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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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The BookTrail’s Birthday Competition

  • Submitted: 25th January 2022

TheBookTrail is 7 years old this month! TheBookTrail is getting older! To say thank you to readers, writers and travellers alike who visit, enjoy and send lovely comments to this…

Norfolk’s Leviathan by Rosie Andrews

  • Submitted: 24th January 2022

The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews What is a Leviathan I hear you ask? I had no idea before reading this novel but I have read so much since. It's a…

The Christie Affair of Harrogate by Nina de Gramont

  • Submitted: 19th January 2022

The Christie Affair of Harrogate and London When a novel comes along detailing those mysterious days when Agatha Christie wrote  the story of her own disappearance, you've got to read…

Bay Tales – Whitley Bay’s first crime fiction festival

  • Submitted: 18th January 2022

Head to the Bay this February Whitley Bay is a small seaside town with big ambitions as this February it's the host of its very first Crime fiction festival! I…

Histfic set in Eyam – Hemlock Cure Joanne Burn

  • Submitted: 17th January 2022

Eyam, a real life plague village Histfic set in Eyam - Hemlock Cure Joanne Burn. Imagine visiting a plague village. What is a plague village I hear you ask. Well,…

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