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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 Dark Side of Theatreland by Tom Mead

The Dark Side of Theatreland by Tom Mead 11th October 2023

THE DARK SIDE OF THEATRELAND by Tom Mead, author of The Murder Wheel LONDON’S WEST END The theatre is a place of heightened passions, of superstition, of tragedies and triumphs. That’s why it feels like such a natural setting...

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Ten Great Books with Jazz at their Heart

Ten Great Books with Jazz at their Heart 10th October 2023

Ten Great Books with Jazz at their Heart. Many books, from many locations, have Jazz at their heart. Here are ten of our favourites. The Axeman’s Jazz by By Ray Celestin – NEW ORLEANS New Orleans, 1919. As music fills...

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Talking Location With… author Daniella Bernett – SWITZERLAND

Talking Location With… author Daniella Bernett – SWITZERLAND 10th October 2023

#TalkingLocationWith…  Daniella Bernett, author of Betrayed By The Truth – SWITZERLAND Humans are a complex melding of unique stories. By the same token, every nook and cranny in the world tells its own story. In fact, “story” is at...

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Memoir set around the world

Memoir set around the world 9th October 2023

Unfinished Woman by Robyn Davidson, memoir set around the world. The UK cover of this memoir caught my eye. The author stares – smiles slightly in a knowing way – at the potential reader and you can almost feel...

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Novel set on an island not far from ISTANBUL

Novel set on an island not far from ISTANBUL 6th October 2023

At The Breakfast Table by Defne Suman, novel set on an island not far from Istanbul (Büyükada Island). TR: Betsy Göksel This novel is set in 2017, looking back to earlier decades in the 20th Century. Shirin Saka is...

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