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I am obsessed with this book!
😍
#CheckingOut is so relatable, fresh and funny but also raw.
I was searching for something similar to my favourite book Belonging by Robert Welbourn and this book is as close as I could find 😍👀
#CheckingOut out 8th May @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
😍
#CheckingOut is so relatable, fresh and funny but also raw.
I was searching for something similar to my favourite book Belonging by Robert Welbourn and this book is as close as I could find 😍👀
#CheckingOut out 8th May @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
May 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I am obsessed with this book!
😍
#CheckingOut is so relatable, fresh and funny but also raw.
I was searching for something similar to my favourite book Belonging by Robert Welbourn and this book is as close as I could find 😍👀
#CheckingOut out 8th May @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
😍
#CheckingOut is so relatable, fresh and funny but also raw.
I was searching for something similar to my favourite book Belonging by Robert Welbourn and this book is as close as I could find 😍👀
#CheckingOut out 8th May @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
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For Stylist, I wrote about female friendships on the verge of romance:
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May 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
For Stylist, I wrote about female friendships on the verge of romance:
www.stylist.co.uk/relationship...
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The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad is a finalist in the 2025 Orwell Prize. Delighted to be nominated alongside such a wonderful clutch of books. Thank you to my editors at @sceptrebooks.bsky.social and @scribnerbooks.bsky.social: www.orwellfoundation.com/political-wr...
May 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad is a finalist in the 2025 Orwell Prize. Delighted to be nominated alongside such a wonderful clutch of books. Thank you to my editors at @sceptrebooks.bsky.social and @scribnerbooks.bsky.social: www.orwellfoundation.com/political-wr...
We are absolutely delighted that THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN OF LENINGRAD by @simonparkin.bsky.social has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 @orwellprize.bsky.social for Political Writing.
Congratulations Simon! 🌱🌿
The winner will be announced 25 June.
#OrwellPrize2025 #politicalwriting
Congratulations Simon! 🌱🌿
The winner will be announced 25 June.
#OrwellPrize2025 #politicalwriting
May 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
We are absolutely delighted that THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN OF LENINGRAD by @simonparkin.bsky.social has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 @orwellprize.bsky.social for Political Writing.
Congratulations Simon! 🌱🌿
The winner will be announced 25 June.
#OrwellPrize2025 #politicalwriting
Congratulations Simon! 🌱🌿
The winner will be announced 25 June.
#OrwellPrize2025 #politicalwriting
We are thrilled that The Ministry of Time has been longlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2025 🎉
Congratulations to Kaliane and all of the longlisted authors.
Congratulations to Kaliane and all of the longlisted authors.
May 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We are thrilled that The Ministry of Time has been longlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2025 🎉
Congratulations to Kaliane and all of the longlisted authors.
Congratulations to Kaliane and all of the longlisted authors.
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I'm sad not to be beside the sea but very happy that today marks paperback publication for LOOKING TO SEA.
Lily Le Brun is a wonderfully smart and elegant writer and in this beautiful book she considers ten coastal artworks that the define the long twentieth century in Britain.
Out now: read it! 🌊
Lily Le Brun is a wonderfully smart and elegant writer and in this beautiful book she considers ten coastal artworks that the define the long twentieth century in Britain.
Out now: read it! 🌊
April 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I'm sad not to be beside the sea but very happy that today marks paperback publication for LOOKING TO SEA.
Lily Le Brun is a wonderfully smart and elegant writer and in this beautiful book she considers ten coastal artworks that the define the long twentieth century in Britain.
Out now: read it! 🌊
Lily Le Brun is a wonderfully smart and elegant writer and in this beautiful book she considers ten coastal artworks that the define the long twentieth century in Britain.
Out now: read it! 🌊
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So psyched and honored to see Fire Weather in such wonderful company: "What to Read to Wrap Your Head Around the Climate Crisis"
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What to Read to Wrap Your Head Around the Climate Crisis
These visceral reported accounts will help readers better understand the new ecological status quo.
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April 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
So psyched and honored to see Fire Weather in such wonderful company: "What to Read to Wrap Your Head Around the Climate Crisis"
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv... @aaknopf.bsky.social @sceptrebooks.bsky.social @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social @nationalbook.bsky.social @theatlantic.com
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Paperbacks to Look Out For in May 2025: Part One alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/04/pape... including books from @serpents-tail.bsky.social @wildfirebooks.bsky.social @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
Paperbacks to Look Out For in May 2025: Part One - A life in books
Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.
