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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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Booktrail Bookfair of books set in London

  • Submitted: 10th March 2020

Booktrail Book fair of books set in London Today should have been the first day of the London Book Fair so why not have a book fair of your own…

Where the Crawdads Sing set in North Carolina by Delia Owens

  • Submitted: 9th March 2020

Haunting novel set on the marshlands of North Carolina Where the Crawdads Sing set in North Carolina by Delia Owens - Set in the fictional town of Barkley Cove (near…

Gothic novel set in a manor house – LockWood Manor – Jane Healey

  • Submitted: 6th March 2020

The animals of Lockwood Manor, England Gothic novel set in a manor house - LockWood Manor - Jane Healey - Oh what a chilling thrill of a ride this book…

Novel set in Antarctica – Away with the Penguins by Hazel Prior

  • Submitted: 5th March 2020

Away with the Penguins in Antarctica Novel set in Antarctica - Away with the Penguins by Hazel Prior - This has to be one of the cutest books and book…

Books set in Amsterdam

  • Submitted: 3rd March 2020

Last week I got stranded in Amsterdam which turned out to be a very good day. An unexpected visit to a city with plenty of bookshops dotted around the curling…

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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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