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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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Travel novel set in Mongolia – Rough Magic by Lara Prior-Palmer

  • Submitted: 3rd June 2019

Rough Magic: Riding the world’s wildest horse race Memoir set in Mongolia - Rough Magic by Lara Prior-Palmer - The Mongol Derby is the world’s toughest horse race. A feat…

BookTrail Travels with Books in June

  • Submitted: 1st June 2019

Travel with Books in June May is a good book for travelling via books! Oh the places we will go! Which package holidays can you expect to be popping into…

TheBookTrail roundup of Travels via books in May

  • Submitted: 31st May 2019

May was an impressive travel month! May was a busy month travel and book wise. The number of miles travelled via books out was impressive. Where were the best spots…

Novel set in Lebanon – The Storyteller by Pierre Jarawan

  • Submitted: 30th May 2019

The Storyteller by Pierre Jarawan set in Lebanon Pierre Jarawan’s first novel  is a multilayered mystery of a father and his son set against the backdrop of chaotic Middle Eastern politics.…

Books set in a mix of worlds both fictional and real

  • Submitted: 28th May 2019

There are many novels which mix fact and fantasy to spellbinding effect. Books which imagine the life of a writer behind the scenes, the life of a spouse history has…

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