Words leave imprints in your mind like footprints in the sand...
beach reading
starry skies to read under
reading in nature

Blog

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?

Welcome to the literary departure lounge !

Books By the Beach

  • Submitted: 8th April 2018

The sun has come out just in time! Hope it stays around especially in Yorkshire, as this week the rather sunny sounding literary festival Books by the Beach takes place:…

French Book Friday

  • Submitted: 6th April 2018

Gallic Books are on a role! They're publishing some brilliant books at the moment (as they have done for some time!) but the series of French Noir volumes with one…

Booktrails of the Baltic Countries

  • Submitted: 3rd April 2018

This year, the Baltic countries – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania –  are celebrating the centennial of their independent republics in 2018, introducing the exciting chance to discover epic past and…

Crack open an Easter read

  • Submitted: 30th March 2018

It's Easter weekend so it's time to relax. There are some lovely books to bring sunshine into your reading even if  there's none in the sky where you are. We…

Norway’s new crime fiction team

  • Submitted: 29th March 2018

There's a new Norwegian crime fighting duo on the scene from a new Norwegian publisher! It's all change in Norway due to a recent article in VG newspaper. So, what's…

Featured Book

Nephthys

1891: Sister. Rival. Protector. The spellbinding story of a forgotten daughter and a forgotten goddess.

Read more