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Reading Around the World Top 5 Books of the Month

August 26, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet 0
This month’s top 5 books range across history, art and human survival; moving across continents, eras and genres. From minute-by-minute reckonings with a political crisis and a chilling first-hand account of the extremes of tyranny, […]
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Bridging the Gender Divide: Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Spotlight

August 26, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet 0
When a reader strolls into a bookshop, they enter a rich universe of literary imagination, yet historically, great swathes of stories from around the world have been missing from the shelves. While translated literature as […]
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Reading Around the World Top 5 Books of the Month

July 26, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet 0
Reading around the world this month features new releases and updated classics, taking in folklore, international fantasy, dark comedy and biography. An interior designer stumbles into a medieval parallel world; David Bowie finds reinvention in […]
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BookBlast Book Club, Hatchards, Summer 2026 News

May 1, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on BookBlast Book Club, Hatchards, Summer 2026 News
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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BookBlast Book Club, Hatchards, Spring 2026 News

January 15, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on BookBlast Book Club, Hatchards, Spring 2026 News
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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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 enjoyable reads and […]
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Book Club at Hatchards, Piccadilly, Spring-Summer 2025 News

February 16, 2025 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Book Club at Hatchards, Piccadilly, Spring-Summer 2025 News
Following the success of the first year of the BookBlast® Translation Book Club at Hatchards, Piccadilly, we are thrilled to announce the titles up for discussion from March to June. We will meet as usual […]
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November 25, 2024 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on A Dictator Calls Ismail Kadare Book Club News
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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