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Spotlight on Publishing

Spotlight Jonathan Coe, Olivia Rosenthal, Claudia Durastanti French Literature Festival, pt 1

May 27, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Spotlight Jonathan Coe, Olivia Rosenthal, Claudia Durastanti French Literature Festival, pt 1
I was delighted to be invited along to some of the key talks held at this year’s French Literature Festival at the French Institute in South Kensington. ‘Beyond Words French Literature Festival’ has become ‘The […]
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The Rain Watcher Tatiana de Rosnay Review

May 15, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on The Rain Watcher Tatiana de Rosnay Review
BookBlast review of The Rain Watcher by bestselling novelist Tatiana de Rosnay. Together with Dan Brown, Stephanie Meyer and Stieg Larsson, she has been named one of the top ten fiction writers in Europe. “The […]
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Tatiana de Rosnay Author Interview

May 11, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Tatiana de Rosnay Author Interview
BookBlast interviews Tatiana de Rosnay, author. New York Times bestseller Sarah’s Key has sold over 11 million copies in 44 countries worldwide. Tatiana de Rosnay, tell us a bit about yourself. Where were you born, and […]
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Judith Uyterlinde & Lydia Unsworth World Editions Interview

May 10, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Judith Uyterlinde & Lydia Unsworth World Editions Interview
BookBlast interview with Judith Uyterlinde & Lydia Unsworth, World Editions independent publisher Are (were) your parents great readers? Tell us a bit about yourself. JUDITH (Publishing Director): My father loves reading newspapers and history books. […]
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The Horseman’s Song Ben Pastor Review

May 5, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on The Horseman’s Song Ben Pastor Review
BookBlast review of The Horseman’s Song, the sixth in the Martin Bora series following on from the success of Road to Ithaca, Tin Sky, A Dark Song of Blood, Lumen and Liar Moon. “Bora felt […]
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Ben Pastor Novelist Interview

May 1, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Ben Pastor Novelist Interview
BookBlast interview with Ben Pastor, novelist Ben Pastor, where were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born in Rome, and grew up in the hill country southeast of the city. Ten […]

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This week, BookBlast spotlights a selection of lit This week, BookBlast spotlights a selection of literature from India translated from Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Bengali and Assamese. These works capture the lived experience and heartbeat of the sub-continent, including numerous languages and regional dialects, ranging from the intimate domestic sphere to great epics. 
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Ranging from the international bestseller Lázár by Nelio Biedermann, a multigenerational family saga with a gothic twist, the confrontational complicity of wartime legacy in Ludwig's Room by Alois Hotschnig, to the indulgent humour of Christian Kracht’s tragicomic, International Booker Prize nominee Eurotrash, these novels scrutinise the search for identity in the shadow of history. 
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