This week's #bookreview: The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers' Guild by Mathias Enard. An unusual book that immerses you in the history of the French region of Deux-Sèvres and a homage to Rabelais. Trans Frank Wynne #booksintranslation Fitzcarraldo Editions talking-about-books.com/2025/05/31/the…

Feeling burned out, stuck and frustrated? Maite López is a coach and an international development professional who can help you break out of it. She has 25 years of professional experience across 13 countries, 5 continents, and in 4 languages. #lifecoach maitecoach.es/en/home-2/

The Hyderabad Lit Fest is holding an in-person session on Sat. 14 June with Daneesh Majid on his book The Hyderabadis: From 1947 to the Present Day where he collects oral histories, interviews and the author's personal experiences to craft a modern history of #Hyderabad. HarperCollins

We are beyond thrilled to announce that the recipient for the Women’s Prize Outstanding Contribution Award is Bernardine Evaristo! Supported by #BukhmanPhilanthropies #WomensPrize #OutstandingContributionAward linktr.ee/womensprize

Finally, a bit of my own publishing. Chowringhee Press. I’ll be publishing Indian translations for readers outside India. The first one has just come out. To get a copy anywhere in the USA (or elsewhere outside India), please use the link below. Thank you! chowringheepress.stck.me/.../Tagore-s-L…

This week's #bookreview: Usha Raman's Polite Conversations, a book about mothers and daughters and the things we leave unsaid. Raman captures relationships—and grief—beautifully. #fiction talking-about-books.com/2025/06/07/pol…

Dan Storper, the founder of Putumayo World Music, has died. He was passionate about promoting music from around the world, and I have found so many wonderful artists through the CDs (which are worth owning, they're so beautifully produced). RIP. sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

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RIP Brian Wilson, and thank you for the wonderful music. youtube.com/watch?v=OZ2RJw…

This week's #bookreview: Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov, a novel about time and nostalgia, about the fragility of memory and the political manipulation of the past. Intriguing. Translated by Angela Rodel. #booksintranslation #fiction talking-about-books.com/2025/06/14/tim…

"I had written about the Middle East but missing from the narrative were the voices of the people themselves." Talking About Books interviewed Rebecca Lowe about her 2016 trip cycling from London to Tehran and her book The Slow Road to Tehran.#AuthorInterview talking-about-books.com/2025/06/18/cyc…

This week's #bookreview: Banu Mushtaq's Heart Lamp, set in the southern Indian Muslim communities, winner of the Int'l Booker. Mushtaq's work as a activist for #womensrights comes through. Translated by Deepa Bhasthi. The Booker Prizes And Other Stories talking-about-books.com/2025/06/21/hea…

This week's #bookreview: Homesick by Jenny Croft, a moving and funny coming-of-age story about two sisters. Croft captures the nuances of a close relationship. Loved it. #fiction #memoirs Charco Press talking-about-books.com/2025/06/28/hom…

An extra #bookreview this week: Mindscapes, a collection of #artwork by children with #specialneeds. Artists are mostly children and young people from India, aged between 9 and 24, and all face physical or mental challenges. Published by Margika_specialkids talking-about-books.com/2025/07/02/min…

This week's #bookreview: Margaret Atwood's Dearly, poems about loss, absence, murdered women, humans' destruction of the planet—and werewolves, aliens and zombies. A rich and very enjoyable collection. #poetry talking-about-books.com/2025/07/05/dea…

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So many books I haven’t read and I am disappointed that we’re not going to the bookshop today. Getting a bit out of hand, no? #booktwitter

This week's #bookreview: Eurotrash by Christian Kracht, a tragicomic novel about a man taking his 80-year-old mother for a trip through Switzerland and, in the process, giving away a huge fortune. Serpent's Tail #fiction #booksintranslation talking-about-books.com/2025/07/12/eur…

Connie Francis died. What a great voice. She was a part of my childhood. RIP. variety.com/2025/music/new…

This week's #bookreview: Seishi Yokomizo's The Devil's Flute Murders, a twisty #whodunnit set in post-World War II Japan. A man seen alive months after his suicide, dark family secrets, and mysterious music seeming to come from nowhere. Pushkin Vertigo talking-about-books.com/2025/07/19/the…