Here is the inaugural issue of The International Literary Quarterly. From The Washington Post, around the world in 25 books: From China to Denmark, from Colombia to the Holland, more than two dozen new books span the globe. From Harper's, the gold and riches of the age of Phillip II and Phillip III passed through the treasury of the Spanish state like so much sand poured through open hands. But this period left Spain and the world with one unsurpassable treasure. And that is the story of Don Quixote. Garlanded in literary prizes, tipped as a future Nobel winner, the Spanish author Javier Marias is also hugely popular, having sold more than 5.5m copies of his work in 39 languages, yet he remains surprisingly little known in the English speaking world. Vive le punk! Andrew Hussey discovers the rebellious soul of the French literary establishment. From FT, an interview with Martin Amis: England’s one-time enfant terrible has not lost his appetite for a war of words. A look at how Tara's sister Santa Sebag Montefiore became the "Lit girl". A review of The New Kings of Nonfiction, edited and introduced by Ira Glass. Bio Engineering: Few major living authors have a biography in progress. And that’s just what most writers — and many biographers — prefer.
