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Marina Sofia

@marinasofia.bsky.social

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Global nomad, translator (RO and DE to EN), writer and publisher, addicted to world literature. Blog at https://findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com, publish at https://corylusbooks.com

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@marinasofia.bsky.socialAug 1, 2026, 10:18 AM Pinned

#6Degrees August 2026 findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com/2026/08/01/6...

findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com#6Degrees August 2026Aiming to be punctual this month with the #SixDegreesofSeparation meme, as hosted by Kate, where we all start with the same book and then diverge wildly and widely through various literary associat…
@marinasofia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 1:28 PM

Have had my share of strange and wonderful cinemas here in Berlin but this one in a graveyard must top the list...

Low building with Kino Arsenal over the entrance and a tall chimney stackSpaceship like interior of the cinema
@corylusbooks.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 12:31 PMReposted by @marinasofia.bsky.social

Sometimes murder runs in the family. Or does it?
The Murder Pool is fourth in the Stella Blómkvist series (in English), and it shows us an unusually vulnerable side to our tough-talking, no-nonsense, whiskey-slugging legal eagle...
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H1DZJ6Z7

@marinasofia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 6:52 AM

Ah, they did compliment me that I don't sound English in France... but were ruthless otherwise

@marinasofia.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 8:16 PM

I find it hilarious that the question I get asked most often in Berlin by German people is how come I speak English so well (and with a British accent). No comment about my German, unlike in France, where everyone was determined to improve my French! 🤣🤣

@marinasofia.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 3:16 PM

Thank you, yes, have enjoyed many Chabrol films (not all, bien sûr)

@biblioracle.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 8:32 PMReposted by @marinasofia.bsky.social

Well-sourced, eye-opening (but in hindsight, unsurprising) piece from Adam. The main use of AI by publishers appears to be publicity/marketing. I would like to explain why this is a bad use from the perspective of someone who gets pitched dozens of books a week for coverage.

@saintsoftness.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 12:54 AMReposted by @marinasofia.bsky.social

As a teaser for my forthcoming Berlin Review piece on Anne Carson and linked classicisms, please enjoy this new Hölderlin translation with notes and introduction.

avmarraccini.substack.com/p/holderlin-...

@bookjotter.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 4:16 AMReposted by @marinasofia.bsky.social

Winding Up the Week #487 bookjotter.com/2026/10/10/w... #AmReading #Books #BookReview #Reading #bookbloggers #BannedBooksWeek2026 #BookshopDay #LoveYourBookshopDay @kaggsy59.bsky.social @stuckinabook.bsky.social @beautyandthecat.bsky.social @tonysreadinglist.bsky.social @lyzzybee.bsky.social

@marinasofia.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:55 PM

She really is! There were several other books translated by you on display too: Chung Bora, Park Sang-young. Told Choyeop I knew you and she said 'Anton has so many friends!' 🥰🥰

@tripfiction.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:19 AMReposted by @marinasofia.bsky.social

Ten Great Books set in #Slovenia
🇸🇮
www.tripfiction.com/ten-great-bo...

Any favourite titles set there?

#blueskybooks #booksky

@kaggsy59.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:10 AMReposted by @marinasofia.bsky.social

The #1949Club - and some previous reads! kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/10/09/t...

@marinasofia.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 6:17 AM

Was supposed to watch Hope last night but managed to double book myself!

@marinasofia.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 5:59 PM

Rubbish pictures but great evening with Korean SF authors Kim Cho-yeop and Cheon Seon-ran

@marinasofia.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 10:44 AM

Last minute predictions for Nobel Prize from Eric
youtu.be/bxfmxM70Ayc?...

@marinasofia.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 7:26 AM

I thought the fact that my ex preferred Sigourney Weaver over blonder, curvier actresses meant he was profound. Spoiler: he wasn't. But she's still one of my earliest crushes. Happy birthday! 😍😍😍

@marinasofia.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 7:21 AM

Of course it's raining on my day off. Never mind, perfect for catching up on reading, writing and publishing. Just reading about the formidable Empress Wu Zetian 🤯🤯

Traditional portrait of a Chinese ruler with golden headdress and colourful clothes
@shimminykricket.blacksky.appOct 8, 2026, 1:18 AMReposted by @marinasofia.bsky.social

Harvard just dropped a study AI productivity in software engineering and it found the average increase in productivity from using Claude code is.....zero and for exactly the reasons you'd think

fion.ac/jellyfish.pdf

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@athenakugblenu.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 4:10 PMReposted by @marinasofia.bsky.social

I love that they are besties in real life

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

@deborahzafer.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 9:39 AMReposted by @marinasofia.bsky.social

Amazing news London people Persephone is coming back! 🥳

@jacquiwine.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 6:17 AMReposted by @marinasofia.bsky.social

New on the blog today, I've written about THE INNOCENT PARTY by Celia Dale.

A wonderfully unsettling domestic noir in which a 12yo girl and her family are left reeling by a tragic event that upends their world. Highsmith fans would likely enjoy this! 💙📚

jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/10/06/t...

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