Author of The Sunday Times' book of the week How To Kill A Language, all about language loss and linguicide. I have won and lost a bunch of journalism awards too but more importantly I won Xmas University Challenge twice and Rosalía follows me on TikTok
Sophia Smith Galer
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we all have our complaints about Instagram but I posted to my stories 12 hours ago I’d signed copies of my book I found in Paris and 🥹
Who speaks in more languages, Rosalía in Lux or me in How To Kill A Language?
To celebrate my birthday…I found out hehe
My podcast Word For Word a pick of the week in the Radio Times ♥️
An entirely independent production. I’m so proud.
I did work experience stacking shelves in the languages section at Foyles when I was 16.
15 years later, Foyles has recommended my book on linguicide as a May read, put it in the window, and built a whole installation for it 🥹😭
catch me on the Today programme VERY soon where I’m on to talk about my new book!
The best feeling in the world. Signing books for the third sold out night this week for How To Kill A Language
The new book by @sophiasgaler.bsky.social on the value of linguistic diversity echoes the themes of the winner of our 2024 book prize
www.ft.com/content/e4ce...
Now on Today programme BBC Radio 4 @sophiasgaler.bsky.social talking about her new book on the death of languages.
A "profound and often tragic" story of language extinction and preservation - my FT review of @sophiasgaler.bsky.social's beautiful and moving new book as.ft.com/r/0eaf8f40-d...
China is winning its language war in Tibet.
thediplomat.com/2025/03/chin...
Sophia Smith Galer’s moving book is a rallying call to revive minority tongues amid increasing globalisation
