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…

GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of The Girl With the Scarlet Ribbon – set in North East England

GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of The Girl With the Scarlet Ribbon – set in North East England 6th December 2020

We are delighted to be able to offer 3 copies of The Girl With the Scarlet Ribbon by Glenda Young, set in North East England (Ryhope, Scarborough and Sunderland). UK entries only. When a newborn baby girl is found abandoned...

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Ten great Children’s Books for #ReadingAfrica Week

Ten great Children’s Books for #ReadingAfrica Week 6th December 2020

December 6th to December 12th is #ReadingAfrica Week.  To celebrate we have chosen ten great children’s books that are very firmly set in the continent. Long Walk to Freedom (Illustrated Children’s Edition) by Nelson Mandela, abridged by Chris Van Wyk, and...

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Crime mystery set in AKRANES, Iceland

Crime mystery set in AKRANES, Iceland 5th December 2020

The Creak on the Stairs by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, crime mystery set in Akranes, Iceland. Translation by Victoria Cribb and narrated by Diana Croft. This is a debut and a hugely competently put together story – a great addition to...

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Novel set on the Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA

Novel set on the Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA 4th December 2020

The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green, novel set on the Gold Coast, Australia. It is 1982 and, in Shelly Bay, four women meet and become friends whilst swimming in the clear blue waters of the bay....

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World Book Night 2021

World Book Night 2021 3rd December 2020

World Book Night 2021 Celebrates 10th Anniversary:  The Reading Agency and Specsavers Team Up to Make the Nation Smile The Reading Agency to partner with Specsavers for World Book Night 2021 Books to Make You Smile theme in response to...

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