On this episode, Bethany and Laura discuss their experiences at the 2025 Thessaloniki Book Fair. Highlights include: a panel discussing the challenges of translating gender and queerness into smaller languages AND a visit to the Estonian booth, where they are celebrating 500 years since the first book was printed in the Estonian language. We include a short interview with Priit-Hendrik Kaldma, a scholar and translator who works on Estonian-Greek-Estonian translations. On Making Book History, we discuss the Unbound fiasco and the difficulty of being an author in today’s world.Links:Thessaloniki Book Fairhttps://www.thessalonikibookfair.gr/ 500 Years of EstonianBookshttps://www.erm.ee/en/do-you-know-this-storyOur favorite translations:Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene VallejoConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataGlennkill by Leonie Swann

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