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…

The case for recognising book cover designers. And some favourite book jackets of 2015.

The case for recognising book cover designers. And some favourite book jackets of 2015. 19th December 2015

At TripFiction we get to see a huge number of book covers throughout the year and I have always been fascinated by what actually makes a good cover, and a potential hit for the author. Covers are just as...

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Novel set in Corsica (Paris and Algiers) – “lyrical, intelligent, beautifully crafted”

Novel set in Corsica (Paris and Algiers) – “lyrical, intelligent, beautifully crafted” 17th December 2015

The Sermon on the Fall of Rome by Jérôme Ferrari, novel set in Corsica (Paris and Algiers). Winner of the Prix de Goncourt, The Sermon on the Fall of Rome is one of the most elegantly written books I’ve read...

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Novel set in Falmouth and Japan (“an exquisite novel of the 1880s”)

Novel set in Falmouth and Japan (“an exquisite novel of the 1880s”) 14th December 2015

Signs for Lost Children by Sarah Moss, novel set in Falmouth and Japan. One of the Financial Times Best Books of 2015. It is the1880s. Tom and Ally are recently married but Tom’s job takes him to Japan where...

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Thriller set in Manila (‘there are no serial killers in the Philippines…’)

Thriller set in Manila (‘there are no serial killers in the Philippines…’) 11th December 2015

Smaller And Smaller Circles by F H Batacan, thriller set in Manila. Published in English in September 2015 – 13 years after its first truncated appearance in the Philippines – Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan is, to...

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Why authors need to engage with Twitter and Social Media

Why authors need to engage with Twitter and Social Media 10th December 2015

I recently started a dialogue with the members of #Bookconnectors over on Facebook, about the value of Social Media, and in particular Twitter. Furthermore, how the nature of Twitter can affect the relationship between bloggers and authors and the...

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