September 2019 - BookBlast® Official

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Leila Sackur Dispatches from the Intern’s Desk Spotlight

September 29, 2019 Guest Contributor Comments Off

Leila Sackur, intern at BookBlast, graduated in History from the University of Cambridge where she was involved in the student press and politics. She is interested in everyday life, gentrification and urban space, and is […]

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The Eighth Life (for Brilka) Nino Haratischvili Review

September 28, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast review of The Eighth Life (for Brilka) by Nino Haratischvili; an epic family saga by the Georgian-born novelist, playwright and theatre director who lives and works in Hamburg. “I owe these lines to a […]

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Charlotte Collins, Ruth Martin Translators Interview

September 23, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interview with Ruth Martin & Charlotte Collins, translators of just-published epic family saga The Eighth Life (for Brilka) by Nino Haratischvili. Ruth Martin & Charlotte Collins, tell us a little bit about yourselves. RM: […]

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Philip Gwyn Jones Scribe UK Interview

September 22, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interview with Philip Gwyn Jones. Editor and publisher, he has over 25 years’ high-level experience at the heart of literary publishing. Most recently, he founded Portobello Books in 2004, joined Scribe UK in 2014, […]

Sophie Lewis Translator Interview

September 8, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interview with Sophie Lewis, translator Sophie Lewis, where did you grow up? Have you always lived in London? I grew up in Islington in North London. I’m happy to call myself a born and […]

This Tilting World, Colette Fellous Review

September 8, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast review of This Tilting World by Colette Fellous translated from French by Sophie Lewis “Tomorrow, yes, I will leave this house. I’ll abandon the village and the life here, all the faces that I […]

Dina Nayeri Author Interview

September 1, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interview with Dina Nayeri, author Dina Nayeri, where were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born in Tehran, lived in Isfahan until I was eight, then spent sixteen months as […]

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The Ungrateful Refugee Dina Nayeri Review

September 1, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast review of The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri. A blend of memoir and reportage, it packs a powerful punch and should be recommended reading for secondary school aged children. Dina Nayeri describes her personal […]