Bitter Lemon is all about books with a sense of place. Check out this recent article in @theguardian.com where readers share the stories that inspired them to travel. www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...

Literary escapes: your favourite trips inspired by books

From Dervla Murphy’s Northern Ireland to Elena Ferrante’s Naples, readers share the stories that inspired them to travel

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Thanks to @tripfiction.bsky.social for including Silver Pebbles by Hansjörg Schneider (tr by Mike Mitchell) in this round-up of Swiss literature 🇨🇭 www.tripfiction.com/ten-great-bo...

Ten Great Books set in SWITZERLAND - TripFiction

Ten great books set in Switzerland. Switzerland is a landlocked nation in Central Europe, famous for the breathtaking peaks of the Alps, pristine glacial

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"A beautiful tale, subtly told, clinically precise, and emotionally shattering." Great to see Mother of Sorrows by Jurica Pavicic included in this July Best International Crime Fiction round-up by @crimereads.bsky.social #Croatia crimereads.com/the-best-int...

The Best International Crime Fiction of July 2026

Here are four novels in translation to check out this month, all excellent for crime lovers. Enjoy! Seichō Matsumoto, The Quiet Place Translated by Louise Heal Kawaii (Modern Library) Seichō Matsum…

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Delighted to see that Holy F*ck by Joseph Incardona has been picked by @crimefictionlover.bsky.social as one of their Six Sizzling Crime Reads for Summer 2026 - time to pack in your holiday suitcases! 🍹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uSg...

Six sizzling crime reads for Summer 2026

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We are very much looking forward to publishing Osmann next year!

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Our 2026 #newgermanbooks feature week concludes with an encore by Jamie Lee Searle, reading from ÓSMANN, FERRYMAN OF THE NORTH, Joachim B. Schmidt's luminous novel based on the life of the legendary northern Icelandic ferryman. Coming in 2027 from @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social!

An interesting interview between @deborahkalb.bsky.social and our Croatian writer Jurica Pavičić. After the success of Red Water, he has just published his new novel Mother of Sorrows which is already attracting media attention. Find out more here 👇: deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2026/07/q-wi...

Q&A with Jurica Pavičić

Jurica Pavičić is the author of the novel Mother of Sorrows , now available in an English-language translation by Mat...

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Our next @newgermanbooks.bsky.social feature week star is translator Jamie Lee Searle, reading here from Lilli Tolkien's debut novel TWO HANDS HOLDING THE SKY, the searing tale of a woman raised amid turmoil in 1980s West Berlin who forges a life for herself as an artist and mother.

Jamie Lee Searle reads from Lilli Tollkien's TWO HANDS LIFTING THE SKY (seeking a publisher)

Lilli Tollkien's debut, Two Hands Lifting the Sky, is a 2026 New Books in German pick, and has been published in Germany to great acclaim. Jamie Lee Searle's sample translation can be found on NBG's…

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"Pavičić tells a powerful story set against the background of events and attitudes in Croatia, a country that still hasn’t faced up to its recent past." Max Easterman's great review of Mother of Sorrows by Jurica Pavicic on the European Literature Network eurolitnetwork.com/rivetingrevi...

TUSCANY An Enigma by the Sea by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini www.tripfiction.com/mystery-full... An eccentric novel? Definitely. Atmospheric? Certainly. A slow burn? Almost certainly. @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

Mystery full of atmosphere set in TUSCANY - TripFiction

An Enigma by the Sea by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini, mystery full of atmosphere set in Tuscany. An Enigma by the Sea by Carlo Fruttero and Franco

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We are chuffed to bits to be awarded Best Crime & Mystery Publisher 2026 by @thecwa.bsky.social For a small independent publisher, it means the world. Thank you! ☺️

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And the Dagger for the Best Crime & Mystery Publisher 2026 WINNER is… BITTER LEMON PRESS 🗡#CWADaggers

We are thrilled that The End of the Sahara by Said Khatibi has been chosen by Adam LeBor as one of the Best Summer Books of 2026 in the @financialtimes.com "Khatibi weaves a dazzling tale through the lives of multiple characters.."

“Pavicic weaves their histories with that of the former Yugoslavia in this superb novel, placing him at the forefront of European crime fiction” Fabulous review of Mother of Sorrows by Jurica Pavičić by Joan Smith in @thetimes.com 🙌 www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

Nine of the best crime novels to read this June

This month’s choices feature a murder in Split, with a shattering impact on the local community. Plus the dynamics of abuse in Georgia and a woman in peril in rural Ireland

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Fancy a literary visit to Croatia this weekend? You need this gripping crime drama www.thebooktrail.com/mother-of-so... @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social

Mother of Sorrows set in Croatia - The Book Trail

Mother of Sorrows set in Croatia Jurica Pavicic The BookTrail's Bookreview Discover the locations and settings of the novel with The BookTrail Literary Travel Agency. Travel by the Book Books set in l...

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Still time to get tickets to see Joseph Incardona at @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social next Wednesday 10th June at 7pm talking about the book that's making just a few media headlines... 'Tarantino would have loved to write this book' ELLE www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...

Sex, Miracles, and the Vatican: Joseph Incardona on Holy F*ck  - Institut Français · Royaume-Uni

Joseph Incardona presents Holy F*ck, a darkly comic novel set in the American South. Stella, a young sex worker, discovers she can heal her clients, attracting the attention of the Vatican. What follo...

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A great Q&A with Joseph Incardona, author of Holy F*ck, by @deborahkalb.bsky.social Translated by Sam Taylor and out now in the UK and US! deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2026/05/q-wi...

