WHAT IS THE ‘BOOKTUBE’ PHENOMENON??

29/07/2023

They've been with us for almost a decade now and it's been a while since booktubers got rid of the tag of a passing phenomenon.. These creators of specialized reading content have become literary references for their thousands of followers, who converse with them about the works they read, together sometimes. Despite the fact that YouTube is the preferred platform for these channels, Instagram is also part of this trend with book photography accounts. All these aspects mean that BookTube has ended up becoming something similar to virtual book clubs.... Read More

TWO ACCOUNTS OF ISOLATED EDITIONS ARE IN AN AUSTRIAN ANTHOLOGY OF TEXTS ABOUT THE BALEARIC

27/07/2023

The stories 'The language of the waves’ and 'Like crazy', from the book of Edicions Isollades 'Vintidotze‘ have been selected by the Austrian publisher Wieser to appear in the publication 'Balearen'. This volume is part of the collection 'Europa Erlesen‘ ('select Europe', in Spanish), that disseminates the culture of different European regions to the German-speaking public through texts by prominent authors. So, 'The whale‘ is the book dedicated to customs, Traditions and reality of the Balearic archipelago. The book includes the two stories by Mayol together with productions by other great authors such as the philosophers Miguel de.... Read More

DISCOVERING MAJORCA: 4 LITERARY ROUTES AROUND THE ISLAND

26/07/2023

A couple of weeks ago we talked about the ‘Walking on Words’ initiative. This project consists of literary routes through Mallorca created by the Mallorca Literària Foundation to find out information about the island related to writers and literary works. In today's article we will propose four more routes to learn more literary curiosities about Mallorca this summer Tramuntana literary landscapes This route takes us through one of the most outstanding landscapes of the island: the Tramuntana mountains. The tour takes us through those places in the mountains that stand out for their literary representation: from Pollença and Formentor to.... Read More

José M. PRATS MARÍ TAKES 'IBENCIA CORSAIRES IN GIBRALTAR’ AT THE NAUTIC CLUB OF SANT ANTONI

22/07/2023

The researcher and officer of the Navy José M.. Prats Marí presented his most recent book, ‘Ibicencan corsairs in Gibraltar‘ El 20 July at the Club Náutico de Sant Antoni. Next to him was Ramon Mayol, the publisher of Ibiza Editions, publishing label that recently joined the multimedia group MelqArt media. The act was part of the commemorations of the 50 anniversary of the maritime association that, “they started in april, but they will continue all year », according to the manager, Diana Loro. Prats Marí once again detailed the historical events that led navigators to the island such as Rafael Prats... Read More

THE WRITINGS MILAN KUNDERA DIES

17/07/2023

Last Tuesday 11 July, Milan Kundera died in Paris at 94 years. of Czech origin, has been a writer acclaimed by the public and critics, and has received several literary awards throughout his career. Biography of Milan Kundera Milan Kundera was born in 1929 in the present-day Czech Republic. Son of an important pianist, I studied musicology and musical composition in childhood, something that would later influence his literature. Although he began to study literature, soon transferred to the Film Academy of the Prague Academy, where he finished his studies in 1952.... Read More

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