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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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World Book Night of BookTrails

  • Submitted: 22nd April 2021

World Book Night celebrates and inspires reading World Book Night is here again and it's particularly special this year. I think we can all say thank you to authors and…

Books set in Wales – Gwyl Crime Cymru

  • Submitted: 20th April 2021

Today a special day for Travel and book fans as next week sees the start of ....Gŵyl CRIME CYMRU Festival - Wales’ first international crime literature festival. Gŵyl CRIME CYMRU…

Histfic set on Orkney – The Metal Heart Caroline Lea

  • Submitted: 19th April 2021

Caroline Lea's Metal Heart in Orkney Orkney, 1940. Five hundred Italian prisoners-of-war arrive to fortify the remote and windswept islands. Some islanders are welcoming, others very hostile. When one women falls…

Historical Fiction- HWA Debut Crown Awards

  • Submitted: 16th April 2021

Historical Fiction- HWA Debut Crown Awards I am so happy right now. I've very proud and honoured to have been asked to be a judge on the panel for the…

Travel to Spain and Chile via a long petal of the sea with Isabel Allende

  • Submitted: 15th April 2021

Allende covers Chile and Spain in this epic novel Travel to Spain and Chile via a long petal of the sea with Isabel Allende - Isabel Allende is a great…

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The Italian Vineyard

1939, 2025: A dusty bottle of wine and a family mystery that will change everything…

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