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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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Happy Agatha Christie Day!

  • Submitted: 15th September 2017

As any crime fiction fan will know, Agatha Christie is still the Queen of Crime Fiction. Her books have been translated in many languages, her stories and mysteries as popular…

Riff Raff time again!

  • Submitted: 12th September 2017

The Riff Raff is an event for aspiring authors and lovers of new writing. Each month we hear from five debut authors with a book published as close to the…

Music and books can define a lifetime

  • Submitted: 10th September 2017

There are some novels which stick in your mind like a song. Songs which take you back to a time gone by, memories, faded photographs and a time when worries…

Bloody Scotland – Today’s the day

  • Submitted: 7th September 2017

It's been an absolute pleasure and honour to have been official blogger for Bloody Scotland in the lead up to the big day. It's going to be a fantastic event…

Vera on her travels

  • Submitted: 5th September 2017

Vera is a firm favourite in the North East - she's just as much a part of the landscape as the Angel of the North - infact some would say…

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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