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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 Day Booktrail Style

  • Submitted: 11th October 2024

Top Tips for BookShop Day Bookshop Day is an annual, one day celebration of all high street bookshops. It's tomorrow!! The day has arrived!! But as all bookworms know, we train for the…

You All Die Tonight

  • Submitted: 8th October 2024

You All Die Tonight - Simon Kernick If you haven't come across Simon Kernick yet - get yourself into a bookshop quick smart! This book isn't out until November but…

Hear Him Calling set in remote Wales

  • Submitted: 7th October 2024

Hear Him Calling in Wales A couple with a young baby inherit a house in remote Wales. Yet as winter approaches, cutting them off, the house must become their refuge.…

Dark as Night set in Reykjavík

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Dark as Night  - Lilja Sigurdardóttir Back to the capital of Iceland we go in this fourth installment of the Arora mystery crime series. Map of locations in Dark as…

The Girls from Alexandria set in Egypt by Carol Cooper

  • Submitted: 4th October 2024

The Girls from Alexandria with Carol Cooper When you read a novel set in an Alexandria of times gone by, imagine what it’s like when the author herself has experience…

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