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…

Are writers really at the heart of book production?

Are writers really at the heart of book production? 27th October 2016

“In a world where publishing is huge business, readers should be made aware of the financially struggling elephant in the room: publishers need to change their attitudes to authors and to recognise that the writer of the book is...

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Novel set in Toulouse (What is love?)

Novel set in Toulouse (What is love?) 26th October 2016

Everything Love Is by Claire King, novel set in Toulouse. This is a moving story about love and what is important in life. Baptiste lives on a houseboat near Toulouse, and loves his job of helping clients to explore...

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Talking location with author Renita D’Silva – Udupi, India

Talking location with author Renita D’Silva – Udupi, India 25th October 2016

#Talking LocationWith…. In our series “Talking Location with….” we are pleased to invite author Renita D’Silva to our blog, who talks to us about growing up in Udupi, India and using her childhood experience to inform the setting for her...

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Psychological thriller set in Norway, plus we chat to the author

Psychological thriller set in Norway, plus we chat to the author 24th October 2016

The Bird Tribunal by Agnes Ravatn (translated by Rosie Hedger) – psychological thriller set in Norway. The Bird Tribunal is a beautifully written, and beautifully translated, psychological thriller set in Norway. Brooding tension builds right from the beginning of...

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Novel set in the Dolomites, Northern Italy

Novel set in the Dolomites, Northern Italy 22nd October 2016

The Ice-Cream Makers by Ernest Van der Kwast, novel set in the Dolomites, Northern Italy. A delightful book combining village life in Northern Italy and ice cream. What’s not to like? This is the story of one Italian family,...

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