A woman disappears after a beach party, and the search for her reveals Croatia's complex history well beyond the fall of Communism. We talk Croatian tourism, crime fiction and how to write a thriller with author Jurica Pavičic. What was the genesis of his best-selling tale of a missing daughter in a small Dalmatian village, and the personal and political stories which take place over a 26-year period?

'In Late Summer' is the debut novel by Bosnian author, Magdalena Blažević. Joining us on a mini tour this September, we managed to find time to talk to her about this extraordinary piece of writing; a tender yet brutal novel which recreates a terrible incident in the Bosnian war through the eyes of a young girl.

Translator Christina Pribichevich-Zorić talks about our latest book, 'The Investigator' by Dragan Velikić

Catherine's trajectory in life is accompanied by failures in love, family traumas and an incredible romance with the handsome Siniša. The novel takes us through turbulent times in the Balkan region, from the eighties to the present day, portraying growing up in the twilight of Tito's Yugoslavia, and giving intimate insights into all that happened to the region after that. Find out more about the book, about life and love and Montenegro, and how the story arrived in English thanks to the work of its dedicated translators.

Lutheran pastor, publisher, editor and blogger Sarah Hinlicky Wilson, who grew up in the US and now lives in Japan, talks to Julia Sherwood about diving into the history of Slovakia and unearthing some forgotten gems in her quest to read every single Slovak novel available in English. She explains her criteria for rating books, recommends her favourite Slovak works of literature and unveils the most translated Slovak writer of all times.

We talk to author Ayfer Tunç about her rumbustious novel of many characters, 'The Highly Unreliable Account of the History of a Madhouse', along with translator Feyza Howell. As this literary palimpsest unfolds, the reader travels through time and space, to 1875 and back again, between the Caucasus, Ottoman and Republican Turkey, Europe and the USA, through wars, reform, riots, and coups d’état.

Translator Olivia Hellewell talks to Dušan Šarotar and Dino Bauk: two Slovenian authors writing about two different periods in the history of their country: a story of survival in the northern town of Morska Sobota during WWII, and a tale of loss and confusion during the more recent conflict of the 1990s. Billiards at the Hotel Dobray is Dušan Šarotar's second book in English, following on from his highly praised 2016 novel, Panorama. Once again, we are offered a semi-autobiographical story which blurs the distinction between fact and fiction. The End. And Again offers a beguiling, imaginative reworking of the history of the independence of Slovenia and the break-up of Yugoslavia through the eyes of its four main characters - like the line-up of a pop group – Peter, Goran, Denis and Mary