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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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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…

Romance is in the Air!

  • Submitted: 5th March 2018

Tonight sees the announcement of the winners in the Romantic Novelists Association Awards ...and there are SO many good books to choose from!   Contemporary Romantic Novel..... [caption id="attachment_12995" align="aligncenter" width="436"]…

Featured Book

The Reluctant Spy

2025: Right place, right time. Wrong man.

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