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European Literature Days Lucy Popescu Spotlight

December 23, 2024 Guest Contributor Comments Off

Lucy Popescu heads to Austria, and writes a special report for BookBlast® about European Literature Days which brings together writers from around the world to discuss current topics and stimulate debate. The festival has taken […]

Season’s Greetings!

December 17, 2024 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Season’s Greetings as 2024 draws to a close: our thoughts look back at some highlights and look forwards at what’s to come. Thank you dear Subscriber, Reader, Surfer, Customer and fellow Promoter for your support […]

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A Dictator Calls Ismail Kadare Book Club News

November 25, 2024 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

A Dictator Calls by Ismail Kadare, translated by John Hodgson, was longlisted for the 2024 Man Booker International Prize. “History is usually reticent regarding what happens between poets and tyrants. The truth gives way to […]

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Warsaw Tales, Clara Reads Proust Podcast Roundup

November 3, 2024 Ben F Comments Off

Our special guest at the October translation book club discussion was Antonia Lloyd-Jones, co-editor and translator of Warsaw Tales (OUP 2024). She is best-known for translating Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk. Hear highlights of Antonia’s presentation […]

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The Dyatlov Pass Henning Kuersten, The Palermo Stone Gary McPherson Review

October 13, 2024 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Here at Book Blast® we believe in promoting literary diversity and innovation by occasionally reviewing self-published books, especially since their authors often lack the visibility that traditionally published authors enjoy. The traditional publishing industry has, […]

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What I Know About You Eric Chacour, A Man With No Title Xavier Le Clerc Review

September 19, 2024 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast review of What I Know About You by Eric Chacour and A Man With No Title by Xavier Le Clerc Both novels shed light on the complex lives of people living between cultures. Each […]

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Partita & A Winter in Zürau Gabriel Josipovici Review

September 19, 2024 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast review of Partita & A Winter in Zürau by Gabriel Josipovici (Carcanet) Partita & A Winter in Zürau are an unsettling, exploratory and seductive read which challenge the essential strangeness of existence. Gabriel Josipovici […]

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Dear Dickhead, Virginie Despentes Review

September 11, 2024 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast review of Dear Dickhead by literary punk feminist, Virginie Despentes, translated by Frank Wynne Dear Dickehad is a glorious, scorching, epistolary fictional prose rant, translated into fluid, feisty prose by Frank Wynne. Despentes excels […]