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April 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Paperbacks to Look Out For in May 2025: Part One alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/04/pape... including books from @serpents-tail.bsky.social @wildfirebooks.bsky.social @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
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April 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Out today in delectable paperback: #DeadAnimals is the electrifying debut novel from award-winning poet Phoebe Stuckes.
www.waterstones.com/book/dead-an...
'A pitch-dark, pitch-perfect literary horror'
LUKE KENNARD
'A brutal, blistering horror story'
CLARE POLLARD
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'A pitch-dark, pitch-perfect literary horror'
LUKE KENNARD
'A brutal, blistering horror story'
CLARE POLLARD
April 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Out today in delectable paperback: #DeadAnimals is the electrifying debut novel from award-winning poet Phoebe Stuckes.
www.waterstones.com/book/dead-an...
'A pitch-dark, pitch-perfect literary horror'
LUKE KENNARD
'A brutal, blistering horror story'
CLARE POLLARD
www.waterstones.com/book/dead-an...
'A pitch-dark, pitch-perfect literary horror'
LUKE KENNARD
'A brutal, blistering horror story'
CLARE POLLARD
WAIT... WAS SHAKESPEARE GAY?
The answer is both simpler and more complex than you might think...
#StraightActing by @willtosh.bsky.social is a captivating & surprising exploration of queer culture in Shakespeare's England.
www.waterstones.com/book/straigh...
The answer is both simpler and more complex than you might think...
#StraightActing by @willtosh.bsky.social is a captivating & surprising exploration of queer culture in Shakespeare's England.
www.waterstones.com/book/straigh...
April 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
WAIT... WAS SHAKESPEARE GAY?
The answer is both simpler and more complex than you might think...
#StraightActing by @willtosh.bsky.social is a captivating & surprising exploration of queer culture in Shakespeare's England.
www.waterstones.com/book/straigh...
The answer is both simpler and more complex than you might think...
#StraightActing by @willtosh.bsky.social is a captivating & surprising exploration of queer culture in Shakespeare's England.
www.waterstones.com/book/straigh...
Out now in hardback, ebook and audio, #ShowMeWhereItHurts is @cmgleeson.bsky.social's compelling and unmissable debut novel.
'A searingly beautiful novel'
– Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
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'A searingly beautiful novel'
– Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
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April 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Out now in hardback, ebook and audio, #ShowMeWhereItHurts is @cmgleeson.bsky.social's compelling and unmissable debut novel.
'A searingly beautiful novel'
– Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
www.waterstones.com/book/show-me...
💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
'A searingly beautiful novel'
– Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
www.waterstones.com/book/show-me...
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#BookBuying Have added two more to the collection this week...Absolutely love these editions of classic works by an all time favourite author of mine.
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#SorryNotSorry
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#SorryNotSorry
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March 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
#BookBuying Have added two more to the collection this week...Absolutely love these editions of classic works by an all time favourite author of mine.
@sceptrebooks.bsky.social
#SorryNotSorry
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@sceptrebooks.bsky.social
#SorryNotSorry
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Wendy Erskine’s ‘The Benefactors’ is a finely observed novel of consequence and inconsequence, that engages violence, emptiness, love and grief with precision and tenderness. Alive with voices that crowd and flow, that talk to & past each other, that remember & forget. @sceptrebooks.bsky.social 6/25
March 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Wendy Erskine’s ‘The Benefactors’ is a finely observed novel of consequence and inconsequence, that engages violence, emptiness, love and grief with precision and tenderness. Alive with voices that crowd and flow, that talk to & past each other, that remember & forget. @sceptrebooks.bsky.social 6/25
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Celebrating Kaliane Bradley's The Ministry of Time in our shops...A-frame, multiple colours and Book of the Month on @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
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April 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Celebrating Kaliane Bradley's The Ministry of Time in our shops...A-frame, multiple colours and Book of the Month on @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
uk.bookshop.org/a/133/978139...
@sceptrebooks.bsky.social
uk.bookshop.org/a/133/978139...
