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Anne Trager

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I love France so much I have lived there for 26 years, and just can’t seem to leave. It’s not the baguettes that keep me there (I'm sans gluten), but a uniquely French mix of pleasure seeking and creativity. Well, that and the wine. All that time, I had been working in translation, publishing and communications. Then, in 2011, I woke up one morning and said, “I just can’t stand it anymore. There are way too many good books being written in France not reaching a broader audience.” That’s when I founded Le French Book to translate some of those books into English. The company’s motto is “If we love it, we translate it,” and I love crime fiction and thrillers.
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Anne Trager I know now that my mind is always blank when I sit down to write. I just have to start and eventually something comes out. I also know that even if th…moreI know now that my mind is always blank when I sit down to write. I just have to start and eventually something comes out. I also know that even if that something is crap, eventually it turns into better writing. When I'm translating, I don't face the issue, since I have the original text to work from.(less)
Anne Trager I get to learn so much all the time.
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Noir Festival in Lisle-sur-Tarn

A few weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of attending Lisle Noir, a French mystery and thriller festival in Lisle-sur-Tarn. I mostly hung around with my writer buddies and bought a bunch of French mysteries with my daughter, so I have some new authors to discover. I also translated for Roger J. Ellory, who participated in a round table and needed some help with the French. I also met Lilja Sigurd

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Anne Trager It's fun to make contact. I'm new to Goodreads and really enjoying it so far.


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Beth Hi Anne,
Thanks for sending a Goodreads friend request to this fellow lover of crime fiction!


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