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 !

Travel Tuesday – Five books set in London

  • Submitted: 12th March 2019

With the London Book Fair ongoing, what better time than to visit a few places in and around London. If you're in the capital city visiting the Book Fair, there…

Book set in Burma – The Missing Sister by Dinah Jefferies

  • Submitted: 11th March 2019

Author Dinah Jefferies sets her tale in 1930s Burma The ebook is out now and the paperback comes out in the UK later in Marc. But book your travel to…

Book set in Brooklyn, NYC – A Friend is a Gift You Give Yourself, William Boyle

  • Submitted:

William Boyle  - Thelma and Louise Meets Goodfellas The mix of two iconic films to describe a book? Well, that can only mean one thing - this book is going to…

Histfic set in Birmingham – The Conviction of Cora Burns

  • Submitted: 8th March 2019

Author Carolyn Kirby sets her tale in 1800s Birmingham There's a great book out at March 21st which tells a fascinating and chilling story. The blurb says "Carolyn Kirby's stunning…

Book set in Prague – The Devil Aspect by Craig Russell

  • Submitted: 7th March 2019

A creepy tale of a Castle in the former Czechslovakia.. As Europe prepares itself for a calamitous war, six homicidal lunatics - the so-called 'Devil's Six' - are confined in…

Featured Book

The Troubled Deep

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

Read more