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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…

Talking Location With author Nikki Erlick – ITALY

Talking Location With author Nikki Erlick – ITALY 29th July 2022

#TalkingLocationWith…Nikki Erlick, author of The Measure – ITALY The first time I came to Italy, I came as a tourist. The second time, I came as a writer. As soon as I set foot in the country, I fell...

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Thriller set in Bangkok

Thriller set in Bangkok 28th July 2022

The Nineteen by Jake Needham, thriller set in Bangkok.   “Thailand is a culture of equivocation and ambivalence..” In the year 2000, some of Osama bin Laden’s henchman gathered in Malaysia to plot the 9/11 massacre. Some returned to...

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Talking Location With.. Nicole Kennedy – PARIS

Talking Location With.. Nicole Kennedy – PARIS 27th July 2022

#TalkingLocationWith …. Nicole Kennedy, author of After Paris, set in PARIS It’s fair to say that I’m a fully-fledged Francophile. I love the language (although I’m not very good at speaking it), the food (which I am very good...

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Novel set on the West Coast USA

Novel set on the West Coast USA 26th July 2022

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka, novel set on the West Coast USA. An easy to read and short novel that packs a punch. The first section is devoted to an amorphous group of people who swim regularly in a...

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From Russia through Central Asia with two very different  books

From Russia through Central Asia with two very different books 25th July 2022

From Russia through Central Asia with two very different books. I don’t know about you, but my knowledge of the Russian influence on Central Asia, to wit “Sovietstan”, a union of countries under the iron grip of Russia (which...

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