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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 Fab Four of Finnish Fiction

  • Submitted: 20th September 2020

Four Finns to spend time with via a book. The Fab Four of Finnish Fiction -  There's LOTS of good talent coming out of Finland. I've chosen writers who have…

Learning Finnish with children’s books

  • Submitted: 19th September 2020

More Nordic books to read! Words and reading mean everything to me. Wherever books are is where I want to be. I basically wanted to learn languages when I was…

Enchanting novel set in New Caledonia – Miss Benson’s Beetle

  • Submitted: 18th September 2020

Miss Benson's Beetle set in New Caledonia by Rachel Joyce Enchanting novel set in New Caledonia - Miss Benson's Beetle -  It's the 1950's - Margery Benson abandons her dead-end…

Spotlight on Denise Rudberg

  • Submitted: 14th September 2020

Swedish writer with a new genre of fiction I've discovered a  new genre of books this week. Elegant Crime - A Swedish author named Denise Rudberg writes it. Well, that…

Travel to a Kent retirement home with Richard Osman

  • Submitted: 10th September 2020

A murder club in Kent There's a book out now - it's only been out a week - but it's made me chuckle and laugh and smile in equal measure…

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The Darkening Globe

1597: Each time the globe turns, murder strikes…

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