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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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The BookTrail experience of Harrogate

  • Submitted: 23rd July 2018

There’s something very special about Harrogate and the Theakstons Peculiar Crime Festival. Something very special about visiting the very hotel where Agatha Christie spent ten days hiding out when she…

Sunday at Harrogate

  • Submitted: 21st July 2018

Sunday might be the last day of the festival but you know what they say about keeping the best till last? That's just why the panel of Northern Cold Climes…

Saturday highlights at Theakstons

  • Submitted: 20th July 2018

Saturday is a busy day at Harrogate. There's more panels than you can shake a stick at and writers galore! Highlights include: [caption id="attachment_15138" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Nicci French[/caption] Nicci French…

Friday highlights at Theakstons

  • Submitted: 19th July 2018

Theakstons is the festival of the year for crime fiction fans. Over the next 4 days there's going to be some criminally good goings on and writers who kill for…

Theakstons prize – who will win?

  • Submitted: 18th July 2018

Who is going to win this year's Theakston's  Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year? Who do you want to win? Any ones you haven't read yet? A quick look over…

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