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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…

Novel set in Auschwitz

Novel set in Auschwitz 28th January 2020

The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe, novel set in Auschwitz. Translated by Lilit Zekulin Thwaites. The Librarian of Auschwitz had been one of those books I’d seen for a while in all the piles at airport book stores,...

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GIVEAWAY! – 3 copies of ALL THE RIGHT CIRCLES (U.S. only)

GIVEAWAY! – 3 copies of ALL THE RIGHT CIRCLES (U.S. only) 27th January 2020

We have 3 copies of ALL THE RIGHT CIRCLES by John Russell, set in Raleigh, North Carolina to give away. Jack Callahan is an outsider in his adopted hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina. A successful lawyer, he’s spent years...

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The chore of reading some titles on NetGalley (the rhythm of reading…).

The chore of reading some titles on NetGalley (the rhythm of reading…). 27th January 2020

The chore of reading some titles on NetGalley (the rhythm of reading…). Book bloggers are blessed with being sent copies of books for review, often before they are published. It’s one of the perks of the job. The book...

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Hazel Edwards shares her literary tourism on “The Ghan”

Hazel Edwards shares her literary tourism on “The Ghan” 25th January 2020

Literary Tourism: Travelling on the Outback Australian train The Ghan to Darwin by Hazel Edwards ‘The Ghan’ is a train with mystique. It’s on the ‘must do’ list for many travellers. Rail enthusiasts ‘collect’ the journey in memories, stories and...

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Novel set in New York (sorry, but I just don’t get it)

Novel set in New York (sorry, but I just don’t get it) 24th January 2020

Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, novel set in New York.   Fleischman is in Trouble was one of the novels of 2019. It was a Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller and no less a literary luminary than Grace Dent said:...

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