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Summer at Mount Asama Masashi Matsuie Review

December 8, 2025 Guest Contributor Comments Off

Summer at Mount Asama by Masashi Matsuie is a novel that comes together through its attention to minutiae. Whether describing the sound of a Kogera bird or the angle of a chair leg, Masashi Matsuie’s […]

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Reading Around the World Top 5 Books of the Month

November 18, 2025 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Greetings readers! Here are Our Top 5 Books of the Month from around the world to keep your mind sharp, your perspective fresh and to remind us all why cultural literacy matters more than ever. […]

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Reading Around the World Top 5 Books of the Month

October 17, 2025 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

We’re relaunching Our Top 5 Books of the Month from around the world for curious readers looking for something a little different. We recommend a selection of books new in translation, listed alphabetically by author, […]

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The Great Homecoming Anna Kim Review

August 10, 2020 Guest Contributor Comments Off

The Great Homecoming by Anna Kim, translated by Jamie Lee Searle, reviewed by Rachel Goldblatt to accompany the discussion with publisher Anne Meadows at Granta Books for BookBlast® Podcast series, Bridging the Divide. Anna Kim’s […]

Winter in Sokcho Elisa Shua Dusapin Review

April 2, 2020 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast review of Winter in Sokcho by French-Korean author Elisa Shua Dusapin — born to a French father and a South Korean mother like the heroine of her first novel which has gained recognition worldwide.

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Children’s Books by Megumi Iwasa & Mayakovsky, Mandelstam, Kharms Review

September 1, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Children’s Books for kids of all ages are showcased by The Children’s Bookshow and featured by BookBlast. Here is a selection of some of the leading titles by the authors on tour this year Little […]

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Cathy Hirano Translator Interview

September 1, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interview with Cathy Hirano, translator from Japanese Cathy Hirano, tell us a little bit about yourself. I grew up in Canada and came to Japan when I was 20 without knowing any Japanese. After […]

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Crystal Wedding Xu Xiaobin Review

July 2, 2016 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Crystal Wedding an unusual read: it’s not every day you come across a novel in which a mainland Chinese author writes openly about women, sex and corruption − affording the reader a voyeuristic glimpse into […]