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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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Competition – Hollywood Bound?

  • Submitted: 7th September 2018

On September 20th, The Syndicate, sequel to The Pictures is out in ebook. Then in October, the hardback comes out. But those lovely people at One World are offering three…

Sailing off on a Bookish adventure

  • Submitted: 4th September 2018

There are lots of books set at sea and each one shows the readers a unique insight into sea travel. How people used to travel, how pirates once roamed the…

Four finalists are revealed for theMcIlvanney Prize

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  I was very excited to be asked to help narrow down the longlist for this award....and here are the four finalists chosen by one of the best and funniest…

August Travel Round up

  • Submitted: 2nd September 2018

September brings with it freshly picked books, books ready to cuddle up with, books with warming scenes of people eating and drinking beside a roaring fire which make you want…

Dreaming about Books #TranslatedThursday

  • Submitted: 30th August 2018

I do love a book not yet translated as there's always the chance that it will be and that even more readers will get to enjoy the stories tucked away…

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Just a Little Dinner

2025: Parisians behaving badly: a dinner party implodes

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