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…

Author Sue Barnard takes her readers to Verona

Author Sue Barnard takes her readers to Verona 27th September 2017

#TalkingLocationWith…. author Sue Barnard, who takes her readers to Verona. Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth...

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Novel set in 18th Century London (a titillating read…)

Novel set in 18th Century London (a titillating read…) 26th September 2017

An Almond for a Parrot by Wray Delaney, novel set in 18th century London. This is the first adult novel to be penned by the acclaimed children’s writer, Sally Gardner and I, for one, fervently hope that it’s not...

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A sneak preview of the Guildford Book Festival

A sneak preview of the Guildford Book Festival 25th September 2017

  The Guildford Book Festival – 8th to 15th October 2017 The Guildford Book Festival is in its 28th year, and although it may not yet be as large or prestigious as the overlapping Cheltenham Literary Festival, there are plenty of...

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Novel set in Hull (the terrible floods of 2007)

Novel set in Hull (the terrible floods of 2007) 24th September 2017

Maria in the Moon by Louise Beech, novel set in Hull, East Yorkshire. We have written before about the excellent writing and story-telling skills that Louise Beech offers her readers, often with quite a personal slant. This one is...

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Author Jennie Ensor learned 10 things in France

Author Jennie Ensor learned 10 things in France 23rd September 2017

#TalkingLocationWith…. Jennie Ensor, author of Blind Side took a week out in a remote French Village and share with us the 10 things she learned My week alone in a remote French village: 10 things I learned What would...

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