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Literary journeys – Look here for books set in a whole range of locations and settings grouped together

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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…

Books with plot twists to blow your mind

  • Submitted: 10th October 2025

Books with amazing plot twists There are some books that stay with you for the ingenious way they twist your expectations on their head. When I read the following, the…

BookTrails with The Outdoor Guide and Julia Bradbury

  • Submitted: 7th October 2025

BookTrails with The Outdoor Guide Very happy to announce today a series of special literary guides with Julia Bradbury and her team The Outdoor Guide, where The BookTrail showcases some…

Map Monday – Maps and Globes in Books

  • Submitted: 6th October 2025

Maps and Globes in fiction No surprise that maps and globes are a particular favourite focus here on TheBookTrail. When there's a book containing a map or book that is…

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The Hong Kong Widow

1953: Mei’s ‘gift’ of speaking to ghosts is one that she has endeavoured to bury

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