Why Reading Children’s Books is Good
Why adults should read children's books There is something very comforting about reading children's books as an adult. They are reminders of a time gone by and when life was…
A collection of book reviews, literary travel journeys and best books set in posts
Literary journeys – Look here for books set in a whole range of locations and settings grouped together
BookTrail of the Month – the best book(trail) an author has taken us on
Literary Packages – what are the best books with a strong sense of setting or location for each month?
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Why adults should read children's books There is something very comforting about reading children's books as an adult. They are reminders of a time gone by and when life was…
Darjeeling Inheritance by Liz Harris This is a novel that you have to drink tea when you are reading. It’s so immersive of time and place, of the tea plantation in…
Bloody Scotland - 2021 a year like no other Stirling is opening its arms to the best of crime fiction writers next weekend with a festival set to be like…
Books for children set in Afghanistan Afghanistan is a country we often see in the news...but for bad or sad reasons. The view we often get of the country and its…
Daughters of War set in Dordogne If there is any author you want to transport you to Dordogne and a story of family, hardship and war, with a human angle,…