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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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Reading habits during Covid

  • Submitted: 3rd April 2020

Isolation reading To say these are tricky times is an understatement. Reading can be a joy as you can really escape from the world right now, and isn't that what…

Books set in Belgravia country

  • Submitted: 31st March 2020

Books which transport you to places like Belgravia Belgravia country is of course the setting and ambiance similar to that in which the novel Belgravia is set - the posh…

BookTrail Travels in April – Isolation special

  • Submitted: 29th March 2020

Books launching in isolation These are worrying times. Dangerous times. I feel for those on the front line of the NHS, those working in supermarkets and all the key workers…

The Girl with the Louding Voice set in Nigeria by Abi Daré

  • Submitted: 27th March 2020

Bookreview of  The Girl with the Louding Voice Adunni is a fourteen-year-old Nigerian girl who knows what she wants: an education. However that is not the role set out for…

Books set in South America

  • Submitted: 24th March 2020

Travel with a bookish passport this Travel Tuesday This is the best time to travel to South America. An entire continent of books and new stories to discover. New writers…

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The Troubled Deep

2024: The Brindley family go missing. Years later their car is found submerged and the family are nowhere…

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