Blog Archive

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…

Magic and Mysticism in 17th century SCOTLAND with Nancy Hayes Kilgore

Magic and Mysticism in 17th century SCOTLAND with Nancy Hayes Kilgore 11th September 2021

#TalkingLocationWith...Nancy Hayes Kilgore, author of Bitter Magic, set in 17th Century Scotland. I’m on the train from Glasgow to Inverness, on my way to the region where my historical novel takes place. As I gaze at the landscape, the...

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Social thriller set mainly in LOS ANGELES

Social thriller set mainly in LOS ANGELES 10th September 2021

Afraid of the Light by Douglas Kennedy, social thriller set mainly in Los Angeles. The author has chosen a sensitive topic to be at the heart of his latest novel, set on the roads criss crossing the city of...

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Ten Great Books set in the SEYCHELLES

Ten Great Books set in the SEYCHELLES 9th September 2021

The Seychelles is the latest location for our ‘Ten Great Books Set In…’ series. Ten great books set in the Seychelles. The Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, off East Africa. It’s home to numerous...

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Psychological fiction set on the Upper East Side, MANHATTAN

Psychological fiction set on the Upper East Side, MANHATTAN 9th September 2021

Mrs March by Virginia Feito, psychological fiction set on the Upper East Side, Manhattan. “Nastily good fun” screams the review from Metro. “….darkly funny…” states the Amazon introduction. I don’t go along with either of these epithets but I...

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Talking Location With Author James Stejskal

Talking Location With Author James Stejskal 8th September 2021

#TalkingLocationWith…. James Stejskal, author of Appointment in Tehran (Iran) and A Question of Time (Berlin) Writing Location, Setting, and Place in My Novels… When I started writing fiction, I knew I needed more than just a story arc and character development to make...

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