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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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Brighton with Peter Bartram

  • Submitted: 31st August 2016

BRIGHTON: THE TIME AND THE PLACE   Peter Bartram (Brighton Pier) When I was young I lived in a village 10 miles outside Brighton. Some evenings, I would drive into Brighton…

Authors on location – Alaska with Eowyn Ivey

  • Submitted: 30th August 2016

You know there are just some authors that you long to meet? They've created a world that has totally and utterly immersed you in to another world and written something…

Locked inside a bookshop with Jessie Burton

  • Submitted: 25th August 2016

Yesterday was the day two of my bookish dreams came true. Not only was I locked inside a bookshop when the lights went out and darkness cloaked the outside of…

The #Poldark countdown starts here

  • Submitted: 10th August 2016

Poldark comes back to our screens on September 4th and so when Pan Macmillan got in touch about all things Poldark, we thought a booktrail was in order to mark…

#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…

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