The Barcelona Review
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We put out fiction with a bite. We like it gritty, edgy, noir-ish, fun, twisted, transgressive, and a little trad, too.
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Don't miss this super story by Marco Kaye of an ex-alcoholic salesman as he travels to a Walmart sales conference in Arkansas where his Uber driver becomes entangled in his life in a most curious way.
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barcelonareview.com/113/e_mk.html
November 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Don't miss this super story by Marco Kaye of an ex-alcoholic salesman as he travels to a Walmart sales conference in Arkansas where his Uber driver becomes entangled in his life in a most curious way.
barcelonareview.com/113/e_mk.html
barcelonareview.com/113/e_mk.html
Book Review: America, América by Greg Grandin
You will never view the Americas in quite the same way.
barcelonareview.com/113/rev.html
You will never view the Americas in quite the same way.
barcelonareview.com/113/rev.html
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Book Review: America, América by Greg Grandin
You will never view the Americas in quite the same way.
barcelonareview.com/113/rev.html
You will never view the Americas in quite the same way.
barcelonareview.com/113/rev.html
Book review: The Continental Divide, Stories
Highly recommended
www.barcelonareview.com/113/rev.html#a
Highly recommended
www.barcelonareview.com/113/rev.html#a
November 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Book review: The Continental Divide, Stories
Highly recommended
www.barcelonareview.com/113/rev.html#a
Highly recommended
www.barcelonareview.com/113/rev.html#a
Set in Western Herzegovina in the 90s, here you get a glimpse of an American teen on a visit to her ancestral country where the youth culture is dramatically different from her own. Discover the difference!
link: www.barcelonareview.com/113/e_bb.html
link: www.barcelonareview.com/113/e_bb.html
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Set in Western Herzegovina in the 90s, here you get a glimpse of an American teen on a visit to her ancestral country where the youth culture is dramatically different from her own. Discover the difference!
link: www.barcelonareview.com/113/e_bb.html
link: www.barcelonareview.com/113/e_bb.html
Issue 113 is now online. We have a great line-up with stories by Moira McCavana, Marco Kaye, Bergita Bugarija and Daniel Ditty, with a range of settings from the Basque Country to Western Herzegovina to Arkansas and the Susquehanna River in the US. And lots more!
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October 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Issue 113 is now online. We have a great line-up with stories by Moira McCavana, Marco Kaye, Bergita Bugarija and Daniel Ditty, with a range of settings from the Basque Country to Western Herzegovina to Arkansas and the Susquehanna River in the US. And lots more!
www.barcelonareview.com
www.barcelonareview.com
Condoleezza Rice, as George W. Bush’s national security advisor, was one of the proponents of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Our protagonist has never forgiven her and, despite her age, and his, seeks revenge. It's a terrific short story; have a read.
www.barcelonareview.com/112/e_rs.html
www.barcelonareview.com/112/e_rs.html
June 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Condoleezza Rice, as George W. Bush’s national security advisor, was one of the proponents of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Our protagonist has never forgiven her and, despite her age, and his, seeks revenge. It's a terrific short story; have a read.
www.barcelonareview.com/112/e_rs.html
www.barcelonareview.com/112/e_rs.html
Book review of The Book Lovers by Steve Aylett. Highly recommended.
www.barcelonareview.com/112/rev.html#a
www.barcelonareview.com/112/rev.html#a
June 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Book review of The Book Lovers by Steve Aylett. Highly recommended.
www.barcelonareview.com/112/rev.html#a
www.barcelonareview.com/112/rev.html#a
Because sometimes you just need a little steampunk . . .
