Tag: book
Religion blocks progress and the advancement of science, claims author ahead of Gibraltar visit
Moller’s book charts the way scientific discoveries were brought into Europe by Arabic writers.
Revealing new book chronicles the founding of the Olive Press, ‘Spain’s most popular expat newspaper’
"A publisher wanted to cut out all the juicy bits so I said no and put it in a draw and only discovered it again recently."
That perfect Spanish afternoon can prove more elusive than first thought, writes Lesley Keith
When I first moved here I had an impression in my mind of how it was going to be
PAGE-TURNER: Pedro Sanchez becomes first Spanish leader to publish book while in office
As well as current affairs, readers will be treated to ‘the unknown side of the President’, who acts as the book’s narrator
Learn how to cook like a true Andalucian with new expat recipe book
In the third part of our exclusive serialisation, Fiona Dunlop shares two tasty fish recipes from her book Andaluz – a Food Journey through Southern Spain, available on amazon.es at the end of November
BOOK REVIEW: Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s The Labyrinth of the Spirits
In the second part of our new book review section, Alicia Duggan immerses herself in the long-awaited final instalment of the Zafon quartet that began with The Shadow of the Wind
The beef about The Story of Ferdinand – Spain’s most controversial children’s book
Franco banned it, Hitler burnt it and Gandhi loved it. How a loveable Spanish toro in a children’s book has raised hackles all over the world
Rare book printed by Spanish Civil War Republicans goes on display
Soldiers made books from bandages in Catalunya’s Montserrat monastery in 1938
Sotogrande expat reveals touching life journey in new golf love novel
Sotogrande-based Calum McGregor, who said the sport helped him battle his ‘demons’, has released Touching Distance From Africa
Expat novel banned from Granada’s Alhambra Palace in surprise censorship
Song of Granada, by Anne Sikking, has been banned from all three of the Alhambra’s bookshops as well as the state-run hotel, The Parador
New book set to honour British actress Diana Dors
A Diana Dors fan is compiling a book on the life of the British actress
New tax threatens Spain’s budget-bereft libraries
Critics say the financial crisis has already pushed libraries to the limit
School book accused of airbrushing Franco’s rule
The children's history book brushes over the real details of Spain's civil war
New expat book about exploring Almeria
Kevin Borman’s 'Flamingos in the desert – Exploring Almeria' has been four years in the making
Expat author releases latest novel
Jane Finch, of Almeria, hopes 'The Black Widows' will be a success
New book reveals web of spies in First World War Spain
During the Great War, Britain’s ambassador to Spain got caught out by a female spy, who was the sister of the man who later inspired dictator Franco
Wild wonders of yesteryear
A new book will trace the steps of two 19th century naturalists across the Iberian Peninsula
The last of the Spanish Nazis
Author Neil Forsyth shares extracts from his new book, San Carlos, in which he attempts to track down the last remnants of Nazi Germany in Spain.
Fall in book sales as Spanish-language publishers head to Latin America
Countries such as Chile are becoming a new source of revenue for publishers
Big names set to appear at Gibraltar International Literary Festival
Famous authors, including Madhur Jaffrey and Ken Hom, are lined up for Gibraltar Literary Festival
New book maps the rise of Vejer’s number one restaurant
The book charts how a Danish couple created Vejer's most exciting restaurant, Patria
Expat’s new book to help Spanish children with English
Briton set to tour schools with book Dreamstones in bid to get kids interested
Two Old Fools go house-hunting
IN 2004 British expat Victoria Twead convinced her ‘long-suffering husband’, Joe to relocate from England to a tiny mountain village in Almeria. She then went on to write Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools, the first in a trilogy of books based on her experience which has now spent four months on the UK Amazon Top 100 bestsellers list. Here the Olive Press begins a series of extracts from the popular book …
Chipping in for Spanish golf legend Seve Ballesteros!
Bullfighters and buddies queue up to pay homage in tribute book to 'revolutionary' golf legend Seve Ballesteros
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Rare Blue Shark washed up at popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) is a species of requiem shark which inhabits deep waters in the world's temperate and tropical oceans
