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Kim Oliver Literary Executor Interview

August 22, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Kim Oliver Literary Executor Interview
BookBlast interview with Kim Oliver, literary executor and daughter of Kamala Markandaya, author of post-colonial classic The Nowhere Man. Kim Oliver, where were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born in […]
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Aliyah Holder, Nafeesa Hamid BookBlast® Waterstones 10×10 Tour Birmingham

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In Birmingham, the eighth talk of the BookBlast® Waterstones 10×10 Tour, a nationwide celebration of independent publishing, features Saqi Books. Founded in 1983 in London, Saqi is an independent publishing house of quality general interest […]
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Nafeesa Hamid Poet Interview

October 15, 2018 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Nafeesa Hamid Poet Interview
BookBlast interview with Nafeesa Hamid, poet Nafeesa Hamid, where were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born in Pakistan and came to the UK at aged four. I grew up in […]
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Qaisra Sharaz, Peter Kalu BookBlast® Waterstones 10×10 Tour Bristol

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At Waterstones Bristol, the seventh talk of the BookBlast® Waterstones 10×10 Tour, Rosemarie Hudson, founder of HopeRoad Publishing, will be in conversation with Qaisra Shahraz and Peter Kalu. HopeRoad promotes inclusive literature with a focus […]
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Qaisra Shahraz Author Interview

October 9, 2018 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Qaisra Shahraz Author Interview
Book Blast interview with Qaisra Shahraz, author Qaisra Shahraz, where were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born in Pakistan and arrived in the UK at the age of nine. I […]
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Isambard Wilkinson Author Interview

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BookBlast interview with Isambard Wilkinson, author Isambard Wilkinson, tell us about your beginnings. Where were you born? Southsea, which conjured exotic images of Pacific islands in my young mind. Then I discovered it was part […]

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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! 
Read her full review via link in bio
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. 
🔗 Click the link in bio to browse & buy the Women in Translation Prize collection on Bookshop.org
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