Today is Blogathon Haiku Day. I took this occasion to read a bilingual collection of haiku by Jack Kerouac, which was a great way for me to enjoy reading poetry & thinking about translation at the same time. Here is a video (well mostly audio actually) of...
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4 Unexpected Blogs
During this Blogathon, I’m discovering quite a few blogs. I’m mainly interested in language, books and writing, so I’m obviously more sensitive to these, but I also happened to notice some blogs that talked about topics that surprised me. Here is a list of 4...
Agenda du 19 au 26 mai
Si j’avais le don d’ubiquité, voici où j’irais la semaine prochaine : Du 20 au 25 mai – Montpellier centre – 13e congrès de la Société Internationale d’Ethnobiologie : Rencontrer les peuples autochtones autour des enjeux environnementaux Mercredi 23 mai 2012...
Crazy Monday
What happened during the guest post exchange? Yesterday, you’ve had the pleasure to read a wonderful post by Lisa Carter about Life as a literary translator. In the meantime, Lisa hosted a post of mine, sharing my firts steps as a literary translator. I’m just quickly...
Life as a Literary Translator
Today is Blogathon Guest Post Exchange day. I’m very very happy to welcome Lisa Carter. Since she’s the one who inspired me to participate in this Blogathon, it seemed really logical that I invited her here. Today, Lisa will share with us some of the aspects of her...
5 Blogathoners’ posts about books
During this second Blogathon week, I read 5 posts about books that I found especially interesting. Editorial, marketing, and design consultant Laura Orsini shares 8 mistakes to avoid when designing your book cover. Experienced Writer, Trainer and Consultant Jodi...
Agenda du 12 au 19 mai
Si j’avais le don d’ubiquité, voici où j’irais la semaine prochaine : Samedi 12 mai - la Grande Motte – les Pyramides du Livre Mardi 15 mai de 9h à 18h - Hôtel de Massa, Paris - Panorama de la littérature jeunesse Du 15 mai 2012 au 16 mai 2012 - Université de...
Menu Cthulhu, l’auteur sur le gril
Entretien avec Neil Jomunsi, auteur de livres dont vous êtes le héros Je l’avais annoncé dans mon premier billet de Blogathon, je souhaite évoquer dans ce blog la lecture numérique. Ma dernière lecture numérique marquante, c’est celle de Menu Cthulhu, une nouvelle...
Meet the Blogathoners
Since the vast majority of Blogathoners blogs in English, I’ll write this post in English too. This year, there are over 200 particpants in the Wordcount Blogathon. Participating myself, it’s not always easy to find time to blog and to read & comment on others’....
Agenda du 5 au 12 mai 2012
Si j’avais le don d’ubiquité, voici où j’irais la semaine prochaine : Mercredi 9 mai de 19h à 20h30 - Hommage à Antonio Tabucchi à la Maison de l'Amérique latine Le jeudi 10 mai à 19h - Polyphonie des langues : la liste Finnegan à l’Institut Goethe Paris Du 9 au 10...