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• Have you read any Matt Haig?
  If you are searching for a magical book about Christmas to read to or with your Primary School children (7+), look no further than the popular author Matt Haig. He has three books in his Christmas ser...
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• Moving House? But what about the books….?
  Moving house is stressful enough without the added worry about what to do with your precious collection of books! Will they need to go into storage, can we make sure that they are kept in tip top cond...
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• Refugees and migrants in Fiction
  The topic of refugees and economic migrants is often at the fore in these days of dreadful wars, economic turmoil and persecution.  Their plight is often misunderstood and it can be hard for us to und...
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• Spotlight on Ann Cleeves
  I came to Ann Cleeves relatively late on – being made aware of her novels through the Vera series on TV which started in 2011. I’ve never got round to catching up on all the early Vera novels but have...
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• The Dark Side - Superstition, Myths and Witch hunts
  A while ago my Reading Group read The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. I was surprised at how much the group liked it as it is a very dark tale based in a remote Norwegian island called Vardo in th...
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• The Importance of Stories
  It’s only when we lose someone dear that we realise how valuable their stories are to us. Listening to stories handed down through the family gives us a sense of identity and belonging but unfortunate...
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• What am I reading?
  Audio version When I started work in the Library my friends all thought how lucky I was to be able to read books all day and get paid for it! If only that was the case! Reading time is certainly not ...
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• Lucy Caldwell – Literary Connections
  Audio version Author Lucy Caldwell has always been on my radar, ever since I learned that she went to school round the corner from where I lived and often used her Belfast heritage as locations for h...
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• The Running Grave and The Raging Storm compelling continuations of popular crime series
  Audio version Many crime fans, like me, have been excited to follow the new series by Ann Cleeves - The Two Rivers. With the Vera and Shetland Series’ she has amassed a vast following for both her bo...
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• European Crime Fiction
  Click on the play button for the audio version of this post. As readers our appetite for crime novels seems to be enormous – and  in recent years has extended beyond these shores to other European c...
  Type: Web Page Date: 09/04/2025