Evelyn Heis (@amuchneededbreak)

It's Lit in Translation

Arts EN ↓ 13 episodes

Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation, the podcast celebrating literature in translation and the people who make it possible. Each episode features an interview with translators from around the world about the books they bring into English, the creative choices behind their work, and what it truly means to carry a story from one language to another.

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Evelyn Heis (@amuchneededbreak)

Episodes

Pablo Strauss on eco-horror, migration, and bringing Quebecian literature into English 09.07.2026 54:32

Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation: the podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today’s episode, literary translator Pablo Strauss joins the pod to discuss his translation of Horsefly by Mireille Gagné: an unsettling eco-horror novel that blends speculative fiction, historical narrative, and environmental anxiety into a wholly original reading exper...

Sophie Hughes on literary translation, rediscovering her passion for reading, and judging the 2026 International Booker Prize 29.06.2026 50:09

Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation: the podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today’s episode, literary translator Sophie Hughes joins the pod to discuss her journey into translation, the craft of bringing literature across languages, and her experience serving as a judge for the 2026 International Booker Prize. Sophie takes us through her path in...

Kat Storace on photography, memory, and translating Before the Rocket 17.06.2026 1:04:58

Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation: the podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today’s episode, Maltese editor and literary translator Kat Storace joins the pod to discuss her translation of Loranne Vella's Before The Rocket. Kat also dives into her work of bringing Maltese literature to English-language readers as the co-founder of Praspar Pre...

Ross Benjamin on fascism, film, and being shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize 13.05.2026 1:43:43

Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation: the podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. This year, in collaboration with the International Booker Prize, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing the shortlisted panel of translators ahead of this year’s Prize announcement. In today’s episode, award-winning translator of German literature Ross Benjamin joins the po...

Padma Viswanathan on translating to build community and being shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize 10.05.2026 1:16:30

Welcome to It’s Lit in Translation: the podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. This year, in collaboration with the International Booker Prize, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing the shortlisted panel of translators ahead of this year’s Prize announcement. In today’s episode, Canadian-American writer and literary translator Padma Viswanathan joins...

Lin King on colonialism, food as politics, and being shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize 09.05.2026 2:01:23

Welcome to It's Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. This year, in collaboration with the International Booker Prize, I've had the privilege of interviewing the shortlisted panel of translators ahead of the Prize announcement. In today's episode, writer and literary translator from Taiwan, Lin King, joins the pod to discuss h...

Izidora Angel on translation as migration, art birthing more art, and being shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize 06.05.2026 1:23:32

Jordan Stump on wandering through languages, the magic of time, and being shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize 04.05.2026 1:17:27

Welcome to It's Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. This year, in collaboration with the International Booker Prize, I've had the privilege of interviewing the shortlisted panel of translators ahead of the Prize announcement. In today's episode, prolific and award-winning literary translator from French, Jordan Stump, joins...

Ruth Martin on voyaging through books, finding community, and being shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize 01.05.2026 47:24

Welcome to It's Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. This year, in collaboration with the International Booker Prize, I've had the privilege of interviewing the shortlisted panel of translators ahead of the Prize announcement. In today's episode, prolific literary translator from German, Ruth Martin, joins the pod...

Megan McDowell on translation as an ongoing conversation 28.04.2026 1:24:08

Welcome to It's Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today's episode, we were joined by Megan McDowell, a highly acclaimed American literary translator known for bringing contemporary Latin American and Spanish literature to English audiences. She is best known for translating the works of the most important Latin...

Richard Village on the joy of learning languages, the city as character, and launching Foundry Editions 27.03.2026 1:14:18

Welcome to It's Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today's episode, we were joined by Richard Village: linguist, editor, literary translator, and founder of Foundry Editions. Guiding us through his love for languages in school and the passion that followed him well into his 50s, until he decided to pursue a Maste...

Ian Giles on decoding languages, using all the words, and translating Bloody Awful in Different Ways 27.02.2026 1:23:43

Welcome to It's Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In today's episode, we were joined by Ian Giles, the prolific translator who has brought over 40 Scandinavian titles into English. Guiding us through his experiences translating commercial fiction to the 2023 August Prize winner, Bloody Awful in Different Ways, he s...

Antonella Lettieri on literary translation, inventing the Duke's grammar, and the responsibility of translating a story 30.01.2026 1:08:47

Welcome to It's Lit in Translation. The podcast that champions literature in translation and the people who make it possible. In our first episode, Italian translator Antonella Lettieri joins the pod to discuss her journey into literary translation. Guiding us through her path from commercial to literary translation, while explaining how to pitch yourself, Lettieri dives into her experience an...