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www.barcelonareview.com/112/e_sa.html
June 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Because sometimes you just need a little steampunk . . .
www.barcelonareview.com/112/e_sa.html
www.barcelonareview.com/112/e_sa.html
Issue 112 is now online, with stories that range from trad to transgressive to steampunk. It’s a dark issue, so be prepared. Quiz: Serial Killers in Literature. Book reviews: God-Disease by an chang joon and The Book Lovers by Steve Aylett. Dive in, if you dare!
www.barcelonareview.com
www.barcelonareview.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Issue 112 is now online, with stories that range from trad to transgressive to steampunk. It’s a dark issue, so be prepared. Quiz: Serial Killers in Literature. Book reviews: God-Disease by an chang joon and The Book Lovers by Steve Aylett. Dive in, if you dare!
www.barcelonareview.com
www.barcelonareview.com
My message for the criminal-narcissist at today's protest in Barcelona. Was a rainy day but there was a turnout.
April 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My message for the criminal-narcissist at today's protest in Barcelona. Was a rainy day but there was a turnout.
Got a free chupito wearing this pin back in Spain.
April 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Got a free chupito wearing this pin back in Spain.
Pleased to present this poignant piece of flash fiction by US writer, Josephine Sloyan, where a suicidal young female recounts her struggle with a light touch that nicely plays with a hard topic.
link: www.barcelonareview.com/111/e_js.html
link: www.barcelonareview.com/111/e_js.html
March 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Pleased to present this poignant piece of flash fiction by US writer, Josephine Sloyan, where a suicidal young female recounts her struggle with a light touch that nicely plays with a hard topic.
link: www.barcelonareview.com/111/e_js.html
link: www.barcelonareview.com/111/e_js.html
Don't miss this delightful story, set in Barcelona, where our protagonist meets a most unexpected American in a dive bar in the Raval.
link: www.barcelonareview.com/111/e_mb.html
link: www.barcelonareview.com/111/e_mb.html
February 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Don't miss this delightful story, set in Barcelona, where our protagonist meets a most unexpected American in a dive bar in the Raval.
link: www.barcelonareview.com/111/e_mb.html
link: www.barcelonareview.com/111/e_mb.html
So many hours of pleasure reading Tom Robbins. Bless.
"May Amanda be your pinecone."
"May Amanda be your pinecone."
February 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
So many hours of pleasure reading Tom Robbins. Bless.
"May Amanda be your pinecone."
"May Amanda be your pinecone."
It's a pleasure to feature this story by US author Andrew Cominelli in which a man at work researching the historical background of an old colonial home comes slowly to confront a painful part of his past. It’s a touching piece, beautifully told.
link: www.barcelonareview.com/111/e_ac.html
link: www.barcelonareview.com/111/e_ac.html
February 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's a pleasure to feature this story by US author Andrew Cominelli in which a man at work researching the historical background of an old colonial home comes slowly to confront a painful part of his past. It’s a touching piece, beautifully told.
link: www.barcelonareview.com/111/e_ac.html
link: www.barcelonareview.com/111/e_ac.html
Heart-breaking news. My whole life seems tied up in his films. I feel lost.
January 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Heart-breaking news. My whole life seems tied up in his films. I feel lost.
Pleased to have a delightful story by Pakistani and British writer, Kamila Shamsie. Here the legend of the churail features in the dynamics of a Pakistani family now living in England.
Link: bit.ly/3Wg5cTc
Link: bit.ly/3Wg5cTc
January 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Pleased to have a delightful story by Pakistani and British writer, Kamila Shamsie. Here the legend of the churail features in the dynamics of a Pakistani family now living in England.
Link: bit.ly/3Wg5cTc
Link: bit.ly/3Wg5cTc
The Barcelona Review @thebarcelonareview.bsky.social
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Issue 111 is online at last. We are pleased to have some super stories by Kamila Shamsie, Andrew Cominelli, Michael Bunn, and flash fiction from Josephine Sloyan, & much more. ¡Disfrútalo!
Link: www.barcelonareview.com
posts by editor
January 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The Barcelona Review @thebarcelonareview.bsky.social
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3m
Issue 111 is online at last. We are pleased to have some super stories by Kamila Shamsie, Andrew Cominelli, Michael Bunn, and flash fiction from Josephine Sloyan, & much more. ¡Disfrútalo!
Link: www.barcelonareview.com
posts by editor
