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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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Map Monday – Nephthys

  • Submitted: 3rd February 2025

Map Monday There are some books that just scream out for a map and often have maps as part of their story. This is one of them as we travel…

Book (Trail) of the Month – February

  • Submitted: 31st January 2025

Book (Trail) of the Month Where is good to travel in February via a book? There is one that stood out. The book? Set on a small Scottish Island and…

Bookshops of the World – Livraria Lello

  • Submitted: 28th January 2025

Livraria Lello Billed as 'the most beautiful bookshop in the world', they're not wrong. This is a store that is famous across the world for being the inspiration behind the…

The BookTrail Birthday

  • Submitted: 27th January 2025

Happy Book Birthday to The BookTrail! The BookTrail Birthday - Can't believe I am writing this, but this year it's the tenth anniversary of this very website!! Actually, it's a…

Island Song set on St Lucia – Pepsi Demacque-Crockett

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Island Song - Pepsi Demacque-Crockett Set between the Caribbean to 1950s London, this is a novel about finding home. A story about two sisters. One who found the courage to leave, the…

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The Frozen People

1850, 2025: Travel back in time to solve a crime!

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