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…
As an author, do you need to visit the setting of your book for authenticity? I have just finished reading All At Sea: Another Side of Paradise by Julian Sayarer, which is a wonderfully evocative memoir set largely in...
Florence is the latest location for us to visit in our Great Books series. Ten Great Books set in Florence. It is its own creation – a beautiful Renaissance town that is still known for fashion, art, and craftsmanship...
The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell, psychological thriller set in the Surrey Hills. Dark Place – a very fancy house, with a great deal of history (some of it indeed very dark) – is where the posh people...
Cabin Fever by Alex Dahl, psychological thriller set in Telemark and Oslo. Strangely, this is now the third novel I have read over the past couple of months, all are newly published, where the author has chosen to...
True Crime Story by Joseph Knox, fictional ‘true crime’ narrative set in Manchester. Unusual, this! I have been listening to quite a few genuine true crime podcasts over the past few Covid months (I can recommend Death in Ice...
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