Book release – Viper’s Blood
From Devon author David Gilman, Viper’s Blood is the fourth book in his Masters of War Series, with the central figure in the story being…
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Book release – Secret Duties of a Signals Interceptor
East Devon author Jenny Nater was born in the United States to America parents several years after the end of the World War I. At…
Book release – The Paradoxal Compass
Firstly I’d say that there’s a fair bit of rambling and general moving around in this book which is no bad thing, secondly, yes, you’d…
Book release – Fatherless
Phil Barber’s another Devon based author who apparently also coaches teenagers and adults through personal problems! This book is a memoir of Phil’s own childhood,…
Book release – Counterfeit!
Published by Chudleigh Phoenix Publications, Counterfeit!’s story is based around the supply of counterfeit drugs in Africa. The mission of regulator Suzanne Jones is…
Book release – Exeter’s Royal Clarence Hotel
by author Darren Marsh 2017 was the year that one of Devon’s landmarks burnt to the ground. I’d say that many of us were extremely…
Devonshire Months
Our modern life means we're fairly detached from the countryside, and as we fly through the months, their subtleties are easily missed unless of course,…
Bookworm: June & July 16
22 Ideas that saved the English Countryside by Peter Waine and Oliver Hilliam I’m not particularly sure that the English countryside has been saved yet,…
Bookworm: April & May 16
Gate of the Dead by David Gilman This book is the third in David’s of Master of War series. David Gilman is also a successful…
Bookworm: February & March 16
All I Ever Wanted by Stan Bagwell, compiled and edited by Christine Hardy This highly readable book is not only an account, in his own…
Budleigh Living
“Budleigh Salterton has it's own weather you know”, I was told when I moved to this delectable part of the world some forty years ago.…
They All Love Budleigh
Sue Lawley, Budleigh Salterton resident, talks about the Budleigh Literary Festival and some of the special guests that will be attending the next Festival. Read…