Words leave imprints in your mind like footprints in the sand...
beach reading
starry skies to read under
reading in nature

Blog

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?

Welcome to the literary departure lounge !

Book set in Burma – The Missing Sister by Dinah Jefferies

  • Submitted: 11th March 2019

Author Dinah Jefferies sets her tale in 1930s Burma The ebook is out now and the paperback comes out in the UK later in Marc. But book your travel to…

Book set in Brooklyn, NYC – A Friend is a Gift You Give Yourself, William Boyle

  • Submitted:

William Boyle  - Thelma and Louise Meets Goodfellas The mix of two iconic films to describe a book? Well, that can only mean one thing - this book is going to…

Histfic set in Birmingham – The Conviction of Cora Burns

  • Submitted: 8th March 2019

Author Carolyn Kirby sets her tale in 1800s Birmingham There's a great book out at March 21st which tells a fascinating and chilling story. The blurb says "Carolyn Kirby's stunning…

Book set in Prague – The Devil Aspect by Craig Russell

  • Submitted: 7th March 2019

A creepy tale of a Castle in the former Czechslovakia.. As Europe prepares itself for a calamitous war, six homicidal lunatics - the so-called 'Devil's Six' - are confined in…

Roadtrip novel set across California -Daisy Jones and the Six

  • Submitted: 6th March 2019

A roadtrip of a musical journey by Taylor Jenkins Reid From the cover to the blurb, this novel has a groovy 1970s vibe to it! It's the story of a…

Featured Book

Exit Wounds

2024:  Dead men sometimes do tell tales

Read more