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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

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Do you buy the same book in multiple formats?

  • Submitted: 9th February 2025

Buying the same book again and again. Do you buy the same book in different editions? Whether that be in a different format, language or US/UK edition, there's something very…

Haunting story set in Scotland

  • Submitted: 7th February 2025

Haunting story set in Scotland Off to a Scottish island with a fisherman it would seem.  Winter, 1900. A little boy washes up on the beach of a small fishing village…

Thriller set in the Basque mines

  • Submitted: 5th February 2025

Alma Negra Ibon Martin A Spanish thriller not long out in Spain but I have been hearing SUCH good things about this that I had to read it. I've never…

Map Monday – Nephthys

  • Submitted: 3rd February 2025

Map Monday There are some books that just scream out for a map and often have maps as part of their story. This is one of them as we travel…

Book (Trail) of the Month – February

  • Submitted: 31st January 2025

Book (Trail) of the Month Where is good to travel in February via a book? There is one that stood out. The book? Set on a small Scottish Island and…

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