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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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Irish wanderlust this St Patrick’s Day

  • Submitted: 17th March 2016

St Patricks Day - Irish Literary Locations May the luck of the Irish be with you today and to ensure that it is, there’s a few little Irish beaties we…

The Last Queen of India – competition

  • Submitted: 14th March 2016

Monday Marvels - that's what we need instead of the Monday blues, and once we'd read this book we thought it would be ideal as a giveaway. It's a great…

Books on television

  • Submitted: 11th March 2016

There are quite a few books being adapted on television at the moment and  I’m very excited as although the book is always better, it’s interesting to see how the…

International Women’s Day – females in fiction

  • Submitted: 8th March 2016

International Women’s Day - if fictional women could get awards, then we've had a look through our favourite books by female writers to champion both their characters and the writers themselves…

Books set in a house…..

  • Submitted: 4th March 2016

Having just read the rather quite stunning The Shadow Hour, it got me thinking as to what other books I’ve read that totally immersed me into a large  spooky house…

Featured Book

Nephthys

1891: Sister. Rival. Protector. The spellbinding story of a forgotten daughter and a forgotten goddess.

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