Fancy a #tradwife fix via fiction this week? USA style, Vermont and Pennsylvania 👇

CROATIA Highlighting this lovely character driven novel coming 16 January 2026 The Croatian Island Library by @evaglyn.bsky.social #booktube youtu.be/sMbLrJMPYkk @harpercollins.bsky.social Maybe one for pre-order? #ADPR #blueskybooks #booksky

Dark, searing novel of incarceration and slavery, a story of women and men, seen through the eyes of the children Set in the Bengal Delta #bangladesh @canongate.co.uk

A cute, glass book-themed mug. What’s not to like? In real life it is a truly ugly item 🤣

🚨COVER REVEAL🚨 We're ecstatic to share the cover for Rose and Renzo, the incredible new novel from Carolyn O'Brien! Coming In May, this hugely engrossing historical novel set in 1930s Manchester can be preordered with 25% off with the code NORTHODOXMAS share.google/D0VQroTwcx3e...

Wishing everyone a Happy Christmas and Festive Season. We'll be back properly in the New Year, dropping in occasionally with tidbits about books and travel before then Thank you to you all for your wonderful support this year! #blueskybooks #booksky

The last #bookpost for this year Any title catch your eye?

A tale of corruption and murder in #hamburg www.tripfiction.com/a-tale-of-co... Sharks by Simone Buckholz TR: Rachel Ward "The city, with all its tawdriness and seediness – as well as its splendour, comes through very clearly..." #blueskybooks #booksky

#BookReview: Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo Set in #Germany and #England TripFiction: tripfiction.com/review/96100... Instagram: instagram.com/p/DSklxekDfcK/ Facebook: facebook.com/TripFiction.... GoodReads: goodreads.com/review/show/... #blueskybooks #booksky

WINTER THRILLERS: SNOWSTORMS, MOUNTAIN CHALETS, AND MURDER ..You're on the mountaintop, a storm blows in, the phone lines go dead... Author Allie Reynolds chooses top reads to send shivers down you spine via @crimereads.bsky.social crimereads.com/winter-thril... #blueskybooks #booksky

Venetian Vespers by John Banville A terrific novel to conjure up VENICE www.tripfiction.com/dark-novel-s... Set at the turn of the 20th Century @faberbooks.bsky.social

MEDITERRANEAN Dog Island by Philippe Claudel TR: Euan Cameron An engaging/well-written look at the darker side of island life and refugee crisis TripFiction: www.tripfiction.com/review/lead-... GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DSiDSTWjSQ5/ #booksky

Crime mystery set in #CROWHURST East Sussex A fun filled storyline #BOOKREVIEW Everyone In The Group Chat Dies by L M CHILTON TripFiction: www.tripfiction.com/review/lead-... Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DShsFseDSAW/ @headofzeus.bsky.social

Heading for #berlin? Choose a novel set in the city and experience the unique streets, buildings and life through the eyes of an author tripfiction.com/find-a-book/?l…...

#BOOKREVIEW Warrior King by Wilbur Smith / Tom Harper A swashbuckling tale set in early 19th Century SOUTH AFRICA TripFiction: www.tripfiction.com/review/lead-... GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DSfl5HxDU_n/ @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social

Coming 12 March 2026 The Truth About Ruby Cooper by Liz Nugent A propulsive and immersive read Possible trigger issues for some readers @penguinukbooks.bsky.social (Sandycove) Set in BOSTON and DUBLIN #ADPR

ENGLAND #booktube review of Elizabeth Day's One of Us youtu.be/buv5_tL0nKE Loved it! @4thestatebooks.bsky.social A novel of class division and more..

A Dystopian adventure set in an ENGLAND of the near future The Water That May Come by Amy Lilwall @amylilwall.bsky.social www.tripfiction.com/a-dystopian-... "..a well written, thoughtful and thought provoking book.." @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

This is a fascinating, quick-fire read and not in the least didactic The Shortest History of Ancient Rome by Ross King tripfiction.com/the-shortest... @oldstpublishing.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

Road trip and crime thriller Set in HELSINKI and rural FINLAND tripfiction.com/road-trip-an... The Winter Job by Antii Tuomainen TR: David Hackston "..action-packed story...full of surprises and ...probably the slowest and most eccentric car chase ever imagined.." @orendabooks.bsky.social

From CAPE TOWN to MELBOURNE #TalkingLocationWith ... Michael G Colburn www.tripfiction.com/talking-loca... Author of the Lady Black Mystery Series

Scars of Silence by Johana Gustawsson TR: David Warriner www.tripfiction.com/a-dark-noir-... A dark noir thriller set on the Stockholm archipelago "..very well constructed and worked through book..." #blueskybooks #booksky

Coming 9 April 2026 I Think We Should Kill Other People by L M Chilton Set mainly in a tiny airport on a tiny island in NORWAY TripFiction: www.tripfiction.com/review/lead-... Facebook: www.facebook.com/TripFiction.... Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... @headofzeus.bsky.social

#BookReview: No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib Set in 🇺🇸 TripFiction: www.tripfiction.com/books/no-lan... Facebook: www.facebook.com/TripFiction.... Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DSKzDsajauF/ The capricious decisions of governments upending ordinary people's lives... very relevant today

Coming 15 January 2026 #Room706 by @ellielevenson.bsky.social www.tripfiction.com/thrilling-no... Thrilling novel set mainly in a hotel room in LONDON @headlinebooks.bsky.social #ADPR #blueskybooks #booksky

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-in... #fromourbookshelves #ALASKA 5* "..powerful insights into love and friendship.." @tinderpress.bsky.social

The After Party by @ruthywriter.bsky.social www.tripfiction.com/crime-thrill... An all round good read with a clear sense of setting #Amsterdam #blueskybooks #booksky

A quick and fun read set around the 🌏 #bookreview Instagram: instagram.com/p/DSIf8gujYuC/ Spies - gadgets - travel - flirty banter and more...

