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Rachel Cordasco

Rachel Cordasco has a Ph.D in literary studies and currently works as a developmental editor. When she's not at her day job or chasing three kids, she's writing reviews and translating Italian speculative fiction. She runs the website sfintranslation.com, and can be found on Facebook and Twitter.

5 Bizarre 19th Century American Novels

A round-up of five...unusual...American novels of the 19th century.

More Bookish Ideas for James Patterson

Bookish ideas for James Patterson beyond Bookshot.

An Absolutely Serious Analysis of TOOTLE

I’m sorry to have to tell you this, but Tootle, far from being a cute children’s book about a curious ...

When Books Hit Too Close to Home

You know that feeling when you’re reading a novel and suddenly you come across a description or a scene and ...

Curiosity Killed the Think Piece: We’re Allowed to Wonder Who Ferrante Is

People, I’m tired of the pointless literary thinky-pieces with questions for titles. You know what I’m talking about. “Is the ...

In Translation: March Fiction and Poetry

Ahhhhh March. You bring with you the promise of Spring and the hope that we’ve seen the last of that ...

Hey, Virginia: Your Censorship Bill is a Terrible Idea

People of Virginia: you have a job to do. Email, call, send telepathic messages to your state legislature and tell ...

12 Translators on Why They Do What They Do

I’ve been interested in literary translation since I was a teenager reading Dostoyevsky, Cervantes, Mann, and Kafka for the first ...

8 Reasons Why I’m Loving Stephen King’s Dark Tower Series

You may have heard recently that, yes, finally, Stephen King’s Dark Tower series will be heading to the big screen. ...

In Italiano: Italian Lit in the News

I love Italy for many reasons: it has given us opera, a beautiful spoken language, pasta, some kick-ass literature, and ...