Leipzig is Lit

2018-09-15

All the Dead Ladies

Strictly speaking, attending literary events in Berlin doesn’t fall within the purview of “Leipzig is Lit,” but the initial reason for my trip to the capital was related to translation work. At the end of August I had received a short-notice commission to translate the introductory essay of Sabine Scho’…

2018-03-20

All Yesterday's Parties

For many people, the book fair is less about going to the trade fair, visiting stands, looking at books, listening to panels, and attending readings. It's more about seeing friends and going to parties. Many of the reading in the evening seamlessly moving into an open-ended party and it's all too…