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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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Bank Holliday Bookish Escapes

  • Submitted: 23rd August 2018

It's the last bank holiday of the year so it's important not to waste these four days of reading ahead. We count Friday as, well, it's Friday so includes #FridayReads.…

Translation Day competition

  • Submitted: 16th August 2018

Translation Thursday is always a good day but when River Run tell you about their brilliant new series of translated books then it's even better! And they've given us a…

National Relaxation Day

  • Submitted: 15th August 2018

There's no better way to relax is there?  Reading a book and loosing yourself into a new time and place Another good thing to do to help you relax is…

Bookshop of the Month – Tynedale Hospice at Home

  • Submitted: 13th August 2018

A very special bookshop for August's Bookshop of the month. One I've visited many a time but was very pleasantly surprised to walk in this weekend and see that it…

Zoe Ball Book Club heads to Iceland

  • Submitted: 9th August 2018

Next week's star turn on the Zoe Ball BookClub is the wonderful tale of Icelandic history and folklore. There's so much wrapped up in this book, it's a joy to…

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The Grapevine

1979: It’s 3am and a housewife is scrubbing blood off the floor

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