Michele Hutchison
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Translator, editor, writer, poet
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Literature Is Not a Vibe: On ChatGPT and the Humanities | Los Angeles Review of Books
Rachele Dini discusses OpenAIâs âA Machine-Shaped Handâ and an academic sector in crisis.
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/literature-is-not-a-vibe-on-chatgpt-and-the-humanities
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British Centre for Literary Translation
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Join literary translator Michele Hutchison & editor Tamara Sampey-Jawad as they explore the intricate process of editing translations -exploring collaboration, challenges & rewards of bringing international literature to new audiences.
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Scoobiesue2
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Today's review...'Mushrooms and Company: How a Marvelously Moldy Network Supports Life on Earth by Geert-Jan Roebers, illustrated by Wendy Panders and translated by Michele Hutchison
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Fascinating!
www.throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/mushrooms-and-company
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Mushrooms and Company â Through the Bookshelf
âA mushroom is a nice detail in a forest, a decorative dwarf under the sturdy wooden giants.â But, as this fascinating book proves, there is so much more to fungi than this! Crammed with information...
https://www.throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/mushrooms-and-company
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Gonzalo FernĂĄndez GĂłmez
about 1 month ago
Estas dos ediciones (inglés y español) del clåsico neerlandés «Val, bom» (Gerrit Kouwenaar) se gestaron en la Casa del Traductor de Amberes en un proyecto de traducción paralela entre
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#traduccionesgemelas
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The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus
Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it
https://thewalrus.ca/the-publishing-industry-has-a-gambling-problem/?fbclid=PAb21jcANI_flleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp1p8txtF6vkVvx8Bh9p_1wRJubVtgI3k8kRV0PQyFhH7Af1jvpmPeBblMoIh_aem_BxGOdOZ8icG7f4PSrPyzAQ
about 1 month ago
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Stephen Dilley
about 2 months ago
188. Under the London Sky by Anna Woltz, translated by
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Another powerful story for KS3 readers weaving together untold stories from the Blitz. Read my review for
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here:
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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus
about 2 months ago
Dutch writer and visual artist Jannie Regnerus creates a luminous portrait of a villager who defies family expectations to pursue an artistic life. Translated from Dutch by Michele Hutchison. Read "Cloud Pavilion" here:
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Cloud Pavilion - Words Without Borders
Tessel fetches a cardboard box from the shed. Itâs hard to capture moonlight in the city; in the countryside it will be easier. Her grandfather laughs at them, but he used to stand there himself withâŠ
https://wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2025-09/cloud-pavilion-regnerus-hutchison/
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"speed eclipses ethics"
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How thousands of âoverworked, underpaidâ humans train Googleâs AI to seem smart
Contracted AI raters describe grueling deadlines, poor pay and opacity around work to make chatbots intelligent
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/11/google-gemini-ai-training-humans?CMP=share_btn_url&sfnsn=scwspmo
about 2 months ago
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Gonzalo FernĂĄndez GĂłmez
2 months ago
Una historia aparentemente sencilla que adquiere resonancia universal. «Monterosso mon amour» confirma a Pfeijffer como una de las voces mĂĄs lĂșcidas de la narrativa europea contemporĂĄnea. Fabulosa reseña de Ana Calvo en El Debate.
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Una elegĂa a la vida en clave literaria: âMonterosso mon amourâ
Cuando el pasado regresa disfrazado de ficciĂłn y el autor decide habitar su propia historia
https://www.eldebate.com/cultura/libros/20250809/elegia-vida-clave-literaria-monterosso-mon-amour_323678.html
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stellastarlight
3 months ago
Schrijver én literair curator én doctor in de taalpsychologie én feminist, én activist Uschi Cop fileert vandaag in NRC het angstige en misogyne geleuter van literair agent Paul Sebes. Je leest het op het door haar (en haar zus) opgerichte collectief:
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Opinie | Mannen worden helemaal niet door vrouwen uit de literatuur verdreven
Literatuur: De beweringen van Paul Sebes over het verdwijnen van de mannelijke schrijver en lezer zijn niet alleen feitelijk onhoudbaar, vindt Uschi Cop, maar bevestigen ook misogyne denkbeelden.
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/08/26/mannen-worden-helemaal-niet-door-vrouwen-uit-de-literatuur-verdreven-a4904078
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www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-killed-...
some worthy research going on here, news from the coalface.
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AI Killed My Job: Translators
Few industries have been hit by AI as hard as translation. Rates are plummeting. Work is drying up. Translators are considering abandoning the field, or bankruptcy. These are their stories.
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-killed-my-job-translators
3 months ago
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Ali Smith at Edinburgh international book festival today, so brilliant I just sat there crying. The AI live captioning, on the other hand, was laughable.
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I'm in Edinburgh. I love being able to say my name and everyone spells it correctly.
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kicks off with a rave review of Donald Niedekker's permafrost book, trs Jonathan Reeder. One of my favourite books this year.
