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…

Murder mystery set in Barcelona and Valencia (Politics of Catalonia, with a murder)

Murder mystery set in Barcelona and Valencia (Politics of Catalonia, with a murder) 3rd November 2015

A Body in Barcelona by Jason Webster, murder mystery set in Barcelona and Valencia. Based in Barcelona, and Valencia, this murder mystery is set against a background of politics as the people of Catalonia hope for independence, in contrast...

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Novel set in Adelaide (“..once a cheat, always a cheat..”)

Novel set in Adelaide (“..once a cheat, always a cheat..”) 30th October 2015

The Sun In Her Eyes by Paige Toon, novel set in Adelaide. What I love about working on TripFiction is that I discover new authors, and authors who create books where setting is strong and evocative, as well as...

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Travelogue set in London (finding London’s soul?)

Travelogue set in London (finding London’s soul?) 27th October 2015

Walk the Lines by Mark Mason, travelogue set in London. There isn’t exactly a dearth of books about London. You don’t have to spend hours scouring bookshops or sitting in front of the computer if you want to find...

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Novel set in Rome (“..strange, unfathomable winds that blow people one way rather than the other”)

Novel set in Rome (“..strange, unfathomable winds that blow people one way rather than the other”) 24th October 2015

Early One Morning by Virginia Baily, novel set in Rome. A layered story that threads its way through the streets of the Eternal City, from 1943 in the midst of war forward to the 1970s, two very different periods...

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Memoir set in Berlin – Plus we chat to the author…

Memoir set in Berlin – Plus we chat to the author… 22nd October 2015

1989 The Berlin Wall – My Part in its Downfall by Peter Millar, memoir set in Berlin and the East Bloc (A fascinating and clear explanation) This excellent autobiography of Peter Millar’s life as a reporter takes the reader through...

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