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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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Cosy reading Season

  • Submitted: 6th December 2024

Cosy reading Season December is the last of the  - ber months, which as we all know are the months where reading gets cosy. There's never an excuse not to…

City of Silk set in Bologna

  • Submitted: 2nd December 2024

City of Silk - Glennis Virgo Elena Morandi is a supremely talented seamstress. However, she is determined that her ambition to be a tailor, a profession barred to her as a…

Home for Christmas – Heidi Swain

  • Submitted: 29th November 2024

Home for Christmas - Heidi Swain There is always a good time to read Heidi Swain but Christmas is especially good! I recently met her at the Women's Fiction Festival…

Historical true story set in Rome

  • Submitted: 27th November 2024

Disobedient - Elizabeth Fremantle WINNER of the Gold Crown at the HWA Awards last week and what a worthy winner! A reimagining of a true story - a woman, Artemisia,…

Police thriller set in Norfolk

  • Submitted: 25th November 2024

The Troubled Deep - Rob Parker This isn't out until Jan 2025 but bear with - you have to get this on your TBP list right now. It's a new…

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