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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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Poldark’s personal message..

  • Submitted: 4th August 2017

The Poldark Competition is still running as more prizes are coming in and that package? well.... it's getting better! Thought a tease of the photo might come in handy....Aidan as…

Translation Thursday – Russian reads

  • Submitted: 3rd August 2017

Discover contemporary Russian fiction at the British Library tonight Boris Akunin, Alisa Ganieva, Andrey Kurkov and Zinovy Zinik are going to be at the British Library tonight on Translation Thursday. So.…

Translated fiction and the European Literature Network

  • Submitted: 2nd August 2017

Have you heard about the European Literature Network? It's the champion of European literature Founder Rosie Goldsmith is passionate about helping writers, translators, publishers, booksellers, the media, festival directors, teachers and arts…

#BookTrailAmbassadors – New York – Crime By The Book

  • Submitted: 1st August 2017

August is the holiday month so what better time than to launch the BookTrail Ambassadors - bloggers from all over the world will be appearing on this page to showcase…

#Vera does Harrogate

  • Submitted: 28th July 2017

They say to keep the best for last and it was certainly true on the last day in Harrogate when Vera and her sidekick came to town..with creator Ann Cleeves…

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Just a Little Dinner

2025: Parisians behaving badly: a dinner party implodes

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