Book set in Los Angeles – The Library Book by Susan Orlean
The fire at the Los Angeles Public Library 1986 A library burns....not sure I wanted to read this at first. What could be a more sorry and tragic sight that…
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BookTrail of the Month – the best book(trail) an author has taken us on
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The fire at the Los Angeles Public Library 1986 A library burns....not sure I wanted to read this at first. What could be a more sorry and tragic sight that…
Five books with food as a theme So, hands up. Who has dropped their New Year's resolutions to eat less cake? Eat less in general? No? Still on track?Well with…
An adventure to the ends of the earth The author is also the lead character in this book. This is a work of (translated) fiction, but also stands as a…
Epic multigenerational read set in Uganda A novel to savour and read slowly. This is history, a personal story, a fascinating insight into a misunderstood country and so much more.…
There's a red address book with a life lived tucked inside Stockholm, Paris, NYC- The Red Address Book of Sofia Lundberg takes you on quite an emotional journey... Many of…