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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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Island Song set on St Lucia – Pepsi Demacque-Crockett

  • Submitted: 27th January 2025

Island Song - Pepsi Demacque-Crockett Set between the Caribbean to 1950s London, this is a novel about finding home. A story about two sisters. One who found the courage to leave, the…

Crime fiction set in Italy

  • Submitted: 24th January 2025

Runaway Horses - Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini Siena is our destination for this literary outing! AND to top it off, the iconic and very famous Palio, a horse race dating…

BookTrail Oscars Nominations

  • Submitted: 23rd January 2025

BookTrail Oscars Nominations If Oscar did books.....it would be the most exciting weekend in the Bookish calendar. THE BOOKTRAIL OSCARS ARE HERE and the nominations are open!   Awards  And…

Historical fiction set in war-time Rome

  • Submitted: 20th January 2025

The Ghosts of Rome - Joseph O'Connor In the final months of World War II, a clandestine group known as The Choir smuggles thousands of escapees out of Nazi-occupied Rome.…

Japanese fiction set in Kitakyushu

  • Submitted: 17th January 2025

The Convenience Store by the Sea - Sonoko Machida A quaint seaside town in Kitakyushu, Mojiko is full of hidden delights. And one unexpected treasure is the 24/7 convenience store, Tenderness.…

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The Austen Christmas Murders

1798: Over the twelve days of Christmas, Jane has a lot to do….

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