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…
Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo, an exuberant novel set in HACKNEY (with Antiguan roots). Barrington Jedidiah Walker is a larger-than-life 74 year-old dandy, full of erudition and charm, strutting the streets of Hackney like a preening peacock. ‘Barry’ is...
We are delighted to be able to offer 3 copies of the brilliant, The Unwrapping of Theodora Quirke by Caroline Smailes. UK entries only, please. “A Christmas Carol meets Stranger Things in this funny, sweary and moving festive story” ‘...funny and touching and utterly...
A Girl Made of Air by Nydia Hetherington, novel set in the circus and Coney Island, New York. Our protagonist, known only by her nickname “mouse” throughout the novel, was born into a post-war circus family and was almost...
The Tainted by Cauvery Madhavan, novel set in 1920s South Eastern India. The Tainted follows two families over 60 years – the Aylmers and the Twomeys. Colonel Aylmer, commander of the Royal Irish Kildare Rangers, is in charge and...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the latest destination for us to visit in our ‘Great books set in…’ series. Ten great books set in the United Arab Emirates. From the glitz of Dubai, to the incredible Sheik Zahir Mosque...
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