Women in translation month #witmonth is in August. Here's what I have lined up, though it will take me beyond August. Also want to add some African authors. Am sharing this to help anyone looking for ideas.

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Arid Dreams, a short story collection by Thai writer Duanwad Pimwana, translated by Mui Poopoksakul, published by @TiltedAxisPress
Minor Detail by Palestinian writer Adania Shibli, translated from Arabic by @lissiejaquette and published by @FitzcarraldoEds set in 1949 after the Arab-Israeli War.
Catherine the Great and Small by Montenegrin writer Olja Knežević, translated by Paul Gordon and Ellen Elias-Bursać, published by @Istros_books
Friendship for Grown-Ups by Japanese writer Nao-Cola Yamazaki, translated by Polly Barton and published by @Strangers_Press
Every Fire You Tend by Turkish writer Sema Kaygusuz, translated by Nicholas Glastonbury, also on Tilted Axis.
Zero by Norwegian writer Gine Cornelia Pedersen, translated by @rosie_hedger and published by @nordiskbooks
My Brilliant Friend by Italian writer Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein. A recognised classic that I am long overdue in reading.
The Door by Hungarian writer Magda Szabó, translated by Len Rix.
Recitation by Korean writer Bae Suah, translated by Deborah Smith
Ankomst by Norwegian writer Gøhril Gabrielsen, translated by Deborah Dawkin.
The Years by French writer Annie Ernaux, translated by Alison L Strayer.
Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Japanese writer Yoko Tawada, translated by Susan Bernofsky
The Winterlings,by Spanish writer Christina Sánchez-Andrade, translated by Samuel Rutter. (Kindly sent by @Rosenkrantz )
The Easiest by Lithuanian writer Rasa Askinyte, translated by Jura Avizienis, published by @PressNoir
Little Eyes by Argentine writer Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell
... and probably other stuff.

Hope you found something interesting in that list.

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