For the JHI Blog, Rose Facchini interviews Andrea Bagnato about his new book, Terra Infecta: Disease and the Italian Landscape (Mack, 2025), which shows how sanitation and its metaphors were central to Italy’s internal colonialism and persist today. @rosefacchini.bsky.social

"Life, Brazen and Garish" @rutgersupress.bsky.social stands out for its accessible narrative style, relatable characters & masterful translation that preserves the depth & nuance of the original. Review by @rosefacchini.bsky.social in Italica 102.1: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/ital/art...

Italica Vol. 102, No. 1, is now available! Featuring new articles, a special focus on Pino Daniele, review articles, and book reviews by @salvapappalardo.bsky.social, @rosefacchini.bsky.social, and more! scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/ital/iss...

My book review of Elvira di Fabio’s translation of Life, Brazen and Garish: A Tale of Three Women by Dacia Maraini (Rutgers UP, 2024) was recently published in Italica 102.1. Take a look! doi.org/10.5406/2325...

A must read! Rose Facchini (@rosefacchini.bsky.social), Literature’s Circulation Across Fields and Nations: An Interview with Gisèle Sapiro (@giselesapiro.bsky.social) for the @jhideas.bsky.social Blog; #bookhistory, #skystorians. www.jhiblog.org/2025/10/15/l...

For the JHI Blog, Rose Facchini interviewed Gisèle Sapiro about her latest book, "Qu'est-ce qu'un auteur mondial? Le champ littéraire transnational" (Seuil, 2024), which studies the role of intermediaries, translators, and mediators in the making of world authorship. @rosefacchini.bsky.social

Delighted to feature @rosefacchini.bsky.social reading from INN OF THE SURVIVORS, out now from @snugglybooks.bsky.social, a visionary & highly relevant tale of climate dystopia, mystery, and longing for a lost world set amid the mists of the Po Valley forests and a desolate Adriatic.

I know I'm about two weeks late in officially posting this, but Oonagh Stranksy wrote a wonderful review for my translation of INN OF THE SURVIVORS by Maico Morellini. Thank you for the kind words, Oonagh, and thank you to the fantastic editors at Asymptote!

Rose Facchini (@rosefacchini.bsky.social) interviewed Anna Ferrando about the practice of literary agency in Italy before and during World War II, a history that explains the peculiar fact that Fascist Italy ranked among the greatest consumers of foreign literature.

Got a kind shout-out from author Tea C. Blanc, whose story “Emergenza A.I.” ["A.I. Fallout"] I translated for Asymptote, published last week. Check our Tea’s article on Fantascienza.com. Grazie mille, Tea!

My latest translation, "A.I. Fallout" by Tea C. Blanc, is featured in Asymptote’s July 2025 issue, with the special feature “What AI Can’t Do.” You can also listen to the author read an excerpt! Many thanks to the truly remarkable editors at Asymptote for featuring our work.

My latest translation out now! INN OF THE SURVIVORS, a novella by Maico Morellini, published by @snugglybooks.bsky.social. "Amid the mists of the Po Valley forests and a desolate Adriatic, this is both an existential story of homesickness and a highly relevant warning for the world of today."

one of my favorite micros we’ve published all year ! i can’t exactly define the slippery, idiosyncratic tone of this 250 word story, but it’s for sure the most memorable thing you’ll read today. by Diego Lama ! translated by Rose Facchini @rosefacchini.bsky.social xraylitmag.com/i-see-the-be...

Poetry time! My translations of two poems, “Contact Lenses” by Irene Moccia and “Love Poem” by Stefano De Vecchi, are featured in @exactingclam.bsky.social’s latest issue. Such a beautiful issue. My thanks to the editors and to Irene and Stefano for trusting me with their work. It’s been a delight!

Kasia Szymanska, Translation Multiples: From Global Culture to Postcommunist Democracy – @princetonupress.bsky.social, May 2025 press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... interview at Journal of the History of Ideas @jhideas.bsky.social blog www.jhiblog.org/2025/05/28/t...

Check out my latest translation published in West Branch 108, Spring/Summer 2025: "Fictions" by Diego Lama! Many thanks to Joe Scapellato and Andrew Ciotola at @westbranchmagazine.bsky.social, and Diego, of course, for trusting me with his work.

