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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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DK Guides you to stunning Paris

  • Submitted: 27th February 2018

Ah never mind the winter blues and the February frost. Turn the dark days into something positive by whisking yourself away to Paris via three books set there. DK are…

#TravelTuesday with animals!

  • Submitted: 20th February 2018

Travel Tuesday takes us to some fine places in books but today as it appears to be #Loveyourpetday, there's a bit of a cuddly selection of books going on here. So,…

Planes, Trains and automobiles via books!

  • Submitted: 18th February 2018

Plane, train and automobiles With the Olympics underway in China, we thought about what event you might want to do if you were a book lover and wanted to take part…

French (Canadian) Friday

  • Submitted: 16th February 2018

French Friday comes around before you know it, but this week there's a French Canadian theme as there's a book out that needs to be put on your reading map…

Travel Tuesday with books in Belgium

  • Submitted: 13th February 2018

This is the week for travelling in the search of chocolate and flowers oh and pancakes...which country has all three in abundance? Belgium! Of course, its neighbour France does, but…

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The Berlin Murders

1930s: Germany is not safe – and then a body turns up…..

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