Q&A with Joseph Incardona

Joseph Incardona is the author of the novel Holy F*ck , now available in an English-language translation by Sam Taylor....

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Incredible news to wake up to this morning from @thecwa.bsky.social Dagger Awards. Not only has Jurica Pavičić been shortlisted for the Translation Award with Red Water, but Bitter Lemon is also in the running for Best Crime & Mystery Publisher too 🙌 Good luck to all the nominees!

Very nice review of these two novels published by @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social - and for once the translators get a generous mention as well. www.npr.org/2026/05/26/n...

Travel to Italy and Algeria in these two brilliant, translated mysteries

The End of the Sahara is a kaleidoscopic murder mystery by the Algerian writer Saïd Khatibi. An Enigma by the Sea is a witty, socially astute novel set along well-to-do Tuscan coast.

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Book of the Month for Jurica Pavicic's new novel Mother of Sorrows in Crime Time, as chosen by Maxim Jakubowski. Out 25 June (UK) and 21 July (US)! Brilliantly translated by Matt Robinson www.crimetime.co.uk/to-the-max-m...

Congratulations! Fantastic win 👏 #InternationalBookerPrize

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Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and Lin King have won this year’s International Booker Prize with TAIWAN TRAVELOGUE! Congratulations to both author and translator! This marks our second International Booker win in a row, following the success of Deepa Bhasthi’s translation of Banu Mushtaq’s HEART LAMP in 2025.

Join us at @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social on June 10 at 7pm for the launch of 'Holy F*ck' by Joseph Incardona Best New Thriller of the Month @financialtimes.com "This freewheeling black comedy has a lot going for it, not least lapidary prose and a fizzy translation" @thetimes.com bit.ly/4ug2ZX7

Sex, Miracles, and the Vatican: Joseph Incardona on Holy F*ck  - Institut Français · Royaume-Uni

Joseph Incardona presents Holy F*ck, a darkly comic novel set in the American South. Stella, a young sex worker, discovers she can heal her clients, attracting the attention of the Vatican. What follo...

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"This satirical thriller is funny, cheeky and bloody, but it’s also more surprising than that.... the Swiss author has created something bizarrely uplifting, a pleasure to read, and a small masterpiece of positivity" says The Morning Star about Holy F*ck morningstaronline.co.uk/article/crim...

Crime fiction with Mat Coward: May 12, 2026

I SUPPOSE the definition of a liberal in 2026 is someone who looks at what’s happening in the United States, tuts, and then goes back to worrying about Russia.

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"Bitter Lemon Press seems to specialize in exquisitely written mysteries... I found it to be a witty, beautifully written book." Another excellent review for An Enigma by the Sea by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini 👏 kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2026/05/aubr...

Aubrey Nye Hamilton Reviews: An Enigma by the Sea by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini

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".. wickedly funny. Has the pace of a Dan brown but with depth and emotion and truly memorable characters." Nice review by @paulcrimetime.bsky.social on Aspects of Crime: aspectsofcrime.com/a-review-rou... More great coverage for Joseph Incardona's new novel!

"Mother of Sorrows is a masterpiece in construction and style, and well served by its translator, Matt Robinson." Lovely early review for Jurica Pavicic's new novel from Shots Magazine. Out in June (UK) and July (US) shotsmag.co.uk/book_reviews...

Happy Sunday Womble! I'm back to Argentinian #crimefiction with Sergio Olguín's There Are No Happy Loves, translated by Miranda French, published by @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social – a thriller with more twists & turns than a corkscrew! It's the 3rd in the series & I recommend the first 2 also! 💙📚 🌐

Sex, Miracles, and the Vatican: Joseph Incardona on Holy F*ck. Come and meet the Swiss author behind the book that everyone's talking about on Wednesday 10th June at 7pm at @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social Talk in English and French - tickets on sale now! www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...

Sex, Miracles, and the Vatican: Joseph Incardona on Holy F*ck  - Institut Français · Royaume-Uni

Joseph Incardona presents Holy F*ck, a darkly comic novel set in the American South. Stella, a young sex worker, discovers she can heal her clients, attracting the attention of the Vatican. What follo...

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"a funny, buoyant thriller that tells its story in just over 200 pages... The novel is translated by Sam Taylor, and in testament to their work, I would never have known it wasn’t originally written in English." Thanks @crimefictionlover.bsky.social! crimefictionlover.com/2026/04/holy...

Holy F*ck by Joseph Incardona | Crime Fiction Lover

What if the next saint to appear were a prostitute? How would the Vatican react? Joseph Incardona's satirical tale of hitmen and avenging priests reviewed

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".. there’s more to enjoy in this short Tarantinoesque fable than in most commercial thrillers twice its length." Thrilled to see Joseph Incardona's Holy F*ck, translated by Sam Taylor, in @thetimes.com best thrillers for April roundup this weekend! 🙌 www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

Nine great thrillers to read this April

This month’s picks include a brand-new saint — shame she’s a hooker. Plus, The Great Gatsby in Mumbai and a South Korean butcher turns killer-for-hire

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Nice article in @pubperspectives.bsky.social about our Bitter Lemon author Said Khatibi winning the 2026 International Prize for Arabic Fiction 👏 publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/alge...

Algerian Writer Wins 2026 International Prize for Arabic Fiction - Publishing Perspectives

Khatibi’s novel was selected from 137 submitted titles as the best novel published in Arabic between July 2024 and June 2025.

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Multi award-winning author Joseph Incardona's new novel is his first book to be translated into English, and Holy F*ck is out in the UK today. Translated by Sam Taylor, it's already getting great reviews. Find out more details in our April newsletter! bit.ly/42oj54t