Breakthrough Books
@breakthroughbook.bsky.social
An award-winning indie publisher putting creatives and readers first, with lovingly made, quality books… and a fair deal! E-shop now open on our website!
https://www.breakthroughbookcollective.com
https://www.breakthroughbookcollective.com
We are delighted to announce that our children’s book, Figgles & Flo, has been long listed for the Little Peeps category of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.
#Books #ChildrensBooks #PictureBook #KidLit #BooksWorthReading #CharityBook #Longlisted
#Books #ChildrensBooks #PictureBook #KidLit #BooksWorthReading #CharityBook #Longlisted
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
We are delighted to announce that our children’s book, Figgles & Flo, has been long listed for the Little Peeps category of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.
#Books #ChildrensBooks #PictureBook #KidLit #BooksWorthReading #CharityBook #Longlisted
#Books #ChildrensBooks #PictureBook #KidLit #BooksWorthReading #CharityBook #Longlisted
After some bone-chilling reading for #halloween? Breakthrough has some seriously #spooky offerings from some dangerously imaginative authors…
#HappyHalloween #SpookySeason #HalloweenReading #Books #Bookstagram #BooksWorthReading
#HappyHalloween #SpookySeason #HalloweenReading #Books #Bookstagram #BooksWorthReading
October 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
After some bone-chilling reading for #halloween? Breakthrough has some seriously #spooky offerings from some dangerously imaginative authors…
#HappyHalloween #SpookySeason #HalloweenReading #Books #Bookstagram #BooksWorthReading
#HappyHalloween #SpookySeason #HalloweenReading #Books #Bookstagram #BooksWorthReading
To mark the first #bookbirthday of The Portrait Girl by Nicole Swengley, the e-book is now at the very special price of 99p (on both Amazon and our own website) for a limited time! Why not help us celebrate and load your #Kindle with what the FT described as “a thoroughly engaging mystery”!
October 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
To mark the first #bookbirthday of The Portrait Girl by Nicole Swengley, the e-book is now at the very special price of 99p (on both Amazon and our own website) for a limited time! Why not help us celebrate and load your #Kindle with what the FT described as “a thoroughly engaging mystery”!
Book lovers in and around the Rugby area, do not miss the Rugby Literary Festival this weekend, but especially the spoken word evening hosted by Word Of Mouth this Friday. A range of fantastic performers will be on stage including our own @zenabarrie.bsky.social!
#Books #LiteraryFestival
#Books #LiteraryFestival
October 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Book lovers in and around the Rugby area, do not miss the Rugby Literary Festival this weekend, but especially the spoken word evening hosted by Word Of Mouth this Friday. A range of fantastic performers will be on stage including our own @zenabarrie.bsky.social!
#Books #LiteraryFestival
#Books #LiteraryFestival
So who are we, what makes us different and why support an award-winning, #indiepublisher - or more importantly, our authors? 🧵
September 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
So who are we, what makes us different and why support an award-winning, #indiepublisher - or more importantly, our authors? 🧵
We love seeing our books out in the wild no matter where they are but it’s fantastic to see them in a library, especially one which will send the book to any of the libraries in the Borough if it’s ordered!
#LoveYourLibrary #SupportLibraries #LibraryLife #BookLife #Books
#LoveYourLibrary #SupportLibraries #LibraryLife #BookLife #Books
September 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We love seeing our books out in the wild no matter where they are but it’s fantastic to see them in a library, especially one which will send the book to any of the libraries in the Borough if it’s ordered!
#LoveYourLibrary #SupportLibraries #LibraryLife #BookLife #Books
#LoveYourLibrary #SupportLibraries #LibraryLife #BookLife #Books
Fresh off the back of being recommended by @robinince.bsky.social, today’s #BookQW is taken from the short story anthology Two Similar Looking Men With Umbilical Hernias by @zenabarrie.bsky.social, and is a prime example of her ability to combine the absurd and the existential to masterful effect.
