Bitter Lemon Press

Our brand new catalogue for 2026 is now out - so do check it out!

Tuscany, Algeria, the American South and Croatia are the settings for our wonderful line-up of novels coming out next year.

Any journalists interested in review copies, do please DM us.

#novels #travels #crimefiction #fiction

Three authors in discussion with Suzi Curtis Meet three authors in discussion with Suzi Curtis about their books recently translated into English. Red Water by Jurica Pavicic In Late Summer by Magdalena Blazevic The Investigator by Dragan Velkic...

Tonight at 6.30pm at The Croatian Embassy, 21 Conway Street, London, W1 for a literary evening with Jurica Pavicic, Magdalena Blazevic and translator Christina Zoric, moderated by Suzi Curtis of Istros Books.

Organised by the British Croatian Society. See some of you there!

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YouTube video by TripFiction #literarywanderlust Mystery set in CROATIA (Red Water)

Novel of a missing person set in CROATIA
Red Water by Jurica Pavičić
TR: Matt Robinson

#booktube

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Three authors in discussion with Suzi Curtis Meet three authors in discussion with Suzi Curtis about their books recently translated into English. Red Water by Jurica Pavicic In Late Summer by Magdalena Blazevic The Investigator by Dragan Velkic...

Join us on Mon 8 September at 6.30pm at The Croatian Embassy, 21 Conway Street, London, W1 for a literary evening with Jurica Pavicic, Magdalena Blazevic and translator Christina Zoric, moderated by Suzi Curtis of Istros Books

Organised by the British Croatian Society

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An Evening of Balkan Literature - Hatchards Piccadilly Join authors Jurica Pavičić and Magdalena Blažević along with translator Christina Pribichevich-Zorić in conversation with Rosie Goldsmith.

Join us for an evening of Balkan literature
@hatchards.bsky.social on Wednesday 10th September, 6.30pm.

Authors Jurica Pavičić and Magdalena Blažević and translator Christina Pribichevich-Zorić will be in conversation with Rosie Goldsmith. Details for tickets below 👇

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A tag team read of tree book and ebook today. Tree book is Runaway Horses by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini, available now from @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social

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#books #booksky #amreading #runawayhorses

Murders for August | Jeremy Black | The Critic Magazine Does the “biggest literary crisis in years” — well until the next one — have anything to offer readers of these effusions. The deception was fraudulent but scarcely murderous…

Great to see Seichō Matsumoto’s 'A Quiet Place' recommended in this August round-up of crime thrillers to look out for in The Critic Magazine 👇

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We have good news! 📢

We are thrilled to announce that House ambassador and spokesperson for Chanel Charlotte Casiraghi has chosen 'Summer of Reckoning' by Marion Brunet, published by Bitter Lemon, as one of only four books in her 2025 Summer Readings campaign 🍾

More details here 👇

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July’s Best International Crime Fiction As temperatures and travel prices soar, it’s time to skip the vacation and dive into an international crime novel instead! This month’s fiction in translation features a South Korean ps…

"The novel’s strengths lie in its relentless drive, clear-eyed judgement, and focus on empathy: every action is understandable, yet none are forgivable."

Great review of Red Water by Jurica Pavičić on @crimereads.bsky.social

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Novel of a missing person set in CROATIA - TripFiction Red Water by Jurica Pavičić, novel of a missing person set in Croatia. Translated by Matt Robinson The story opens in 1989 in fictional Misto on the

Novel of a missing person set in #CROATIA

www.tripfiction.com/novel-of-a-m...
Red Water by Jurica Pavičić
TR: Matt Robinson

"..a very well crafted novel.."
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Looking for your holiday reads? 🏖️

Perfect for the summer, former British Intelligence Officer James Wolff's 'The Discipline Files' take you around the world in three thrilling espionage adventures. More details in our July newsletter👇

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Orbetello Book Prize 2025 Orbetello Book Prize - Maremma Tuscany Coast IV edition June 27-29, Special Mention to Prestìa Career Tribute to Ben Pastor.

