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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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Morecambe and Vice…..

  • Submitted: 28th September 2018

This weekend sees the rather fabulous crime festival Morecambe and Vice return for the second time! A recent newcomer to the crime festival scene but one to be reckoned with.…

Travel Tuesday -Scandi getaways

  • Submitted: 25th September 2018

There's always time for some books set in Scandinavia and today's Travel Tuesday selection rounds up a few visits to the Scandinavian countries, you're going to love. They take you…

Finding a nice reading spot

  • Submitted: 23rd September 2018

There's been a dilemma of sorts this weekend as we move into Autumn. The leaves are just beginning to fall from the trees and I'm feeling the need to cling…

Hispanic Heritage Month

  • Submitted: 18th September 2018

Hispanic Heritage Month is well underway so today I've decided to collect a few Hispanic stories together and celebrate why these books are so important to read, and so insightful…

Bookworms raise your glasses…

  • Submitted: 16th September 2018

...well your mug in this case for a gorgeous mug with your name on it is to be found in Marks and Sparks. It's been doing the rounds on social…

Featured Book

Sharks

2025: In Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg’s so-called ‘problem area’, an American couple is found brutally murdered in a derelict villa.

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