various magazines and collections, including The Year’s Best Fantasy and The Horror Library.

"In a world trying to tell us how far apart we are, this necessary and urgent project reminds us of the kinships that transcend borders and time." —Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King

For $25 today, you could: - Get lost into an Islamic soap opera - Immerse in a sacred pipe ceremony - Devour Tamil pulp with ghosts and murder - Dive into the streets of Harare or Bangkok - Visit the Amazon - Read this year's winner of the Palestine Book Awards for translation - Find something new

I thought it might be fun to show where the stories in the bundle (roughly) come from! I hope you'll let people know about this bundle, which benefits independent writers, translators, editors, presses, and journalists! storybundle.com/translation #BookSky #Translation

MVmedia ebooks are now available from Bookshop.org! bookshop.org

It's not an assignment or a chore - your purchase supports those actively taking on the work of translation, and you could browse through the books, seeing if anything catches you for a more immersive read. There really is something for every fiction reader in here, plus a sacred pipe ceremony!

If you need a light, a distraction, a joy, today, please consider this bundle of 12 books, all translated into English from their writers' original languages. You can also send 10% of your purchase to support independent journalism at @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social! storybundle.com/translation

Boosting!

Our In Translation bundle benefits Global Voices Lingua! Check out our curator Emily's interview with them! lingua.globalvoices.org/2026/02/stor...

A global community of editors, publishers, and writers have come together to offer a 1-month only bundle of books in digital format to raise awareness and money for the translation of storytelling. The bundle will be sold through @storybundle.bsky.social lingua.globalvoices.org/202...

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An interview with our editor, on now at @globalvoices.org. Please talk and tell people about Global Voices, their work, and the ability to donate on a one-time or recurring basis. Independent storytelling - fiction, representative, non-fiction, activism, journalism - is vital. #BookSky #Journalism

Please also talk directly about @globalvoices.org, their work, and the ability to donate on a one-time or recurring basis. I hope, soon, *everyone* is. Let's sing about this work together. #BookSky (2/2)

I felt the weight of being interviewed by the wonderful @globalvoices.org, and did my best to answer honestly and openly. The work of independent storytelling - fiction, representative, non-fiction, activism, journalism - is vital. If you see that, please talk about this bundle. #BookSky (1/2)

Shen Long has his own ideas today. #dragonflow #dragonflower

For The Blaft Anthology of Gujarati Pulp Fiction, @vishwambhari.bsky.social found and translated a 1924 story about an Indian scientist who builds a communication device and starts flirting with a lady alien from Saturn. "Message from the Stars" by Narad. Super fun! www.blaft.com/products/the...