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A collection of book reviews, literary travel journeys and best books set in posts

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The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph

  • Submitted: 12th September 2022

Charles Ignatius Sancho - a real figure from history This kind of novel excites me. Someone has taken a key figure from the past and essentially brought him to life.…

The Bookish Delights of Stirling

  • Submitted: 11th September 2022

The Bookish Delights of Stirling Bloody Scotland is on for four days. LOTS of books to be bought and read during this time. There is of course a festival bookshop…

Book set on Cape Cod -Paper Palace

  • Submitted: 10th September 2022

A Paper Palace on Cape Cod A woman swimming at her home in Cape Cod thinks of the night before when she had a liaison with someone she shouldn't have.…

Bloody Scotland’s 10th Anniversary

  • Submitted: 9th September 2022

Bloody Scotland’s 10th Anniversary A few days ago the judges revealed the finalists for The McIlvanney Prize 2022: Liam McIlvanney – The Heretic (HarperCollins) Alan Parks – May God Forgive…

Shrines of Gaiety set in London – Kate Atkinson

  • Submitted: 7th September 2022

Meet Nellie Coker -  Soho club queen 1926, and in a country still recovering from the Great War, London has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. In the…

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The Darkening Globe

1597: Each time the globe turns, murder strikes…

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