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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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Liz Fenwick takes us to Cornwall

  • Submitted: 2nd December 2015

It’s the first of December and a cold morning as I sit in my kitchen in Cornwall and look out at the soft orange-pink sky. The leaves have gone from…

Scottish wit and wisdom via fiction

  • Submitted: 30th November 2015

St Andrew’s Day Where all things Scottish are celebrated and quite rightly so. Scotland has some of the most stunning scenery in the world and is a top tourist destination.…

Melissa Hill takes you to Mulberry Bay

  • Submitted: 27th November 2015

Some authors set their books in a place that they love, have visited or have travelled to. Some even set books in places they would like to go, that has…

In the footsteps of Bryant and May….

  • Submitted: 10th November 2015

One of the most perfect literary guides we know for London has to be Christopher Fowler. London - its quirks, idiosyncrancies, history and essence all feature in his books with…

Rebus goes a wandering….

  • Submitted: 3rd November 2015

There was an interesting article in the Sunday Post this week and it’s not a paper I usually read but a kind neighbour came around with the magazine inside it…

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