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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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Bookshop spotlight – Lighthouse Books

  • Submitted: 12th December 2024

Lighthouse Books, Edinburgh A lovely shop in Edinburgh close to the meadows. A stroll across a leaf-strewn park takes you to this little green shop that might look tiny from…

Christmas reads

  • Submitted: 9th December 2024

Christmas in a book Christmas is coming and December is the only month you really should read at least one festive read. Now, it doesn't have to be cosy or…

Cosy reading Season

  • Submitted: 6th December 2024

Cosy reading Season December is the last of the  - ber months, which as we all know are the months where reading gets cosy. There's never an excuse not to…

City of Silk set in Bologna

  • Submitted: 2nd December 2024

City of Silk - Glennis Virgo Elena Morandi is a supremely talented seamstress. However, she is determined that her ambition to be a tailor, a profession barred to her as a…

Home for Christmas – Heidi Swain

  • Submitted: 29th November 2024

Home for Christmas - Heidi Swain There is always a good time to read Heidi Swain but Christmas is especially good! I recently met her at the Women's Fiction Festival…

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The Eights

1920s: Inspired by a true story –  They knew they were changing history. They didn’t know they would change each other.

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