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Choix Goncourt UK Launch Spotlight

December 15, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

The arrival of the Choix Goncourt in the UK was announced by Marina Warner, President of the Royal Society of Literature: “When the date of this event was set, nobody knew that a crucial election […]

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European Literature Days Lucy Popescu Spotlight

December 9, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Lucy Popescu heads to European Literature Days in Austria, and writes a special report for Book Blast. European Literature Days, one of my favourite literary festivals, was held this year in Krems, lower Austria, and […]

The 2019 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation bookblast diary

Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Spotlight

December 2, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation launched in 2017 with the aim of addressing the gender imbalance in translated literature. A recent report by Nielsen Book shows that translated literary fiction makes up 5.5% […]

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Slovak Novels by Balla, Kovalyk, Dobrakovová Review

November 19, 2019 Guest Contributor Comments Off

Lucy Popescu rounds up three Slovak novels giving BookBlast an exclusive flavour of what’s on offer from Slovak authors on tour as part of the ‘Raising the Velvet Curtain’ festival of literature. Balla, Uršuľa Kovalyk […]

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Ivana Dobrakovová Author Interview

November 19, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interview with Ivana Dobrakovová, author Ivana Dobrakovová, where were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born in Czechoslovakia, in Bratislava, and I grew up there as well, in a very […]

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Leila Sackur interviews John Robert Lee (ed) Saint Lucian Writers and Writing

October 19, 2019 Guest Contributor Comments Off

BookBlast interview by Leila Sackur with John Robert Lee, editor of Saint Lucian Writers and Writing, an indispensable author index of poetry, prose and drama. John Robert Lee, tell us a little bit about yourself. […]