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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?

Welcome to the literary departure lounge !

Train travel in books

  • Submitted: 28th July 2015

With the literary train pulling into the last station of the @transworldbooks booktrail tour, train travel via a book is  the new way to travel! There’s sometimes a murder, sometimes a little…

Literary locations – Durham

  • Submitted: 20th July 2015

Think of Durham and what do you see? A lovely flowing river, a city steeped in history (mining and railways) and tradition, a top university, cobbled streets and a grand…

Tuck in to a literary feast!

  • Submitted: 17th July 2015

Books and Food – what else can we say? What else is there to say quite frankly? Here at the booktrail, we eat books. Devour them. Even love to sniff them…

Booktrailers unite! Jennifer Barclay – author and ultimate traveller

  • Submitted: 15th July 2015

Author and traveller Extraordinaire talks to the Booktrail today about books, travel, literary travel and more…. Jen, it’s over to you – Back in 2001 when I’d recently come to…

Britcrime – Daniel Pembrey’s Amsterdam

  • Submitted: 9th July 2015

With the Britcrime festival now only two days away, we meet another author on the ‘Quick Brit tour’ as we’re calling it and introducing you to crime writer who sets…

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The Stranger Diaries

2000s: A gothic tale of a mysterious diary

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