# phrase books

A newsletter on literature and art, often in translation.

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## [GODONNA (part two)](https://phrasebooks.substack.com/p/godonna-part-two)

_2026-08-17 · Rhian Sasseen_

A few favorites for the Madonna-curious among us.

## [“Putting the cloak of one language on another”](https://phrasebooks.substack.com/p/putting-the-cloak-of-one-language)

_2026-08-14 · Rhian Sasseen_

Celebrating Women in Translation month.

## [Culture Diary: July 2026](https://phrasebooks.substack.com/p/culture-diary-july-2026)

_2026-08-06 · Rhian Sasseen_

Everything I read, watched, listened to, and attended in July 2026.

## [GODONNA (part one)](https://phrasebooks.substack.com/p/godonna-part-one)

_2026-07-29 · Rhian Sasseen_

Reviewing Confessions II, the latest album from Madonna.

## [Culture Diary: June](https://phrasebooks.substack.com/p/culture-diary-june-a6d)

_2026-07-01 · Rhian Sasseen_

Everything I read, watched, listened to, and attended in June 2026.

## [Culture Diary: May 2026](https://phrasebooks.substack.com/p/culture-diary-may-2026)

_2026-06-08 · Rhian Sasseen_

Everything I read, watched, listened to, and attended in May 2026.

## [Culture Diary: April 2026](https://phrasebooks.substack.com/p/culture-diary-april-2026)

_2026-05-12 · Rhian Sasseen_

Everything I read, watched, listened to, and attended in April 2026.

## [How to Translate a Cult Classic](https://phrasebooks.substack.com/p/how-to-translate-a-cult-classic)

_2026-04-15 · Rhian Sasseen_

An interview with Jonathan Woollen about translating Ann Scott’s Superstars.

## [Culture Diary: March 2026](https://phrasebooks.substack.com/p/culture-diary-march-2026)

_2026-04-06 · Rhian Sasseen_

Everything I read, watched, listened to, and attended in March 2026.

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_2026-04-06 · **Sponsored**_

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## [CORRECTION: Culture Diary: February](https://phrasebooks.substack.com/p/correction-culture-diary-february)

_2026-03-04 · Rhian Sasseen_

CORRECTION: Very embarrassing, but this morning’s newsletter misspelled the name of the French composer Éliane Radigue!