thrillers

Setting a New Direction

We’re delighted to have bestselling author Mary Burton on the blog to talk the importance of the various settings in her novels. Setting a New Direction Almost a year ago, the Burtons moved from Richmond, Virginia to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.  Not a long distance by… Read More
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IBW2021: Melanie Golding on the sweet smell of bookshops

To celebrate Independent Bookshop Week Melanie Golding, author of Little Darlings, shares her love of bookshops, specifically the smell we all wish could be bottled. The Sweet Smell of Bookshops There was no bookshop in the village where I grew up. Although there were plenty of… Read More