Literary Radar

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

Unruly Bodies | Medium | April

In this digital anthology, Roxane Gay has brought together 25 writers who will explore the ever-changing relationship with our bodies. 

Fresh voices: 50 writers you should read now | The Guardian | 31/03/18

The Guardian points out fifty emerging authors that you should read: there is fiction, graphic novel, politics, memories ...

'Deeply weird and enjoyable': Ursula K Le Guin's electronica album | The Guardian | 27/03/18

In the 1980s, the Californian sci-fi writer recorded Music and Poetry of the Kesh, an electronica album meant to accompany her multidisciplinary novel Always Coming Home.

Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's Own Hand | The Paris Review | 21/03/18

In honor of the two hundredth anniversary of Frankenstein, SP Books has published a facsimile of Mary Shelley's original manuscript. 

Does Recovery Kill Great Writing? | The New York Times Magazine | 13/03/18

Through her own story, Leslie Jamison reflects on the myths surrounding writing and alcoholism and seeks narratives about recovery. 

Complete fiction: why 'the short story renaissance' is a myth | The Guardian | 12/03/18

 

According to Chris Power, the supposed "rebirth of the short story" is more of a marketing strategy than a real fact, because this genre has never withered.