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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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Literary Scenes on Train Platforms

  • Submitted: 6th April 2021

Station platforms form a major part of these novels Train station platforms. Places where people pass each other fleetingly, board trains, disembark, start and end journeys.... Sometimes they can be…

Easter Reading and Chocolate Season

  • Submitted: 1st April 2021

Easter picks for books to eat with chocolate eggs This is the time of year when we have the glorious weekend to enjoy a little reading whilst eating chocolate. What's…

These Books are Made for Walking….

  • Submitted: 30th March 2021

Books to walk with and explore your surroundings BookTrails allow you to follow in the characters footsteps and explore their surroundings. There are certain books however that really show the…

Thriller set in Mexico and Yukon Guillermo Arriaga

  • Submitted: 29th March 2021

The Untameable novel set in Mexico and Yukon Guillermo Arriaga is a Mexican author, screenwriter, director and producer. His novels, Escuadrón Guillotina (1991), A Sweet Smell to Death (1994), The Buffalo of the Night (1999) and…

Sunday Book Brunch – Reading multiple titles

  • Submitted: 28th March 2021

How many books do you read at the same time? Are you one of those people who read one book at a time? Do you like to have several titles…

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Just a Little Dinner

2025: Parisians behaving badly: a dinner party implodes

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