ELit blog‘s review, 23 June 2016

Europe
Ulrike Guérot: The failure of the political centre ground. The EU and the rise of right-wing populism
http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2016-06-15-guerot-en.html

Ian McEwan urges UK to 'remain and reform' EU
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/ian-mcewan-urges-remain-and-reform-335886

On the eve of the European referendum, come and hear from writers, poets
http://eurolitnetwork.com/stories-of-each-other-do-we-care/

Contemporary Literature
Most YA fiction is grown-up fiction in disguise
https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/jun/09/most-ya-fiction-is-grown-up-fiction-in-disguise
Can Xue speaks on the state of Chinese literature
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/qa-author-can-xue-state-chinese-literature
New books in Hungarian
http://www.hlo.hu/news/87th_festive_book_week_2016_new_books
New Books in German
http://www.new-books-in-german.com/english/home/-/273,273,129002,liste9.html

Publishing
Books’ Prices and Writing’s Value
http://porteranderson.com/book-prices-and-value/
What Julian Fellowes' Belgravia should have learned from Netflix
http://www.thebookseller.com/futurebook/what-julian-fellowes-belgravia-should-have-learned-netflix-333666