I recently spoke with fellow translator and author Oliver Dirs (rhymes with “Sirs”) about his new book, Good Words Fast. Oliver sent me a review copy of the book, and I love it. It’s a thesaurus, but a very targeted thesaurus that is hugely helpful for anyone who writes for a living. Instead of slogging […]
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Tom West’s Trilingual Swiss Law Dictionary
As a fan of all things Swiss, I was excited to learn of the recent publication of Tom West’s Trilingual Swiss Law Dictionary. That link will take you to a review on the ATA French Language Division website, and this link will take you to the book’s Amazon page. Tom is an attorney, former ATA […]
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Thanks to reader Paul Froese for suggesting this topic; Paul e-mailed me, asking about textbooks that might help one become a better translator, or that might be helpful to beginning translators. Paul referenced the free translation course that’s available from logos.it, and wondered whether there are comparable textbook resources out there. I have a few […]
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Eve Bodeux and I just released a new episode of Speaking of Translation (our occasional podcast on the language industry), focusing on our newly-published books. The photo is from a book signing we did this weekend with our good friend Tess Whitty, which our other good friend Riccardo Schiaffino wrote up for his blog, About […]
Continue ReadingTwo books you should check out
If you’re looking for a last-minute gift for your favorite translator, or if you’re looking for some winter break reading for yourself, I’ve got two recommendations for you (and of course, feel free to add your own book recommendations in the comments!). One is The Green and the Red, a French novel written by Armand […]
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