September 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Fresh off the back of being recommended by @robinince.bsky.social, today’s #BookQW is taken from the short story anthology Two Similar Looking Men With Umbilical Hernias by @zenabarrie.bsky.social, and is a prime example of her ability to combine the absurd and the existential to masterful effect.
It is great to see The Portrait Girl and Nicole Swengley included in the Success Stories on the Cornerstones website. She is certainly one of ours, with The Portrait Girl described as “a thoroughly engaging mystery” by the FT!
#Mystery #Thriller #HistoricalFiction #HistFic #LiteraryFiction #LitFic
#Mystery #Thriller #HistoricalFiction #HistFic #LiteraryFiction #LitFic
September 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It is great to see The Portrait Girl and Nicole Swengley included in the Success Stories on the Cornerstones website. She is certainly one of ours, with The Portrait Girl described as “a thoroughly engaging mystery” by the FT!
#Mystery #Thriller #HistoricalFiction #HistFic #LiteraryFiction #LitFic
#Mystery #Thriller #HistoricalFiction #HistFic #LiteraryFiction #LitFic
🎉🎉🎉 Huge congratulations to @brethertonwords.bsky.social for being recognised by the Chanticleer Global Thriller Awards and for winning the Medical Thriller category in the NYC Big Book Awards! Needless to say we are… thrilled! 🥳🍾
#NYCBigBookAward #GabbyBookAwards #AwardWinningPublisher #SmallPress
#NYCBigBookAward #GabbyBookAwards #AwardWinningPublisher #SmallPress
September 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🎉🎉🎉 Huge congratulations to @brethertonwords.bsky.social for being recognised by the Chanticleer Global Thriller Awards and for winning the Medical Thriller category in the NYC Big Book Awards! Needless to say we are… thrilled! 🥳🍾
#NYCBigBookAward #GabbyBookAwards #AwardWinningPublisher #SmallPress
#NYCBigBookAward #GabbyBookAwards #AwardWinningPublisher #SmallPress
For today’s #FirstLineFriday we’re going back to the beginning with a quote from our very first short story anthology, #TakingLiberties.
Quote from On The Brushes by @sueclarkauthor.bsky.social.
Quote from On The Brushes by @sueclarkauthor.bsky.social.
August 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
For today’s #FirstLineFriday we’re going back to the beginning with a quote from our very first short story anthology, #TakingLiberties.
Quote from On The Brushes by @sueclarkauthor.bsky.social.
Quote from On The Brushes by @sueclarkauthor.bsky.social.
For this week’s #FirstLineFriday, not only do we have the first line of the bestselling Bone Lines, but also the first line of The Children Of Sarah series.
A perfect read for anyone who enjoyed BBC’s #Humans.
Available FOR FREE* from our website. For details, see the link below.
A perfect read for anyone who enjoyed BBC’s #Humans.
Available FOR FREE* from our website. For details, see the link below.
August 1, 2025 at 11:59 AM
For this week’s #FirstLineFriday, not only do we have the first line of the bestselling Bone Lines, but also the first line of The Children Of Sarah series.
A perfect read for anyone who enjoyed BBC’s #Humans.
Available FOR FREE* from our website. For details, see the link below.
A perfect read for anyone who enjoyed BBC’s #Humans.
Available FOR FREE* from our website. For details, see the link below.
For a limited period on the Breakthrough web shop, you get a free Bone Lines e-book with any purchase of The Fire In Their Eyes and a free The Boy Who Stole Time e-book with any purchase of The Dream-Pedlars’ Parade.
(*for this offer paperbacks can be sent only in the UK)
(*for this offer paperbacks can be sent only in the UK)
July 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
For a limited period on the Breakthrough web shop, you get a free Bone Lines e-book with any purchase of The Fire In Their Eyes and a free The Boy Who Stole Time e-book with any purchase of The Dream-Pedlars’ Parade.
