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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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Homecoming set in Australia – Kate Morton

  • Submitted: 30th January 2023

Homecoming from Kate Morton This is Kate Morton's first novel in four years and her first since returning to Australia to live with her wider family. This therefore is, I…

Novel casting – books on the small screen

  • Submitted: 27th January 2023

Casting for novels on the small screen More books should be made into TV shows or films. You know al the best plots come from books anyway and even thought…

BookTrail Birthday!

  • Submitted: 25th January 2023

It's TheBookTrail's birthday today Let's celebrate with a competition and give away some books! I am always so grateful to everyone who reads and engages with this site. Honestly I…

Snow Hare set in Poland by Paula Lichtarowicz

  • Submitted: 23rd January 2023

Snow Hare, Poland Before you board on this literary journey - Just read this line for a moment. Is it possible to fall in love at the edge of life?…

Books set on Mountains

  • Submitted: 20th January 2023

Books set on Mountains Who dares to go climbing? Not up a mountain but up your TBR pile... If you want to conquer both your TBR pile AND a mountain,…

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