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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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November BookTrail Travel Roundup

  • Submitted: 30th November 2018

There were so many good books out in November that's it's hard to decide which ones should be on the November round up list. But we've travelled to some fantastic…

Competition – Win a book set in Russia!

  • Submitted: 29th November 2018

An early Christmas treat today on Translation Thursday. A competition to win a book set in Russia! Solovyov and Larionov from One World Publications There's three copies up for grabs…

Books set in Los Angeles this Travel Tuesday

  • Submitted: 27th November 2018

Books set in Los Angeles, the city of Angels make some of the most popular Booktrails. Los Angeles is a city of many faces. On one hand, it's the city…

Books set in the Cotswolds- Murder at the Manor Hotel, Betty Rowlands

  • Submitted: 26th November 2018

Murder at the Manor Hotel is a book set in the Cotswolds by Betty Rowlands Books set in the Cotswolds conjure up happy villages, nice people and life in the…

Book set in Derbyshire, Cuckoo by Sophie Draper

  • Submitted: 25th November 2018

A book set in Derbyshire, Cuckoo by Sophie Draper Cuckoo, a new and upcoming book set in Derbyshire is a thriller with a dark side. It's deliciously dark actually. There's…

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Love, Sex & Frankenstein

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