May Newsletter

Our May newsletter, featuring new fiction from Gabriela Ybarra, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi in the Los Angeles Times, and María Sonia Cristoff’s False Calm is a finalist for the Firecracker Awards for creative nonfiction.

Transit NewsTransit BooksMay 31, 2019Mariana Dimópulos, All My Goodbyes, Let's Tell This Story Properly, The Paris Review, Jennifer Makumbi, Ugandan Literature, Manchester Happened, Lit Hub, Bay Area Book Festival, The Dinner Guest, Gabriela Ybarra, Natasha Wimmer

April Newsletter

Our April newsletter, featuring new fiction from Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Transit at the Bay Area Book Festival, Esther Kinsky’s River shortlisted for the Helen and Kurt Wolff Prize, and more.

Transit NewsTransit BooksApril 30, 2019Mariana Dimópulos, All My Goodbyes, Let's Tell This Story Properly, The Paris Review, Jennifer Makumbi, Ugandan Literature, Manchester Happened, Lit Hub, Bay Area Book Festival

Spring Books Preview

A preview of spring releases from Transit Books, featuring books by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Gabriela Ybarra, and Wioletta Greg.

Transit NewsTransit BooksFebruary 27, 2019Wioletta Greg, Jennifer Croft, Accommodations, Polish Literature, Gabriela Ybarra, The Dinner Guest, Spanish Literature, Natasha Wimmer, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Let's Tell This Story Properly, Ugandan Literature

The New York Times on Kintu

Julian Lucas discusses Kintu and curses in an essay on recent African literature for The New York Times.

ReviewsTransit BooksJanuary 7, 2019New York Times, Transit Books, Kintu, Jennifer Makumbi, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Julian Lucas, African Literature, Ugandan Literature