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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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BookTrail a city tour

  • Submitted: 13th March 2018

Where do you go to indulge your literary side? Where are the best places to explore, literary style? There are five cities in particular that have some very special places…

Mothersday reads

  • Submitted: 11th March 2018

What better day than to think about the best mums in fiction or to read about motherly love and female friendships.... This is also a collection about females in general...friendships…

#FrenchBookFriday

  • Submitted: 9th March 2018

Two VERY different reads for you today. Take your pick - you're going to France in both of them, but for very different reasons! How to choose - Want to…

Book Oscars

  • Submitted: 7th March 2018

There's a lot of buzz around Oscar winners today and there have been a few Book Oscars over the years and here are this year's winners in all their fine…

Hot or Cold? – #TravelTuesday ideas

  • Submitted: 6th March 2018

There are some books which transport you and some books which take you to a place, fully immerse you and wrap a new culture around your shoulders. Here are a…

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