Coming 5 February 2026 Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash Novel set in fictional small-town AMERICA tripfiction.com/novel-set-in... "..Author Madeline Cash has an acute sense of the ridiculous in everyday life.." @doubledaybooks.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

Good evening VENICE Ready and anticipatory for #VeniceNoir starting tomorrow 14 November 2025 (And reading a novel set in La Serenissima 👍 it’s what we do 😀)

Black As Death by Lilja Sigurðardóttir Crime mystery set in REYKJAVIK TR: Lorenza Garcia www.tripfiction.com/crime-myster... 5th and final volume in the Arora Investigation series "..right up there with the very best that Noir novels can offer..' @orendabooks.bsky.social @suekelsoryan.bsky.social

Speak to Me Of Home by Jeanine Cummins Set in PUERTO RICO and the AMERICAN MIDWEST www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-in... "..a moving meditation on the meaning of home, the resilience of women, and the enduring impact of displacement.." @tinderpress.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

VICENZA is a beautiful city Have you been?

COOL BOOK IDEA 📚 Greenhaus Cafe in Padova uses older books to weight the menus and prevent them from blowing away It was like it was meant to be: George’s Simenon’s “Maigret in New York” 😉 You can even have a quick riffle whilst awaiting your order 👍 #booksky #blueskybooks

COPENHAGEN at Christmas A Copenhagen Snowmance by Pernille Hughes @pernillehughes.bsky.social "A delightfully upbeat romcom, full of Winter wonder within an upbeat story.." www.tripfiction.com/a-romcom-set... #bluekskybooks #booksky

‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’ We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.

Moonlight Express: Around the World By Night Train by Monisha Rajesh isn't out until August but it sounds wonderful

Crime thriller set in #WW2 #Berlin A Death in Berlin by Simon Scarrow www.tripfiction.com/a-crime-thri... "a recommended read for those who like historic fiction set in wartime.." @headlinebooks.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

The After Party by @ruthywriter #Destinationthriller set in #AMSTERDAM #tiktok #booktok The snow is falling, a woman goes missing, a body turns up in a canal.... @panmacmillan.bsky.social

SOUTHERN ENGLAND Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst "A novel of English mores and manners.." youtu.be/5ryFi9u1_50 #booktube @picadorbooks.bsky.social #Blueskybooks #booksky

A warm hello from a cool VICENZA What are you reading this weekend and is it strong on location? #travelbybook

Coming 20 January 2026 Anatomy of An Alibi by Ashley Elston Psychological thriller set around BATON ROUGE, Louisiana www.tripfiction.com/psychologica... "..a quick-fire read.." #blueskybooks #booksky

Discovering the delights of #BERGAMO And yes, we do feature it as a location on the website #booktok #traveltok #tiktok

#Romcom set in the NORWEGIAN FJORDS www.tripfiction.com/romcom-set-i... Escape to the Northern Lights by Carrie Walker @carriewalker.bsky.social Unwinding in beautiful surroundings, a little tree-hugging and a lot of fun #blueskybooks #booksky

Ten Great Global Books with BEES at Their Heart www.tripfiction.com/ten-great-gl... #blueskybooks #booksky

Novel set in a fictional USA setting The Death of Mungo Blackwell by Lauren H Brandenburg tripfiction.com/novel-set-in... "..well worth dipping into, and if you’re a fantasy fan, definitely give it a go.." #blueskybooks #booksky

Psychological thriller set in OXFORD, UK and NEW YORK CITY www.tripfiction.com/psychologica... I’m Not Done With You Yet by Jesse Sutanto "A chilling and involving book about the meaning of friendship, trust and loyalty" @hqstories.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

A brilliant novel of a troubled sculptor in 20th Century ITALY www.tripfiction.com/a-quite-bril... Watching Over Her by Jean-Baptiste Andre TR: Frank Wynne Deserves a wide readership @atlanticbooks.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

Twisty thriller set in SRI LANKA The Lying Guest by Mahi Cheshire tripfiction.com/twisty-thril... Sri Lanka comes through reasonably well but locational research needs a bit of editing #destinationthriller #blueskybooks #booksky

Novel set in #LONDON #PARIS www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-in... Double Room by Anne Sénès TR: Alice Banks "This is a novel that stayed with me, the creative storyline has real depth and humanity. It deserves a wide readership" @orendabooks.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

You have to be really careful with "Spredges" (Sprayed Edges) - there are some beautiful examples out there! This novel, though, looks as though it has been left outside, got damp and gone mouldy #blueskybooks #booksky

A quick look at the work of author JOHN BANVILLE Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DQq4xwdjUfw/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/reel/3312969... @faberbooks.bsky.social Following in the footsteps of Raymond Chandler

A Lethal Legacy by Guðrún Guðlaugsdóttir TR: Quentin Bates Crime fiction set in rural ICELAND, near Selfoss www.tripfiction.com/crime-fictio... "..a pretty good read..with some shortcomings..." #blueskybooks #booksky

10 Books That Will Inspire Your Next Trip – From BookTok’s Lucas Oakeley via @suitcasemag.bsky.social suitcasemag.com/lucas-oakele... Bringing a destination to life through fiction

