Independent BookStore Day – USA
Never one to miss a book party, this is a very special day, particularly if you live in the USA. It's Independant Bookstore day when bookshop across the country celebrate…
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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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Mystery set in Lydiard Hall, Swindon – The Woman in the Lake – Nicola Cornick
Historical novel in the real life location of Lydiard Hall, Swindon. For fans of historical fiction where fact and fiction meet, merge and take you in several directions at once,…
Celebrating crime fiction in translation with The Petrona Award
CRIME FICTION FROM DENMARK, ICELAND AND NORWAY SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 PETRONA AWARD Six crime novels from Denmark, Iceland and Norway have been shortlisted for the 2019 Petrona Award for…
Magical book set in Mexico – The murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia
Beguiling Mexican novel - El murmullo de las abejas - by Sofia Segovia Magical book set in Mexico - The murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia is a novel translated…
Five books set in New York City
Books set in the city that never sleeps There are countless books set in the city that never sleeps. There are so many infact, this list was the hardest to…
