We publish books that matter — narrative and literary nonfiction on important topics, and the best of local, international, and translated fiction.

Scribe is offering 20% off all titles by women in translation for the month of August to celebrate WIT Month, including the following 2021 highlights:

The Liquid Land is a brooding literary novel by Viennese author Raphaela Edelbauer that takes readers through a glittering and strange nightmare; Winter in Sokcho is a captivating and unexpected novel in translation by French-Korean author Elisa Shua Dusapin; The Union of Synchronised Swimmers, by award-winning Finnish author Cristina Sandu, is a deeply moving story about six women trapped behind the Iron Curtain, who dare to dream of escape; Higher Ground is a prize-winning novel by German author Anke Stelling that takes a ferocious and funny look at motherhood, parenthood, family, and friendship thrust into battle; Prosopagnosia by Sònia Hernández is a narratively ambitious reflection on art, beauty, motherhood, and identity; and Beowulf is a radical new feminist interpretation of the epic poem by Maria Dahvana Headley, which brings to light elements never before translated into English.

Browse below and use the code WIT2021 to receive 20% off your WIT purchases at the checkout.