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‘A series of photographs titled, The Aquatics, featured terrified faces emerging from wastewater and flooding, ID cards floating, women hoisting babies, lamps or suitcases overhead, the swollen face of a drowned man. The images weren’t […]
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June 28, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Reading Around the World Top 5 Books of the Month
This month’s Top 5 Books from around the world takes in five distinct voices embracing sun-baked Mediterranean islands, surreal, tech-fused futures and witchy woods among other places, as they go behind the masks we wear […]
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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 on What I Know About You Eric Chacour, A Man With No Title Xavier Le Clerc Review
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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April 7, 2022 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Fatima Daas The Last One (French & English) Podcast
An autobiographical first novel, The Last One tells the story of Fatima Daas and her family. The confusing polarities between different worlds and cultures that are portrayed sparked an intense Media debate in France. Although […]
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The Last One Fatima Daas Review

March 13, 2022 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on The Last One Fatima Daas Review
An autobiographical first novel, The Last One tells the story of Fatima and her family. The confusing polarities between different worlds and cultures that are portrayed sparked an intense Media debate in France. Although based […]
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Justin David & Nathan Evans Inkandescent Interview

December 6, 2021 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Justin David & Nathan Evans Inkandescent Interview
BookBlast interview with Justin David, publisher at www.inkandescent.co.uk and author of The Pharmacist and Kissing the Lizard ; and Nathan Evans, editor at www.inkandescent.co.uk and author of Threads, CNUT and One Last Song. Justin, Nathan, are […]
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December 6, 2021 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Inkandescent Publishing Top 5 Reads BookBlast Recommends
East London-based independent publisher Inkandescent “was ‘founded by outsiders for outsiders’ to celebrate original and diverse talent and to publish voices and stories the mainstream neglects – specifically those of the working class and financially […]
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July 9, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Top 10 Reads for Independent Minds, BookBlast® Recommends
BookBlast® Recommends brings you the first of its monthly Top 10 reads for Independent Minds, showcasing the internationalist originality of indie publishers. There’s something for everyone – enjoy! Fantasy & Shamanism Lin Man-Chiu, The Ventriloquist’s […]

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Looking for an unputdownable crime read? Look no f Looking for an unputdownable crime read? Look no further! 
Surface by Olivier Norek translated by Nick Caistor is the ultimate police procedural due out with @openborderspress 
In her review for BookBlast Diary, Emily Unwin breaks down why this thriller delivers on every front:
- Deep suspense & clever twists
- High-stakes crimes & misdemeanours 
- A lead detective you’ll root for
As @emily.unwin puts it, genre writing requires a pact with the reader and @NorekOlivier delivers a perfectly packaged, gripping story from start to finish. One for your TBR pile that's for sure! 
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Women in Translation Month may be ending, but grea Women in Translation Month may be ending, but great literature is timeless. Whose world will you step into next?
We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Maureen Freely and her team @elifgulez.writer spotlighting @warwickprizewomenintranslation The annual prize celebrates the finest full-length book written by a woman translated into English, published in the UK or Ireland. All literary genres are welcomed: novels, poetry, creative non-fiction, graphic novels, children’s or YA fiction, short story collections, novellas and plays.
Established in 2017, the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation champions and propels international women’s voices from the periphery into mainstream cultural conversations.
‘We’ve come a long way with the championing of world literature over the past decade... In the same period, however, we’ve noticed that it is markedly more difficult for women to make it into English translation. This prize offers us an opportunity to welcome in the voices and perspectives we’ve missed thus far,’ Maureen Freely, BookBlast Diary - read the full feature on our website. 
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