Creative industries: Interview with Nick Barley, director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival

In the third of our series of interviews with leaders in the UK creative industries, we speak to Nick Barley, director of the Edinburgh International...

ECM Records: Between Sound and Space

Take a deep dive into contemporary music with American music journalist Tyran Grillo. One of the many international faces at FILBo this year...

FILBo 2019: It’s my party

Even if you don’t make it to a single talk, it’s worth going to FILBo to stock up on books. Photo: FILBo The guest of honour at Colombia’s...

Colombo Americano Library: A secret sanctuary for readers

[caption id="attachment_31710" align="alignnone" width="960"] Bogotá Rewind brings back memories from the past. Photos: Phil...

Reading Macondo

The Universidad de los Andes is offering free registration to its new virtual course, Reading Macondo, an educational initiative that offers the...

Gift of the Gabo

One of the authors behind Was Gabo an Irishman talks to Charlotte Mackenzie about the inspiration behind the anthology, magic realism and her...

What to read: Books

‘Mad Outta Me Head’ A few years ago a foreigner was riding his bicycle through Parque Lourdes in Bogota and noticed another foreigner walking...

Colombia snapped up!

A new book brings beauty and diversity in an instant... When photographer Matthew O’Brien came to Colombia in 2003, to cover the Concurso...

A Spirited Trek Through The Enchanted City

[caption id="attachment_1081" align="alignright" width="300"] Toby de Lys, left, and Tigre Hall took it upon themselves to write the ‘monumental...

Book A Trip To Guyana

[caption id="attachment_1080" align="alignright" width="300"] Joyce Simon is determined to develop a culture of reading in her village. Photo: Amy...