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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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Book postcards

  • Submitted: 28th October 2015

Reading a book is like delving into a fancy dress box of sorts. There’s the fashion of the day, the food and drink, the objects from an historical setting, the…

Package Deal: Fictional and non fictional worlds

  • Submitted: 27th October 2015

Whether you wish to visit a place where an author has set their books, or the places where he or she grew up, then literary travel is for you. From…

Package Deals: Across the States – literary style

  • Submitted: 26th October 2015

Now America is a big place that goes without saying but even just by choosing a few select places across any of the 50 states, you can really see and…

Postcards: Fictional friends from around the World

  • Submitted: 25th October 2015

Fictional characters are good people to know. They’re like our friends, share many of our milestones in life - those we meet at school, those in classic novels, the first…

Package Deals – A literary tour good enough to eat!

  • Submitted: 24th October 2015

Travelling can be both hungry and thirsty work, so what better way to indulge your cravings and discover a new cuisine along the way than by picking up a book…

Featured Book

The Frozen People

1850, 2025: Travel back in time to solve a crime!

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