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Moments from the last month and a half of book promotion for Die Alp an sich in Biel, Switzerland for a literary festival, at an impromptu and truly bilingual reading with @rudolfstueger in Bad Ischl, Austria, the unbelievable Poets and Traitors three book launch on a superyacht on the Hudson, and readings in Brooklyn, Boston and Salem with @vinokurval and our amazing moderators Rita Mookerjee @melanincholia and @aidafeng

Thank you to everyone who came out—we had a great turnout—and also to everyone who has come to support me at less populated readings and events over the years where there have been literally five people in the audience! (This still happens.)

Last Thursday, our Salem Athenaeum event which was initially meant to be in their garden, was first moved to their reading room because of the heat wave and ended up in the community room of the Salem Public Library after their AC broke, next to the children’s section where I haven’t stepped foot in in years.

It’s almost eerie to think of myself there as a child years ago, reading books and wanting to be a writer.

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We had a stunning and absolutely brilliant event with Rachel TonThat, Tobias Bärtsch, and conversation partner Dr. Rita Mookerjee to discuss and honor the release of Die Alp an sich: Tales from the Sarganserland. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

Die Alp an sich is a bilingual collection of literary translations of Swiss folklore from the Sarganserland region by Tobias Bärtsch and Rachel TonThat. Translated from Swiss German and High German into English for the first time, the book dwells on the lifespan of the stories through time with past versions paired with historical context, new retellings, and excerpts from 19th to 21st century folklorists, including an essay by folklorist Dr. Meret Fehlmann at the University of Zurich.

“TonThat and Bärtsch make language perceptible across languages and honor the creative work of translation—producing a work of rare coherence . . . Under TonThat’s direction, this multilayered, carefully designed form—from film photography to overall design—elevates the book far beyond a simple collection, making it a work that not only preserves the traditions but also reflects on, interrogates, and revitalizes them.” —Janin Pisarek, folklorist, narrative researcher, and Vice President of the European Fairy Tale Society

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Wednesday, July 1st at 7PM ET, join us for an in-store event with Rachel TonThat and Tobias Bärtsch to discuss and honor the release of Die Alp an sich: Tales from the Sarganserland. They will be in conversation with poet, editor, and scholar Dr. Rita Mookerjee.

Die Alp an sich is a bilingual collection of literary translations of Swiss folklore from the Sarganserland region by Tobias Bärtsch and Rachel TonThat. Translated from Swiss German and High German into English for the first time, the book dwells on the lifespan of the stories through time with past versions paired with historical context, new retellings, and excerpts from 19th to 21st century folklorists, including an essay by folklorist Dr. Meret Fehlmann at the University of Zurich.

“TonThat and Bärtsch make language perceptible across languages and honor the creative work of translation—producing a work of rare coherence . . . Under TonThat’s direction, this multilayered, carefully designed form—from film photography to overall design—elevates the book far beyond a simple collection, making it a work that not only preserves the traditions but also reflects on, interrogates, and revitalizes them.” —Janin Pisarek, folklorist, narrative researcher, and Vice President of the European Fairy Tale Society

More info at brooklinebooksmith.com/events

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Wednesday, July 1st at 7PM ET, join us for an in-store event with Rachel TonThat and Tobias Bärtsch to discuss and honor the release of Die Alp an sich: Tales from the Sarganserland. They will be in conversation with poet, editor, and scholar Dr. Rita Mookerjee.

“TonThat and Bärtsch make language perceptible across languages and honor the creative work of translation—producing a work of rare coherence . . . Under TonThat’s direction, this multilayered, carefully designed form—from film photography to overall design—elevates the book far beyond a simple collection, making it a work that not only preserves the traditions but also reflects on, interrogates, and revitalizes them.” —Janin Pisarek, folklorist, narrative researcher, and Vice President of the European Fairy Tale Society

Die Alp an sich is a bilingual collection of literary translations of Swiss folklore from the Sarganserland region by Tobias Bärtsch and Rachel TonThat. Translated from Swiss German and High German into English for the first time, the book dwells on the lifespan of the stories through time with past versions paired with historical context, new retellings, and excerpts from 19th to 21st century folklorists, including an essay by folklorist Dr. Meret Fehlmann at the University of Zurich.

