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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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Golden Age Mystery set in Yorkshire and London

  • Submitted: 26th April 2021

Yorkshire Mortmain Hall in the Golden Age A hall in the middle of Yorkshire where guests gather together for a very important reason. Summoned to the hall for one reason…

BookTrail Oscars 2021

  • Submitted: 25th April 2021

Books and film adaptations at the Oscars A few years ago, there was an Oscars ceremony for books here on The BookTrail. Due to popular demand it's back. Many of…

World Book Night of BookTrails

  • Submitted: 22nd April 2021

World Book Night celebrates and inspires reading World Book Night is here again and it's particularly special this year. I think we can all say thank you to authors and…

Books set in Wales – Gwyl Crime Cymru

  • Submitted: 20th April 2021

Today a special day for Travel and book fans as next week sees the start of ....Gŵyl CRIME CYMRU Festival - Wales’ first international crime literature festival. Gŵyl CRIME CYMRU…

Histfic set on Orkney – The Metal Heart Caroline Lea

  • Submitted: 19th April 2021

Caroline Lea's Metal Heart in Orkney Orkney, 1940. Five hundred Italian prisoners-of-war arrive to fortify the remote and windswept islands. Some islanders are welcoming, others very hostile. When one women falls…

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The Darkening Globe

1597: Each time the globe turns, murder strikes…

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