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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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Bank holiday #Booksnaps

  • Submitted: 25th August 2017

There's something delicious about a bank holiday in August - it should be sunny and allow for a weekend and an extra day at the beach OR if all else…

Are you in for the Kill-er Women weekend?

  • Submitted: 23rd August 2017

Could you commit murder? Plot to kill someone and then write about it? All in a fictional sense of course? Then, the Killer Women Killer Weekend is for you.......  …

Beach read with a view

  • Submitted: 21st August 2017

Sometimes a book asks you a question in the title that you feel compelled to answer. Take the new Sophie Hannah novel for a start with the title Did you…

#Booksnaps with Ronnie Turner

  • Submitted: 17th August 2017

Just imagine, a day on the beach, paddling in the sea, sitting on the sand, reading in the sunshine and taking booksnaps? Kindle covers don't quite match up - you…

Reading the City of Edinburgh

  • Submitted: 11th August 2017

The Edinburgh book festival is upon us once again and with so many  great panels and great events to see, how do you choose? Well, if you're a booktrailing kind…

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Witch Trial

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