Blogs in January 2026

Auto-journalism set around EUROPE and NYC

Auto-journalism set around EUROPE and NYC 26th January 2026

Killing The Nerve by Anna Pazos, auto-journalism set around Europe and NYC. TR: Laura McGoughlin and Charlotte Coombe A book that is described as auto-journalism is where the author is writing about their own experience, so in many ways...

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Psychological thriller set near VERONA and the WEST MIDLANDS

Psychological thriller set near VERONA and the WEST MIDLANDS 23rd January 2026

That Night by Gillian McAllister, psychological thriller set near Verona and the West Midlands (Birmingham). The Plant siblings have invested in a villa near Verona. Cathy, Joe and Frannie are veterinarians and back home they are in a practice...

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Dual timeline novel set around the WORLD

Dual timeline novel set around the WORLD 22nd January 2026

The Sea Stone Sisters by Eleanor Buchanan, dual timeline novel set around the world. Inter-generational saga with a sense of witchcraft and mystery The Sea Stone Sisters by Eleanor Buchanan is one of those novels that immediately promises atmosphere,...

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Novel set in the mountains of CATALONIA

Novel set in the mountains of CATALONIA 20th January 2026

I Gave You Eyes and You looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà, novel set in the mountains of Catalonia TR: Mara Faye Lethem Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2026 – Fiction With A Sense of Place....

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Memoir set in CHELTENHAM – second half of the 20th Century

Memoir set in CHELTENHAM – second half of the 20th Century 16th January 2026

Homework by Geoff Dyer, memoir set in Cheltenham, in the second half of the 20th Century. Geoff Dyer was born in 1958 and this book traces his childhood through the next couple of decades, living in Cheltenham. The 1960s,...

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