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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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Fictional Characters to Spend Christmas With

  • Submitted: 8th December 2025

Fictional Characters to Spend Christmas With Oh imagine spending time not with family you sometimes don't want to see anyway.....but fictional people you really would love to meet in real…

A Quote Trail of Damian Barr ‘s Two Roberts

  • Submitted: 5th December 2025

A Word Trail of Damian Barr The story of two Scottish artists -  The Two Roberts is a love letter to MacBryde and Colquhoun, artists who tried to change the way…

Quotes to Take You Places in Books

  • Submitted: 3rd December 2025

Quotes to take you places in books There are certain lines, paragraphs even, that once you read them, you never forget them. Here's a few I have written down this…

The Edinburgh Nights series

  • Submitted: 28th November 2025

The Edinburgh Nights series There's a series of books out there that showcase Edinburgh in the most unique of ways! Never mind your tours of the old town and the…

Map Monday – This Way Up

  • Submitted: 24th November 2025

Map Monday  - where maps get it wrong If you didn't know already I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE maps! And where they are in a collection like this one even more so!  …

Featured Book

Estella’s Fury

1835: Great Expectations meets Killing Eve

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