@sceptrebooks.bsky.social
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley is Science Fiction & Fantasy Book of the Month at Waterstones!
The genre-defying novel is out now in 4 colourful themed paperback jackets. Head to your local Waterstones store or to Waterstones.com to pick up your copy!
www.waterstones.com/book/the-min...
The genre-defying novel is out now in 4 colourful themed paperback jackets. Head to your local Waterstones store or to Waterstones.com to pick up your copy!
www.waterstones.com/book/the-min...
April 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley is Science Fiction & Fantasy Book of the Month at Waterstones!
The genre-defying novel is out now in 4 colourful themed paperback jackets. Head to your local Waterstones store or to Waterstones.com to pick up your copy!
www.waterstones.com/book/the-min...
The genre-defying novel is out now in 4 colourful themed paperback jackets. Head to your local Waterstones store or to Waterstones.com to pick up your copy!
www.waterstones.com/book/the-min...
The LITERARY/COMEDY/ROMANCE/SCI-FI Debut of the Year.
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley is out in paperback today in 4 colourful themed jackets.
Get your copy: www.waterstones.com/book/the-min...
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley is out in paperback today in 4 colourful themed jackets.
Get your copy: www.waterstones.com/book/the-min...
March 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The LITERARY/COMEDY/ROMANCE/SCI-FI Debut of the Year.
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley is out in paperback today in 4 colourful themed jackets.
Get your copy: www.waterstones.com/book/the-min...
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley is out in paperback today in 4 colourful themed jackets.
Get your copy: www.waterstones.com/book/the-min...
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Thank you to @sceptrebooks.bsky.social for a proof copy of Dream State by Eric Puchner. I've been hearing great things about this one since its U.S. release (it's an Oprah's Book Club selection!). It's published in the UK on 8 May. #bookpost
March 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Thank you to @sceptrebooks.bsky.social for a proof copy of Dream State by Eric Puchner. I've been hearing great things about this one since its U.S. release (it's an Oprah's Book Club selection!). It's published in the UK on 8 May. #bookpost
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Kaliane Bradley’s astonishing debut novel, The Ministry of Time, is a fabulous fusion of #romcom, #timetravel, #spythriller, #scifi ... See her in #miltonkeynes on 11 April
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#sciencefiction #novels #kalianebradley @sceptrebooks.bsky.social #theministryoftime
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#sciencefiction #novels #kalianebradley @sceptrebooks.bsky.social #theministryoftime
Kaliane Bradley: The Ministry of Time | MK Lit Fest 2025
In Kaliane Bradley’s astonishing debut novel, a mysterious government ministry gathers ‘expats’ from history to test the limits of time travel. In this fabulous fusion of genre and ideas, she asks how...
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March 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Kaliane Bradley’s astonishing debut novel, The Ministry of Time, is a fabulous fusion of #romcom, #timetravel, #spythriller, #scifi ... See her in #miltonkeynes on 11 April
www.mklitfest.org/kaliane-brad...
#sciencefiction #novels #kalianebradley @sceptrebooks.bsky.social #theministryoftime
www.mklitfest.org/kaliane-brad...
#sciencefiction #novels #kalianebradley @sceptrebooks.bsky.social #theministryoftime
Out today in paperback: Tom Lamont's gorgeous debut novel #GoingHome.
Universally loved by readers everywhere, GOING HOME is a funny & beautifully wise story of family and fatherhood.
A Guardian, Economist and Observer #BookOfTheYear 🧡
‘Bittersweet, funny and moving’ – Claire Fuller
#BookSky
Universally loved by readers everywhere, GOING HOME is a funny & beautifully wise story of family and fatherhood.
A Guardian, Economist and Observer #BookOfTheYear 🧡
‘Bittersweet, funny and moving’ – Claire Fuller
#BookSky
March 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Out today in paperback: Tom Lamont's gorgeous debut novel #GoingHome.
Universally loved by readers everywhere, GOING HOME is a funny & beautifully wise story of family and fatherhood.
A Guardian, Economist and Observer #BookOfTheYear 🧡
‘Bittersweet, funny and moving’ – Claire Fuller
#BookSky
Universally loved by readers everywhere, GOING HOME is a funny & beautifully wise story of family and fatherhood.
