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Benidorm, actually

Benidorm, actually
  • Author(s): Jo Lyons
  • Location(s): Benidorm
  • Genre(s): RomCom
  • Era(s): Contemporary

“Ladies and Gentlemen, we will shortly be arriving in Alicante, please ensure your big lips and heavy eyebrows are securely fastened, your eyelashes are stowed in the upright position and your leg tattoos are clearly visible for landing.” Connie...

Benin Light

Benin Light
  • Author(s): Peter Tonkin
  • Location(s): Benin (Danhomè)
  • Genre(s): Adventure
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A Richard Mariner Adventure – Benin Light, the lighthouse marker for the bay that will lead to Granville Harbour, wild and inaccessible on the western coast of Africa, is a welcome sight for Richard and Robin Mariner. Until someone...

Benny and Omar

Benny and Omar
  • Author(s): Eoin Colfer
  • Location(s): Tunisia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Two very different cultures collide in this hilarious book about a young sports fanatic named Benny who is forced to leave his home in Ireland and move with his family to Tunisia. He wonders how he will survive in...

Berlin 1936: Sixteen Days in August

Berlin 1936: Sixteen Days in August
  • Author(s): Jefferson Chase (Translator), Oliver Hilmes
  • Location(s): Berlin
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1936

For sixteen days in the summer of 1936, the world’s attention turned to the German capital as it hosted the Olympic Games. Seen through the eyes of a cast of characters – Nazi leaders and foreign diplomats, athletes and...

Berlin Alexanderplatz

Berlin Alexanderplatz
  • Author(s): Alfred Döblin
  • Location(s): Berlin
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1920s

Berlin Alexanderplatz

Berlin Alexanderplatz
  • Author(s): Alfred Döblin
  • Location(s): Berlin

This is the German version. Available in English too.

Berlin Blues

Berlin Blues
  • Author(s): Sven Regener
  • Location(s): Berlin
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1980s

Berlin Game

Berlin Game
  • Author(s): Len Deighton
  • Location(s): Berlin, London
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Cold War

Berlin Noir (Akashic Noir)

Berlin Noir (Akashic Noir)
  • Author(s): Thomas Wortche
  • Location(s): Berlin
  • Genre(s): Noir
  • Era(s): Variouss

Berlin’s noir tradition is fueled by history, geography, and various literary traditions, all of which add up to a powerful volume of riveting short stories. Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with...

Berlin: A Literary Guide for Travellers

Berlin: A Literary Guide for Travellers
  • Author(s): Paul Sullivan and Marcel Krueger
  • Location(s): Berlin
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Miscellaneous
  • Era(s): Various

Berlin is a city forever in the process of becoming, never being, and so it lives more powerfully in the imagination. Rory MacLean, Berlin: Imagine a City Located at the epicentre of modern Europe s most significant and turbulent...

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