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THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025

PRESUMED GUILTY by SCOTT TUROW

Out now in paperback from all good bookstores and online 📖 bit.ly/PresumedGuil...
January 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
'Satisfyingly violent' The Times, Best Crime Fiction of 2025 So Far

THE MYSTERY AT RAKE HALL by MAUREEN PATON

Out now in paperback from all good bookstores and online 📖

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January 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM
From the author of Irreversible Damage, and investigation into an aggressive and expanding mental health industry that is harming, not helping, our children

BAD THERAPY by Abigail Shriver

Get it today for less: bit.ly/3MQFUtc
December 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas from Swift Press! 🎄💫 Dive into our 2025 Books of the Year for your holiday reading list: bit.ly/45pQGNl
Swift’s 2025 Books of the Year | Swift Press
‘Extraordinary’ | ‘Superbly suspenseful’ | ‘Deeply moving’ We’re delighted to end 2025 with thirteen fiction and non-fiction Books of the Year selected across Swift and Forum: • A Beginner’s Guide to ...
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December 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Step into over a century of snooker legends 🎱

‘A truly great read’ Hazel Irvine

POTS OF GOLD by DAVID HENDON - get it today for less: bit.ly/3Y8kpXd
December 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Join David McCloskey to celebrate the publication of The Persian 💼

Mixing suspense with strikingly cinematic action, The Persian takes readers deep into the shadow war between Iran and Israel.

'Immaculate' Vaseem Khan

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December 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"Maybe what I really want is to make sense of all people’s lives. Of everything, the whole shebang'

'As a portrait of Woody Allen by Woody Allen, it’s a classic' The Standard

WHAT'S WITH BAUM? by WOODY ALLEN - get it today for less: amzn.to/4rWFuBw%22
December 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The audiobook for Everything Will Swallow You by @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social is finally here! Listen now 🎧: adbl.co/4anb6dp
December 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
ALL YOUR LIFE YOU’RE CIA.
THEN YOU’RE NOT.

‘A rare combination of experience and talent’ Mick Herron

THE SEVENTH FLOOR by DAVID MCCLOSKEY is currently £1.99 on Kindle, get yours now: bit.ly/44xbYbC
December 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
THE FROZEN RIVER by New York Times-Bestselling author Ariel Lawhon is a Good Housekeeping GOOD BOOK WINNER ❄️✨

The perfect curl-up-and-dive-in read for anyone who loves unforgettable heroines and atmospheric winter drama.

Out now in paperback: bit.ly/TheFrozenRiver
The Frozen River | Swift Press
THE CAPTIVATING BESTSELLER BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF HEROIC MIDWIFE MARTHA BALLARD In the cold of night, she tends to the women. In the light of day, she delivers them justice. ‘Thrilling’ Irish Time...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
‘You won’t find a more compelling guide than David McCloskey’

A CIA officer and his recruit arrive in Damascus to hunt for a killer

DAMASCUS STATION - ebook available for £1.99 for a limited time only!

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November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Francesca Kay’s #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE BOOK OF DAYS @swiftpress.bsky.social brings readers through a fascinating historical period: it's 1546, and reformists are enforcing the ban on prayers for the dead. Learn more https://loom.ly/uH2Ai88 #booksky
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
‘A raw, intimate point of view on one of the most divisive conflicts in modern history’ Hamilton Cain

HOSTAGE is a TIME 100 Must-Read Books of 2025: bit.ly/49Qrv9K

Read it now: bit.ly/HostageBook
November 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
From the author of Irreversible Damage, and investigation into an aggressive and expanding mental health industry that is harming, not helping, our children

BAD THERAPY by Abigail Shriver

Buy it now in the 2 for 1 Audible sale: amzn.to/4qVauRZ
November 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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It’s 1540s, and a dying man’s final wish to have a chantry chapel built in his memory goes against the edict of the king. Hear author Francesca Kay on the story behind her #WalterScottPrize novel THE BOOK OF DAYS @swiftpress.bsky.social #booksky
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
'Clever, succinct, and remarkably far-reaching' The Critic

I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR by @daisychristo.bsky.social publishes in paperback today.

Buy your copy: https://bit.ly/AboutVAR
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
WINNER OF A WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARD 🏆
'A terrific short biography' @prospect_uk Book of the Year

#HaroldWilson by @alan_books publishes in paperback today.

Find out more: bit.ly/HaroldWilson
November 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
‘The master of the courtroom drama’ Daniel Silva

From the Sunday Times Bestselling author of PRESUMED INNOCENT

PRESUMED GUILTY - eBook available for £0.99 for a limited time only!

Get yours now: bit.ly/4nGdyyu
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
@jeremyhuntmp.bsky.social, author of Can We Be Great Again, will be taking part in this year’s St. Andrew’s Book Festival, 26-30th November 2025.

Get your tickets here: bit.ly/4hxaTFO

@standrewsbookfest.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Returning guest Susan Elkin recommends Alexander Starritt's tale of close male friendship, & wonders why it wasn't a Booker Prize choice: "Intelligent & compelling ... I loved it." reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2025/10/gues... @swiftpress.bsky.social #greatreads #malefriendship #friendship
Guest review by Susan Elkin: DRAYTON AND MACKENZIE by Alexander Starritt
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October 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
'Woody Allen’s wonderful novel reads like one of his films' The Telegraph

#WhatsWithBaum by Woody Allen is out now in all good bookshops

Order yours now: bit.ly/47HeBtS
October 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
‘This is the undisputed number one of snooker books’ Barry Hearn

#PotsOfGold by David Hendon is out in all good bookshops.

Order yours now: bit.ly/4gvQIaU
October 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
‘Brilliant, bold and beautifully articulated’ Karl J. Friston

#OneHandClapping by @niko_kukushkin reaches deep into our past to show for the first time how the entire course of Earth’s history ultimately led to the formation of our own minds.

Out now: bit.ly/OneHandClappi...
October 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The Puma was featured in this week’s The Times Books Newsletter for Book Jacket of the Week!

Cover design by Michal Kuzmierkiewicz.

Available for pre-order now: bit.ly/ThePuma
October 23, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Francesca Kay author of #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE BOOK OF DAYS @swiftpress.bsky.social says sensory detail is vital when writing #historicalfiction. Do you know a young writer who should enter the #YoungWalterScottPrize? Learn more https://loom.ly/7gJ82-w
October 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM