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Why read Translated Fiction? – WIT Month

  • Submitted: 15th August 2021

Women in Translation Month is all about stories Stories are important. If you want to think about just how important, then think of a world…

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Summer reading challenges

  • Submitted: 8th August 2021

Reading when the sun is shining There's something very special about reading outdoors in the sunshine. We often read in a different way too -…

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Reading books in different languages

  • Submitted: 18th July 2021

Reading books in foreign languages Some of the readers of this blog will know that I read books in five languages. I decided to learn…

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Best First Lines in Crime Fiction

  • Submitted: 26th June 2021

First lines in modern books There's always quotes and lines you remember from a novel. When you pick up a book, that first line especially…

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How to prepare a literary feast – food in fiction

  • Submitted: 13th June 2021

Food in books will fill you up like nothing else There are many a memorable scene where characters eat in books. Everyone remembers the famous…

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