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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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Map Monday – The Winter Job set in Finland

  • Submitted: 20th October 2025

The Winter Job of Finland The funniest man in fiction has written another winner! I mean, if I asked you would you read a book about delivering a sofa long…

The Trolley of Temptation – Dark Reads

  • Submitted: 17th October 2025

The Trolley of Temptation Whenever I travel, I take my trusted Trolley of Temptation with me. Even if the wheels don't turn, the books on that trolley will take you…

Wild Boar

  • Submitted: 16th October 2025

Wild Boar Translated fiction from The Emma Press . Off to Sweden we go! Translated by Andy Turner. A short novella about a group of people moving to the Swedish forests…

Map Monday – The Rainforest by Michelle Paver

  • Submitted: 13th October 2025

The Rainforest - South America awaits This week we’re heading across to Mexico, Chiapas and the rainforest there....Where the jungle is no Eden....where the line between the living and the…

Magical novel set in Paris

  • Submitted: 12th October 2025

Magical novel set in Paris The Modern Fairies by Clare Pollard  is one of those novels that seems perfect for a night time read when the nights are drawing in…

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Murder in Paris

1945:  There are suspected collaborators in the upper echelons of French society

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