We are thrilled to share the news that Bitter Lemon author Ben Pastor has been awarded the prestigious Orbetello Book Prize for Lifetime Achievement. We are proud to have 8 of her books on our list! More details here 👇

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Trade comes together for government backed National Year of Reading A National Year of Reading will take place in 2026 aimed at curtailing the reading crisis among children and young people.

Good news! Trade comes together for government backed National Year of Reading in 2026.

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Congratulations to @orendabooks.bsky.social! We were delighted to make it to shortlist in such great company 🙌

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Started a new book this afternoon: Hunkeler’s Secret by Hansjörg Schneider, published by @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social

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Red Water A woman disappears after a beach party, and the search for her reveals Croatia's complex history well beyond the fall of Communism. Silva is beautiful and cheeky, she has many admirers; but the…

Finally, “Red Water” by Jurica Pavičić (tr. Matt Robinson, @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social ) is “centered around the years-long process of uncovering the truth behind a crime,” but it’s also about how “human stories can get lost in societal conflicts.” www.bitterlemonpress.com/products/red...

During a grand evening at the Stockholm Concert Hall on June 9, the 2025 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Laureate was given to Bitter Lemon author Marion Brunet. The award was presented by His Royal Highness Prince Carl Philip. Check out all the news and photos here:

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Best summer books of 2025: Crime and Thrillers Barry Forshaw and Adam LeBor select their best mid-year reads

So excited to see Red Water by Jurica Pavičić selected in this 'Best Summer Books of 2025' round-up in the @financialtimes.com

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🥳 JUNE NEWSLETTER 🥳 Check out all our latest news and find out about our new international multi-award winning thriller from #Croatia. Written by Jurica Pavičic, and translated by Matt Robinson, it's been described as 'outstanding' by 2 x UK national newspapers! 👇

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Red Water set in former Yugoslavia - The Book Trail Red Water set in former Yugoslavia The BookTrail's Bookreview Discover the locations and settings of the novel with The BookTrail Literary Travel Agency. Travel by the Book

Off to Croatia, Split, former Yugoslavia

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#translatedfiction TR Matt Robinson
#translationthursday

The @annerandomthings.bsky.social blog tour for #RedWater by Jurica Pavičiċ translated by Matt Robinson and published by
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social is in its final few days so there are plenty of great reviews to check out peterturnsthepage.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/r...

We are so thrilled to be included in this @thecwa.bsky.social Dagger shortlist - and look at the company we are in! 👏

Reading in bed with Harry. @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social

Publishing today by @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
is #RedWater by Jurica Pavicic. I'm on the @annerandomthings.bsky.social Blog Tour on 2nd June. I think this is going to be my kind of novel.

Around the world in five new thrillers — from New York to Nordic noir Crime in the war-ravaged Balkans of the 1990s, a plot against the UN, geopolitics in Greenland and a Danish police procedural

Another incredible review for Jurica Pavičić’s 'Red Water' - this time from Adam LeBor in @financialtimes.com

"Outstanding....This finely engineered, haunting novel has been deservedly garlanded with awards."

Around the world in five new thrillers:
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💙🖤 NEWSLETTER ALERT 💙🖤 Catch up with all the latest news with our May newsletter. Find out about the fantastic
@channel4tv.bsky.social adaptation of
@gianrico.bsky.social's The Cold Summer, our first Croatian novel Red Water, and a chance to win a copy of Runaway Horses bit.ly/3Zq79hv

A chance to win some fantastic Croatian goodies, courtesy of our friends over at @tripfiction.bsky.social Details below! 👇

Police procedural set in BASEL (and Alsace) - TripFiction Hunkeler's Secret by Hansjörg Schneider, police procedural set in BASEL (and Alsace). Translated by Alice Freuler. This is the 4th outing for Peter

Police procedural set in BASEL (and Alsace)

Hunkeler’s Secret by Hansjörg Schneider
TR: Alice Freuler
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"..a good sense of Basel in the story..."

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So delighted to see that Joan Smith has chosen 'Red Water' by Jurica Pavičić as one of her May crime thriller picks in
@thetimes.com She describes it as 'this outstanding novel' and we agree! 👏 #Croatia #CrimeThriller #Fiction

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Amazing to see Red Water by Jurica Pavičić, our first novel from #Croatia, included in this round up on Crime Time!

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