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…
Read The World by Pushpinder Khaneka – a country by country guide, covering more than 50 countries in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. This book, stuffed full of top titles, really does what it says on...
An interview with Julian Sedgwick – author of Tsunami Girl Tsunami Girl is Julian Sedgwick’s latest book. It is a very personal one… He has spent much time in Japan over the years, and has many Japanese friends. He...
Jerusalem is the latest location for us to visit in our Great Books series. Ten Great Books set in Jerusalem. Jerusalem is a city in the Middle East, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and...
Spark by Naoki Matayoshi, novella set in Tokyo. I have read quite a few novels set in Japan recently, all defined by their short length, with a quirky and culture specific take. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu...
The President’s Hat by Antoine Laurain, short novel set in Paris. Translated by Gallic Books. “A hymn to la vie Parisienne” (The Guardian) Oh, just imagine how you might feel if you are in a restaurant and the the...
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