The People Will Talk Podcast

Jonathan Teuma is a poet from Gibraltar, and he has written a book of haikus that focuses on a dialect used in Gibraltar, one influenced by both English and Spanish.

Unused for many years, it is now gaining prominence as many poets and artists are starting to use it again.

You can buy the book here.

The book's launch can be seen here, and it was a wonderful night of reciting and music.

Photo Credit: Jonathan Teuma.

Music Credit: JazzyFrenchy by BenSound (Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC). 

In today's podcast, we talk about several books, with Until August by Gabriel García Márquez, Life for Sale by Yukio Mishima and Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry dominating the proceedings.

All three are excellent books, created in peculiar circumstances and with their particular foibles.

Enjoy!

Photo Credit: Rakicevic Nenad (Pexels.com)

Music Credit: 1st Contact by Deimos Rising, Free Music Archive CC BY-SA, Arcade, by Artur Aravidi (Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC) and Got To Get Funky, by Juqboxmusic (Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC) 

James Hartley is a writer, teacher and editor of two amazing journals. He talks to us about his love of Shakespeare, the power of people writing in their second language and the famous people he has interviewed. 

You can check the Tint Journal here, and his new project The Madrid Review here.

You can buy The Madrid Review from our online shop, and soon it will be available in Secret Kingdoms.

Photo Credit: James Hartley.

Music Credit: 1st Contact by Deimos Rising, Free Music Archive CC BY-SA y Arcade, by Artur Aravidi (Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC)

Catalina Aranguren is a wonderful photographer with an international background.

We chat with her about travelling across many countries, artistic sensibilities and what it's like being bilingual.

Check out her work here; you can also find her on social media. 

Photo Credit: Catalin Aranguren

Music credit: 1st Contact by Deimos Rising, Free Music Archive CC BY-SA y Arcade, by Artur Aravidi (Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC)

Written by the Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago, Journey to Portugal is a fascinating account of his homeland in the first few years of democracy.

He discovers amazing legends, good food, friendly locals, abundant churches, as well as his own philosophical meditation on what it means to be a traveler. 

The text version of the review can be read here and here. 

Music: 1st Contact by Deimos Rising, Free Music Archive CC BY-SA y Arcade, by Artur Aravidi (Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC)

Photo Credit: Voy a leer (follow this link)

***This episode is in Spanish***

Entrevistamos a Clara Ministral, traductora literaria y creadora del proyecto Wheeker Books sobre literatura norirlandesa.

Charlamos sobre su interés por Irlanda del Norte, sobre el presente y futuro de Wheeker Books y sobre la importancia del lenguaje como elemento identitario.

Visita su web y síguela en Twitter.

Foto: Clara Ministral

Música: 1st Contact by Deimos Rising, Free Music Archive CC BY-SA y Arcade, by Artur Aravidi (Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC)

It was Book Week in Spain, and we had quite the literary seven days.

Starting with a roundtable discussion on Monday, we read a magical Irish tale on Friday before manning a stall at the Moratalaz Book Fair.

 

We sold a few books, made some interesting contacts and had a grand old time.   

Photo Credit: Pepe Añón

Music Credit: Got To Get Funky, by Juqboxmusic (Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC) and Arcade, by Artur Aravidi (Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC)

Anthony Piovesan is a journalist who hails from Australia but now calls Spain his home.

A passionate writer, he tells us about his love of Spanish culture, what it's like being a freelancer, and what makes a good journalist.

Photo Credit: Anthony Piovesan

Music Credit: Music Credit: Night Owl by Broke for Free, Free Music Archive, CC BY and Look Inside by Jahzzar, Free Music Archive, CC BY-SA

Dani joins us on the podcast to tell us about why she moved to Spain, how she helps other foreigners adapt and about her writing career.

Check out her super useful blog and learn more about Spain.

And you can read her novella Grandad here. We talk about the book it comes from a lot in the episode, a wonderful collection of short stories.

Photo Credit: Dani J. Norwell

Music Credit: Night Owl by Broke for Free, Free Music Archive, CC BY and Look Inside by Jahzzar, Free Music Archive, CC BY-SA

We interview successful Scottish writer Joan Fallon, who now calls southern Spain her home.

She has written many fiction books, including the famous crime series around detective Jacaranda Dunne, and she gives some wonderful insights into what motivates her writing and the historical backdrop in her books.

Check out her website, where you can buy her books and follow her on Instagram and Facebook.

Photo: Joan Fallon

Music: Night Owl by Broke for Free, Free Music Archive, CC BY and Look Inside by Jahzzar, Free Music Archive, CC BY-SA