In response to the Covid-19 crisis and the lockdown order, Peirene created the Borderless Book Club in collaboration with several other small presses in March 2020.
Meetings are held on Thursday evenings at 8pm UK time, via Zoom. Participation is free and meetings can be accessed from anywhere in the world. We exclusively discuss translated literature and invite translators and authors to join us to discuss their work. Hosted by Maddie Rogers, Peirene’s publishing assistant, each meeting features a different press presenting their book.
Sign up to the mailing list here to receive Zoom invitations and discussion questions ahead of meetings.
Previous sessions are available to listen to as a podcast here.
Spring Programme 2021
All titles available through our bookshop.org shop
April 8th
Peirene Press | Nordic Fauna by Andrea Lundgren
With author Andrea Lundgren and translator John Litell
20% off in the Peirene shop with code “borderless”
April 22nd
And Other Stories | Slash and Burn by Claudia Hernández
With translator Julia Sanches
May 6th
Istros Books | Snapping Point by Asli Biçen
With translator Feyza Howell and author Asli Biçen
May 20th
Charco Press | Havana Year Zero by Karla Suárez
With translator Christina MacSweeney
June 3rd
Fitzcarraldo Editions | Vivian by Christina Hesselholdt
With translator Paul Garrett Russell and author Christina Hesselholdt
June 17th
Sinoist Books | Distant Sunflower Fields by Li Juan
With translator Christopher Payne
Download a PDF of the programme here.