Literary Radar
Articles, book reviews, literary critiques and journalistic reports around books on local and international media.
The Year in Graphic Novels | THE NEW YORK TIMES | 28/12/2023
Remarkable new books from established masters and promising debuts from brilliant young artists.
The Year of the Doll | THE NEW YORKER | 20/12/2023
From Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” to Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” narratives about cloistered women contending with a new political reality have dominated the cultural landscape. Why do these stories hit so hard?
The 10 Best Book Reviews of 2023 | LITERARY HUB | 11/12/2023
Parul Sehgal on James Ellroy, Merve Emre on Italo Calvino, Namwali Serpell on "hit me" Novels, and More.
‘A hero to millions’: Benjamin Zephaniah remembered by Michael Rosen, Kae Tempest and more | THE GUARDIAN | 08/12/2023
The acclaimed writer and poet for children and adults has died aged 65. Here, leading contemporaries pay tribute.
John Nichols, Author of ‘The Milagro Beanfield War,’ Dies at 83 | THE NEW YORK TIMES | 02/12/2023
After decamping from New York to New Mexico, he wrote what was, for a time, among the most widely read novels about Latinos.
The Revolutionary Temper by Robert Darnton review – a nation at breaking point | THE GUARDIAN | 22/11/2023
The intrigues and extravagance that led to the French revolution.