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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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Crime fiction set in Devon – Ann Cleeves

  • Submitted: 16th August 2019

Hear the Long Call all the way from Devon Ann Cleeves is of course the author behind the classic detective series Vera and the Shetland novels too. Now, the last…

Book set in Prague – Ghoulash by Brian Kimberling

  • Submitted: 14th August 2019

Tasting Ghoulash in the Czech Republic with Brian Kimberling It's 1998 and Elliott moves to Prague from small town Indiana, where he gets a job teaching English. Prague is a…

Five books set in Edinburgh – BookTrailLiteraryTour

  • Submitted: 13th August 2019

The Edinburgh Book Festival is underway so what better time than to have a look at some literary tours you can have during your time in the city? When you're…

Mystery set in Northumberland – Penshaw – L J Ross

  • Submitted: 12th August 2019

Tales of Penshaw, Lambton Worm and police drama Mystery set in Northumberland - Penshaw - L J Ross - Penshaw is the 13th outing for DCI Ryan and the team.…

New York set novel – City of Girls – Elizabeth Gilbert

  • Submitted: 10th August 2019

New York City is the City of Girls This is the new novel from the author of Eat, Pray, Love. A woman not afraid to cast off expectations and social…

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