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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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Childrens book set in the Arctic – Explorers on Witch Mountain by Alex Bell

  • Submitted: 19th January 2019

Adventure to the Artic with the The Polar Bear Explorers' Club ! A great rolicking adventure in a book. If you have ever wanted to be an explorer, then this is…

Book set in Spain – Village of the Lost Girls, Agustin Martinez

  • Submitted: 18th January 2019

A novel of crime and murder set in the Pyrenees A book which transports you to the heart of the Pyrenees and Catalonia. This sounds like a nice setting but…

Book set in Los Angeles – The Library Book by Susan Orlean

  • Submitted: 16th January 2019

The fire at the Los Angeles Public Library 1986 A library burns....not sure I wanted to read this at first. What could be a more sorry and tragic sight that…

Five Books with a Foodie Twist – A BookTrail Literary Tour

  • Submitted: 15th January 2019

Five books with food as a theme So, hands up. Who has dropped their New Year's resolutions to eat less cake? Eat less in general? No? Still on track?Well  with…

Book set in Kodiak, Alaska – Woman at Sea by Catherine Poulain

  • Submitted: 14th January 2019

An adventure to the ends of the earth The author is also the lead character in this book. This is a work of (translated) fiction, but also stands as a…

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