Literary Postcards

News of literary goings on around the world from specially chosen correspondents

"We were very proud, and surprised, to discover we have more bookstores per person than any other city in the world"
Novelist Carlos Gamerro sends us a literary postcard from Buenos Aires.
"Lately, Australian prize-giving has been quite fraught."
Ramona Koval sends a postcard from Melbourne about current literary goings on down under.
"There is no shortage of stories...perhaps the only thing that might be said to be positive about our chronic instability."
Novelist Tomas Gonzalas delivers his literary postcard from the foothills of Colombia.
"My people, the Danes, are famous and infamous for their sense of irony and sarcasm..."
Dorthe Nors sends a postcard from the Danish west coast, where minimalism is 'hot'.
"Short stories don't sell and publishers are afraid to take the risk, but the sexy topic 'Tel Aviv Noir' may change things..."
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen reveals what people are reading on the beach in Tel Aviv
"Algeria is a curious planet. Its literature, like its films, its theatre and its arts in general, flourish on alien ground."
Boualem Sansal sends a literary postcard from Algeria, where his own books are banned.
"We have a Nobel Laureate, an international bestseller and a huge problem."
Writer and publisher Paul Fournel on how new ways of reading mean new ways of writing