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Autobiography of Cotton Cristina Rivera Garza Review

May 5, 2026 Guest Contributor Comments Off

Nick Caistor, author of Mexico Inside Out, explores how Cristina Rivera Garza weaves a personal and political tapestry of Mexico in Autobiography of Cotton just published by And Other Stories. By the 1930s, the years […]

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The Paper House Carlos María Domínguez Review

April 21, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

The Paper House by Carlos María Domínguez, elegantly translated by Nick Caistor, is very short but packed with ideas. A book about books for lovers of great literature, it is a compelling blend of storytelling […]

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The National Telepathy Roque Larraquy Review

November 27, 2025 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

The National Telepathy by Roque Larraquy, skilfully translated by Frank Wynne, is an extraordinary, disturbing, metaphoric read. A satire of scientific racism; a critique of colonialism and its mindset, the novel questions to what extent […]

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The Simple Art of Killing a Woman Patrícia Melo Review

October 24, 2025 Guest Contributor Comments Off

The Simple Art of Killing a Woman by Patrícia Melo, tr. Sophie Lewis is published by Indigo Press. Righteous indignation rarely produces good novels. The writer is too busy shouting from a soap-box to construct […]

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Natalia García Freire A Carnival of Atrocities Victor Meadowcroft Explorations

June 21, 2025 Guest Contributor Comments Off

Reflections on translating Natalia García Freire’s A Carnival of Atrocities by Victor Meadowcroft, published by World Editions. A Carnival of Atrocities is the second novel by Ecuadorean author Natalia García Freire. Set high in the […]

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Translation Book Club with Claudia Piñeiro News

February 16, 2025 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Our Translation Book Club at Hatchards Celebrates One Year! As international relations and intercultural understanding grow dangerously strained, reading literature in translation has never been more vital. Who better to introduce readers to cultures from […]

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The Hand that Feeds You Mercedes Rosende Review

February 3, 2024 Ben F 2

The Hand that Feeds You is the eighth exhilarating, dark thriller by Mercedes Rosende, and the second of her trilogy featuring a forceful and impressive female detective. Not all thrillers have to feature gory murders […]

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Two Sherpas Sebastién Martínez Daniell Review

January 12, 2024 Ben F Comments Off

BookBlast review of Two Sherpas by Sebastién Martínez Daniell The second-to-last chapter of Two Sherpas is a fragment of dialogue, just thirteen lines long. These sixty-nine words frame the action and reflections of this exceptional […]