Between 1946 and 1955 a huge dam and hydroelectric plant was built at Grandas de Salime in North-West Spain by Franco, the Spanish dictator. This project transformed the river Navi
The first adjective that comes to mind to describe Cabaleiro’s debut novel, or at least its anti-heroine protagonist, Mona Otero, is bitter. And Mona has plenty to be bitter abou
With some frequency, we hear readers ask authors how much of their novels they’ve pulled from their own lives, assuming that some if not most of the content must be autobiographi
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After a hiatus which was spent working on The Spanish Riveter magazine, La Española is back! We’re kicking things off again with an exclusive extract from a forthcoming no
Katie Whittemore: I’m so glad you all agreed to have this conversation. This is the first time The Riveter has been dedicated to writing from Spain, and we’re excited to bring
