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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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Granite Noir goes global

  • Submitted: 23rd February 2017

Granite Noir takes place from February 24 - 26th and within those three days, the authors and readers are going to wrack up some air miles! Despite the festival being…

#Authorsonlocation: My Texas – by Alexander Burt

  • Submitted: 21st February 2017

My Texas by Alexandra Burt - Author of The Good Daughter BookTrail The Good Daughter here I grew up in the East Hesse highlands of Germany, a densely forested low…

BookOnTheMap – Edinburgh – Portobello

  • Submitted: 18th February 2017

BookOnTheMap - Portobello The second destination on the #BookOnTheMap feature heads  up to the city of Edinburgh and the suburb of Portobello. A crime novel set in a town revisited…

The Ethereal settings of Hannah Kent

  • Submitted: 15th February 2017

There are some settings in books that captivate more than most. Setting which are mythical and other worldly.... ethereal....and which really linger long after you've finished the book. They seem…

If books be the food of love, read on….

  • Submitted: 14th February 2017

Today of course is Valentine's Day and books can help you today more than ever in more ways than one. If you're in love, in a couple etc then there…

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