Literary Radar

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

Who is Captain Marvel? Forty years after her debut, a female superhero takes flight | The Guardian | 27/07/18

The new generation is asking for more human superheroes, and writer Margaret Stohl is creating them.

Reading Across America: A Book for Every State | New York Public Library

For those who dare to travel to the United States, here's a list of books set in Arkansas, Kansas, Idaho or Arizona.

The pleasure of reading: selected publications for a good summer | Kosmopolis | 13/07/18

Several members of the Kosmopolis team recommend books for the summer, from Ursula K. Le Guinn to Doris Lessing or Patricia Almarcegui.

Best summer books 2018, as picked by writers | The Guardian | 7/07/18

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Julian Barnes, Mary Beard or Deborah Levy recommend books for this summer.

How Minecraft is helping kids fall in love with books | The Guardian | 11/07/18

Litcraft mixes literature, education and videogames: its first project is a Minecraft model with scenarios and charaters from Treasure Island.

Easy listening: the rise of the audiobook | The Guardian | 9/07/18

Now that we started to understand that e-books would not swallow traditional books, audiobooks came on the scene.