Literary Radar

Articles, book reviews, literary critiques and journalistic reports around books on local and international media.

Why we are fascinated by miniature books | The Guardian | 3/01/19

Miniature editions of Dante, Horace or Shakespeare, from the 16th or the 20th century, forbidden or religious: why do they exist and why are they so fascinating? 

The 75 Best Book Covers of 2018 | Lit Hub | 29/12/18

A dose of pleasure for the eyes: Lit Hub presents some of the most succulent Anglo-Saxon book covers of this last year. 

Houellebecq et les Inrocks | Les Inrocks | 27/12/18

While awaiting the publication of Sérotonine (in Catalan and Spanish on January 9), Les Inrocks reviews the career of Michel Houellebecq.

The Paris Review Staff’s Favorite Books of 2018 | The Paris Review | 21/12/18

Lucia Berlin's short stories or the last book of Rachel Cusk's trilogy among this list by the staff of The Paris Review. 

What Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice" Teaches Readers | The Atlantic | 24/12/18

Through characters such as Anne Elliot or Elizabeth Bennet, Jane Austen also built her own particular treatise on the art of reading. 

Mariana Enriquez on the Moon | Louisiana Channel | Desembre

The Louisiana Channel is full of small interviews to writers: here, for instance, Mariana Enriquez talks about her obsession with the moon.