In 2025-2026, the Gentzler Translation Center held the first Translated Book Club (TBC), created and guided by Regina Galasso and Breanna Lynch. The TBC aims to bring together a diverse range of readers to explore global voices through works translated into English, while promoting and supporting translators and their publishers. Each TBC meeting is led by a graduate student or faculty member, who is compensated for their expertise and time, and invites a diverse community of readers from UMass Amherst and beyond to convene at UMass Downtown on Pleasant Street in Amherst.
In an effort to encourage and support other universities and communities of readers to create their own versions of the TBC, we've created the three-page "Guide to Starting a Translated Book Club," which can be referenced here at this link or downloaded and printed by clicking on the link below.
We also created postcards and flyers to promote the creation of more TBCs. The design includes a QR code that leads to this very "Translated Book Club" page on our website for easy access.
Please use these resources and share them widely!
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2026-27 TBC Meetings
The Translated Book Club promotes the reading of literature translated into English and recognizes and supports translators and their publishers. Each meeting is hosted by a UMass Amherst faculty member or graduate student and is designed for readers of diverse backgrounds with no specific language requirement other than English. Sponsored by the Gentzler Translation Center, the club is free and open to community members from high school students to retirees, with a maximum of 15 readers per meeting. Light refreshments will be provided during meetings.
Advanced sign-up is required. Copies of each book are available FOR FREE at Amherst Books while supplies last (one book per participant). The Gentzler Translation Center will confirm participation as soon as a club meeting reaches the maximum number of participants. All books are available for purchase at Amherst Books (8 Main Street, Amherst, MA 01002).
| LOCATION: UMass Downtown, 108 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01002 | TIME: Select Tuesdays, 6 - 8 p.m. |