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On the Lit Hub Podcast: Brad Lander Talks Sonnets; What Happens When a Small Press Wins the Booker
A weekly behind-the-scenes dive into everything interesting, dynamic, strange, and wonderful happening in literary cultureâfeaturing Lit Hub staff, columnists, and special guests! Hosted by Drew BrâŠ
https://lithub.com/on-the-lit-hub-podcast-brad-lander-talks-sonnets-what-happens-when-a-small-press-wins-the-booker/
3 months ago
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The Speculative Shelf
10 months ago
Review: Strange and Perfect Account from the Permafrost (May 2025) by Donald Niedekker (t. Jonathan Reeder) đșïž "Such an odd and fascinating premise gives way to a richly imagined, beautifully translated, and appropriately wry tale." âïž
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Fiona "Fi" Webster đđđ
3 months ago
"Every scientific empire falls, but not at the same speed, or for the same reasons." Fascinating article on the history of scientific empires. Soviet science, at its zenith in the mid-1950s, collapsed entirely in the late 1980s. And now American science has begun its collapse. Gift link.
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Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End
Americaâs run as the premiere techno-superpower may be over.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/07/science-empire-america-decline/683711/?gift=Ldq-fuF4b8DdqRzi5iF3l--etN2a_WRsNtETzL7Vn54&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Mary Gillis
4 months ago
I have yet to read a single story about men adopting AI at work (without being told) at a higher rate than women that presents it as anything other than men being smart. Not one story about how it implies they're lazier and less ethical. Because that's not the narrative that's being pushed about AI.
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@wcorklitfest.bsky.social
excellent comparative translation event in Bantry library today with Sarah Ardizzone & Antain Mac Lochlainn on Gaël Faye's novel Petit pays in English & Irish translation
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can't wait to read the book now.
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And a first review for Anna's wonderful book:
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Under the London Sky by Anna Woltz, translated by Michele Hutchison
Cover art by David Dean Listening to an episode of Paul Sinhaâs History Revision on BBC Sounds, the host asked his audience what their favourite period of history was, with the perhaps almostâŠ
https://worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/06/09/under-the-london-sky-by-anna-woltz-translated-by-michele-hutchison/
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I'll be appearing at Edinburgh book festival on 17th August with the famous Dutch children's author Anna Woltz. Come and listen to us discuss her forthcoming historical novel Under the London Sky (De tunnel), set during the Blitz.
#EdBookFest
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4 months ago
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From Jen Calleja's brilliant book Fair, The Life-Art of Translation.
#translatorpay
#freelancersequity
5 months ago
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Time for another reminder of how to spell my name. Hutchison, no N in the middle. The Dutch are even worse than the English at getting it wrong. If I don't reply to an email you sent it to the wrong person.
5 months ago
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Angelo Tijssens
5 months ago
"Books For When Youâre Craving Queer Love Stories Beautiful Enough To Fill Your Heart, Cut You Deep & Stay With You Forever"
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featured on
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The translation process of that novel involved background research and lots of finetuning which continued in the editing stage with input from the author and (copy)editor. Mensenwerk, human work, as we say in Dutch. 2/2
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"Translation handcrafted without the use of generative AI" Copyright page of one of my forthcoming translations.
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Thrilling news!
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School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC)
6 months ago
The James Tait Black Prizes are the oldest literary prizes in the UK - so come along on 30 May at 4pm to find out 2025's Fiction and Biography winners! Featuring the judges and postgraduate panel, as well as Ian Penman, one of last year's winners, it's not to be missed. Free đïž:
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Celebrating the 2025 James Tait Black Prizes
Join us for the announcement of this year's winners of the James Tait Black Prizes. Featuring Ian Penman, one of 2024's winners.
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Gonzalo FernĂĄndez GĂłmez
6 months ago
Great talk at the International Literature Festival Dublin (
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(left) and
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(right) discuss The Edges (written by the former, translated by the latter) and the implications of AI in literary translation.
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On my way!
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6 months ago
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Thrilled to see My Heavenly Favourite on the Oxford-Weidenfeld longlist alongside some other fantastic books and translators, including my friend and colleague Kristen Gehrman.
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Rebecca Solnit
7 months ago
If one of us stands up, they can pick that person off. If ten or a hundred or a thousand, they can pick those people off. And they're picking off people--immigrants, dissidents--to make an example of them. But if ten million people stand up, they cannot stop us all.
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Millions Stood Up: April 5 Hands Off Day of Action
I was the closing speaker at the ebullient San Francisco Hands Off rally, and when I got home later I scoured the news for  reports on the more than one thousand other rallies. Of course people would ...
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/millions-stood-up-april-5-hands-off-day-of-action/
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Angelo Tijssens
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Dublin!
