Iman Mersal and Traces of Enayat profiled in The New York Times

The New York Times featured a profile of Iman Mersal’s “subtle and universal exploration of identity,” Traces of Enayat.

ReviewsJarrod AnnisApril 3, 2024Iman Mersal, Traces of Enayat, Egyptian Literature

Cold Nights of Childhood wins 2024 NBCC Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize

Cold Nights of Childhood by Tezer Özlü (tr. Maureen Freely) has won the Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize awarded by the National Book Critics Circle.

AwardsJarrod AnnisMarch 28, 2024

The Birthday Party Shortlisted for the 2023 Republic of Consciousness Prize, US & Canada

The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier (tr. Daniel Levin Becker) has been shortlisted for the 2023 Republic of Consciousness Prize, US & Canada.

Transit NewsTransit BooksMarch 5, 2024Translated Literature, Small Presses, Republic of Consciousness Prize, The Birthday Party, Laurent Mauvignier, Daniel Levin Becker

Transit Receives $30,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Transit Books has been approved for a $30,000 grant to support the publication and promotion of books of fiction and nonfiction, including works in translation.

Transit NewsTransit BooksJanuary 24, 2024National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Translated Literature, Adam Z. Levy

Jon Fosse Awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature

Jon Fosse was awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.”

AwardsTransit BooksOctober 10, 2023A New Name, 2022 National Book Award for Translated Literature, Jon Fosse, Damion Searls, Norwegian Literature

The Birthday Party Longlisted for the International Booker Prize

The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier (tr. Daniel Levin Becker) has been longlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize.

AwardsTransit BooksMarch 14, 2023A New Name, 2022 National Book Award for Translated Literature, Jon Fosse, Damion Searls, Norwegian Literature

A New Name Shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award

A New Name by Jon Fosse (tr. Damion Searls ) has been named a finalist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature.

AwardsTransit BooksFebruary 3, 2023A New Name, 2022 National Book Award for Translated Literature, Jon Fosse, Damion Searls, Norwegian Literature

Transit Receives $15,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Transit Books has been approved for a $15,000 grant to support the publication and promotion of books of fiction and nonfiction, including works in translation.

Transit NewsTransit BooksJanuary 10, 2023National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Translated Literature, Adam Z. Levy