Book review: ‘Homage to Barcelona’ – by Colm Tóibín
This is the ideal book for anyone coming to live in Catalunya who wants to tune into the nature of the place, to familiarise themselves
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Book review: ‘The Barcelona Connection’ – a crime-thriller by Tim Parfitt
In this, his first murder mystery, Tim Parfitt very cleverly weaves together two parallel though quite different stories, set against the background of a contemporary
Book review: ‘A People’s History of Catalonia’ by Michael Eaude
That there is no love lost between Catalonia and Spain is common knowledge. Many people are aware of the centuries’ old antagonism, and Catalonia’s struggle
Book review: ‘Us with Us’ – a year long sojourn in Cadaqués
This is a book about the town of Cadaqués, best known nowadays for the house-museum of Salvador Dalí, who lived and worked in the adjacent
Spain is guest of honour at Frankfurt Book Fair, opened in presence of Felipe VI
Spain is this year’s official guest of honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair, which opens on Tuesday in the presence of Spain’s King Felipe VI
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The Rise (& Fall?) of the English Language
English has always been important in Spain, but there have been some notable changes in its use and importance since I came to teach here
Book review: living the good life in rural Galicia
It’s been over twenty years since Chris Stewart first shared his adventures of starting a self-reliant life in the Alpujarra mountains in Southern Spain. Since
‘Fab Five’: Desperate Literature’s Terry Craven on his five favourite books
Long before the pandemic, I had to run a dreary paperwork errand in downtown Madrid. It was a rainy day, and after spending an hour
El Corazón Partío: an interview with author Soledad Maura
Late in Soledad Maura’s debut novel Madrid Again, the narrator, Lola, riffs on the minor yet consistent irritations of being bi-cultural and bi-lingual. ‘The other
Sitges ‘Vila del llibre festival’ launches to promote more cultural tourism
The weekend before Sant Jordi (23 April), Sitges is set to become the Catalan capital of books – even though there are currently no bookshops
