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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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Korean fiction set in Seoul

  • Submitted: 4th November 2024

The Rainfall Market On the first day of the monsoon an old ramshackle building appears. This is The Rainfall Market. Inside you will find magical bookstores, hairdressers, perfumeries and anything…

Remember Remember set in London and St Lucia

  • Submitted: 3rd November 2024

Remember Remember What book could be better to read than something based on or inspired by the Gunpowder plot? This is an alternative reading experience as we are not with…

Mansfield Park retelling set in Lagos

  • Submitted: 29th October 2024

This Motherless Land - Nikki May The author behind the smash hit Wahala does it again! You really have to read this new novel - This Motherless Land - might…

The Many Ghosts of Donahue Byrnes set in Ireland

  • Submitted: 28th October 2024

The Many Ghosts of Donahue Byrnes - Laura McLoughlin Remote country hotel in Ireland? A young girl gets a job there but soon finds secrets in its walls Not all…

This Cursed House set in Louisiana

  • Submitted: 24th October 2024

This Cursed HouseĀ  - Del Sandeen Off to Louisiana with this gothic beauty! Luxury plantation houses set in the ugly landscape of slavery and racism. This is a gothic novel…

Featured Book

The Tumbling Girl

1876: So much sass and sexiness in one book!

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