The Madrid Review
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We're an international literary magazine in Madrid. We connect English and Spanish speaking literary cultures through fiction, poetry, essays and interviews. SUBS NOW OPEN & WELCOME
Today on our #free #Substack, 'Antonio Muñoz Molina and the Meaning of a Chickpea', a beautiful #extract from Brett Hetherington's acclaimed #travel #memoir, 'Slow Travels in Unsung Spain.' open.substack.com/pub/themadri... #travel #writing #Spain
Antonio Muñoz Molina and the Meaning of a Chickpea
An extract from Brett Hetherington's 'Slow Travels in Unsung Spain' exploring the childhood home of Antonio Muñoz Molina.
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Attention all! THIS is happening, so get writing. (Also - I've come back to this place because of a conversation with @henselpushers.bsky.social - more on that in a moment!)
The Madrid Review@madridlitmag.bsky.social · 6d agoOur Submissions are open! Theme: 'Into the night'. Guest editors @annabeerauthor.bsky.social and @roguestrands.bsky.social All the details: open.substack.com/pub/themadri... Please send us your work and repost! #subsopen #submissions #poetry #prose #writing #writers #author #poet
Announcing MAD about Books – a new English-language reading group in Madrid. No set book. Just bring something you've recently read or are reading, and enjoy talking about books with fellow readers. Details: www.linkedin.com/posts/the-ma...
Announcing a new English-language book group in Madrid! MAD about Books: A monthly gathering for people who enjoy reading and talking about books in English. There is no set book to read. Simply… | Th...
Announcing a new English-language book group in Madrid! MAD about Books: A monthly gathering for people who enjoy reading and talking about books in English. There is no set book to read. Simply bring...
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On this day in 1944, the Gestapo found Anne Frank and her family in their Secret Annex. Her diary stands as a warning against hatred and persecution. Eighty years later, we should recognize the warning signs before it’s too late.🙂↕️
Today on our Substack (free to read), we're delighted to publish a new essay by Brett Hetherington on Sepharad, Antonio Muñoz Molina's extraordinary novel of memory, exile and belonging. open.substack.com/pub/themadri... #Spain #Books #Spanish
Revisiting 'Sepharad'
How Antonio Muñoz Molina's masterpiece of memory, displacement and moral witness remains as urgent today as when it was first published. By Brett Hetherington.
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The 2026 World Fantasy Awards finalists have been announced! Lots of fantastic new fiction and some of our favourites from the last year have made it on, so do have a look. Congrats to all the finalists! locusmag.com/2026/08/2026... #SFF 🪐📚💙
2026 World Fantasy Awards Finalists
The World Fantasy Awards ballot for works published in 2025 has been announced. The awards will be presented during the 2026 World Fantasy Convention, scheduled for October 22-25, 2026 in Oakland C…
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© Seong Ryul. 'Cloud 16,' 2026. Acrylic, gouache on canvas. 162.2 × 130.3 cm.
Changed my bio here to "ex-bestselling author" as I'm a big pedant for factual accuracy.
Sometimes poetry has no interest in being enjoyable. Sometimes it sets out to capture rage or despair. This gut-wrenching poem by Gwen Harwood is one such example...
New for paid subscribers: Argentina's government wants to scrap the country's fixed book price law. We examine what's at stake, and why the experiences of Spain and the UK have become central to the debate. open.substack.com/pub/themadri...
The Price of Pages: Inside the War on Buenos Aires’ Independent Bookstores
James Hartley looks at the controversy over proposed changes to the law on book prices in Argentina.
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© George Rorris. 'Androniki.' Oil on canvas, 2013. 75 x 65 cm.
THREAD/ORIGINAL ART GIVEAWAY This hare linoprint is by my mum, Jo. I'll be sending an original of this to one randomly chosen person who reposts this link to my recently updated website & pops a reply below. www.tom-cox.com The offer is open worldwide. I also have some more art to give away...
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) Kirche in Cassone (Church in Cassone) 1913. Oil on canvas.
When I was a kid I would get punished by being sent to my room. Which was awesome because I would be left alone to read, so it was no punishment at all. Now I'm actually being punished as an adult because I can't do that any more.
New #podcast out - free to listen to - with two brilliant literary translators. Tips, struggles, stories and more, here: open.spotify.com/episode/07cA... #translation #translate #translator #literary #literature #books #Spanish
The Pueblo Problem and Literary Translation, with Alice Banks & Katie Whittemore
The Madrid Review · Episode
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I'm the Guest Poetry Editor for the October issue of The Madrid Review. Subs are now open and I look forward to reading your poems...! themadridreview.substack.com/p/submission...
Submissions for the October edition are open!
Please spread the message far and wide and we'd love to read your work from wherever you are in the world!
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Our Submissions are open! Theme: 'Into the night'. Guest editors @annabeerauthor.bsky.social and @roguestrands.bsky.social All the details: open.substack.com/pub/themadri... Please send us your work and repost! #subsopen #submissions #poetry #prose #writing #writers #author #poet
Submissions for the October edition are open!
Please spread the message far and wide and we'd love to read your work from wherever you are in the world!
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#WhateverGetsYouThruTheNight Sessions July-August 1974 🌛 #JohnLennon #WallsAndBridges This is something really special and the self-compassion in this track is just beautiful. youtu.be/5QZ2Di5EfGI?...
John Lennon - Whatever Gets You Thru Night Sessions (July-August 1974)
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Today on our Substack: meet poet Carmen María López López, a quiet literary genius who has been winning prizes and affecting readers for a while now in Spain and deserves a wider audience. #Spain #Spanish #Poetry open.substack.com/pub/themadri...
A Quiet Kind of Genius: Why You Should Know Carmen María López López
By James Hartley
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