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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…

READ, TALK, SHARE – a new initiative by The Reading Agency

READ, TALK, SHARE – a new initiative by The Reading Agency 3rd February 2021

#ReadTalkShare #LetsTalkLoneliness READ, TALK, SHARE The Reading Agency launches a new campaign to combat loneliness and promote wellbeing through the proven power of reading London, 3 February 2021: Leading national charity The Reading Agency is proud to announce their new campaign Read, Talk,...

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‘A memoir of wanting more’ – set in CARLISLE and LONDON

‘A memoir of wanting more’ – set in CARLISLE and LONDON 3rd February 2021

Hungry by Grace Dent – a memoir of wanting more – set in CARLISLE and LONDON. I first stumbled across Grace Dent in 2012, as I travelled home on the 18:15 from Waterloo. She penned restaurant reviews for the...

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Slow burning mystery set on the coast of TASMANIA

Slow burning mystery set on the coast of TASMANIA 2nd February 2021

The Survivors by Jane Harper, slow burning mystery set on the coast of Tasmania. Audiobook narrated by Stephen Shanahan. This is a mystery set in fictional Evelyn Bay, a small town on the coast of Tasmania, riddled with secrets....

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Is listening to an audiobook the same as reading a book? Is it “cheating”?

Is listening to an audiobook the same as reading a book? Is it “cheating”? 1st February 2021

Is listening to an audiobook the same as reading a book? Is it “cheating”? It is certainly a divisive question and it is one I have seen repeated over and over on various Social Media threads. I belong to various...

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GIVEAWAY – 3 copies of High Wire in Nuala by Harriet Steel -1930s CEYLON

GIVEAWAY – 3 copies of High Wire in Nuala by Harriet Steel -1930s CEYLON 31st January 2021

Giveaway: 3 copies of High Wire in Nuala by Harriet Steel, set in 1930s Ceylon (present day SRI LANKA). UK ENTRY ONLY Much to the delight of the locals, a colourful Russian circus rolls into Nuala, but the fun...

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