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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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Reading Ireland Month

  • Submitted: 1st March 2017

It's Reading Ireland month over at 746 books and Niall from The Fluff is Raging and they're asking readers and travellers alike to get involved by  sending and tweeting ideas of…

BookTrail Oscars Package Deal

  • Submitted: 27th February 2017

By now, we know the winners of the 2017 Oscars. There were two stories I was really rooting for which might not have won a golden statue for best picture…

Monthly update: Around the UK in 144 books

  • Submitted: 26th February 2017

It's almost the end of February so where are we with the  #AroundtheUKin144 books challenge? The story so far.....There have been some miles recorded so far!   Bridgend - The…

BookTrail Judging on the Historical Writers Award!

  • Submitted: 23rd February 2017

Historical news! I've been invited to be on the jury for the HWA Debut Crown 2017. That will entail being sent a royal chest of books to read between now…

Granite Noir goes global

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Granite Noir takes place from February 24 - 26th and within those three days, the authors and readers are going to wrack up some air miles! Despite the festival being…

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