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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…

Pride of Place: 10 LGBTQ+ YA Books Set Around the World

Pride of Place: 10 LGBTQ+ YA Books Set Around the World 6th June 2021

To celebrate the beginning of Pride Month (June), our Kid’s Lit Writer in Residence is here to share 10 LGBTQ+ YA books set around the world with you. From 1950s San Francisco to the deadly streets of the French...

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How to Swim the World by Lou Abercrombie

How to Swim the World by Lou Abercrombie 5th June 2021

In my book Fig Swims the World, the main character sets herself the daunting challenge of swimming the world in a frustrated attempt to get her controlling mother, Mubla, off her back. But it’s also the mother of all...

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When does the use of foreign language phrases in a novel feel like a turn off?

When does the use of foreign language phrases in a novel feel like a turn off? 5th June 2021

When does the use of foreign language phrases in a novel feel like a turn off? I recently read a crime mystery set in Paris. It was written in English, by an English author and the text was infused...

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Dual time-line novel set in ROME

Dual time-line novel set in ROME 4th June 2021

Two Women in Rome by Elizabeth Buchan, dual time-line novel set in Rome. Lottie has come to Rome to be with Tom and she manages to bag a job as an archivist. She discovers archive material that draws her...

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Ten great books set in Budapest

Ten great books set in Budapest 3rd June 2021

Budapest is the latest place for us to visit in our ‘Great books set in…’ series. Ten great books set in Budapest. The city, Hungary’s capital, is bisected by the River Danube. Its 19th-century Chain Bridge connects the hilly Buda...

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