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MAEVA MONTH – Seis Cocodrilos – Pablo del Rio

  • Submitted: 10th July 2025

Seis Cocodrilos - Pablo del Rio The first in the MAEVA month of July is this fine thriller set between London, Sussex in the UK and Mundaka in the Basque country…

Bring the House Down set in Edinburgh – Charlotte Runcie

  • Submitted: 7th July 2025

Bring the House Down  - Charlotte Runcie A theatre critic at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe writes a vicious one-star review of a struggling actress he has a one-night stand with......…

Libro – Bookshop and Crafts in Vienna

  • Submitted: 6th July 2025

Libro This caught my eye as its name is the Spanish word for Book. But I was in Vienna so I went into have a look and there ARE books…

Personal account of a kidnapping in Colombia

  • Submitted: 3rd July 2025

Ingrid Betancourt - the story Íngrid Betancourt Pulecio is a Colombian politician, former senator and anti-corruption activist. Betancourt was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on 23 February 2002 while campaigning for the Colombian presidency.…

Book (Trail) of the Month – July 2025

  • Submitted: 29th June 2025

Book (Trail) of the Month Where is good to travel in July via a book? There is one that stood out. The Art of a Lie - Laura Shepherd Robinson…

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The Italian Vineyard

1939, 2025: A dusty bottle of wine and a family mystery that will change everything…

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