Do you love to #travelbybook? Over on #instagram we highlight top reads for your delectation www.instagram.com/tripfiction/ Choose your next book by where it's set and enjoy some #literarytourism #blueskybooks #booksky

You know how detectives in fiction have backstories and quirks? Well this one - Saul Anguish - has a gross habit....🤢 but it's a good read nevertheless www.tripfiction.com/thriller-set... Some of Us Are Liars by Fiona Cummins Set on the ESSEX Coast #blueskybooks #booksky

A Sherlock Holmes Locked Room mystery – with a difference Set near CORFU www.tripfiction.com/a-sherlock-h... The Final Problem by Arturo Pérez-Reverte TR: Frances Riddle @atlanticbooks.bsky.social #adpr #blueskybooks #booksky

Looking for your next great read? The Truth about Ruby Cooper from acclaimed author Liz Nugent is in our Talking Book Library. This is a dark, twisty psychological thriller that will keep you hooked until the final shocking lines! Recommended by our friends @tripfiction.bsky.social #BookSky 💙

GEORGIA (the American South) Holy F*ck by Joseph Incardona TR: Sam Taylor www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-la... "The concept is ingenious.." #blueskybooks #booksky

Terrific sentiments @tombradby.bsky.social 👍 "Before I write, I immerse myself in the book setting" From @thetimes.com #travel 17.5.26

Which is it to be? Skiathos or Lake Como, NJ? #literarytourism #travelbybook #blueskybooks #booksky

Psychological thriller set around BATON ROUGE #Louisiana Anatomy of An Alibi by Ashley Elston www.tripfiction.com/psychologica... You have to keep up with the various time frames otherwise the story feels a bit jumbled... #blueskybooks #booksky

A Lethal Legacy by Guðrún Guðlaugsdóttir Crime fiction set in rural ICELAND, near Selfoss TR: Quentin Bates www.tripfiction.com/crime-fictio... #blueskybooks #booksky

Ten Great Books set in NORTH AFRICA www.tripfiction.com/ten-great-bo... Do you have a favourite title set there? #topten #blueskybooks #booksky

You might think - given the title and #bookcover - that the book is mainly set around #LakeComo You'd be wrong www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-on... The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani Novel set on the Italian-American Riviera and Carrara, Italy #blueskybooks #booksky

Atticus Arnott’s Great Adventure by Caroline James Novel set mainly on the Costa Blanca #spain @carolinejames1.bsky.social www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-ma... "A heart-warming story with real life drama, poignancy, delightfully told" #blueskybooks #booksky

The Croatian Island Library by Eva Glyn @evaglyn.bsky.social www.tripfiction.com/a-library-at... Come to #CROATIA "..the Aleppo pines, the fish visible in the crystalline waters to those endless deep blue skies.." #blueskybooks #booksky

Currently working on a post titled: THE #DESTINATIONTHRILLER: A licence for crackpot storytelling? #blueskybooks #booksky

VERSAILLES and VENICE Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth www.tripfiction.com/historical-n... "..a magical blend of historical novel, romantic (not to say erotic) fiction and fantasy..." @allisonandbusby.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

New on our database joining curated titles set in EDINBURGH www.tripfiction.com/books/murder... Murder in Edinburgh Detective Hunter Wilson Mysteries Book 1 by @valpennyauthor.bsky.social @joffebooks.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

New on our database THE PARTITION TRILOGY - INDIA (Pakistan) 1940s Want to get a little more of the backstory? www.tripfiction.com/find-a-book/.... Lahore is the first in the trilogy by Manreet Sodhi Someshwar

"..the assembled members of high society are well versed in diabolical machinations.." www.tripfiction.com/thriller-set... A secluded private #CARIBBEAN island The Pledge by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett #destinationthriller #blueskybooks #booksky

Love to travel by book? Check out our Instagram and find your next top read! www.instagram.com/tripfiction/ #literarytourism #readtheworld #blueskybooks #booksky

#TalkingLocationWith ... Stephanie Dray / Laura Kamoie Authors of A Founding Mother #WASHINGTONDC www.tripfiction.com/talking-loca... Walking in the footsteps of Abigail Adams (1744 - 1818) @angelamelamud.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

GREECE: A secluded Greek Island Her Perfect Escape by Rachel Wolf www.tripfiction.com/thriller-set... Another #destinationthriller - "a story that moves this way and that, it has good pace" #blueskybooks #booksky

Join #TripFiction on #Instagram Top titles for #literarytourism www.instagram.com/tripfiction/ #readtheworld #travelbybook #blueskybooks #booksky

Novel set in ICELAND www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-in... Boudoir by Sigrún Pálsdóttir TR: Lytton Smith "..beautifully written, with well drawn characters, gentle but engaging pacing and a wonderful plot" @onefootiniceland.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

#GIVEAWAY #Win 1 of 3 copies of Hangman's Gap by Rachel Amphlett Enter here 👇 www.tripfiction.com/win-1-of-3-c... Crime mystery set in QUEENSLAND Entries from UK, Canada, Australia and the USA all welcome Ends 23 May 2026 #blueskybooks #booksky

So what's the crack with people blocking your account on this platform - never interacted, never seen them and suddenly there's a nice little notification saying so-and-so has blocked you... all seems a bit futile and angry 🤷‍♀️ Anyone else get this?

