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A Dictator Calls Ismail Kadare Book Club News

November 25, 2024 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

A Dictator Calls by Ismail Kadare, translated by John Hodgson, was longlisted for the 2024 Man Booker International Prize. “History is usually reticent regarding what happens between poets and tyrants. The truth gives way to […]

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Beyond Words French Literature Festival Spotlight

May 26, 2023 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

This year’s Beyond Words French Literature Festival at the Institut Français du Royaume Uni featured a great line-up from across the Channel. Throughout the week, the Institut Français du Royaume Uni in South Kensington, London, was […]

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C. J. Schüler Author & Critic Interview

February 27, 2020 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interview with C. J. Schüler, author & critic Chris Schüler, where were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born in Kingsbury, northwest London. Before the arrival of an Indian community […]

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Ivana Dobrakovová Author Interview

November 19, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interview with Ivana Dobrakovová, author Ivana Dobrakovová, where were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born in Czechoslovakia, in Bratislava, and I grew up there as well, in a very […]

Tatiana de Rosnay Author Interview

May 11, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interviews Tatiana de Rosnay, author. New York Times bestseller Sarah’s Key has sold over 11 million copies in 44 countries worldwide. Tatiana de Rosnay, tell us a bit about yourself. Where were you born, and […]

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Ben Pastor Novelist Interview

May 1, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interview with Ben Pastor, novelist Ben Pastor, where were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born in Rome, and grew up in the hill country southeast of the city. Ten […]

Andrew Crumey Author Podcast

November 24, 2018 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast® Podcast with Andrew Crumey, author Alasdair Gray, James Kelman, A.L. Kennedy, Allan Massie, Val McDermid, Andrew O’Hagan, Ian Rankin, Ali Smith, Irvine Welsh, Alan Warner . . . the list of fine Scottish writers […]

Paul Ewen Author Interview

October 4, 2018 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast Interview with Paul Ewen, author Paul Ewen, where were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born in Blenheim, New Zealand. I grew up in various places around the South Island, […]