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Surface Olivier Norek Review

August 28, 2026 Guest Contributor 0

In Olivier Norek’s latest crime thriller, Surface, translated by Nick Caistor, the French author demonstrates the distinctive skill required to construct a top-notch police procedural. Genre writing demands a set pact with the reader that […]

Warwick Prize for Women in Translation BookBlast Spotlight

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 […]

Maureen Freely Translator, Novelist & Advocate Interview

August 20, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet 0

BookBlast interview with Maureen Freely, the American novelist, journalist, professor and co-founder of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation. Georgia de Chamberet (GDC): Your early life bridged distinct worlds, moving from New Jersey to […]

The Aquatics Osvalde Lewat BookBlast Review

The Aquatics Osvalde Lewat Review

August 17, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet 0

‘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 […]

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 […]

Andrey Kurkov Awarded Orwell Foundation Special Prize bookblast spotlight

How Book Prizes Propel Authors Beyond Their Best Spotlight

June 28, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Book prizes are the ultimate tastemakers of the literary world, providing welcome cash to authors; boosting sales for publishers and booksellers; helping readers choose high-quality fiction and nonfiction out of the thousands of books being […]

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The Roof Beneath Their Feet Geetanjali Shree Review

May 25, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

The Roof Beneath Their Feet by Geetanjali Shree, who won the International Booker in 2022 with Tomb of Sand, is a lyrical meditation on memory, grief and unconventional female love. Beautifully translated into English by […]

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Reading Around the World Top 5 Books of the Month

April 26, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Our top five books of the month take in Brooklyn, Iraq, the West Bank, the Congo, Argentina, and a dystopian otherworld. Together, these stories explore a central question: What happens to a person when their […]