Bitter Lemon Press
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
Indie publisher, launched in 2003, bringing our readers high-quality thrillers and crime fiction books from abroad.
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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
“the third novel by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini to be published by the excellent Bitter Lemon Press.. This handsome paperback is very welcome.”
An early review in The Critic Magazine for 'An Enigma by the Sea'.
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English translation by
@gregorydowling.bsky.social
An early review in The Critic Magazine for 'An Enigma by the Sea'.
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English translation by
@gregorydowling.bsky.social
Murders for November | Jeremy Black | The Critic Magazine
This is the season for Xmas thrills, or at least the cosiness of dark evenings, reading indoors, and thinking about the murder of others, although how will these stories appear with climate change…
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November 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“the third novel by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini to be published by the excellent Bitter Lemon Press.. This handsome paperback is very welcome.”
An early review in The Critic Magazine for 'An Enigma by the Sea'.
bit.ly/47Eoqaj
English translation by
@gregorydowling.bsky.social
An early review in The Critic Magazine for 'An Enigma by the Sea'.
bit.ly/47Eoqaj
English translation by
@gregorydowling.bsky.social
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You need this on your TBR pile
A couple vanishes from a locked villa… in Tuscany
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A couple vanishes from a locked villa… in Tuscany
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An Enigma by the Sea - The Book Trail
BookTrail Boarding Pass: An Enigma by the Sea Destination/location: Tuscany Author/guide: Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini Departure Time: 2025
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October 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM
You need this on your TBR pile
A couple vanishes from a locked villa… in Tuscany
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@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
A couple vanishes from a locked villa… in Tuscany
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@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
🥳 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
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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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Oh wow!
THIS beauty has got me out of a reading slump
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Out in Jan 26 but to be preordered if you fancy a mystery set in Tuscany!
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THIS beauty has got me out of a reading slump
www.thebooktrail.com/book-trails/...
Out in Jan 26 but to be preordered if you fancy a mystery set in Tuscany!
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
An Enigma by the Sea - The Book Trail
BookTrail Boarding Pass: An Enigma by the Sea Destination/location: Tuscany Author/guide: Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini Departure Time: 2025
www.thebooktrail.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Oh wow!
THIS beauty has got me out of a reading slump
www.thebooktrail.com/book-trails/...
Out in Jan 26 but to be preordered if you fancy a mystery set in Tuscany!
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
THIS beauty has got me out of a reading slump
www.thebooktrail.com/book-trails/...
Out in Jan 26 but to be preordered if you fancy a mystery set in Tuscany!
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
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An Enigma by the Sea would make a good choice for a #VerbatimJourney to Italy. Reading a book is like a vacation @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social 😍📚
Bitter Lemon Press (@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social)
Indie publisher, launched in 2003, bringing our readers high-quality thrillers and crime fiction books from abroad.
bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
An Enigma by the Sea would make a good choice for a #VerbatimJourney to Italy. Reading a book is like a vacation @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social 😍📚
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Thank you @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social for this very pretty copy of #AnEnigmaByTheSea by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini, tns by Gregory Dowling.
Coming 22nd Jan, this is the third Fruttero and Lucentini mystery to be published in English by this fab indie publisher.
I cannot wait! 💙📚
Coming 22nd Jan, this is the third Fruttero and Lucentini mystery to be published in English by this fab indie publisher.
I cannot wait! 💙📚
October 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Thank you @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social for this very pretty copy of #AnEnigmaByTheSea by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini, tns by Gregory Dowling.
Coming 22nd Jan, this is the third Fruttero and Lucentini mystery to be published in English by this fab indie publisher.
I cannot wait! 💙📚
Coming 22nd Jan, this is the third Fruttero and Lucentini mystery to be published in English by this fab indie publisher.
I cannot wait! 💙📚
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
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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Organised by the British Croatian Society. See some of you there!
bit.ly/4mQZfaw
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...
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September 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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!
bit.ly/4mQZfaw
Organised by the British Croatian Society. See some of you there!
bit.ly/4mQZfaw
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Novel of a missing person set in CROATIA
Red Water by Jurica Pavičić
TR: Matt Robinson
#booktube
youtu.be/Xd6DDyYBF98
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#blueskybooks #booksky
Red Water by Jurica Pavičić
TR: Matt Robinson
#booktube
youtu.be/Xd6DDyYBF98
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
#blueskybooks #booksky
Mystery set in CROATIA (Red Water)
YouTube video by TripFiction #literarywanderlust
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August 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Novel of a missing person set in CROATIA
Red Water by Jurica Pavičić
TR: Matt Robinson
#booktube
youtu.be/Xd6DDyYBF98
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
#blueskybooks #booksky
Red Water by Jurica Pavičić
TR: Matt Robinson
#booktube
youtu.be/Xd6DDyYBF98
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
#blueskybooks #booksky
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
bit.ly/4mQZfaw
Organised by the British Croatian Society
bit.ly/4mQZfaw
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...
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August 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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
bit.ly/4mQZfaw
Organised by the British Croatian Society
bit.ly/4mQZfaw
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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@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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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.
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August 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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 👇
bit.ly/3UjsQgo
@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 👇
bit.ly/3UjsQgo
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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
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#books #booksky #amreading #runawayhorses
August 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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
www.amazon.co.uk/Runaway-Hors...
#books #booksky #amreading #runawayhorses
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#books #booksky #amreading #runawayhorses
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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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…
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August 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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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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
"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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Great review of Red Water by Jurica Pavičić on @crimereads.bsky.social
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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…
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July 28, 2025 at 8:55 AM
"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
bit.ly/46pbaY2
Great review of Red Water by Jurica Pavičić on @crimereads.bsky.social
bit.ly/46pbaY2
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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.."
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
www.tripfiction.com/novel-of-a-m...
Red Water by Jurica Pavičić
TR: Matt Robinson
"..a very well crafted novel.."
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
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
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July 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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.."
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
www.tripfiction.com/novel-of-a-m...
Red Water by Jurica Pavičić
TR: Matt Robinson
"..a very well crafted novel.."
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
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👇
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#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 🕵️
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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Orbetello Book Prize 2025
Orbetello Book Prize - Maremma Tuscany Coast IV edition June 27-29, Special Mention to Prestìa Career Tribute to Ben Pastor.
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July 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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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Good news! Trade comes together for government backed National Year of Reading in 2026.
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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.
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July 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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 🙌
🗡#CWADaggers
Here’s this years Dagger for the Best Crime & Mystery Publisher shortlist:
Here’s this years Dagger for the Best Crime & Mystery Publisher shortlist:
July 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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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#books #booksky #amreading #hunkelerssecret
June 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Started a new book this afternoon: Hunkeler’s Secret by Hansjörg Schneider, published by @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
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#books #booksky #amreading #hunkelerssecret
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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...
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…
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June 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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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Award Ceremony 2025
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June 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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:
bit.ly/3G12NXM
bit.ly/3G12NXM