Very special to receive this from the Australian Academy of the Humanities for my translation of Joseph Ponthus' "On the Line". This was...

I am so proud of this translation. Lafon is a titan in the French literary universe and I will never tire of reading her and working with...

My translation of Marie Vingtras' chilly thriller, BLIZZARD, was published in the UK by Mountain Leopard Press, an imprint of Headline,...

This book was one of the more special I have been lucky enough to translate. Aside from its stunning and explosive text, it carries with...

Dominique Roques is a "perfume hunter", and my translation of his fascinating book "In Search of Perfumes" is OUT NOW in the UK and in...

Astra is the new "international magazine of literature" and if international writing is your thing, go subscribe. It's just very...

I'm a little bit excited to tell you that my translation of Hélène Gaudy's astonishing re-imagining of this true story is now available....

I am particularly thrilled to see my translation of Pascal Janovjak's "The Rome Zoo" published by Black Inc this month. It is an...

Take a look at this snapshot of the launch of my translation of 'On the Line' by Joseph Ponthus. Extraordinary playing by Laura McDonald....

The launch of my translation of Joseph Ponthus's extraordinary work was coloured by sadness. Only weeks before this edition was due to be...

Exciting news for Hannelore Cayre's inimitable book, The Godmother, winning the Crime Fiction Dagger for 2020 awarded by the Crime...

Feeling extremely privileged to have my translation of Marie-Hélène Lafon's exquisitely wrenching short story, 'Alphonse' appear in...

Very excited to see my translation of The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre in such distinguished company on the shortlist for the Crime...

Don't you love Akiko Chan's cover design for my translation of Hannelore Cayre's latest work The Inheritors? I can't stop looking at it!...

Huge congratulations to Hannelore Cayre and her feisty "daronne" aka "The Godmother" for making the New York Times 100 Notable Books 2019...

Thrilled to hear that my translation of Hannelore Cayre's 'The Godmother' has been shortlisted for this year's Staunch Book Prize. Good...

We had such a fantastic evening launching my translation of Hannelore Cayre's superb literary crime book "The Godmother". With French 75...

Can't wait for you to meet Patience Portefeux, the fabulous protagonist of criminal lawyer and author Hannelore Cayre's latest work, "The...

It was a great thrill to be included in the shortlist for the NSW Premier's Translation Prize 2019 along side such an impressive group of...

I was just thrilled - and moved - to hear that my translation of Françoise Frenkel's "No Place to Lay One's Head" is this year's winner...

The paperback of my translation of Françoise Frenkel's memoir, "No Place to Lay One's Head" is out this week in the UK, complete with...

Thank you to all our wonderful guests for their generosity in helping us to meet our target to support the Australian Chamber Orchestra's...

Looking for something to listen to on the way home from work? Françoise Frenkel's "No Place to Lay One's Head" is now a BBC 4 Book of the...

It's wonderful to see my translation of Françoise Frenkel's memoir of her struggle for survival in wartime France published in the UK...