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The Grown-Up Saskia Noort

Just got my advance reader’s copies in of Saskia Noort’s Tinder thriller, which I translated into English in 2020. I’d been translating short stories and samples for Lebowski/Overamstel for some time already. They had high hopes for Bonuskind, and we

Jai van Essen February 14, 2025September 23, 2025 fiction Read more

Dublin Literary Award longlist

Thrilled to see my translation of Elle Van Rijn’s wonderful novel was longlisted for a Dublin Literary Award. Thank you so much for the nomination, Bibliotheek Utrecht

Jai van Essen January 26, 2025September 23, 2025 fiction Read more

The Orphans of Amsterdam

Got a copy of the book I translated in the mail today! Van Rijn’s The Orphans of Amsterdam (‘De crèche’ in Dutch) is a historical novel set in Amsterdam during the German occupation and tells the story of Elizabeth Oudkerk,

Jai van Essen July 29, 2022September 23, 2025 fiction Read more

2.3.74 Magazine for grounded SF

Issue number 4 of 2.3.74, Lebowski Publishers’ literary magazine for grounded sci-fi from the Netherlands and Flanders, is out now. The term ‘grounded sci-fi’ is generally taken as referring to speculative fiction that is set in a near, technologically conceivable

Jai van Essen October 18, 2019September 23, 2025 fiction Read more
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