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…

Five great books set in FINLAND

Five great books set in FINLAND 2nd December 2019

Finland is the latest place for us to visit in our ‘Great books set in…’ series. Five great books set in Finland. A famous Finnish saying: ‘Ei kysyvä tieltä eksy’ – ‘who asks for the road doesn’t get lost’. ...

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GIVEAWAY… and it’s a goodie!

GIVEAWAY… and it’s a goodie! 1st December 2019

GIVEAWAY… and it’s a goodie! We are offering one lucky reader an Amsterdam Christmas goodie bag containing: A copy of A Death in Rembrandt Square by Anja de Jager A copy of Death on the Canal by Anja de...

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Talking Location With J M Hewitt – Pomona Island, Manchester

Talking Location With J M Hewitt – Pomona Island, Manchester 30th November 2019

#TalkingLocationWith... J M Hewitt, author of The Quiet Girls – Pomona Island, Manchester For the second in my DS Carrie Flynn novels – The Quiet Girls – I wanted to explore one of my favourite writing subjects: barren, deserted...

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Do we judge a book by its cover? The answer is Yes!

Do we judge a book by its cover? The answer is Yes! 29th November 2019

Do we judge a book by its cover? I recently reviewed Ann Patchett’s “The Dutch House” and my copy was a Waterstones special edition, beautifully executed and with Delft Blue sprayed edges and a Delft inspired design. You can...

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Secret London – An Unusual Guide (third edition) – Jonglez Publishing

Secret London – An Unusual Guide (third edition) – Jonglez Publishing 28th November 2019

Secret London – An Unusual Guide, written by Rachel Howard and Bill Nash, is the third edition of this quirky guide to our amazing capital city, from the ever inspiring Jonglez Publishing. We hope that through its guidance you...

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