Three Percent Podcast #203: World Editions 3.0 + "The Cracks We Bear"

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the evolution of World Editions and the challenges of translating literature, particularly focusing on the novel 'The Cracks We Bear'.

Christine Swedowsky, the newest publisher of World Editions , and Michelle Mirabella, translator of Catalina Infante’s The Cracks We Bear join Chad to discuss the various eras of World Editions and how an indie press can evolve over time, and a few upcoming titles. The conversation focuses on Mirabella & Infante’s forthcoming novel, discussing how the book is much more than another book about motherhood, the difficulty of translating certain titles for the American market, and how valuable a collaborative experience with your publisher can be. This week’s music is “Burn This Atlas Down (2 of Clubs)” from Hallelujah the Hills. You can subscribe to the Three Percent Podcast at Apple , Spotify , or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find the Mining the Dalkey Archive podcast at Apple , Spotify , or wherever you get your podcasts, and watch us on YouTube . And be sure to follow our sister podcasts: Two Month Review ( Apple , Spotify ) and Mining the Dalkey Archive ( Apple , Spotify ) for more book and industry talk! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit threepercentproblem.substack.com

People in this episode

Host: Chad

Guests: Christine Swedowsky, Michelle Mirabella

Topics covered

• indie publishing
• translation
• motherhood in literature
• World Editions
• collaboration with publishers
• upcoming book titles

Keywords

• World Editions
• The Cracks We Bear
• Christine Swedowsky
• Michelle Mirabella
• translation challenges
• indie press
• motherhood literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Editions, Three Percent Podcast, Open Letter Books, Hallelujah the Hills

Books & works: The Cracks We Bear, Burn This Atlas Down (2 of Clubs)

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