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…

Novel set in Zimbabwe (‘It’s the best thing I’ve read in years…’)

Novel set in Zimbabwe (‘It’s the best thing I’ve read in years…’) 27th September 2016

The Book of Memory by Petina Gappah, novel set in Zimbabwe. Long listed for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2016. Memory, or Mnemosyne, an albino black woman, confined in Chikurubi prison in Harare, Zimbabwe writes down an account of...

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Join us for the TripFiction Treasure Hunt (closes Midnight Monday 3/10/16)

Join us for the TripFiction Treasure Hunt (closes Midnight Monday 3/10/16) 25th September 2016

We are giving away 2 recent favourite reads, all in a book box with some extra surprise goodies to delight you. These are: River of Ink by Paul M M Cooper set in Polonnaruwa (Sri Lanka) This Must be the...

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Novel set in the Hive (a real ‘buzz’ about this one…)

Novel set in the Hive (a real ‘buzz’ about this one…) 25th September 2016

The Bees by Laline Paull – novel set in the Hive. The Bees is an excellent and thought-provoking read. It is a very worthwhile addition to the anthropomorphic tradition of books like Wind In The Willow and Watership Down....

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Novel set in New York, and author Tom Connolly talks about the city

Novel set in New York, and author Tom Connolly talks about the city 23rd September 2016

Men Like Air by Tom Connolly, novel set in New York. This is April in the city, the city that never sleeps, the city that is dreamy and multifaceted, loud and vibrant, never dull. Nineteen year old Finn flies...

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Stories of Greece, plus we chat to author Victoria Hislop

Stories of Greece, plus we chat to author Victoria Hislop 21st September 2016

Cartes Postales from Greece by Victoria Hislop, stories of Greece. Stories within stories that wind their way around the country – charming, thoughtful, wistful and melancholic at times too. Ellie is living up in North London where life and...

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