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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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Iceland Noir

  • Submitted: 13th November 2018

Where else could The BookTrail take you today than Iceland? It's the week that some of the crime fiction fraternity head over to Iceland in the middle of the Atlantic…

Books set in war zones

  • Submitted: 9th November 2018

There's many books set in war zones and detailing heroic stories of the men and women who fight and/or keep the home fires burning. This weekend as we remember those…

Adventures around the world with Sally Jones

  • Submitted: 6th November 2018

What better series of books to dive into and sail around the world with this Travel Tuesday? They're children books but they form the part of an award winning Swedish…

Novel destinations in November

  • Submitted: 1st November 2018

There's more than a few novel destinations to look forward to this November..... From Northumberland to Norway, but it's not just about the letter N..... There's a lovely epic tale…

Written in Blood with Mason Cross

  • Submitted: 31st October 2018

There's a TV programme on CBS Reality at the moment where crime authors meet with Simon Toyne, a thriller author himself, to talk about the crime or crimes which 'inspired'…

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