Blog Archive

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…

Autofiction set in Southern Germany

Autofiction set in Southern Germany 16th December 2020

Paula by Sandra Hoffmann, translated by Katy Derbyshire, autofiction set in Southern Germany. Another title from V & Q Books, who specialise in ‘remarkable writing from Germany‘. Paula is the grandmother in this story, who has been part of...

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Novel set in the countryside near Aylesbury, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

Novel set in the countryside near Aylesbury, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 15th December 2020

Christmas for Beginners by Carole Matthews, novel set in the countryside near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. I first met dear Molly when I read Happiness for Beginners. A wonderful and caring woman who looks after life’s waifs and strays, both human...

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Dark mystery set in northern Iceland

Dark mystery set in northern Iceland 14th December 2020

Winterkill by Ragnar Jónasson, dark mystery set in northern Iceland. Translated by David Warriner. Winterkill is the 6th (and final…) book in Ragnar Jónasson’s Dark Iceland series. I have enjoyed every one… As ever, the main character is Ari...

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GIVEAWAY – 3 copies of SHIVER by Allie Reynolds. Set in the FRENCH ALPS

GIVEAWAY – 3 copies of SHIVER by Allie Reynolds. Set in the FRENCH ALPS 13th December 2020

We are delighted to be able to offer 3 EARLY copies of SHIVER by Allie Reynolds, set in the French Alps. UK ENTRY ONLY Published 21 January 2021 Mentioned today in the Sunday Times Style Magazine (13.12.20) They don’t...

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David Hewson, a judge in our ‘Sense of Place’ Creative Writing Competition, tells us about the experience

David Hewson, a judge in our ‘Sense of Place’ Creative Writing Competition, tells us about the experience 13th December 2020

David Hewson, a judge in our “Sense of Place’ Creative Writing Competition, tells us about the experience. Well that was a tough one. Your entries for TripFiction’s first writing contest took us all over the world, from Europe to...

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