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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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Books set in a bookshop – IBW 2016

  • Submitted: 17th June 2016

Independent Bookshop Week starts tomorrow and that means everyone really should go out and buy a book from an indie booksellers to support them. They do fantastic work and I'm…

Package Deals: Quercus Summer Reading Bookclub

  • Submitted: 14th June 2016

Pick your Perfect Poolside Read - Travel the World this Summer with Bestsellers from Quercus Books!   Sounds like the perfect summer to us! So when we were asked to hop…

Postcard highlight: Gaslight Crime

  • Submitted: 13th June 2016

A marvellous discovery - Booktrail The Lodger here I had a lovely surprise at the weekend. I came across a copy of The Lodger. The dark cover got me all intrigued…

Friday Reads Fit for A Queen

  • Submitted: 10th June 2016

Friday Reads is a chance to share a selection of books we'vecome across recently that really showcase some fine writing talent. There's been times when I've had too many to…

#IBW2016 is on its way!

  • Submitted: 3rd June 2016

Well all bookbloggers and book worms love answering questions about books so when the little birdie from Vintage Books flew over and set us this challenge we just had to…

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