What's the problem with declarations of a new translation's "authoritative" status? In an interview on her new book, Translation Multiples, Kasia Szymanska (@kaszyma.bsky.social) discusses the idiosyncrasies and possibilities of the practice of translation. @princetonupress.bsky.social

It was an absolute pleasure to chat to @rosefacchini.bsky.social for @jhideas.bsky.social about my book Translation Multiples, which is now officially out (@princetonupress.bsky.social)! I love the cover image and the title for this interview: "Translation in Different Keys". Thank you, Rose & Zach!

Another translation published! Check out my translation of Diego Lama’s story “The Silent City” in LEAN. A big thanks to Semyon Khokhlov for featuring us!

Honored to be a Guest Editor for a special translation feature in West Branch Wired. My deepest gratitude to the West Branch team for their trust and support, and to the amazing contributors Oonagh Stransky, Edward Gauvin, and @slava8.bsky.social for their stunning translations!

I’m thrilled to announce the release of International Poetry Review Volume 48 (UNC Press), co-edited by my colleague Ana Hontanilla and me. We are now accepting submissions for International Poetry Review Volume 49. Please send your work by September 1, 2025, to [email protected].

Another piece of good news in the same week! Published my translation of Diego Lama's "Upgrade" in 365tomorrows yesterday. Happy reading!

Thrilled to announce my latest translations from the Italian: "The Children" and "The Business Partner" by Diego Lama, published in LEAN! You can read them here: www.lean-mag.com/lama

Thrilled to share my interview with @anna-lanfranchi.bsky.social for the @jhideas.bsky.social, where we discuss her new book on translations and copyright in the Italian book trade during the early twentieth century. Honored to have had this conversation—hope you'll check it out!

Predictably insightful and provocative review from Benjamin Wurgaft (@benwurgaft.bsky.social) on Steven Shapin's latest book, "On Melons and Melancholy" (@lareviewofbooks.bsky.social, #skystorians, #history): lareviewofbooks.org/article/on-m...

In the second installment of a two-part interview, Rose Facchini interviews Benjamin Wurgaft and Merry (Corky) White about their new book, "Ways of Eating: Exploring Food through History and Culture." www.jhiblog.org/2024/09/18/w...

In the first installment of a two-part interview, Rose Facchini interviews Benjamin Wurgaft and Merry (Corky) White about their new book, "Ways of Eating: Exploring Food through History and Culture." www.jhiblog.org/2024/09/16/w...

Of interest to all #skystorians and those working on #bookhistory! The utterly brilliant Anna Lanfranchi has just published her book on Italian publishing, early 20th century flows of translated literatures, and more. Cannot recommend highly enough: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

I had the opportunity to review "Abandonment" by Erminia Dell’Oro, beautifully translated by Oonagh Stransky. Check out my full review in Asymptote: www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2024/09...

How often does one get to see friends interview friends in print? A wonderful two-part interview by @rosefacchini.bsky.social of @benwurgaft.bsky.social & Merry (Corky) White for the @jhideas.bsky.social! #Skystorians #history I) www.jhiblog.org/2024/09/16/w... & II) www.jhiblog.org/2024/09/18/w...

Excited to share my latest translation from the Italian: "The Snapshot" by Diego Lama, published in @fictivedream.bsky.social today. Please note that this story contains some gun violence, so reader discretion is advised. fictivedream.com/2024/08/30/t...

We're delighted to welcome back Diego Lama with his short story The Snapshot, translated by @rosefacchini.bsky.social and out tomorrow #shortstory #translation

My latest translation appearing in Fictive Dream! Give it a read, and hope you enjoy.

"When she left the ruins and returned home, she found grandma, small and meek, waiting for her in the dining room." Grandma by Diego Lama and translated by Rose Facchini @rosefacchini.bsky.social #shortstory #translation fictivedream.com/2024/07/12/g...

I recently updated my Poets & Writers profile with my latest translations (IT>EN), featuring writer Diego Lama and poets Irene Moccia and Stefano De Vecchi. www.pw.org/directory/wr... More coming soon!

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