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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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Canadian Independent Bookshop Day

  • Submitted: 29th April 2022

Read Canada in books This Saturday Canada celebrates Canadian Independent Bookstore Day. CIBD is the annual day when readers, writers, illustrators, publishers, and book lovers everywhere come together to celebrate indie bookstores…

The Corpse Flower set in Copenhagen Anne Mette Hancock

  • Submitted: 28th April 2022

Copenhagen's Corpse Flower Who knows what a corpise flower is? Is it a clever title like a play on words or is it an actual flower? Well, that made me…

Gothic story set in a Yorkshire Abbey

  • Submitted: 25th April 2022

Begars Abbey by V L Valentine A dark house filled with darker secrets... Begars Abbey is a crumbling pile, inhabited only by Lady Cooper. Built on the foundations of an old…

Happy World Book Night and Day

  • Submitted: 23rd April 2022

A day for celebrating reading It's a grand old day and night tonight. People around the world are celebrating World Book Night and Day! In Spain, it's the day of…

Vanda set in Marseille by Marion Brunet

  • Submitted: 21st April 2022

French Noir set in Marseille You would think a story in Marseille might contain some sunshine...Nope. This is  a dark family drama with some very tricky subjects but it's also…

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An Italian Island Secret

2024: It’s time to return to the island…

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