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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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Clare Mackintosh’s Last Party

  • Submitted: 29th July 2022

Clare Mackintosh's Last Party It might be the last party but it's the first in a new series by crime writer extraordinaire Claire Macintosh. On New Year's Eve, Rhys Lloyd…

Booker Prize BookTrails

  • Submitted: 28th July 2022

Key literary locations of Booker Prize Novels There are some real classic booktrails and literary locations on The Booker Prize List this year. Oh yes. From Colombo to New York,…

The magic of the Booker Prize

  • Submitted: 27th July 2022

Books that make the Booker Prize list The BookTrail focuses on books with a strong sense of location, no matter who they are written by, what prize list they might…

The Party House in Scotland with Lin Anderson

  • Submitted: 25th July 2022

The Party House in Scotland The Party House in Scotland with Lin Anderson - The villagers of Blackrig in the Scottish Highlands are outraged when they find that the nearby…

Thriller set in the Night Shadows of Iceland by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir

  • Submitted: 20th July 2022

Head down to Forbidden Iceland Thriller set in the Night Shadows of Iceland by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir - This is the third in the Forbidden Iceland series and if you…

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An Italian Island Secret

2024: It’s time to return to the island…

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