A cosy crime mystery in the style of Choose Your Own Adventure. The year is 1932. Do you travel to KENT or to YORKSHIRE? Coming 20 November 2025 Murder at Christmas by G B Rubin www.tripfiction.com/a-book-where... #blueskybooks #booksky

Police procedural set in SOUTHAMPTON / NEW FOREST Gallows Wood by Louisa Scarr www.tripfiction.com/police-proce... "..there is little doubt that Moss (the dog) is the hero of this book..." @canelobooks.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

Coming 29 January 2026 This Book Made Me Think Of You by Libby Page #booktube - youtu.be/OY4D2pwRcUg A novel of #books #love #loss ... heartwarming Set NORTH LONDON @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

PRAGUE Following in the footsteps of @authordanbrown.bsky.social and his novel set in the city: The Secret of Secrets Jack Ling of the @thetimes.com explores the city through the lens of the author, the book and its locations www.thetimes.com/travel/desti... #blueskybooks #booksky

Just under two weeks left to get your bids in for @childreninread.bsky.social 2025. Signed and dedicated paperbacks of the first three Eddie Giral books are up for auction. www.jumblebee.co.uk/childreninre...

Novel set on the Italian-American Riviera (Lake Como NJ) and CARRARA, Italy www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-on... The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani The marvels of marble I did feel conned by the cover, however... #blueskybooks #booksky

#WIN 1 of 3 copies of Istria Black by Mike Downey www.tripfiction.com/giveaway-3-c... "incarnations of a beautiful country tormented by human mistakes and about people’s desire to believe in something greater than themselves" CROATIA Ends 15 November 25 / UK ONLY #giveaway #bluekskybooks #booksky

Fancy spending this weekend in ST IVES? #bookreview And Then There Was You by Miranda Dickinson youtu.be/sDXUwXJodR8 @hqstories.bsky.social

Love a good story set on an island? Over the Water: Essays on Islands Coming 23 April 2026 #shortstories from @dauntbookspub.bsky.social #booktok #tiktok

🎉📣Reader, friends, everyone!! I have the most exciting opportunity for you which will be announced on Monday 3rd November at 5 pm. It is just brilliant! Can't say more at the mo but do make sure you head over here because this is BIG!! 🎉📣

Fabulous evening #Optindiebooks interviewing author Amy Lilwall - her new dystopian novel set in 2030s #ENGLAND is out now THE WATER THAT MAY COME Check out more author interviews in and around Newcastle / North East England: www.optindiebooks.co.uk

#TalkingLocationWith ... @kathryngauci.bsky.social, author of An Aegean Odyssey: A Memoir, with stops in Athens, Chios, Crete, Karpathos, Lesbos, and Rhodes www.tripfiction.com/taking-locat... Featuring #chios 'The Resin Isle' GREECE #blueskybooks #booksky

Fancy honing your sleuthing skills with a puzzle book or two for the Christmas period? Murder at Christmas by G B Rubin (out 20.11.25) from @simonschusteruk.bsky.social Miss Winter in the Library with the Knife by Martin Edwards from @headofzeus.bsky.social Set #England #blueskybooks

Novel set mainly on the COSTA BLANCA www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-ma... Atticus Arnott’s Great Adventure by @carolinejames1.bsky.social "A heart-warming story with real life drama.."

NEW in #VeniceBooks Brava @scribedoll.bsky.social @ronanmaenardo.bsky.social @jimkendall50.bsky.social @tripfiction.bsky.social

A library-at-sea on the #Adriatic #Croatia www.tripfiction.com/a-library-at... The Croatian Island Library by Eva Glyn @evaglyn.bsky.social HEADS UP: Coming 16 January 2026, time to pre-order Reading this novel really is a tremendous way of diving into this part of the world #booksky

Spotted Marks & Spencer #book Christmas Tree Decoration

Authors/Publishers: If we have gone the extra mile to highlight your book, put your title forward for an opportunity to gain more readers, have said nice things... Could you perhaps sort out a "share"? A "like" these days isn't enough to do the heavy lifting for books. Much appreciated

Fancy something on the lighter side to read? Check out the shortlisted titles on the Bollinger / Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2025 www.wodehouseprize.com #blueskybooks #booksky

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

#RWRMcDonald discusses the inspiration behind Riverstone the small town setting of his upcoming heartwarming, hilarious #Mystery, #TheNancys, out 20th November. A hilarious, and heartfelt twist on #NancyDrew. There's #Murder, #Mayhem and #Makeovers! 📖 bit.ly/4mHDbiE #Booksky #NewZealand #UK

Join pensioner Atticus and his dog, Ness, on his trip in the 1985 VW Westfalia camper van Travelling through Spain to the #CostaBlanca Atticus Arnott's Great Adventure by @carolinejames1.bsky.social Heartwarming and fun, with a few poignant moments... #Tiktok #booktok

#BookReview One of Us by Elizabeth Day www.tripfiction.com/a-novel-set-... "..a mix of politics (not the boring sort), relationships, retribution, all mired in the English class system..a meaty read" 5* @4thestatebooks.bsky.social #london #cambridge #bali

Some upcoming titles to highlight #bookpost #blueskybooks #booksky