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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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BookTrail Judging on the Historical Writers Award!

  • Submitted: 23rd February 2017

Historical news! I've been invited to be on the jury for the HWA Debut Crown 2017. That will entail being sent a royal chest of books to read between now…

Granite Noir goes global

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Granite Noir takes place from February 24 - 26th and within those three days, the authors and readers are going to wrack up some air miles! Despite the festival being…

#Authorsonlocation: My Texas – by Alexander Burt

  • Submitted: 21st February 2017

My Texas by Alexandra Burt - Author of The Good Daughter BookTrail The Good Daughter here I grew up in the East Hesse highlands of Germany, a densely forested low…

BookOnTheMap – Edinburgh – Portobello

  • Submitted: 18th February 2017

BookOnTheMap - Portobello The second destination on the #BookOnTheMap feature heads  up to the city of Edinburgh and the suburb of Portobello. A crime novel set in a town revisited…

The Ethereal settings of Hannah Kent

  • Submitted: 15th February 2017

There are some settings in books that captivate more than most. Setting which are mythical and other worldly.... ethereal....and which really linger long after you've finished the book. They seem…

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Just a Little Dinner

2025: Parisians behaving badly: a dinner party implodes

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