Bitter Lemon Press
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
Indie publisher, launched in 2003, bringing our readers high-quality thrillers and crime fiction books from abroad.
Yet another fabulous review for Red Water by Jurica Pavicic! This time in Bookselling Essentials Magazine. Thank you to Gwen Allman, The Company of Books, Dublin 🙏
December 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Yet another fabulous review for Red Water by Jurica Pavicic! This time in Bookselling Essentials Magazine. Thank you to Gwen Allman, The Company of Books, Dublin 🙏
So excited to see that Joan Smith has chosen Red Water by Jurica Pavicic as one of the @thetimes.com Books of the Year for 2025! 🙌
November 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
So excited to see that Joan Smith has chosen Red Water by Jurica Pavicic as one of the @thetimes.com Books of the Year for 2025! 🙌
Delighted that Red Water has been included in @financialtimes.com’s Best Books of Year 2025 by Adam LeBor! 🙌
November 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Delighted that Red Water has been included in @financialtimes.com’s Best Books of Year 2025 by Adam LeBor! 🙌
🥳 We have exciting NEWS! 🥳
'The End of the Sahara' by Saïd Khatibi has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2025 Arab Literature Prize.
More details 👉 bit.ly/47DB1LT
Winner announced on 18 Nov. We publish in Feb (UK) and March (US). English translation by Alexander Elinson.
'The End of the Sahara' by Saïd Khatibi has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2025 Arab Literature Prize.
More details 👉 bit.ly/47DB1LT
Winner announced on 18 Nov. We publish in Feb (UK) and March (US). English translation by Alexander Elinson.
October 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
🥳 We have exciting NEWS! 🥳
'The End of the Sahara' by Saïd Khatibi has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2025 Arab Literature Prize.
More details 👉 bit.ly/47DB1LT
Winner announced on 18 Nov. We publish in Feb (UK) and March (US). English translation by Alexander Elinson.
'The End of the Sahara' by Saïd Khatibi has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2025 Arab Literature Prize.
More details 👉 bit.ly/47DB1LT
Winner announced on 18 Nov. We publish in Feb (UK) and March (US). English translation by Alexander Elinson.
🐕 OUR OCTOBER NEWSLETTER IS NOW OUT 🐕
This month we are focussing on Leonardo Padura, Cuba's most celebrated living writer and author of the brilliant novel 'The Man Who Loved Dogs'.
Plus, find out more about the critically acclaimed Havana Quartet #Cuba #fiction #crimefiction
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This month we are focussing on Leonardo Padura, Cuba's most celebrated living writer and author of the brilliant novel 'The Man Who Loved Dogs'.
Plus, find out more about the critically acclaimed Havana Quartet #Cuba #fiction #crimefiction
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October 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
🐕 OUR OCTOBER NEWSLETTER IS NOW OUT 🐕
This month we are focussing on Leonardo Padura, Cuba's most celebrated living writer and author of the brilliant novel 'The Man Who Loved Dogs'.
Plus, find out more about the critically acclaimed Havana Quartet #Cuba #fiction #crimefiction
bit.ly/4owDFJc
This month we are focussing on Leonardo Padura, Cuba's most celebrated living writer and author of the brilliant novel 'The Man Who Loved Dogs'.
Plus, find out more about the critically acclaimed Havana Quartet #Cuba #fiction #crimefiction
bit.ly/4owDFJc
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
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
October 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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
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
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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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 👇
bit.ly/3IRZLGi
July 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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 👇
bit.ly/3IRZLGi
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 👇
bit.ly/3IRZLGi
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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#espionage 🕵️
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👇
bit.ly/457Beps
#espionage 🕵️
July 17, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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👇
bit.ly/457Beps
#espionage 🕵️
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👇
bit.ly/457Beps
#espionage 🕵️
🥳 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! 👇
bit.ly/3ZWp5Az
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June 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🥳 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! 👇
bit.ly/3ZWp5Az
bit.ly/3ZWp5Az
💙🖤 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
@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
May 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
💙🖤 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
@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
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
thetimes.com/culture/book...
@thetimes.com She describes it as 'this outstanding novel' and we agree! 👏 #Croatia #CrimeThriller #Fiction
thetimes.com/culture/book...
