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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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BookTrail Oscars Nominations

  • Submitted: 23rd January 2025

BookTrail Oscars Nominations If Oscar did books.....it would be the most exciting weekend in the Bookish calendar. THE BOOKTRAIL OSCARS ARE HERE and the nominations are open!   Awards  And…

Historical fiction set in war-time Rome

  • Submitted: 20th January 2025

The Ghosts of Rome - Joseph O'Connor In the final months of World War II, a clandestine group known as The Choir smuggles thousands of escapees out of Nazi-occupied Rome.…

Japanese fiction set in Kitakyushu

  • Submitted: 17th January 2025

The Convenience Store by the Sea - Sonoko Machida A quaint seaside town in Kitakyushu, Mojiko is full of hidden delights. And one unexpected treasure is the 24/7 convenience store, Tenderness.…

Books with Fruit on the Cover

  • Submitted: 14th January 2025

Books with Fruit on the Cover Feeling too full of cake after the Christmas break? We need some fruit as our new five a day to take the place of…

Beautiful Ugly set in Scotland

  • Submitted: 13th January 2025

Beautiful Ugly  -  Alice Feeney Take a moment and think of the premise of this book. If a loved one rang you and then you heard strange noises on the line,…

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The Hong Kong Widow

1953: Mei’s ‘gift’ of speaking to ghosts is one that she has endeavoured to bury

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