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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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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…

Package Deals – Literary travel tips

  • Submitted: 29th October 2015

There are books where you just have to look at the cover and you want to step inside it, be part of the story and meet the characters for real.…

Book postcards

  • Submitted: 28th October 2015

Reading a book is like delving into a fancy dress box of sorts. There’s the fashion of the day, the food and drink, the objects from an historical setting, the…

Package Deal: Fictional and non fictional worlds

  • Submitted: 27th October 2015

Whether you wish to visit a place where an author has set their books, or the places where he or she grew up, then literary travel is for you. From…

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The Swell

1910. 1970s :In the middle of a severe storm two sisters rescue a mysterious man from a shipwreck.

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