A terrific novel set mainly in LONDON One of Us by Elizabeth Day www.tripfiction.com/a-novel-set-... "a meaty read, plotted with a wry sense of humour, colourful characters and proves, ultimately, to be a dissection of family life" #blueskybooks #booksky

Deadman’s Pool by Kate Rhodes Thriller set on the ISLES of SCILLY www.tripfiction.com/thriller-set... A good, well plotted and easy read with a textured and evocative backdrop @orendabooks.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

Days at the Torunka Café by Satoshi Yagisawa TR: Eric Ozawa www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-in... Novel set in the charming Yanaka District of Tokyo @manillapress.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

Ten Great Crime Books set in #Vienna www.tripfiction.com/ten-great-cr... #novels #topten #blueskybooks #booksky

The Growth of #LiteraryTourism A piece by TF's Tina featured on Kirkudbright Crime Writing website kirkcudbrightcrimewriting.com/2026/05/07/t... (And that's Tina reading Early One Morning by Virginia Baily, a novel set in Rome on the steps of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome 😉) #blueskybooks #booksky

CORNWALL Coming 11 June 2026 Something Brewing in Cornwall by Tommy Barnes "A disarmingly frank portrayal of relocation, written with humour and great observation" @muswellpress.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

Looking for a good read, with a good sense of place? Peruse our #Bookofthemonth selection and find your next top title www.tripfiction.com/book-of-the-... And which novel have we chosen for May 2026? #literarytourism #blueskybooks #booksky

DUBLIN / IRELAND Knave of Diamonds by Laurie R King www.tripfiction.com/historical-n... Earlier 20th Century No.19 in the Mary Russell / Sherlock Holmes series "..a lovely series, written with authority and ingenuity, with a great central protagonist..." @allisonandbusby.bsky.social #blueskybooks

This is #tripfiction on Facebook facebook.com/TripFiction.... Join us chatting all things #books and #travel and #literarytourism #blueskybooks #booksky

VENICE Five Days in Venice by Fiona Collins @fionacollinswrites.bsky.social On/off romance novel set in 2018 and looking back Audiobook narrated by Lucy Rayner tripfiction.com/on-off-roman... "..a well composed novel with a terrific sense of place.." #blueskybooks #booksky

Accumulated #bookpost Any title appeal to you? #blueskybooks #booksky

GIVEAWAY: #Win 1 of 3 copies of Her Perfect Escape by Rachel Wolf and escape to GREECE www.tripfiction.com/giveaway-win... UK entry only Ends 16 May 2026 @headofzeus.bsky.social #destinationthriller #blueskybooks #booksky

How lovely to see two of our recent favourite top titles featured in Historical Fiction Round-Up @thetimes.com (3 May 2026) Thornby Manor by Stephanie Bramwell-Lawes @orendabooks.bsky.social Rose & Renzo by Carolyn O'Brien @northodoxpress.bsky.social

KYIV Author Andrey Kurkov at Hexham Book Festival talking about his latest novel THE LOST SOLDIERS, the 3rd in the Kyiv Mystery Series (1-The Silver Bone, 2-The Stolen Heart) What a witty and sagacious man! Highly recommend his books #blueskybooks #booksky

Love Books? You’ll Want to Plan for Venice Noir and These Other Literary Festivals in 2026 via @journeywoman.bsky.social journeywoman.com/travel-books... Book festivals showcase hidden gems #blueskybooks #booksky @davidhewson.com @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social

#booktube review: LONG ISLAND: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden youtu.be/0iWax3cB5Jw "..a fair number of twists in store for the reader in this novel.." #blueskybooks #booksky

Where will your next book take you? We now have 2,900+ locations on the database #justsaying www.tripfiction.com #blueskybooks #booksky #travelbybook

New on our database joining books set in #SLOVENIA Death Under The Slovenian Sun by Georgina Stewart www.tripfiction.com/books/death-... Coming 28 May 2026 from @littlebrown.bsky.social (Constable)

The 2026 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize longlist is here! 12 expansive novels reflecting the many places adventure can be found www.wilbur-niso-smithfoundation.org/index.php/ne... Winner announced 17 September 2026 #blueskybooks #booksky

Stories of Central and Eastern Europe from the 1930s to the 1990s, from Poland to Germany to Bosnia to Romania. @tripfiction.bsky.social @thistledownpress.bsky.social

This is a wonderful review of Dwell by Trip Fiction, a reviewer who focusses on sense of place in novels. They really appreciated Dwell’s depiction of England and Birmingham:

Winner of the 2024 First Novel Prize Out 11 June from @northodoxpress.bsky.social Dwell by @ruebaldry.bsky.social www.tripfiction.com/historical-n... "a terrific sense of England, the weather and landscape melding with detailed descriptions of life, love and class." #England #Birmingham #ADPR

The Austrian Cultural Forum London invites professional and aspiring translators to participate in the sixth biennial competition held for the best German to English translations of contemporary Austrian prose writing acflondon.org/grants-and-o... Entry deadline: 2 June 26 @jamiebulloch.bsky.social

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