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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 to win Literary Escapes to St Lucia

  • Submitted: 6th July 2018

Who wants to jet off this weekend on a holiday to St Lucia? Well, sadly we can't offer plane tickets but with the hot weather still with us, and the…

Destination of the Month – North America

  • Submitted: 4th July 2018

Canada has just celebrated its 151th Birthday and today is Independence Day in the USA, so what better time to celebrate all that is North American and Canadian in the…

Summer Beach Reads

  • Submitted: 1st July 2018

It's July and the sun is out so that means some fun sunny reads. Beach reads AND books set on a beach. There's nothing like them. Get the sand between…

Translation Thursday – crime fiction

  • Submitted: 28th June 2018

There's so many reasons why you should read translated fiction and why you need to read crime fiction in translation in particular...so this Translation Thursday, pick up a copy of…

Visit Guernsey – with a book! Competition

  • Submitted: 26th June 2018

Thanks to our lovely friends at Visit Guernsey and a whole host of bookish and biscuit friends......we have a bit of a giveaway for you! Three prizes: [caption id="attachment_14433" align="aligncenter"…

Featured Book

The Swell

1910. 1970s :In the middle of a severe storm two sisters rescue a mysterious man from a shipwreck.

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