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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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#readforRio – Books for Children

  • Submitted: 9th August 2016

Welcome back to Rio and #ReadRio in particular.   #readforrio This is also a nice campaign being championed by @BenchmarkEdu who focus on children's books. They are "Looking to teach…

Read for Rio #ReadforRio

  • Submitted: 8th August 2016

Read for Rio! Reading is like a sport. Heck what am I saying it IS a sport. You can do it alone, join a bookclub team, spend time in the…

How Tartan is Your Noir? Bloody Scotland

  • Submitted: 5th August 2016

And Bloody Scotland is one week closer! So you have plenty of time to prepare your reading for the panels you're going to visit. I featured How Tartan is the…

The Booktrail comes to Bloody Scotland

  • Submitted: 28th July 2016

In just over a month's time, Bloody Scotland gets underway and I for one, can not wait. I am super excited about playing a small role in what looks set to the…

Dead Good Books’ #SummerSix

  • Submitted: 26th July 2016

Dead Good Books launched a fantastic six week summer holiday reading extravaganza this week - Six great titles to be devoured over the course of the next six weeks with…

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Some of Us Are Liars

2025: There’s your side. My side. And the truth.

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