The European Review of Books

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The European Review of Books
EditorGeorge Blaustein, Sander Pleij, Wiegertje Postma
Categories literature, culture, art
Founded2021
First issueJune 2022
Based in Maastricht, Amsterdam
Languagemultilingual
Website europeanreviewofbooks.com
ISSN 2773-1588

The European Review of Books is a cultural and literary magazine, featuring essays, fiction and poetry. The magazine is published in print and online, and it contains articles written in English language and in a writer's own tongue. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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History

In May 2021 the founders launched a crowdfunding campaign [6] [7] [8] to raise the first resources which would bring the magazine to life. [9] [10] [11] The first issue was released in June 2022. [12]

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