B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog

[...Recently, we talked over email with that reader-cum-translator, Julia Meitov Hersey, who ultimately wound up translating the whole of Vita Nostra into English, about how her love of stories led her to working on translating them, and the odd journey the Dyachenkos' novel took to the shelves of bookstores in the English-speaking world.]

Book of Matches Literary Magazine

Interview with a Translator

SF in Translation

[...This month, Rachel has a special guest on the podcast! Julia Meitov Hersey, who translated the psychological-fantasy-thriller Vita Nostra from the Russian, comes on to talk about how she first started translating the complex, lyrical work of Marina and Sergey Dyachenko (@DyachenkoW); what makes translating speculative fiction unique; and her own future projects. Insightful and entertaining, this interview will send you straight to your local independent bookstore to buy Vita Nostra.]