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

A New Name Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature

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

AwardsTransit BooksOctober 5, 2022A New Name, 2022 National Book Award for Translated Literature, Jon Fosse, Damion Searls, Norwegian Literature

A New Name Longlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature

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

AwardsGuest UserSeptember 15, 2022A New Name, 2022 National Book Award for Translated Literature, Jon Fosse, Damion Searls, Norwegian Literature

Migratory Birds Wins PEN Translation Prize

Migratory Birds by Mariana Oliver (tr. Julia Sanches) wins the 2022 Pen Translation Prize

Transit BooksMarch 1, 2022

Migratory Birds a Finalist for PEN America Translation Prize

Migratory Birds by Mariana Oliver (tr. Julia Sanches) is a finalist for the 2022 Pen Translation Prize

Guest UserJanuary 26, 2022

Transit Receives $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Transit Books has been approved for a $20,000 grant to support the publication and promotion of books of fiction and nonfiction, including works in translation.

Transit NewsTransit BooksFebruary 4, 2021National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Translated Literature, Adam Z. Levy