๐ฃ FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER ALERT ๐ฃ
This month, we proudly introduce an award-winning mystery from Algeria - a taut and compelling whodunit. The End of the Sahara by Said Khatibi won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Young Authors in 2023 ๐
More details ๐ bit.ly/4siC6k1
Travel to Algeria, 1988 for this masterful and compelling murder mystery, The End Of The Sahara ๐ต๏ธwhen the body of Zakia Zaghouani is discovered, close ones find themselves confronted with their past and desire to take revenge...
From @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social ๐
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โAs judges, weโve been spoilt for choiceโ
We are delighted to reveal the longlist for the #InternationalBooker2026, supported by Bukhman Philanthropies.
Congratulations to the authors and translators who make up this year's longlist.
โก๏ธ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2026
My tree book pick for the week is The End Of The Sahara by Saรฏd Khatibi, out February 26th from @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
www.amazon.co.uk/End-Sahara-S...
#books #booksky #amreading #theendofthesahara
An Enigma by the Sea by Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini
TR: @gregorydowling.bsky.social
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"An eccentric novel? Definitely. Atmospheric? Certainly. A slow burn? Almost certainly"
Set in #TUSCANY
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky
Check out this amazing competition with @tripfiction.bsky.social to celebrate the publication of Said Khatibi's award-winning novel The End of the Sahara.
See how to enter below - deadline is midnight on 7th March 2026.
Good luck!
Excellent and inspiring evening last night courtesy of
@ilcs.bsky.social at Senate House, London. Part of the Encounter series, author Joachim B. Schmidt was chatting with translator @jamielsearle.bsky.social. Expertly moderated by Godela Weiss-Sussex. So good to be talking about Kalmann again! ๐ฆ
Winner of the Sheikh Sayed Book Award for Young Authors in 2023, Algerian writer Said Khatibi speaks to @crimefictionlover.bsky.social about his new book The End of the Sahara - out on 26th Feb in the UK and 24th March in the US!
crimefictionlover.com/2026/02/inte...
For all fans of Kalmann! Author Joachim B. Schmidt and translator @jamielsearle.bsky.social will be in conversation on Thursday 19th Feb at the @ilcs.bsky.social, London, WC2 from 5-7pm, free to attend, registration needed! ๐ฆ
bit.ly/4tFweT7
Fabulous interview with Said Khatibi about his novel The End of the Sahara - out 26 Feb (UK) and 24 March (US) - in
@arablit.bsky.social
He talks about organ theft, the global shifts in the late โ80s and early โ90s, and what he hopes to illuminate with crime novels
bit.ly/4aOW7bJ
'The reader is spellbound, drawn into this other world where nothing is quite as it appears.'
Review of Said Khatibi's prize-winning new novel in Shots Magazine. Out 26 Feb (UK) and 24 March (US)
bit.ly/4qw0kWl
#NewBookNight Thanks for the ARC @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social Halfway through already and completely embracing the madness. Darkly funny but also weirdly poignant, and loving every minute!
#JosephIncardona
#Booksky ๐๐
"Fruttero and Lucentini have taken a seemingly innocuous situation, place and time and delved deep into its secrets to produce a compelling story, which grips your imagination, and entertains and informs with their sharpness of insight."
says European Literature Network
bit.ly/3MxId4z
Perfect book to read on a Monday hehe
www.thebooktrail.com/book-trails/...
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
Thank you @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social for the gloriously titled Holy F*ck by Joseph Incardona, tns by Sam Taylor. Out 23rd April. ๐๐
This sounds an absolute riot - I cannot wait! ๐
Thank you @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social for this fab copy of #TheEndOfTheSahara by Saรฏd Khatibi. Tns by Alexander Elinson. Coming in PB 26th Feb. Sounds like an intriguing murder mystery! ๐๐
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A huge thank you to @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social and Graeme Williams for this lovely bookpost - The End Of The Sahara by Saรฏd Khatibi.
Out February 15th
www.amazon.co.uk/End-Sahara-S...
