April 2018 - BookBlast® Official

Gabriel Josipovici Author & Critic Interview

April 24, 2018 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interview with Gabriel Josipovici, the pre-eminent British novelist, short story writer, critic, literary theorist, playwright, and a regular contributor to the Times Literary Supplement. You were born during World War Two in Occupied France, […]

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Andrew Latimer Little Island Press Interview

April 15, 2018 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interview with Andrew Latimer, Little Island Press, now an imprint of Carcanet Andrew Latimer, tell us a bit about yourself. Are (were) your parents great readers? No, neither. My parents are more interested in […]

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What Happened to Us Ian Holding Review

April 15, 2018 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast review of What Happened to Us by Ian Holding, set in Zimbabwe amidst the faultlines of modern Africa. The bleakness and violence of life in modern Zimbabwe underpin this powerful coming-of-age tale, as thirteen-year-old […]

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Ian Holding Author Interview

April 14, 2018 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast Interview with Ian Holding, author Ian Holding, where were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, and have lived here all my life. What sorts of books […]

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Croquis d’une vie de bohème Lesley Blanch News Archive

April 14, 2018 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

CROQUIS D’UNE VIE DE BOHÈME Lesley Blanch, La Table Ronde 19-04-2018 Préfacé et présenté par Georgia de Chamberet Traduit de l’anglais par Lucien d’Azay Écrivain et voyageuse, fascinée par l’Orient, Lesley Blanch est restée célèbre […]

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The Ghosts and Jamal, Bridget Blankley Review

April 10, 2018 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast review of The Ghosts and Jamal. How does a young orphan survive Nigeria’s internal conflicts marked by terrorism and religious strife? “As far as Jamal could tell, only two things were wrong: a dirty […]

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Rosemarie Hudson HopeRoad Publishing Interview

April 8, 2018 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast Interview with Rosemarie Hudson, HopeRoad Publishing CEO Rosemarie Hudson, did you want to work in the publishing industry from the start? No, I only started my career in publishing twenty years ago; previously I […]