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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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Books set on the Titanic #BookTrailLiterarySettings

  • Submitted: 14th April 2020

A journey to remember on the Titanic On the day in 1912, the Titanic hit an iceberg in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It was 12.40pm ship's time and…

Bunches of Books for Easter

  • Submitted: 9th April 2020

Happy Easter Everyone! Easter is a little different this year.  I normally look forward to going to the bookshop to buy my read for the long weekend. I like to…

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?…

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