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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 – Welcome to Glorious Tuga

  • Submitted: 17th February 2025

Map Monday Maps that come with the proof of a book are very exciting. The one that came with Welcome to Glorious Tuga was in colour and very much like…

Books set in romantic spots

  • Submitted: 14th February 2025

Valentine reading Today, let's not give cards and buy flowers but instead let's start giving books like they do in Spain. Some fun places to be either in a couple…

Translated fiction set in Buenos Aires

  • Submitted: 12th February 2025

The Best Enemy - Sergio Olguin The former editor of Nuestro Tiempo magazine has been murdered, apparently during the course of a burglary gone wrong, but investigative reporter Verónica Rosenthal…

Map Monday – The House Keepers

  • Submitted: 10th February 2025

Map Monday Maps are everything. Of course that is something you're going to read here on The BookTrail. What is also very exciting however are floor plans. Books with maps…

Do you buy the same book in multiple formats?

  • Submitted: 9th February 2025

Buying the same book again and again. Do you buy the same book in different editions? Whether that be in a different format, language or US/UK edition, there's something very…

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