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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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Destination of the Month – North America

  • Submitted: 4th July 2018

Canada has just celebrated its 151th Birthday and today is Independence Day in the USA, so what better time to celebrate all that is North American and Canadian in the…

Summer Beach Reads

  • Submitted: 1st July 2018

It's July and the sun is out so that means some fun sunny reads. Beach reads AND books set on a beach. There's nothing like them. Get the sand between…

Translation Thursday – crime fiction

  • Submitted: 28th June 2018

There's so many reasons why you should read translated fiction and why you need to read crime fiction in translation in particular...so this Translation Thursday, pick up a copy of…

Visit Guernsey – with a book! Competition

  • Submitted: 26th June 2018

Thanks to our lovely friends at Visit Guernsey and a whole host of bookish and biscuit friends......we have a bit of a giveaway for you! Three prizes: [caption id="attachment_14433" align="aligncenter"…

BookTrail havens around the world – Paris – Shakespeare and Company

  • Submitted: 22nd June 2018

Shakespeare and Company My visit to the Shakespeare haven of Left Bank dreams By Marie DOT Marie wrote to the BookTrail and asked to write about her visit to this…

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El Cine Ambulante de Mr Saito

1910 onwards: An abandoned baby, a tiny island and a travelling cinema have a story to tell…

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