"Mr. Khatibi’s book is cinematic, kaleidoscopic and tragic—a splendid achievement."
Fantastic review for Said Khatibi's The End of the Sahara in
@thewallstreet.bsky.social
Translated by Alexander Elinson #Algeria
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We are absolutely thrilled to see that Red Water by Jurica Pavičić has been been nominated for the @thecwa.bsky.social Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger 🙌
Brilliantly translated by Matt Robinson. Good luck to all the nominees!
Read the full list here: thecwa.co.uk/awards-and-c...
Meet Joseph Incardona! Great Q&A just gone live with @crimefictionlover.bsky.social in which he answers your questions about his new novel Holy F*ck, translated by Sam Taylor.
Salvation comes with a body count.
crimefictionlover.com/2026/04/meet...
BITTER LEMON PRESS HAS DONE IT AGAIN!
📌Split
☸️Seaside tourist town
🕵️♀️crime novel
www.thebooktrail.com/book-trails/...
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social #translatedfiction #namethetranslator
"For me this is one of the best reads of 2026."
Praise indeed for Joseph Incardona's new novel!
Out on 23rd April in the UK, and on 26th May in the US.
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We are thrilled to hear that Bitter Lemon author Said Khatibi
(author of 'The End of the Sahara') has won the 2026 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his book 'I Resist the River's Course' 🙌
arablit.org/2026/04/09/s...
"This just had to join our @lovereadinguk.bsky.social Star Books as it encourages thought and feelings to crash and explode into being. Hugely entertaining, Holy F*ck slays with its slicing humour, smart social observations, and superbly observed characters."
Out soon in UK and US!
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Great in-depth review of The End of the Sahara by Said Khatibi in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social See below.
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Fab review of The End of the Sahara by Said Khatibi in @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
Well worth a read! #Algeria #crimethrillers
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Fascinating Q&A with Deborah Kalb to mark the publication of The End of the Sahara by Said Khatibi.
The novel is beautifully translated by Alexander Elinson.
#Algeria #CrimeFiction #CrimeThriller
deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/q-wi...
Delighted to see Adam LeBor including both The End of the Sahara by Said Khatibi and Holy F*ck by Joseph Incardona in this round-up in the @financialtimes.com 👏
www.ft.com/content/9201...
"fine writing, fascinating asides, overlapping and interacting narratives, and a Pulp Fiction vista of the bizarre, the deadly, the shrewd"
The Critic Magazine on Joseph Incardona's Holy F*ck - out on 23 April UK and 26 May US.
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📣 FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER ALERT 📣
This month, we proudly introduce an award-winning mystery from Algeria - a taut and compelling whodunit. The End of the Sahara by Said Khatibi won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Young Authors in 2023 👏
More details 👉 bit.ly/4siC6k1
Travel to Algeria, 1988 for this masterful and compelling murder mystery, The End Of The Sahara 🕵️when the body of Zakia Zaghouani is discovered, close ones find themselves confronted with their past and desire to take revenge...
From @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social 🍋
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‘As judges, we’ve been spoilt for choice’
We are delighted to reveal the longlist for the #InternationalBooker2026, supported by Bukhman Philanthropies.
Congratulations to the authors and translators who make up this year's longlist.
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2026
My tree book pick for the week is The End Of The Sahara by Saïd Khatibi, out February 26th from @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
www.amazon.co.uk/End-Sahara-S...
#books #booksky #amreading #theendofthesahara
An Enigma by the Sea by Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini
TR: @gregorydowling.bsky.social
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"An eccentric novel? Definitely. Atmospheric? Certainly. A slow burn? Almost certainly"
Set in #TUSCANY
@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky
Check out this amazing competition with @tripfiction.bsky.social to celebrate the publication of Said Khatibi's award-winning novel The End of the Sahara.
See how to enter below - deadline is midnight on 7th March 2026.
Good luck!
Excellent and inspiring evening last night courtesy of
@ilcs.bsky.social at Senate House, London. Part of the Encounter series, author Joachim B. Schmidt was chatting with translator @jamielsearle.bsky.social. Expertly moderated by Godela Weiss-Sussex. So good to be talking about Kalmann again! 🦈
Winner of the Sheikh Sayed Book Award for Young Authors in 2023, Algerian writer Said Khatibi speaks to @crimefictionlover.bsky.social about his new book The End of the Sahara - out on 26th Feb in the UK and 24th March in the US!
crimefictionlover.com/2026/02/inte...
For all fans of Kalmann! Author Joachim B. Schmidt and translator @jamielsearle.bsky.social will be in conversation on Thursday 19th Feb at the @ilcs.bsky.social, London, WC2 from 5-7pm, free to attend, registration needed! 🦈
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Fabulous interview with Said Khatibi about his novel The End of the Sahara - out 26 Feb (UK) and 24 March (US) - in
@arablit.bsky.social
He talks about organ theft, the global shifts in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, and what he hopes to illuminate with crime novels
bit.ly/4aOW7bJ
'The reader is spellbound, drawn into this other world where nothing is quite as it appears.'
Review of Said Khatibi's prize-winning new novel in Shots Magazine. Out 26 Feb (UK) and 24 March (US)
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#NewBookNight Thanks for the ARC @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social Halfway through already and completely embracing the madness. Darkly funny but also weirdly poignant, and loving every minute!
#JosephIncardona
#Booksky 💙📚
"Fruttero and Lucentini have taken a seemingly innocuous situation, place and time and delved deep into its secrets to produce a compelling story, which grips your imagination, and entertains and informs with their sharpness of insight."
says European Literature Network
bit.ly/3MxId4z
Perfect book to read on a Monday hehe
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@bitterlemonpress.bsky.social
Thank you @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social for the gloriously titled Holy F*ck by Joseph Incardona, tns by Sam Taylor. Out 23rd April. 💙📚
This sounds an absolute riot - I cannot wait! 😁
Thank you @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social for this fab copy of #TheEndOfTheSahara by Saïd Khatibi. Tns by Alexander Elinson. Coming in PB 26th Feb. Sounds like an intriguing murder mystery! 💙📚
A huge thank you to @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social and Graeme Williams for this lovely bookpost - The End Of The Sahara by Saïd Khatibi.
Out February 15th
www.amazon.co.uk/End-Sahara-S...
#books #booksky #bookpost #theendofthesahara
