Bookish Escapes Books in Order

Claire Thomson arrives in Dubrovnik and joins a bookshop’s unlikely reading group with her cousin, an employee and a professor. Their first crime novel inspires an investigation close to home, drawing their separate lives into a growing friendship.

An author struggling with a secret leads a writing retreat on Santorini, where a local entrepreneur and an aspiring writer join her. Their developing friendship helps all three confront difficult circumstances and find the courage to shape new lives.

Ana Meštrović turns a catamaran into a floating library serving Croatian islands. As she works to make the venture succeed, her crew confront grief and uncertainty, finding new friendships and possibilities through their shared journey.

Amelie Fox spends winter alone on Kefalonia, where a novel in an abandoned bakery contains an old photograph. Her attempt to return it leads to new friendships and an encounter with Loukas, whose life holds complications of its own.