We're thrilled that Act Normal: Joy and Despair in Postcolonial Britain by Pete Kalu has been shortlisted for the 2026 Jhalak Prize 🧡 www.hoperoadpublishing.com/books/act-no...

"It has only happened to me three times in my entire career that I've read a book and thought, I have to translate this" - Deeply humbled by the words of my translator @rosschwa.bsky.social in @inotherwordsbooks.bsky.social
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We spoke with Ros Schwartz on her recent translation of Venice Requiem by Khalid Lyamlahy.

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Ros Schwartz speaks to In Other Words about translating Venice Requiem by Khalid Lyamlahy

"We wanted to preserve this sense of memorial ... It's a hymn to Pateh. And that worked. "

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2026 marks ten years of the Jhalak Prize! We're thrilled that Act Normal: Joy and Despair in Postcolonial Britain has been longlisted for the Prose Prize for this milestone year.

‘Terrific! Freewheeling, funny and rebellious’ - Irenosen Okojie

Explore the longlist here: www.jhalakprize.com

"As always, Ros Schwartz rises to the challenge of providing an elegant translation. #VeniceRequiem was a thought-provoking read that made a great start to my African reading this year" - About my novel, translated by @rosschwa.bsky.social @hoperoadpublish.bsky.social annabookbel.net/two-shorter-...

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Last week, I was in the UK for the launch of my #novel #VeniceRequiem, tr. by @rosschwa.bsky.social @hoperoadpublish.bsky.social. Many thanks to @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social @mfoxford.bsky.social @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social, Veranda Books, L. St Aubin de Terán, J. Hiddleston, R. Vince & others!

Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix, translated by Helen Stevenson chronicles the events of Nov 2021 when an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants capsized in the Channel causing the death of 27 people on board.

Today, the Cranston report found the deaths avoidable.

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Tomorrow! Join us for the launch of Venice Requiem at Brick Lane Bookshop.

Author Khalid Lyamlahy and translator Ros Schwartz in conversation, chaired by Rebekah Vince. Tickets from £6 available here: bricklanebookshop.org/product/book...

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Book Presentation: 'Venice Requiem' by Khalid Lyamlahy, translated by Ros Schwartz With author Khalid Lyamlahy (University of Chicago) and translator Ros Schwartz I Chaired by: Jane Hiddleston (Exeter)

Feb 6th: Book Presentation: 'Venice Requiem' by Khalid Lyamlahy, translated by Ros Schwartz, chaired by Jane Hiddleston at Maison Française d'Oxford, Oxford.

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Feb 5th: Book launch - Venice Requiem. Khalid Lyamlahy in conversation with Lisa St Aubin de Téran at Veranda Books, London

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Feb 4th: Venice Requiem launch with Khalid Lyamlahy and Ros Schwartz at Brick Lane Bookshop, London @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social

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Upcoming events for Venice Requiem:

FEB 4TH: Brick Lane Bookshop
FEB 5TH: Veranda Books
FEB 6TH: Maison Française d'Oxford

These events are supported by Institut Français Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social
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Venice Requiem by @khalidlym.bsky.social, translated by Ros Schwartz and published by @hoperoadpublish.bsky.social — “A vibrant and poetic tribute to all African migrants. A necessary book” (Jury of the Alain Spiess Second Novel Prize).

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Khalid Lyamlahy in the UK for the release of Venice Requiem - Institut Français · Royaume-Uni Based on the true story of Pateh Sabally, a 22-year-old Gambian refugee who died in Venice’s Grand Canal in 2017, the novel follows a narrator trying to understand the events that led to his death. Th...

