Words leave imprints in your mind like footprints in the sand...
beach reading
starry skies to read under
reading in nature

Blog

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?

Welcome to the literary departure lounge !

Hunkeler’s Secret set in Basel – Hansjorg Schneider

  • Submitted: 23rd May 2025

Hunkeler's Secret set in Basel Hunkeler, now a retired inspector of the Basel police force, is hospitalized and sharing a room with Stephan Fankhauser, an old acquaintance terminally ill with…

Before the Wizard of Oz and Dorothy – Hazel Gaynor

  • Submitted: 19th May 2025

Before Dorothy With all the Wicked fanfare going on at the moment, I was keen to be transported back to the story but see it from a new angle. This…

Bookmarks – a collection

  • Submitted: 18th May 2025

Bookmarks Who else collects bookmarks? I collect them from everywhere. I have some that advertise the book or those from bookshops. I keep them all as memories - like postcards…

Broadfoot’s Stirling set crime series comes to an end

  • Submitted: 15th May 2025

Neil Broadfoot and Connor Fraser There's a crime author out there that you really need to get on your TBR piles right now if you haven't already. Neil Broadfoot writes…

Spanish Books on The BookTrail

  • Submitted: 11th May 2025

Spanish Books on The BookTrail I have started to read a lot more Spanish books recently as they have some excellent writers there! Sadly many are not translated and I…

Featured Book

The Swell

1910. 1970s :In the middle of a severe storm two sisters rescue a mysterious man from a shipwreck.

Read more