May 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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
thetimes.com/culture/book...
@thetimes.com She describes it as 'this outstanding novel' and we agree! 👏 #Croatia #CrimeThriller #Fiction
thetimes.com/culture/book...
Competition time!
If you would like to be in with a chance of winning two tickets to Warwick Racecourse, all you have to do is purchase a copy of “Runaway Horses” from Warwick Books in the month of May and they will do the rest!
Go to warwickbooks.net to place your order now! 🏇
If you would like to be in with a chance of winning two tickets to Warwick Racecourse, all you have to do is purchase a copy of “Runaway Horses” from Warwick Books in the month of May and they will do the rest!
Go to warwickbooks.net to place your order now! 🏇
May 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Competition time!
If you would like to be in with a chance of winning two tickets to Warwick Racecourse, all you have to do is purchase a copy of “Runaway Horses” from Warwick Books in the month of May and they will do the rest!
Go to warwickbooks.net to place your order now! 🏇
If you would like to be in with a chance of winning two tickets to Warwick Racecourse, all you have to do is purchase a copy of “Runaway Horses” from Warwick Books in the month of May and they will do the rest!
Go to warwickbooks.net to place your order now! 🏇
❤️💙Our April newsletter is out!🖤💛 Catch up with all the latest: Hunkeler's Secret by Swiss author Hansjörg Schneider; a new @channel4tv.bsky.social TV adaptation of The Cold Summer by @gianrico.bsky.social; plus, Marion Brunet is honoured and @thecwa.bsky.social Dagger prize news! 👇
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April 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
❤️💙Our April newsletter is out!🖤💛 Catch up with all the latest: Hunkeler's Secret by Swiss author Hansjörg Schneider; a new @channel4tv.bsky.social TV adaptation of The Cold Summer by @gianrico.bsky.social; plus, Marion Brunet is honoured and @thecwa.bsky.social Dagger prize news! 👇
bit.ly/42A16Ia
bit.ly/42A16Ia
"Again and again, Matsumoto paints a Japan that feels like it’s almost within touching distance, mere centimetres beyond the lens-like window of the novel’s pages."
Great review of Point Zero by Matsumoto Seicho from @thejapansociety.bsky.social #Japan #CrimeFiction 🇯🇵
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Great review of Point Zero by Matsumoto Seicho from @thejapansociety.bsky.social #Japan #CrimeFiction 🇯🇵
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February 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"Again and again, Matsumoto paints a Japan that feels like it’s almost within touching distance, mere centimetres beyond the lens-like window of the novel’s pages."
Great review of Point Zero by Matsumoto Seicho from @thejapansociety.bsky.social #Japan #CrimeFiction 🇯🇵
bit.ly/4hZ5yXw
Great review of Point Zero by Matsumoto Seicho from @thejapansociety.bsky.social #Japan #CrimeFiction 🇯🇵
bit.ly/4hZ5yXw
The fourth in @olguinserg.bsky.social 's Buenos Aires thriller series starring the gutsy, earthy yet vulnerable investigative reporter Veronica Rosenthal is out now in the UK.
This is a dazzling, steamy thriller but also a story about the possibilities of love #crimefiction #thrillers
This is a dazzling, steamy thriller but also a story about the possibilities of love #crimefiction #thrillers
February 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The fourth in @olguinserg.bsky.social 's Buenos Aires thriller series starring the gutsy, earthy yet vulnerable investigative reporter Veronica Rosenthal is out now in the UK.
This is a dazzling, steamy thriller but also a story about the possibilities of love #crimefiction #thrillers
This is a dazzling, steamy thriller but also a story about the possibilities of love #crimefiction #thrillers
Waterstones are offering HUNKELER'S SECRET, the riveting new crime novel from Hansjörg Schneider, to pre-order at 25%.
Click waterstones.com/campaign/feb...
Enter PREORDER25 at checkout. Offer is exclusive to Waterstones website and app. Ends midnight on Monday. Don't miss out! #WPreorder
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Enter PREORDER25 at checkout. Offer is exclusive to Waterstones website and app. Ends midnight on Monday. Don't miss out! #WPreorder
February 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Waterstones are offering HUNKELER'S SECRET, the riveting new crime novel from Hansjörg Schneider, to pre-order at 25%.
