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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 with Birds in Them

  • Submitted: 18th July 2024

Books with Birds in Them Birds are strange creatures - they can be really pretty like Kingfishers or creepy and foreboding like crows. When they appear in a novel, it's…

All the Colours of the Dark set in USA

  • Submitted: 15th July 2024

All the Colours of the Dark set in USA Set in the small town of Monta Clare, this is a story of friendship and life told through the voices of two…

Bookreview of You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry

  • Submitted: 12th July 2024

Travel with two fictional characters on vacation You and Me on Vacation is a love story is being billed of a homage to When Harry Met Sally and One Day. I think it's…

Books set in the world of Opera

  • Submitted: 11th July 2024

Books set in the world of Opera Feel like a little musical interlude this week? There have been a few novels set in the world of the opera recently. It's…

Guilty by Definition set in Oxford – Susie Dent

  • Submitted: 8th July 2024

Guilty by Definition - Susie Dent Defination of the story: Martha's sister went missing. Now, someone is sending word puzzles and riddles to her colleagues at the Clarendon English Dictionary.…

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