Support Transit Books This Season

Founding members receive early access to new books, ticketed events, and Transit swag.

Transit BooksOctober 29, 2016Founding Member, Donate, Transit Books

#ALTA39 Afterparty at E.M. Wolfman

Transit Books hosts #ALTA39 afterparty at E.M. Wolfman Books on Saturday, October 8.

Transit BooksSeptember 19, 2016Transit Books

Guernica Interview with Transit Founders

Adam Z. Levy and Ashley Nelson Levy on the power of literary translation to bridge cultural divides.

Translated FictionTransit BooksAugust 10, 2016Transit BooksTransit Books, Adam Z. Levy, Ashley Nelson Levy, Liza St. James, Guernica, Translated Literature

Transit Books Partners with Chapter 510

We're extremely pleased to announce that we'll be partnering with (the amazing!) Chapter 510 to share their space in Uptown Oakland.

Transit BooksJuly 22, 2016Chapter 510, The Department of Make Believe, Literary Oakland

Play for Voices

Translated literature is taking the airwaves by storm, with a shiny new podcast from our friends at Play for Voices set to launch this fall.

Translated FictionTransit BooksFebruary 26, 2016Play for Voices, Words Without Borders, Transit Books, Podcasts

John Freeman Recommends Andrés Barba

John Freeman calls Andrés Barba's "gorgeous" August, October one of the best books of 2015.

Translated Fiction, Spanish LiteratureTransit BooksDecember 5, 2015Andrés Barba, Transit Books, John Freeman, The Boston Globe, August October, Boston Globe, Lisa Dillman

Andrés Barba Interview in The Paris Review

"To my mind, the quintessential territory of literature is the private realm, the intimate world, the incommunicable."

Spanish Literature, Translated FictionTransit BooksNovember 4, 2015Andrés Barba, august october, Jonathan Lee, The Paris Review, Transit Books, Lorin Stein, lisa dillman

Andrés Barba in Music & Literature

"In Dillman’s translations, Barba’s psychological acuity is patient and uncompromising; it sheds light on the dark corners of the mind that very few authors attempt to explore."

Spanish Literature, Translated FictionTransit BooksOctober 28, 2015Andrés Barba, alex mcelroy, august october, rain over madrid, lisa dillman