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Horror as a setting

  • Submitted: 4th November 2025

Horror as a bookish setting There are great horror reads out there - The Shining and most of Stephen King stands out - but there…

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Small Acts of Resistance set in wartime France

  • Submitted: 2nd November 2025

Small Acts of Resistance set in wartime France Anita Frank is a firm favourite here at The BookTrail. She has taken readers to several memorable…

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Venice Noir

  • Submitted: 31st October 2025

Venice Noir It's almost time for Venice Noir - the two day event where the best and darkest of gothic fiction is celebrated. I mean,…

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The Lady Chatterley Trial

  • Submitted: 28th October 2025

Lady Chatterley on Trial I've just watched a film which is part true and part fiction. It focuses on the trial at the Old Bailey…

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Local Heavens – a map of New York 2075

  • Submitted: 27th October 2025

Local Heavens - New York 2075 This is a trail to the future but also to the past. It's a reimagining of Gatsby but in…

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Estella’s Fury

1835: Great Expectations meets Killing Eve

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