Literary Radar
Articles, book reviews, literary critiques and journalistic reports around books on local and international media.
Brexit in fiction: How literature latches on to the theme of political divisions | Independent | 22/04/2019
For centuries, writers have been talking about the mess of social, political and geographical divisions.
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Why Harry Potter and Paddington Bear are essential reading … for grown-ups | The Guardian | 20/04/2019
Doctor Katherine Rundell, from Oxford University, argues that children's literature offers unique insights and distinctive imaginative experiences to adults.
What Pulitzer Prize-Nominated Books Should You Read First? | The New York Times | 16/04/2019
Discover the 15 finalists of the Pulitzer Prizes, which honor excellence in journalism, arts and letters.
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Barcelona reads: The literary cafés and restaurants of this city | The New Barcelona Post | 10/04/19
Discover the best cafes and restaurants in Barcelona where you can spend some time among books
The Catalan Paradox, Part II: Conversation with Translator Mary Ann Newman | Los Angeles Review of Books | 28/03/19
An interview with Mary Ann Newman, director of the Farragut Fund for Catalan Culture and translator of Josep Maria de Sagarra, Quim Monzó and others.
Post-fiction and how it came about | CCCB Lab | 5/03/19
In October 1938, thousands of New Yorkers were fleeing an alien invasion: they believed that the radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds was real.