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and I will be talking about The Edges, translation and AI and more! Come and join us
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@dauntbookspub.bsky.social
#theedges
#daunt
#booksky
#flandersliterature
#flipthroughflanders
#queerbooks
(I'll also be introducing a screening of Close)
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The Edges, Translation & AI | Angelo Tijssens & Michele Hutchison - International Literature Festival Dublin
https://ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festival/the-edges-translation-ai-angelo-tijssens-michele-hutchison/
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Dublin Literary Award 2025 shortlist revealed: Irish Booker winner Paul Lynch makes the cut
Novels by Paul Lynch, Michael Crummey, Selva Almeda, Gerta Blees, Daniel Mason and Percival Everett have made the cut
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2025/03/25/dublin-literary-award-2025-shortlist-revealed-irish-booker-winner-paul-lynch-makes-the-cut/
8 months ago
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Dublin Literary Award
8 months ago
The
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2025 Shortlist is here! đ Congrats to Selva Almada (Not a River), Gerda Blees (We Are Light), Michael Crummey (The Adversary), Percival Everett (James), Paul Lynch (Prophet Song), and Daniel Mason (North Woods). Winner announced 22nd May! đ
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The novel is narrated by a range of things, from the crime scene itself to the story, the body, a pen, senile dementia and the smell of orange peel. An excellent translation challenge! Published by World Editions
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thrilled that Gerda Blees' debut We Are Light has made the shortlist! Alongside one of best books I've read in recent years, Prophet Song by Paul Lynch.
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Jimena GorrĂĄez
8 months ago
It's a wrap! Huge thanks to the beautiful BĂ rd Books for hosting
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and
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last event chaired brilliantly by Barry Pierce. Thank you Flip Through Flanders for making THE EDGES book tour possible.
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Blackwell's Manchester
8 months ago
Such a wonderful evening listening to Angelo Tijssens and Michele Hutchison discuss the incredible The Edges. If this book isn't on your radar - this is your chance to pick up a signed copy and immerse yourself in this quiet, sad exploration of relationships and longing â„ïž
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Gonzalo FernĂĄndez GĂłmez
8 months ago
Last Monday I attended the presentation of âThe Edgesâ (the English translation of the book from my previous post) at the Flemish embassy in London. Picture:
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(the author) in conversation with
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(the translator).
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Daunt Books Publishing
8 months ago
Manchester, Bristol and London! Join us next week as we celebrate
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extraordinary debut THE EDGES in a series of events along with
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đ@blackwellsmcr.bsky.social - Tue 18 March đ@bookhaus.bsky.social - Wed 19 March đBard Books - Thu 20 March
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Pushkin Press's jacket design for Fall, Bomb, Fall. My first translation of a Dutch classic!
#libf2025
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#LIBF2025
London book fair as overwhelming as ever! DM me if you want to meet.
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Wonderful review for Angelo's brilliant novel. So frustrating that nobody can spell my name.
#namethetranslator
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Daunt Books Publishing
9 months ago
Wonderful Angelo Tijssens in conversation with Alex Denny about THE EDGES ('A beguiling world filled with reckoning and melancholic sensuality. A masterfully crafted novella that leaves you wanting more.â Tomasz JÄdrowsk) - a treat for your Friday afternoon:
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"I became a translator because Iâm autistic, but the irony is, if Iâd been diagnosed earlier, I likely would have never become a translator at all." I think this will ring true with many translators.
#autismawareness
#divergence
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Face Value: Translating Divergence - Words Without Borders
Clare Richards underscores the significance of D/deaf, disabled, and/or neurodivergent writers and translators presenting their community on their own terms.
https://wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2025-02/face-value-translating-divergence-clare-richards/
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...
"But most experts say that immigration is one of the few solutions to the growing problems of aging, shrinking populations â not just in Germany, but across the developed world."
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How a Demographic âDoom Loopâ Helped Germanyâs Far Right (Gift Article)
Understanding the Alternative for Germanyâs success in Sundayâs elections.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/world/germany-election-far-right-afd.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z04.3JCd.Y4oLxSkTX3gF&smid=url-share
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Trump heeft zich met zijn haatzaaiende uitlatingen en besluiten wereldwijd mensen in gevaar gebracht. In juni kan hij naar Nederland komen voor de NAVO-top. Maar willen we dat? Teken de petitie om zijn komst te stoppen! via
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Ontzeg Donald Trump de toegang tot Nederland!
Trump heeft zich met zijn haatzaaiende uitlatingen en besluiten wereldwijd mensen in gevaar gebracht. In juni kan hij naar Nederland komen voor de NAVO-top. Maar willen we dat? Teken de petitie om zij...
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Marigold Atkey
9 months ago
Marie Claire's Best Books of the Year on
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THE EDGES (tr.
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): It 'explores that [coming-of-age] duality â the push-me-pull-me hesitancy between child and adult, between who we wish to be seen as and what we are desperate to hide â beautifully.'
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Daunt Books Publishing
9 months ago
Only four weeks away from this book tour to take full swing. Join
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and
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discussing THE EDGES. Big thanks to Flip Through Flandersđfor their support in making this possible.
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societyofauthors.org/2025/01/17/t...
Read this! We don't want an opt-out of AI scheme! We want copyright protection and payment for use of our intellectual property.
#PaytheCreator
#MadebyHumans
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The SoA and creative coalitions respond to the governmentâs AI Opportunities Action Plan â The Society of AuthorsXFacebookInstagramVimeoApple PodcastsSearchShopping CartSearchToggle MenuToggle Menu Cl...
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