In this video, Michael Holtmann, president of the Center for the Art of Translation, and founder Olivia Sears, along with authors and booksellers, talk about the importance of literary translation and the need to build a permanent home for the center in San Francisco. For more information, read “A New Home for Translators in San Francisco” by Ilana Masad in the July/August 2026 issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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