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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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Novel of the Gold Rush – How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang

  • Submitted: 8th April 2020

Gold Rush - How Much of These Hills is Gold ? Novel of the Gold Rush - How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang - I’ve…

Books set on the beach – BookTrailLiterarySettings

  • Submitted: 7th April 2020

Beach reads for armchair travel - #BookTrailLiterarySettings Despite the lock down, there is one perfect way of travelling right now. That, my friends, is armchair travel where you get to…

Police drama set in Australia – Bitter Wash Road by Garry Disher

  • Submitted: 5th April 2020

Bitter Wash Australian crime Police drama set in Australia - Bitter Wash Road by Garry Disher - Welcome to Tiverton - small town Australia. It's dusty, remote and peaceful, right?…

Reading habits during Covid

  • Submitted: 3rd April 2020

Isolation reading To say these are tricky times is an understatement. Reading can be a joy as you can really escape from the world right now, and isn't that what…

Books set in Belgravia country

  • Submitted: 31st March 2020

Books which transport you to places like Belgravia Belgravia country is of course the setting and ambiance similar to that in which the novel Belgravia is set - the posh…

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The Darkening Globe

1597: Each time the globe turns, murder strikes…

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