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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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Globe Spotlights – The Woman in Black

  • Submitted: 21st March 2025

Classic Corner There is a shelf on the Trolley of Temptation that hosts those books that I have read but which I keep reading every so often. Usually when I…

Map Monday – Gatsby Jane Crowther

  • Submitted: 17th March 2025

Map Monday – Gatsby The map in this book moves between the great classic of the Golden Jazz Age and the modern day retelling here. "Everyone knows Gatsby. New money.…

Dark Academia set in St Andrews

  • Submitted: 15th March 2025

When We Were Killers - C F Barrington Went back to university today. Back to halls and read this book imagining it all. Well, THAT was a visit to a…

Dutch classic set in Amsterdam – Gerard Reve

  • Submitted: 14th March 2025

The Evenings Gerard Reve A classic read of Dutch literature they told me. Everyone reads this in the days leading up to New Year in the Netherlands as it's set…

Map Monday – The Eights

  • Submitted: 10th March 2025

Map Monday - The Eights The map in this book is more historical and philosophical than geographical in many ways. It's a story about a group of women who were…

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