#books #booksky #bookpost #theendofthesahara
"An Enigma by the Sea is a compelling and intriguing crime novel with a moody setting and fascinating cast" says Liz Robinson at @lovereadinguk.bsky.social
The latest from Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini, translated by @gregorydowling.bsky.social ๐ฎ๐น
bit.ly/46mCBkg
Book cover for Hunkeler's Secret by Schneider Hansjรถrg, trans. by Freuler Astrid (Bitter Lemon Press): Mystery. Hunkeler, now a retired inspector of the Basel police force, is hospitalized following an operation. Heโs sharing a room with cancer patient Stephan Fankhauser, an old acquaintance and former head of Basel Volksbank. One night, a groggy Hunkeler witnesses something that makes him question his senses: a young nurse is administering an injection to his friend. https://www.bitterlemonpress.com/products/hunkelers-secret
Book cover for The Archivist by Ti Mikkel (City Owl Press): "a page turner with a fresh and original take on time travel, and all the mystery and romance a reader could want." โGeorge R. R. Martin https://cityowlpress.com/products/the-archivist-ebook
Book cover for One Message Remains by Premee Mohamed (Psychopomp): Science fiction/fantasy featured in 100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025 (https://lithub.com/100-notable-small-press-books-of-2025/): " Through four connected stories set in the same worldโabout soldiers exhuming the souls of dead enemies, a family that builds bone gallows to execute prisoners, a soldier that deserts his unit, and a deadly ancient ceremonyโreaders are introduced to the cruelties and demands of an empire and the people trapped within it. Dark, eerie and thought-provoking, these stories show the importance of even the smallest acts of resistance." https://psychopomp.com/product/one-message-remains/
Book cover for Costs of Living: A Whisper House Press Horror Anthology ed. Steve Capone Jr. (Whisper House Press): Horror featured in 100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025 (https://lithub.com/100-notable-small-press-books-of-2025/): "A fine return to the scary story genre that acknowledges that just as many horrors can inhabit a McMansion in the burbs as a manor on the moor." https://whisperhousepress.com/whisper-house-press-hq/costs-of-living-september-1-2025-contributor-bios/
6/11 - #DSPBposts #SmallPress #books from @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com @psychopomp.com @cityowlpress.bsky.social and @whisperhousepress.bsky.social with Costs of Living contribs in the next post ๐๐ #DSPBposts #BookSky #bookstagram #booktok
01.02.2026 20:19 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Thank you! We have new books out for 2026. Do take a look!
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Book cover for Hunkeler's Secret by Schneider Hansjรถrg, trans. by Freuler Astrid (Bitter Lemon Press): Mystery. Hunkeler, now a retired inspector of the Basel police force, is hospitalized following an operation. Heโs sharing a room with cancer patient Stephan Fankhauser, an old acquaintance and former head of Basel Volksbank. One night, a groggy Hunkeler witnesses something that makes him question his senses: a young nurse is administering an injection to his friend. https://www.bitterlemonpress.com/products/hunkelers-secret
Book cover for One Message Remains by Premee Mohamed (Psychopomp): Science fiction/fantasy featured in 100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025 (https://lithub.com/100-notable-small-press-books-of-2025/): " Through four connected stories set in the same worldโabout soldiers exhuming the souls of dead enemies, a family that builds bone gallows to execute prisoners, a soldier that deserts his unit, and a deadly ancient ceremonyโreaders are introduced to the cruelties and demands of an empire and the people trapped within it. Dark, eerie and thought-provoking, these stories show the importance of even the smallest acts of resistance." https://psychopomp.com/product/one-message-remains/
Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books: Hunkeler's Secret by Schneider Hansjรถrg, trans Freuler Astrid (@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social) & One Message Remains by @premeemohamed.com (@psychopomp.com). See alt-text!
#DSPBposts ๐๐ #BookSky #BooksWorthReading #bookish #readingchallenge #booktok #booklovers
๐ JANUARY NEWSLETTER ALERT ๐
The 3rd book from Fruttero and Lucentini has hit the shelves in the UK, perfect for fans of classic mysteries and sophisticated literary fiction.
Brilliantly translated by @gregorydowling.bsky.social
Find out more here: bit.ly/4rdiwoI
#Tuscany #CrimeFiction
"Evocative, brooding, and perfectly hard-boiled!"
Fabulous to see Said Khatibi's The End of the Sahara included in this 'Historical novels to look forward to in 2026' article on
@crimereads.bsky.social
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โจ โจ COVER REVEAL โจโจ
Holy F*ck by Joseph Incardona, tr by Sam Taylor, out in April (UK) and May (US).
โA mystical and burlesque novel" says @lemonde.fr
Darkly comic and unsettlingly tender, Holy F*ck is a blistering satire of faith, desire, and the machinery of salvation.
DM for review copies!
To celebrate the release of 'Enigma by the Seaโ, we have a copy to give away thanks to the kind folk at Bitter Lemon Press. Follow us and @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social like and share this to be in with a chance of winning.
UK only. Closes at 12pm on 22/01/26
"This is an enchanting novel: a collaboration enhanced by the empathy and expertise of its translator @gregorydowling.bsky.social"
Nice review in Shots Mag of 'An Enigma by the Sea' by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini:
shotsmag.co.uk/book_reviews...
#Tuscany #CrimeFiction
๐บ๏ธYour ticket to Tuscany awaits - Jan 22
๐A locked villa
๐ต๏ธA crime awaits
www.thebooktrail.com/book-trails/...
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social #booktrail #Tuscany
"Twists and turns in the plot unfold and coalesce into seismic revelations in the final pages."
Good to see 'Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight' by Riku Onda in this article in the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social ๐
www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
Just read #RedWater by Jurica Paviฤiฤ. Simply a great thriller. A tale of a family and a village in #Dalmatia and #Croatiaโs transition in the years 1989-2017 #mustread @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social:
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"The novelโs strengths lie in its relentless drive, clear-eyed judgement, and focus on empathy"
So excited to see Red Water by Jurica Pavicic included in
@crimereads.bsky.social 'The Best International Crime Novels, Mysteries and Thrillers of 2025'! #Croatia
crimereads.com/the-best-int...
