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Don’t despair at a shortage of tomatoes – it gives us a chance to treasure the turnip

They might not be exotic or imported, but there’s no shortage of recipes for this unsung hero of the vegetable world

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2023

3 books in translation that have received acclaim in their original languages

On a Woman's Madness and Forbidden Notebook have been highly lauded in their original languages for decades but, like the more recent Black Foam, inaccessible to English readers — until now.

WEKU · Feb 10, 2023

Review: 'Forbidden Notebook' by Alba de Céspedes, translated from Italian by Ann Goldstein

FICTION: Alba de Céspedes chronicles a 1950s Italian housewife's entry into disturbing self-awareness by way of a whim to begin keeping a diary.

Tribune News Service · Feb 1, 2023