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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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Books set in a bookshop

  • Submitted: 21st March 2016

Bookshops - those gorgeous places of dreams, literary locations and adventures. Where you can sit and dream for hours, wander the isles and meet your next favourite reads. Whether you…

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…

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The Italian Vineyard

1939, 2025: A dusty bottle of wine and a family mystery that will change everything…

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