(*for this offer paperbacks can be sent only in the UK)
(*for this offer paperbacks can be sent only in the UK)
So, the lines between popular non-fiction and truth have sadly been blurred again recently.
Why not read some fiction inspired by some deeply felt real-life experiences?
In Truth, Madness by war correspondent Imran Khan feels…
Why not read some fiction inspired by some deeply felt real-life experiences?
In Truth, Madness by war correspondent Imran Khan feels…
July 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
So, the lines between popular non-fiction and truth have sadly been blurred again recently.
Why not read some fiction inspired by some deeply felt real-life experiences?
In Truth, Madness by war correspondent Imran Khan feels…
Why not read some fiction inspired by some deeply felt real-life experiences?
In Truth, Madness by war correspondent Imran Khan feels…
Inspired by a recent review, we thought we’d look at some comparisons that might inspire you to pick up The Fire In Their Eyes - or start the series with Bone Lines!
These are rather unusual and “brave” books, so it’s not surprising this is an eclectic list… but here goes…
#books #booksworthreading
These are rather unusual and “brave” books, so it’s not surprising this is an eclectic list… but here goes…
#books #booksworthreading
July 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Inspired by a recent review, we thought we’d look at some comparisons that might inspire you to pick up The Fire In Their Eyes - or start the series with Bone Lines!
These are rather unusual and “brave” books, so it’s not surprising this is an eclectic list… but here goes…
#books #booksworthreading
These are rather unusual and “brave” books, so it’s not surprising this is an eclectic list… but here goes…
#books #booksworthreading
Today is #BookQuoteWednesday and the word of the day is CLIMB.
Presenting Two Similar Looking Men With Umbilical Hernias by @zenabarrie.bsky.social.
Illustration by Claire Robinson.
#BookQW
Presenting Two Similar Looking Men With Umbilical Hernias by @zenabarrie.bsky.social.
Illustration by Claire Robinson.
#BookQW
June 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Today is #BookQuoteWednesday and the word of the day is CLIMB.
Presenting Two Similar Looking Men With Umbilical Hernias by @zenabarrie.bsky.social.
Illustration by Claire Robinson.
#BookQW
Presenting Two Similar Looking Men With Umbilical Hernias by @zenabarrie.bsky.social.
Illustration by Claire Robinson.
#BookQW
For today’s #FirstLineFriday we bring you this atmospheric quote from The Fire In Their Eyes by @brethertonwords.bsky.social, book two of the Children Of Sarah series and sequel to the bestselling Bone Lines.
#Books #Booktok #Bookstagram #BooksWorthReading #Thriller #EcoThriller #CliFi #Matriarchy
#Books #Booktok #Bookstagram #BooksWorthReading #Thriller #EcoThriller #CliFi #Matriarchy
June 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
For today’s #FirstLineFriday we bring you this atmospheric quote from The Fire In Their Eyes by @brethertonwords.bsky.social, book two of the Children Of Sarah series and sequel to the bestselling Bone Lines.
#Books #Booktok #Bookstagram #BooksWorthReading #Thriller #EcoThriller #CliFi #Matriarchy
#Books #Booktok #Bookstagram #BooksWorthReading #Thriller #EcoThriller #CliFi #Matriarchy
Figgles & Flo is available to order from wherever books are sold, including our own eshop:
www.breakthroughbookcollective.com/product/figg...
www.breakthroughbookcollective.com/product/figg...
June 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Figgles & Flo is available to order from wherever books are sold, including our own eshop:
www.breakthroughbookcollective.com/product/figg...
www.breakthroughbookcollective.com/product/figg...
Our children’s author Antonia Blackmore has been visiting schools with her beautiful book, Figgles & Flo.
The children of one Devon primary school loved its likeable characters and wondered what adventures they might get up to next…
#childrensbooks #kidsbooks #charity #CharityBook
The children of one Devon primary school loved its likeable characters and wondered what adventures they might get up to next…
#childrensbooks #kidsbooks #charity #CharityBook
June 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Our children’s author Antonia Blackmore has been visiting schools with her beautiful book, Figgles & Flo.
