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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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Package Deals: A literary journey around the world – 2

  • Submitted: 4th January 2016

Following on from the last post where we went on a bit of a literary jaunt around the world with books, today there's a second part of the tour as…

Package Deals: A literary journey around the world

  • Submitted: 29th December 2015

This has been a good year in fiction. The places we’ve been and the people we’ve met! The joy of reading has been quite a journey this year – with…

Booktrail Awards 2015

  • Submitted: 18th December 2015

This was hard to decide on as there are many novels that deserve an award to be honest. We’ve read and enjoyed so much this year and there are so many more…

Words and Peace from Emma Cazabonne

  • Submitted: 9th December 2015

Today we hand over the reins to Emma Cazabonne of the book blog Words and Peace. She is an English to French literary translator and loves French books and books set in…

Melissa Hill brings some sparkle to New York

  • Submitted: 6th December 2015

Melissa Hill celebrates Christmas on the booktrail! Melissa Hill, author extraordinaire has returned to the booktrail to talk about the magic of Christmas and the sparkle that this season can…

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The Stranger Diaries

2000s: A gothic tale of a mysterious diary

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