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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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Cover reveal! The Devil’s Claw…

  • Submitted: 10th January 2017

THIS is going to be a good one. Set on Guernsey, the darkness and remoteness of this setting is now a trap, a cage, a place where a woman has…

When novels lead to a new passion…

  • Submitted: 6th January 2017

I read and learn a lot from the books I travel with for The Booktrail. It's not only the places which transport me but immersing myself in new worlds. I've…

TheBookTrail is a #UK Blog Awards Finalist!

  • Submitted: 2nd January 2017

What a great start to the year! I am truly humbled to have won a place in the UKBA17 - The UK BlogAwards - as a company finalist no less!…

Books set in distant lands – BookTrail Guide to 2017

  • Submitted: 30th December 2016

There are some crackers out in 2017- 2016 might have been good but the books due out in the new year are quite amazing. Yesterday the Booktrail presented some staycations -…

Books to look forward to in 2017 – BookTrail Staycations

  • Submitted: 29th December 2016

Looking forward to your next read is always exciting but after 2016 (the real world not the literary one) the landscape does look a bit bleak. Happily though, it's not the…

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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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