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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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Book set in Germany – The Escape, Clare Harvey

  • Submitted: 24th January 2019

A novel of history and secrets, in a Nazi labour camp. Book set in Germany - The Escape, Clare Harvey - Clare Harvey is an author not afraid of hard…

Ikigai – Japanese words to live by

  • Submitted: 23rd January 2019

In the busy world, we live in today, this is a very special book. The author, Dr Mari Fujimoto is the Director of Japanese Studies at Queens College, New York and…

Five Books set in Japan – a BookTrail Literary Tour

  • Submitted: 22nd January 2019

Japan is a fascinating country and there are some brilliant books set here. Books allow you to see a side to a country you may not see elsewhere. The pages…

London set – a novel of Blood and Sugar

  • Submitted: 21st January 2019

A novel of crime and murder by Laura Shepherd Robinson A novel set in  London's docklands with plenty of sweat, mud and dirt of the time. It's a compelling story…

NYC set – The Dakota Winters by Tom Barbash

  • Submitted: 20th January 2019

The famous Dakota Building, John Lennon and NYC This is a novel of many layers. It's a coming of age story about father and son, but it's also the story…

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