Next week, I'll be in London & Oxford to present "Venice Requiem", the English translation by @rosschwa.bsky.social of my novel, published by @hoperoadpublish.bsky.social. Thanks @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social for the support! www.institut-francais.org.uk/khalid-lyaml... #VeniceRequiem #booklaunch

Book Presentation: 'Venice Requiem' by Khalid Lyamlahy, translated by Ros Schwartz With author Khalid Lyamlahy (University of Chicago) and translator Ros Schwartz I Chaired by: Jane Hiddleston (Exeter)

Friends & Colleagues in Oxford: @rosschwa.bsky.social and I will be presenting my #novel "Venice Requiem" @hoperoadpublish.bsky.social on Friday 6 Feb. 5:15pm at @mfoxford.bsky.social. We will be in conversation with Jane Hiddleston @exeter.ox.ac.uk mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/book-p... #VeniceRequiem

Do join us if you can for our next #TranslationBookClub hosted by @bookblast.org's Georgia de Chamberet (9th Feb) to discuss Vincent Delecroix's International Booker Prize-shortlisted #SmallBoat translated by Helen Stevenson and published by @hoperoadpublish.bsky.social - all welcome!

'A work of fiction written as a form of witness — refusing easy moral display' — Litro

Venice Requiem by Khalid Lyamlahy, translated by Ros Schwartz publishes 5th Feb

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"A work of fiction written as a form of witness — refusing easy moral display, and instead pressing on the harder question: what does it mean to look, to narrate, to arrive late?". Grateful to @litromagazine.bsky.social for this review! litromagazine.com/world-series...
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"A vital, compassionate work that challenges, honours and, ultimately, elevates the human spirit" - My novel, "Venice Requiem", tr. Ros Schwartz, was featured in the Aug. 2025 issue of @thebookseller.com! Grateful to N. Onwuemezi! hoperoadpublishing.com/books/venice...
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Venice Requiem | Litro Magazine A Litro #TuesdayTales feature on Venice Requiem, a translated novel by Khalid Lyamlahy — Venice, memory, migration, and the ethics of witness.

LITRO Magazine opens their 2026 World Series with Venice Requiem by Khalid Lyamlahy, translated by Ros Schwartz publishing February 5th by HopeRoad.

Pre-order now on directly or with your local indie.

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Support Young Writers in Liberia and Ghana: Vamba Sherif Foundation Launches "One Wor(l)d" Writing Workshop Series Vamba Sherif is on a mission to empower young writers in Monrovia, Liberia, and Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana through a transformative series of writing workshops. Through his newly established foun...

Vamba Sheriff, author of Bound to Secrecy, launches the “One Wor(l)d” Writing Workshop Series

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Working my way through some 2025 books, but these are some others this year that have been published and I really enjoyed

Will be sharing more as I get through them

So much good stuff in here!

I did cover a couple of these in my ‘Ask the Host’ segments

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Thrilled to share that "Venice Requiem", the #translation of my #novel by Ros Schwartz is coming out on Feb. 5 with @hoperoadpublish.bsky.social ! Deeply grateful to Ros for her exceptional work & to my publisher Pete Aryton. Many thanks to @oliviasnaije.bsky.social & Raphaël Thierry! bit.ly/4pFcEUY

Join us this Thursday at Blackwells in Manchester for festive night of Book shenanigans with some cracking writers!

Tickets available here:
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'Act Normal is not so much a memoir as the butterfly musings of the genius Peter Kalu. ... Peter writes as if possessed by the ghosts of his past. The reader will encounter an almost Dickensian roll call of characters for whom the word “eccentric” barely scratches the surface.'
-Marcia Hutchinson 🧡

Join HopeRoad and Pete Kalu this Thursday December 4th for the Northern Fiction Alliance Winter Showcase! @northernfiction.bsky.social

Usher in the festive season with some of your favourite writers, mince pies and cheers. ❤️ ❄️📚

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Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix, translated by Helen Stevenson,is BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime in December.

All episodes are now available on BBC Sounds and the first episode broadcasts tonight Monday 1st December at 22:45pm on BBC Radio 4. 🔗https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m002mz6t

SMALL BOAT is BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime.

The first episode of the drama inspired by the actual events of November 2021 broadcasts Monday 1st December at 10:45pm.

Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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