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Books Set In…

The best way to travel without a passport. Every list below is handpicked — novels, memoirs, and stories that put you right in the streets, landscapes, and history of a place. Pick a destination and start reading.

Around the World

🗾 Books Set in Japan Quiet mountain towns, neon Tokyo, and ancient traditions — fiction that captures Japan's layered beauty. Asia 🇰🇷 Books Set in South Korea Contemporary Seoul, the Korean War, and multi-generational sagas that define a nation's resilience. Asia 🗼 Books Set in Paris Cobblestone streets, café culture, and stories of love, art, and ambition in the City of Light. Europe 🇬🇧 Books Set in London From Victorian fog to modern multicultural streets — the city that has inspired fiction for centuries. Europe 🇮🇹 Books Set in Italy Ancient ruins, Amalfi sunsets, and la dolce vita — Italy makes every story feel cinematic. Europe 🇮🇪 Books Set in Ireland Wild coasts, dark history, and the unmistakable Irish voice — lush, funny, heartbreaking, and real. Europe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Books Set in Scotland Highland castles, Edinburgh's secrets, and stories shaped by one of the world's most dramatic landscapes. Europe 🇬🇷 Books Set in Greece Island idylls, mythological shadows, and turquoise waters — Greek settings that feel like a long exhale. Europe 🗽 Books Set in New York The city that never sleeps and never stops inspiring writers — ambition, diversity, grit, and magic. Americas 🇲🇽 Books Set in Mexico Magical realism, colonial history, and vibrant modernity — fiction that crackles with colour and life. Americas

Through Time

🥂 Books Set in the 1920s Jazz, prohibition, flappers, and the intoxicating unease of a world between two wars. Historical Era 🎩 Books Set in Victorian England Fog-shrouded streets, rigid class rules, and the era that gave us Dickens, detectives, and dark romance. Historical Era ✉️ Books Set in WWII Courage, resistance, and impossible choices — the most compelling stories of the twentieth century. Historical Era