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The Center for the Art of Translation builds a vibrant cross-cultural community through its award-winning publisher Two Lines Press, dynamic events that connect readers and translators, and the educational program Poetry Inside Out, which brings poetry translation into classrooms.

May 5, 2026|4:00pm
The Center for Fiction, 15 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY
The International Library
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May 20, 2026|12:00pm
Contemporary Translated Works Book Group: Celestial Bodies

Join us in person or online to read and discuss Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi, translated by Marilyn Booth.

Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post St., San Francisco, CA
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May 31, 2026
Two Lines Press & CAT at Bay Area Book Festival 2026

See Two Lines Press translator Jeremy Tiang and visit the Two Lines Press booth at Bay Area Book Festival!

Downtown Berkeley

Allston Way & Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park

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CAT's 2025 Impact Report
CAT’s 2025 Impact Report

2025 was an incredible year! Thanks to our donors and partners, the Center for the Art of Translation programmed 48 events, published 10 books, worked with 60+ educators, and supported more than 120 translators and writers. With help from readers like you, we introduced audiences to new perspectives and shared stories from around the world.

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