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 Edinburgh

Five great books set in Edinburgh 22nd May 2018

Edinburgh is the latest destination in our ‘Great books set in…’ series. Five great books set in Edinburgh. Here are five books – novels, memoirs and travelogues – that will transport you to this great Scottish city, whether you’re travelling...

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Novel set in Manhattan (a character in a completely alien landscape)

Novel set in Manhattan (a character in a completely alien landscape) 21st May 2018

Still Me by Jojo Moyes, novel set in Manhattan, New York City. Jojo Moyes appeared in January 2018 on the BBC’s “Meet the Author” series talking about “Still Me“, the third and final outing for Lou Clark in this...

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Talking Location with author Helen Grant – Perthshire and Fife

Talking Location with author Helen Grant – Perthshire and Fife 19th May 2018

#TalkingLocationWith… author Helen Grant – Perthshire and Fife “Langlands House is haunted, but not by the ghost you think.” That’s the opening line of Ghost, and it has a special relevance for me. Perthshire, where I’ve lived since 2011,...

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Novel set in ancient Greece (mythology and intrigue)

Novel set in ancient Greece (mythology and intrigue) 18th May 2018

Circe by Madeline Miller, novel set in ancient Greece, at the court of Helios and the mythological island of Aiaia, Miller’s version of the story of Circe begins in the court of Helios, the sun god and Circe’s father.  It’s...

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Ten Great Books set in Thailand

Ten Great Books set in Thailand 17th May 2018

Ten Great Books set in Thailand   Thailand is the latest country for us to visit in our ‘Ten great books set in…’ series. ‘Ten great books set in Thailand’. For many Thailand is a destination for a beach...

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