The children of one Devon primary school loved its likeable characters and wondered what adventures they might get up to next…
#childrensbooks #kidsbooks #charity #CharityBook
The children of one Devon primary school loved its likeable characters and wondered what adventures they might get up to next…
#childrensbooks #kidsbooks #charity #CharityBook
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And lastly, Figgles & Flo, for a bit of family bedtime reading.
And lastly, Figgles & Flo, for a bit of family bedtime reading.
June 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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And lastly, Figgles & Flo, for a bit of family bedtime reading.
And lastly, Figgles & Flo, for a bit of family bedtime reading.
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In Truth, Madness a gripping mashup of gritty psychological novel and magical realism by journalist Imran Khan. Sort of speaks for itself?
In Truth, Madness a gripping mashup of gritty psychological novel and magical realism by journalist Imran Khan. Sort of speaks for itself?
June 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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In Truth, Madness a gripping mashup of gritty psychological novel and magical realism by journalist Imran Khan. Sort of speaks for itself?
In Truth, Madness a gripping mashup of gritty psychological novel and magical realism by journalist Imran Khan. Sort of speaks for itself?
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Optimal Leadership by Wilf Blackburn, the essential guide to keeping yourself and the team sane. Though you may of course wish to pass on this to your significant other?
Optimal Leadership by Wilf Blackburn, the essential guide to keeping yourself and the team sane. Though you may of course wish to pass on this to your significant other?
June 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Optimal Leadership by Wilf Blackburn, the essential guide to keeping yourself and the team sane. Though you may of course wish to pass on this to your significant other?
Optimal Leadership by Wilf Blackburn, the essential guide to keeping yourself and the team sane. Though you may of course wish to pass on this to your significant other?
#HappyFathersDay !
We have a few books that may or may not feel appropriate…
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Order & Chaos, a short story anthology from the Breakthrough Books collective.
#books #bookstagram #booksworthreading
We have a few books that may or may not feel appropriate…
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Order & Chaos, a short story anthology from the Breakthrough Books collective.
#books #bookstagram #booksworthreading
June 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#HappyFathersDay !
We have a few books that may or may not feel appropriate…
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Order & Chaos, a short story anthology from the Breakthrough Books collective.
#books #bookstagram #booksworthreading
We have a few books that may or may not feel appropriate…
📖
Order & Chaos, a short story anthology from the Breakthrough Books collective.
#books #bookstagram #booksworthreading
Art has always been about unsung truths and the stories taking place out of sight of society. So for this #carersweek, we stand in solidarity with #carers everywhere for all they do. This includes our own Jamie Chipperfield whose words are taken from his short story, Magnolia Walls.
#carersweek2025
#carersweek2025
June 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Art has always been about unsung truths and the stories taking place out of sight of society. So for this #carersweek, we stand in solidarity with #carers everywhere for all they do. This includes our own Jamie Chipperfield whose words are taken from his short story, Magnolia Walls.
#carersweek2025
#carersweek2025
Zena @zenabarrie.bsky.social visited AllFM on Saturday to talk to Chris Northen about her new book
Two similar looking men with umbilical hernias.
You can listen back to the chat here. tinyurl.com/26cf69vx
Thanks @allfm.bsky.social
Two similar looking men with umbilical hernias.
You can listen back to the chat here. tinyurl.com/26cf69vx
Thanks @allfm.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Zena @zenabarrie.bsky.social visited AllFM on Saturday to talk to Chris Northen about her new book
Two similar looking men with umbilical hernias.
You can listen back to the chat here. tinyurl.com/26cf69vx
Thanks @allfm.bsky.social
Two similar looking men with umbilical hernias.
You can listen back to the chat here. tinyurl.com/26cf69vx
Thanks @allfm.bsky.social