The Nancys and the Case Of The Missing Necklace by R W R McDonald www.tripfiction.com/murder-myste... A wonderfully exuberant story set in SOUTH OTAGO, New Zealand #blueskybooks #booksky

This is TripFiction on Facebook www.facebook.com/TripFiction.... Come and say hello Chatting #books and #travel and everything in-between #literarytourism #blueskybooks #booksky

Thrilling novel set in ROME 62CE: Tyrant of Rome by Simon Scarrow tripfiction.com/thrilling-no... No. 24 in the Eagles of Empire Series @headlinebooks.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

"..a fast moving and very exciting thriller.." A dark novel set mainly around #GLASGOW www.tripfiction.com/a-dark-thril... Gone to Earth by @authorjjesmond.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

Fancy an upbeat and exuberant novel? Sleuthing in the manner of Nancy Drew, gritty at times and ultimately heart-warming #booktok #tiktok The Nancys and the case of the Missing Necklace by RWR McDonald Published by @orendabooks.bsky.social Set in SOUTH OTAGO, New Zealand

Coming 10 February 2026 Historical novel set around Halifax, NOVA SCOTIA www.tripfiction.com/historical-n... Fireflies in Winter by Eleanor Shearer A story "..set against a terrific backdrop of landscape.." #blueskybooks #booksky

#Publicists #Publishers Any books set in INDIA coming out soon? If so, we would love to hear about them

#GIVEAWAY #Win 1 of 3 copies of Deadly Dancing at the Seaview Hotel by @glendayoung-author.bsky.social www.tripfiction.com/giveaway-3-c... Set in #Scarborough UK ONLY. Ends 20 December 2025 #blueskybooks #booksky

Finally. FINALLY! A great shout out for "Watching Over Her" by Jean-Baptiste Andrea TR: Frank Wynne Set in #Italy One of our Books of the Year 2025 (and other great reads, too!) @dauntbooks.bsky.social featured in @thetimes.com 7.12.25 #blueskybooks #booksky

A great @thetimes.com feature on @dauntbooks.bsky.social 7.12.25 "..why do people travel from all over the world to pick up a paperback (and coveted tote bag) from the thriving Daunt Books?..." #blueskybooks #booksky

#NN2025 Panel: "Follow You into the Dark" Featuring authors: @mayrinaldiauthor.bsky.social / Rupa Mahadevan / @byclairewilson.bsky.social / Ingrid Hall Celebrating the work of emerging authors, with tales of obsession, corruption and desire...

Fantastic panel to conclude #NN2025 "Glow in the dark" With @liljawriter.bsky.social Eva Björg Ægisdóttir and Ørjan Karlsson Chaired by @orendabooks.bsky.social More missing people than murder victims in #Iceland ... Norway offers a terrific sense of place plus 👍 to translators #nordicnoir

Five Great Twisty Thrillers set on remote SCOTTISH ISLANDS www.tripfiction.com/five-great-t...

‘I was hooked’: the rise of the intrepid female solo traveller.." via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/... @journeywoman.bsky.social

Historical thriller set in 1936 BAVARIA Evil in High Places by Rory Clements tripfiction.com/historical-t... "..a well-penned and easy to follow story, set against a strong and colourfully constructed political backdrop.." #blueskybooks #booksky @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social

A dystopian thriller set mainly in the CARIBBEAN The Coming Fire by @gregmosse.bsky.social tripfiction.com/a-dystopian-... "..Mosse excels at crafting a propulsive, action-packed narrative.." #bluebooks #blueskybooks

Short novel set in gritty #Benidorm "The writing is sharp and filmic.." www.tripfiction.com/short-novel-... Spanish Beauty by Esther García Llovet TR: Richard Village @foundryeditions.bsky.social #bluekskybooks #booksky

#TalkingLocationWith ... GB Rubin, author of Murder at Christmas: You Solve The Crime (and indeed, you as the reader play the part of Dr Kinn Tenor) www.tripfiction.com/where-to-com... "The book is written as a gift for anyone who loves 1930s-set mysteries.." @simonschusteruk.bsky.social #booksky

Winter Stories by Ingvild Rishøi TR: Diane Oatley www.tripfiction.com/three-short-... "Norway in Winter is atmospherically conjured up in these three, reasonably substantial and beautifully told stories..." #blueskybooks #booksky

The view from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani (that's Lake Como, NEW JERSEY - not really Lake Como, Italy) #booktube youtu.be/ecVqru08xo0 #italy #newjersey #blueskybooks #booksky

Historical novel set in ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA Babylonia by Costanza Casati www.tripfiction.com/historical-n... Winner of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2025 "..once you’re hooked you won’t want to stop reading.."

The Wisdom of Ancient Japan: Timeless lessons to Live by By Saori Okada (+ 3 copy giveaway) tripfiction.com/the-wisdom-o... "..a quiet book that provides food for thought and is a lovely way to engage with the Japanese thought processes and the philosophy of life.." @alisonmenzies.bsky.social