Just like the weather, things have been heating up at Midas this week!
Windham-Campbell Prize x Literary Hub Podcast
Episode 6 of the new Windham-Campbell Prizes x Literary Hub Podcast series is out! Featuring special guest… Sonya Kelly.
Kelly chats to host Michael Kelleher, director of the Windham-Campbell Prizes, about The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, a memoir by French journalist Jean Dominique-Bauby (translated by Jeremy Leggett) reflecting on his life before and after experiencing locked-in syndrome due to a stroke.
Listen to the full episode now by clicking here.
Book Lover Spotlight: @LonesomeReader
Bookshop.org’s initiative ‘Book Lover Spotlight’ shines on a different individual every two weeks to curate and post their favourite books.
This week’s Book Lover Spotlight is on @LonseomeReader, who has created a list of his favourite books in line with ‘Women in Translation’ month. Ranging from epics to short but powerful books across both fiction and nonfiction.
Check out the post here or on the website here.
London Bookfair Seminar Sessions
There’s still time to submit entries for the @LondonBookFair Seminar Programme. If you have a big idea for a knowledge-led session at #LBF25, make sure you submit your proposal before Monday 2nd September. All the details are here.
Elena Ferrante Giveaway with Bookshop.org
August is not only Women in Translation month, but Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend has also been named number 1 in the top 100 New York Times books of the 21st century. To celebrate, Bookshop.org are giving consumers the chance to win 10 books of your choice from Ferrante’s recommended reading list.
Simply buy ANY book 17-18 August for the chance to win.
Find out more here
Be sure to keep an eye out on Instagram as Elena Ferrante superfans share their favourite books from the bestselling author.
Costanza PR round up
Readers and reviewers just can’t get enough of Costanza by Rachel Blackmore, the brilliant novel that brings to life a feminist icon who has been written out of history.
Costanza has been featured in Observer, Good Housekeeping and Harpers Bazaar, with reviews in The Times, Daily Mail, Woman, Woman’s Own and Prima and short stories in Express and My Weekly.
Pick up your own copy here to discover what all of the hype is about.
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