Jocelyne Allen

Since people have asked why I don't start a Substack: I have one; it's called a blog and it's at brainvsbook.com. Why would I let some company slap its brand all over my writing?? Especially when that company is fascist and transphobic! (Great summary of why Substack sucks in case you're unaware)

Wandering Cat's Cage by Akane Torikai is out tomorrow and Anime Trending has an exclusive preview--see more at https://ow.ly/cow2510177i!

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The very worst part of translating light novels is when you are absolutely Done with the book, but the book is still nowhere near finished. Somehow, impossibly, incredibly, there keep pages and pages that are not translated yet. What dark magic is this??

If I was still teaching translation, I'd make Mary Oliver's A Poetry Handbook required reading. Not to translate poetry, but to hammer home the musicality of language, the importance of structure, and the difference a single well chosen word can make. An excellent resource for writers of all kinds.

I have found the most autumnal of all the autumn trees. Behold its glorious foliage!

Wow! Look at all these great books from @glacierbaybooks.com you could pre-order right now!!!

Brain vs Heist!

Very cool animation programming happening at TIFF next month!

Aah, I see [emotion]が肺腑を満たす has entered the author's lexicon during the writing of this volume. Only time will tell if this phrase will join the pantheon of perennial favourites (literally at least one of these on every other page of every single volume) 地を蹴る, 首を傾げる, 眉をひそめながら言った, and 驚愕に目を見開いた

Brain vs Heist!

Aah, I see [emotion]が肺腑を満たす has entered the author's lexicon during the writing of this volume. Only time will tell if this phrase will join the pantheon of perennial favourites (literally at least one of these on every other page of every single volume) 地を蹴る, 首を傾げる, 眉をひそめながら言った, and 驚愕に目を見開いた

Toronto friends! Do you like books? From Japan?? By queer authors??? Who won the Akutagawa Prize???? Then come see me interpret for one at the end of this month! A guaranteed* good time! *Not actually guaranteed. I cannot guarantee fun. That is up to you.

Periodic reminder that the TELL Lifeline is a free English phone and chat line that is a resource if you or someone you know is suicidal or you need information about other mental health support in Japan. You are never alone, even in Japan. telljp.com/lifeline/

Damn! This dance scene is one of the most perfect pages I've ever seen. The movement, the panelling, the camera work, it's just all *chef's kiss*

Texting with friends while translating hardcore sex, and I feel like I should apologize somehow. Like, I'm not writing all these "mm"s and "aah"s *at* you. I'm just writing smut while I wait for your replies.

THE PHANTOM THIEF BARON BAT Sachiko Asuka I am thrilled to share that we are continuing Star Fruit Books’ work, on this and several other titles, and Glacier Bay will release Sachiko Asuka’s classic 1960’s manga series in English. 600+ pages!!!

Never has there been a greater disconnect between the cover of a book and the story inside.

Preorder my murder mystery of a translation baby!

Reflecting on my time interpreting for TIFF this year, I realized that I spoke the words "He made her put an eel up my butt" for the first time in my life in either English or Japanese. New experiences are still out there for the taking.

Vancouver and adjacent friends! A manga/comics exhibit has come to your town!! Maybe you want to check it out???

Behold the glory of my dystopian translation baby!! It is even bigger and more beautiful than I expected! So satisfyingly large. Fantagraphics really gave my precious child the deluxe treatment.

Behold the glory of my dystopian translation baby!! It is even bigger and more beautiful than I expected! So satisfyingly large. Fantagraphics really gave my precious child the deluxe treatment.

I would also like such recs! Please share good books!

I'm close to hitting this reading goal again this year! So for the final months of the year, does anyone have any recs for horror or literary fiction by queer & trans women writers outside North America/Western Europe?

What I am learning from relearning to play the drums as an Old is that I was a terrible drummer as a Young.

Sure is a lot of cool group posing happening in this book.