May 2024 - BookBlast® Official

Honeymoon in Hell Gael Elton Mayo Media Release

May 22, 2024 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Honeymoon in Hell is a remarkable rediscovered World War Two novel originally published by Doubleday in 1944 September 1939. Star-crossed newly-weds, Anthea and Igor, have enjoyed a lazy summer on the French Riviera with their […]

Naguib Mahfouz Annie Ernaux BookBlast Hatchards Translation Book Club News

Andrey Kurkov, Naguib Mahfouz, Annie Ernaux BookBlast® Book Club News

May 21, 2024 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

The just-launched BookBlast® Hatchards Translation Book Club meets on the second Monday of each month to discuss works of fiction in translation from around the world published in the last ten years. The titles chosen […]

Before the Queen Falls Asleep Huzama Habayeb Review

May 7, 2024 Ben F Comments Off

Before the Queen Falls Asleep by Huzama Habayeb, translated from the Arabic by Kay Heikkinen, reviewed The BookBlast Diary by Sharif Gemie. Two people say goodbye at an airport. We’re not sure of their age, ethnicity […]