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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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Indie Bookshop Week

  • Submitted: 26th June 2022

Independent BookShop Week What a week! A whole seven days where bookshops up and down the country celebrate all that is good and valuable about book havens, the people who…

Folkloric White Hare tale set in Cornwall – Jane Johnson

  • Submitted: 23rd June 2022

Jane Johnson and Cornwall's White Hare In the far west of Cornwall lies the White Valley, which cuts deeply through bluebell woods down to the sea at White Cove. The…

Historical fiction set in Bridgewater Bay – Julie Brooks

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Bridgewater Bay and its secrets England, 1919: Rose and Ivy board a ship bound for Australia.One is travelling there to marry a man she has never met. One is destined…

A Stranger on Board set at sea by Cameron Ward

  • Submitted: 20th June 2022

Set sail with a Stranger on Board, Cameron Ward A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. A luxury superyacht. And a killer picking you off, one by one... Now that is a premise! I…

Spanish thriller set in Basque book world

  • Submitted: 16th June 2022

Spanish thriller set in Basque Country This caught my eye as it involvesĀ  a Spanish detective who investigates crimes in Vitoria. There's a few books in the series but this…

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