Check through the Blog posts below to find our latest extended book reviews, our #TalkingLocationWith … pieces, and our views on matters of general literary interest. Search by either Location or by the Keywords you would like to come up in the results…
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, psychological thriller set on LONG ISLAND Millie has a history. She has been in jail for several years and is now out on licence. She cannot afford to do anything wrong, she also can’t...
The Two Roberts by Damian Barr, historical novel set mainly in Glasgow and Southern England. Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2026 – Fiction With A Sense Of Place Robert MacBryde (Bobby) and Robert Colquhoun (Robert) are...
Three Years On Fire by Andrey Kurkov, essays from the Ukraine War. Andrey Kurkov is Ukraine’s greatest living writer, and he is absolutely one of my favourite authors. All his books are set in Ukraine and have a certain...
Reaper by Vanda Symon, thriller set in AUCKLAND In Reaper, author Vanda Symon revisits the seamier side of Auckland, New Zealand. It’s a world inhabited by homeless folk who may be all but invisible but who see everything that...
My French Platter by Annemarie Rawson. From New Zealand to South West France – a story of adventure and resilience. Pretty much on a whim, Annemarie and husband Steve decided in their 50s to abandon their life, family and...
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