A Guardian, Economist and Observer #BookOfTheYear 🧡
‘Bittersweet, funny and moving’ – Claire Fuller
#BookSky
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'The Ministry of Time is addictive, propulsive and a total joy to read.’ – 2025 #WomensPrize for Fiction judge, Deborah Joseph
To learn more about Kaliane Bradley’s inspirations, writing process and favourite books, read here: bit.ly/43Dok27
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To learn more about Kaliane Bradley’s inspirations, writing process and favourite books, read here: bit.ly/43Dok27
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March 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
'The Ministry of Time is addictive, propulsive and a total joy to read.’ – 2025 #WomensPrize for Fiction judge, Deborah Joseph
To learn more about Kaliane Bradley’s inspirations, writing process and favourite books, read here: bit.ly/43Dok27
@sceptrebooks.bsky.social
To learn more about Kaliane Bradley’s inspirations, writing process and favourite books, read here: bit.ly/43Dok27
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It's an incredibly proud day for everyone at Team Sceptre, as we've received news of three brilliant shortlistings for the 2025 #BritishBookAwards 🎉
Huge congratulations to David Nicholls and Kaliane Bradley! 🍾⭐
@thebookseller.com #nibbies
Huge congratulations to David Nicholls and Kaliane Bradley! 🍾⭐
@thebookseller.com #nibbies
March 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It's an incredibly proud day for everyone at Team Sceptre, as we've received news of three brilliant shortlistings for the 2025 #BritishBookAwards 🎉
Huge congratulations to David Nicholls and Kaliane Bradley! 🍾⭐
@thebookseller.com #nibbies
Huge congratulations to David Nicholls and Kaliane Bradley! 🍾⭐
@thebookseller.com #nibbies
An event not to be missed!
Head to Pushkin House on Weds 12 March for 'Seeds, Suites and Soviets: The Voices Behind History' with our very own @simonparkin.bsky.social in conversation with @mauricejcasey.com
Event starts at 6.30pm – tickets here: www.pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/eve...
Head to Pushkin House on Weds 12 March for 'Seeds, Suites and Soviets: The Voices Behind History' with our very own @simonparkin.bsky.social in conversation with @mauricejcasey.com
Event starts at 6.30pm – tickets here: www.pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/eve...
Seeds, Suites and Soviets: The Voices behind History with Maurice Casey and Simon Parkin
Talk: Seeds, Suites and Soviets: The Voices behind History with Maurice Casey and Simon Parkin
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March 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
An event not to be missed!
Head to Pushkin House on Weds 12 March for 'Seeds, Suites and Soviets: The Voices Behind History' with our very own @simonparkin.bsky.social in conversation with @mauricejcasey.com
Event starts at 6.30pm – tickets here: www.pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/eve...
Head to Pushkin House on Weds 12 March for 'Seeds, Suites and Soviets: The Voices Behind History' with our very own @simonparkin.bsky.social in conversation with @mauricejcasey.com
Event starts at 6.30pm – tickets here: www.pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/eve...
OUT NOW: #TheVioletHour is a thrilling story of power, money and the struggle to live an authentic life in the international art world. From James Cahill, the acclaimed author of #TiepoloBlue.
Get your copy here: lnk.to/TheVioletHour-HB
⚡ 'An enthrallingly intricate novel'
– GUARDIAN
Get your copy here: lnk.to/TheVioletHour-HB
⚡ 'An enthrallingly intricate novel'
– GUARDIAN
February 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
OUT NOW: #TheVioletHour is a thrilling story of power, money and the struggle to live an authentic life in the international art world. From James Cahill, the acclaimed author of #TiepoloBlue.
Get your copy here: lnk.to/TheVioletHour-HB
⚡ 'An enthrallingly intricate novel'
– GUARDIAN
Get your copy here: lnk.to/TheVioletHour-HB
⚡ 'An enthrallingly intricate novel'
– GUARDIAN
Published today, #TheRabbitPunch by Marco Missiroli is an internationally bestselling, bracing and tender novel about sons, fathers and the hidden legacies of heartbreak 💙❤
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February 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Published today, #TheRabbitPunch by Marco Missiroli is an internationally bestselling, bracing and tender novel about sons, fathers and the hidden legacies of heartbreak 💙❤
www.waterstones.com/book/the-rab...
www.waterstones.com/book/the-rab...