Link in bio—

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Thank you so much to everyone who attended our wonderful June events. Our July events are now online. We hope you can join us! You can learn more about our upcoming events on our website. ✨

Wednesday, July 1st at 7PM ET, join us for an in-store event with Rachel TonThat and Tobias Bärtsch to discuss and honor the release of Die Alp an sich, a multilayered, bilingual collection of literary translations of Swiss folklore from the Sarganserland region. They will be in conversation with poet, editor, and scholar Dr. Rita Mookerjee. The book dwells on the lifespan of the stories through time with past versions paired with historical context and new retellings.

Friday, July 31st at 7PM ET, join us for an in-store event with translators Diana Arterian and Marina Omar to discuss and honor the release of Smoke Drifts by Afghan poet Nadia Anjuman. They will be in conversation with writer, editor, and professor Aria Aber. Anjuman drew on the lineage of Persian and Sufi writing and her life under Taliban rule to write about love, oppression, myth, and devotion in poems that both embrace and resist tradition.

Links in bio—

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Die Jubiläumsausgabe «heimat/home 2.0» vom Kollektiv @zwischentext kannst du dir am Samstag, 30. Mai 2026, schnappen. 🥳

Voller Träume, Texte und Erfahrungsberichte - in Sprachen, von denen du nicht mal wusstest, dass es sie gibt.

Hol sie dir im @dispo.space ! 📚✨

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Tu dikarî hejmara taybet a «heimat/home 2.0» ya ku ji aliyê kolektîfa @zwischentext ve hate çapkirin, roja şemiyê, 30ê Gulana 2026an, bi dest bixî. 🥳

Tijî xewn, vegotin û çîrokên jiyayî - bi zimanên ku te qet nezanîbû hene.

Were @dispo.space û yekê ji xwe re bistîne ! 📚✨

#zwischentext #literaturfestival #icicestbienne #imherzenerwacht #bielbienne

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It’s that time again! Announcing upcoming readings and the US book launch for Die Alp an sich, my book of translations and retellings of Swiss folklore from the Sarganserland with @baertobi published by Poets & Traitors Press.

This Saturday, May 30th we will be doing a performative reading at the @zwischentext literature festival, heimat/home 2.0, in Biel at 1:30.

We’ll also join the @ineverreadartbookfairbasel radio program on Wednesday, June 17th from 7:30-8pm. Tune in or catch us in person at Viaductstrasse 33 in Basel, where the book fair will share a location with Basel Social Club. I’ll be tabling for @oreadespress throughout the week with my friends at @lemonpresszurich so please drop by!

On Thursday, June 25th, the long awaited Poets & Traitors Press book launch boat party is happening, departing from Chelsea Piers. We’ll be celebrating the US launch of Die Alp an sich alongside the launch of our editor Val Vinokur’s book, Barking at God and poet Richard Lourie’s Little Treasons. This is a limited guest list because of the boat, so message well ahead if you want to join, but I’ve probably already added you to the list.

Post party, we’ll be doing a cozier reading with @vinokurval in the backyard patio of @unnameablebooks in Brooklyn on Tuesday, June 30th from 7-8:30pm.

I finally return to Massachusetts on Wednesday, July 1st for our reading at @brooklinebooksmith at 7pm in Boston for their Transnational Literature Series, followed by our final reading on Thursday, July 2nd at 6pm at the @salemathenaeum in their beautiful garden.

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Am Samstag, 30. Mai 2026, werden Biel/Bienne & Nidau zur Bühne für Stimmen, die man viel zu gerne überhört.

Beim Literaturfestival heimat/home 2.0 des Kollektivs @zwischentext stehen Künstler:innen mit Migrationsvordergrund im Zentrum: Menschen, deren Geschichten zwischen Sprachen, Kulturen & Identitäten verlaufen. Menschen, die Heimat neu denken, neu schreiben, neu fühlen.

