January 2026 - BookBlast® Official

Earliest Stories 1880-1882, Anton Chekhov bookblast podcast

Earliest Stories 1880-1882, Anton Chekhov (eds) Rosamund Bartlett, Elena Michajlowska Review

January 30, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Anton Chekhov’s short stories are staples of English literature degrees and creative writing courses alike, routinely held up as an example of “show, don’t tell.” Revered as a master of psychological realism, he demonstrates how […]

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Reading Around the World Top 5 Books of the Month

January 15, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Greetings readers! Here are Our Top 5 Books of the Month from around the world to kick off the new year, to refresh perspectives and remind us why cultural literacy isn’t a luxury, but a […]

BookBlast Book Club, Hatchards, Spring 2026 News

January 15, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

The BookBlast® Translation Book Club meets in person at 6pm on the second Monday of each month at Hatchards, Piccadilly, to discuss engaging, well-written fiction in translation from the past decade, offering thought-provoking reads that […]

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Killing the Nerve Anna Pazos Review

January 9, 2026 Guest Contributor Comments Off

Killing the Nerve by Anna Pazos, superbly translated by Charlotte Coombe and Laura McGloughlin, is an autobiographical account of the early stages of a journalistic career (a genre the blurb calls ‘auto-journalism’) which focuses less […]

Far Rosa Ribas Review

January 4, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

“The novel Far by Rosa Ribas – called Lejos in Spanish – translated by Charlotte Coombe, is a dark, satirical and very Spanish love story with echoes of Claudia Piñeiro and JG Ballard,” Sam Jones, […]