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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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Friday highlights at Theakstons

  • Submitted: 19th July 2018

Theakstons is the festival of the year for crime fiction fans. Over the next 4 days there's going to be some criminally good goings on and writers who kill for…

Theakstons prize – who will win?

  • Submitted: 18th July 2018

Who is going to win this year's Theakston's  Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year? Who do you want to win? Any ones you haven't read yet? A quick look over…

Books set at sea this Travel Tuesday

  • Submitted: 17th July 2018

There's a bit of  theme in books at the moment. Set at sea or with a strong watery presence. So a guide is in order since it's summer, there's a…

BookTrail Ambassadors – Margaret B Madden on how Irish fiction moves her

  • Submitted: 13th July 2018

A very exciting BookTrail Ambassador post for you today. Margaret Madden speaks of how one book really moved her and has stayed with her ever since.It's a very moving piece…

Translation Thursday – Swedish Noir

  • Submitted: 12th July 2018

Translation Thursday - A book not yet translated...but when it is....put it on your TBR list Now, when I started learning Swedish, I was inspired to do so by Camilla…

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The Grapevine

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

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