Click waterstones.com/campaign/feb...
Enter PREORDER25 at checkout. Offer is exclusive to Waterstones website and app. Ends midnight on Monday. Don't miss out! #WPreorder
Click waterstones.com/campaign/feb...
Enter PREORDER25 at checkout. Offer is exclusive to Waterstones website and app. Ends midnight on Monday. Don't miss out! #WPreorder
Searching for something to curl up with this weekend? Escape to #Italy with a murder mystery that takes place during the iconic horse race in #Siena, The Palio!
Brilliantly translated by @gregorydowling.bsky.social and available now.
Brilliantly translated by @gregorydowling.bsky.social and available now.
February 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Searching for something to curl up with this weekend? Escape to #Italy with a murder mystery that takes place during the iconic horse race in #Siena, The Palio!
Brilliantly translated by @gregorydowling.bsky.social and available now.
Brilliantly translated by @gregorydowling.bsky.social and available now.
Here is our Bitter Lemon Press catalogue for 2025.
Any journalists or bloggers keen to see review copies, do please DM us! We are always on the look-out to reach new readers and extend our coverage around the world.
#CrimeFiction #Thrillers #BooksForYourTravels #Translation
Any journalists or bloggers keen to see review copies, do please DM us! We are always on the look-out to reach new readers and extend our coverage around the world.
#CrimeFiction #Thrillers #BooksForYourTravels #Translation
February 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Here is our Bitter Lemon Press catalogue for 2025.
Any journalists or bloggers keen to see review copies, do please DM us! We are always on the look-out to reach new readers and extend our coverage around the world.
#CrimeFiction #Thrillers #BooksForYourTravels #Translation
Any journalists or bloggers keen to see review copies, do please DM us! We are always on the look-out to reach new readers and extend our coverage around the world.
#CrimeFiction #Thrillers #BooksForYourTravels #Translation
Out on 25th March (UK) and 29th April (US), 'Hunkeler's Secret' by Hansjörg Schneider is the latest in the international crime series featuring Inspector Peter Hunkeler, now a retired inspector of the Basel police force.
Brilliantly translated by Astrid Freuler - pre-order now!
Brilliantly translated by Astrid Freuler - pre-order now!
February 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Out on 25th March (UK) and 29th April (US), 'Hunkeler's Secret' by Hansjörg Schneider is the latest in the international crime series featuring Inspector Peter Hunkeler, now a retired inspector of the Basel police force.
Brilliantly translated by Astrid Freuler - pre-order now!
Brilliantly translated by Astrid Freuler - pre-order now!
❤️ 🧡JANUARY NEWSLETTER ALERT ❤️🧡 Set in Siena, one of Italy's most beautiful cities, 'Runaway Horses' by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini (translated by
@gregorydowling.bsky.social) is out now.
Find out more about this incredible novel here 👇
bit.ly/4ham726 #Italy 🇮🇹
@gregorydowling.bsky.social) is out now.
Find out more about this incredible novel here 👇
bit.ly/4ham726 #Italy 🇮🇹
January 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
❤️ 🧡JANUARY NEWSLETTER ALERT ❤️🧡 Set in Siena, one of Italy's most beautiful cities, 'Runaway Horses' by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini (translated by
@gregorydowling.bsky.social) is out now.
Find out more about this incredible novel here 👇
bit.ly/4ham726 #Italy 🇮🇹
@gregorydowling.bsky.social) is out now.
Find out more about this incredible novel here 👇
bit.ly/4ham726 #Italy 🇮🇹
📢 WE'RE HIRING! 📢 Job opportunity to be part of our Bitter Lemon team. We are seeking a freelance collaborator to join us on a part-time basis. Ideal for someone with a passion for publishing, foreign literature, and driving sales growth. Details here👇
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January 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
📢 WE'RE HIRING! 📢 Job opportunity to be part of our Bitter Lemon team. We are seeking a freelance collaborator to join us on a part-time basis. Ideal for someone with a passion for publishing, foreign literature, and driving sales growth. Details here👇
bit.ly/4hyLoD9
bit.ly/4hyLoD9