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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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Roadtrip of Shipping Forecast locations by Sue Teddern

  • Submitted: 1st July 2021

Shipping Forecast tale by Sue Teddern There are some fantastic locations for novels out there but this is one of the most unique and most fun I have read in…

Book (Trails) out in July

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What kind of literary journey will you go on this summer? Ooh there are some good locations coming up in books in the month of July: Book (Trails) out in…

Book (Trail) of the Month – June

  • Submitted: 30th June 2021

June's Book (Trail) of the Month Book (Trail) of the Month - June - It’s hard picking a favourite book. One that you have spent all month thinking about. One…

Memorable meetings in books

  • Submitted: 29th June 2021

People you meet in fiction might not all be good Who would you like to meet from a book? We all have our favourite characters we'd like to have a…

SHORTLIST – BLOODY SCOTLAND SCOTTISH CRIME DEBUT OF THE YEAR 2021

  • Submitted: 28th June 2021

SHORTLIST - BLOODY SCOTLAND SCOTTISH CRIME DEBUT OF THE YEAR 2021 Get ready to find out who has won the Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Fiction Debut of the Year! Winner…

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