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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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Exit Wounds set in Stirling and Belfast

  • Submitted: 2nd May 2025

Exit Wounds The last in any series is a sad time. BUT just know that there is a lot more great stuff to come from the pen of Neil Broadfoot.…

Dark Academia

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Dark Academia #BookTrailLiterarySettings Nearly time to break up for the summer, but before you do, you might want to head back to university for this little lot. Some very dark…

Book (Trail) of the Month – May 2025

  • Submitted: 1st May 2025

Book (Trail) of the Month Where is good to travel in May via a book? This is one to keep on your radar..... Locations of  The Show Woman The book?…

Historical fiction set in Scotland

  • Submitted: 28th April 2025

The Show Woman - Emma Cowling This is a novel that is truly something else. A novel about the circus in Scotland set up by women, for women. It's 1910…

The BookTrail’s Trophy Tower of Books

  • Submitted: 27th April 2025

The BookTrail's Trophy Tower of Books This is a new addition to BookTrail Towers. A book tower! It was a very lucky charity shop find.  A place now where books…

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The Red Shore

2025: A woman vanishes from a sailboat…..

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