Es erwarten euch Lesungen, Poetry Slams & Performances, die unter die Haut gehen. Und Diskussionen, die politisch, unbequem und kontrovers fragen: Wie inklusiv ist die Kunstszene in Biel/Bienne & in der Schweiz wirklich? Wer bekommt eine Bühne - und wer nicht?

Mit Beiträgen im Neuen Museum Biel @nmbiel , der Stadtbibliothek @bibliobienne und dem @dispo.space wird Literatur zur Stimme, zeigt Kunst Haltung und wird Heimat neu verhandelt.

Sei dabei, hör zu und rede mit.

🎟️ Tagestickets: www.zwischentext.ch

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Le samedi 30 mai 2026, Bienne & Nidau deviendront la scène de voix que l’on a bien trop tendance à ignorer.

Lors du festival littéraire heimat/home 2.0 organisé par le collectif @zwischentext, la place d’honneur revient à des artistes issus de l’immigration : des personnes dont les histoires se situent à la croisée des langues, des cultures et des identités. Des personnes qui repensent, réécrivent et ressentent la patrie d’une nouvelle manière.

Au programme : des lectures, des slams poétiques et des performances qui vous toucheront au plus profond de vous-même. Et des discussions politiques, dérangeantes et controversées qui posent la question suivante : dans quelle mesure la scène artistique de Bienne et de Suisse est-elle réellement inclusive ? Qui a droit à une tribune – et qui n’en a pas ?

Avec des interventions au Nouveau Musée de Bienne @nmbiel, à la Bibliothèque municipale de Bienne @bibliobielbienne et au @dispo.space, la littérature prend la parole, l’art affiche ses convictions et la notion de patrie est repensée.

Sois de la partie, écoute et participe.

🎟️ Billets à la journée : www.zwischentext.ch

#zwischentext #literaturfestival #icicestbienne #bielbienne #imherzenerwacht

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A few more pictures from the opening — thanks again🫶🤖

Artist talk this Friday 27.02. · 6–8 pm

#ottoszabo #robotto #exhibition #robot #astronaut

📸Áron Weber

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More views from the exhibition
Artist talk · Friday · 6–8 pm

📸 Áron Weber

@robotto
@lark.ring
@coincoin.offspace
@coincoin.zurich
#ottoszabo #robotto #exhibition #robot #astronaut

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So good to see so many of you at the vernissage on Wednesday 🤖
Searching for Humans is still open until Saturday,
Feb 28 at @coincoin.offspace.
Curated by @larkring
Photographer: Áron Weber

You can meet me there on Friday and Saturday afternoon.
@_robotto_

#ottoszabo #robotto #exhibition #robot #astronaut

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📚 Rezension veröffentlicht | Märchenspiegel

Meine Rezension zu »Die Alp an Sich: Tales from the Sarganserland«
von @racheltonthat und @baertobi ist jetzt im Märchenspiegel erschienen.

Ein bibliophil gestalteter, zweisprachiger Band, der traditionelle Sagen aus dem Sarganserland literarisch neu erzählt und kulturwissenschaftlich reflektiert – sensibel, sorgfältig und mit großer erzählerischer Kraft.

✨ Erzählen als »Übersetzung durch die Zeit«
✨ Originaltexte im Dialog mit zeitgenössischen Stimmen
✨ Ein starkes abschließendes Essay von Kulturwissenschaftlerin Meret Fehlmann

🔗 Link zur vollständigen Rezension in der aktuellen Story oder über die Seite der Märchen-Stiftung Walter Kahn ➡️Aktuelles➡️Rezension

@poetsandtraitorspress
#Rezension #Märchenspiegel #Folklore #Sagen #Volkskunde #EmpirischeKulturwissenschaft #Literatur #Übersetzung #Bibliophilie #Sarganserland #erzählforschung

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