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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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Histfic set in Godmersham Park – Gill Hornby

  • Submitted: 7th July 2022

Histfic set in Godmersham Park - Gill Hornby One of the wonderful things about this novel is that it's inspired by a true story. Anne Sharpe goes to work as…

Meet Elizabeth Zott for Lessons in Chemistry – Bonnie Garmus

  • Submitted: 4th July 2022

Chemistry and cooking with Elizabeth Zott If there is one book you buy this year - this should be it. I have decided to post this review today, July 4th,…

Best Book (Trail) of June 2022

  • Submitted: 3rd July 2022

Best BookTrail of June 2022 This month has been particularly hard to pick a winner. There have been very strong titles published this month and more than one has stood…

Best Book (Trails) of July

  • Submitted: 1st July 2022

Best books out in July 2022 Grab your passports and forget about losing your luggage as the only thing you need for these literary holidays is a good book! Of…

French gothic crime set in Paris by Eric Fouassier

  • Submitted: 30th June 2022

The Office of Occult Affairs Eric Fouassier I hope this French thriller is translated soon as the English language world NEEDS this novel! Here I go again reading a foreign language…

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