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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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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…

European Literature – Finland

  • Submitted: 28th March 2018

Day 3 of #BookTrailNordic Week in collaboration with  European Literature Network takes you to Finland for some Finnish fiction you won't want to miss... Today, the fine translator David Hackston…

European Literature – Denmark

  • Submitted: 27th March 2018

This week is all about Nordic fiction - Nordic Noir and all those stories of fables and more, writers who have only just been translated into English and others who…

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A Granite Silence

1934: A notorious true crime case

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