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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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Edinburgh Literary Package tour

  • Submitted: 19th December 2016

Everyone loves a good Christmas market don't they? There's plenty of them up and down the country but if there isn't one near you, there is a way of accessing…

#UKBA17 – A Year of Booktrailing..

  • Submitted: 15th December 2016

It's been quite a year on the Booktrail. Books, travel and languages are my life so to combine them on on this website is a dream come true. This year in…

#UKBA17 – last few days

  • Submitted: 10th December 2016

This has been one of the most amazing things to happen since the BookTrail Literary Travel Agency opened its doors. I started the blog way back and now it looks…

Crime writers on the telly

  • Submitted: 2nd December 2016

Incase you missed it, the BBC programme Imagine aired on Monday night at 10.45pm suitably late for crime writers and crime writing fans. A great programme which featured the creme…

Marnie Riches on location

  • Submitted: 30th November 2016

Marnie Riches is a well-travelled lady. Well travelled with lots of anecdotes and inspiration from her travels. She is the girl of her titles in many ways...When it comes to…

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