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Massive congratulations to George Harrison, whose debut novel Season is shortlisted today for the #nerobookawards. It’s a warm, gentle tale about fandom and unlikely friendship in the stands of a Premier League football stadium. We’re overjoyed that it’s getting this recognition
‘The jokes flash and scatter like sparks from a firework, with merry sideswipes at pet-inclusive language and a PM desperate for popularity. Each page is studded with one-liners’
@churchtimes.bsky.social on @anthonygardnera.bsky.social’s All God’s Creatures. Full review ⤵️
@churchtimes.bsky.social on @anthonygardnera.bsky.social’s All God’s Creatures. Full review ⤵️
December 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
‘The jokes flash and scatter like sparks from a firework, with merry sideswipes at pet-inclusive language and a PM desperate for popularity. Each page is studded with one-liners’
@churchtimes.bsky.social on @anthonygardnera.bsky.social’s All God’s Creatures. Full review ⤵️
@churchtimes.bsky.social on @anthonygardnera.bsky.social’s All God’s Creatures. Full review ⤵️
‘George Harrison admits that the unnamed team in his book Season is a fictionalised version of @canaries.co.uk. The 29-year-old said the novel - shortlisted for the Nero Book Award for Debut Fiction - was born out of his own experiences of supporting the Canaries’ (full story ⤵️)
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
‘George Harrison admits that the unnamed team in his book Season is a fictionalised version of @canaries.co.uk. The 29-year-old said the novel - shortlisted for the Nero Book Award for Debut Fiction - was born out of his own experiences of supporting the Canaries’ (full story ⤵️)
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Can I also just point out there are two small indie publishers shortlisted amongst the big names with their big authors, us and @eyebooks.bsky.social
Damian Barr’s The Two Roberts (Canongate), Ian McEwan’s What We Can Know (Jonathan Cape) and Lyse Doucet’s The Finest Hotel in Kabul (Hutchinson Heinemann) have been shortlisted for the 2025 Nero Book Awards 👇 #BookSky
Damian Barr, Ian McEwan and Lyse Doucet shortlisted for 2025 Nero Book Awards
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November 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Can I also just point out there are two small indie publishers shortlisted amongst the big names with their big authors, us and @eyebooks.bsky.social
Massive congratulations to George Harrison, whose debut novel Season is shortlisted today for the #nerobookawards. It’s a warm, gentle tale about fandom and unlikely friendship in the stands of a Premier League football stadium. We’re overjoyed that it’s getting this recognition
November 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Massive congratulations to George Harrison, whose debut novel Season is shortlisted today for the #nerobookawards. It’s a warm, gentle tale about fandom and unlikely friendship in the stands of a Premier League football stadium. We’re overjoyed that it’s getting this recognition
The Low Road, @katharineq.bsky.social’s prize-listed historical novel about two impoverished female lovers transported to Australia for petty crimes, is a bargain price this week on ebook. Link in next post ⤵️
November 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The Low Road, @katharineq.bsky.social’s prize-listed historical novel about two impoverished female lovers transported to Australia for petty crimes, is a bargain price this week on ebook. Link in next post ⤵️
‘This amiable satire has been described as a war on woke, but it’s actually more Waugh, with a posh old-fashioned vibe and beautifully written. The plot’s quite complex but Gardner is wonderful at milieu. Great fun’ The Daily Mail on @anthonygardnera.bsky.social’s ALL GOD’S CREATURES
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
‘This amiable satire has been described as a war on woke, but it’s actually more Waugh, with a posh old-fashioned vibe and beautifully written. The plot’s quite complex but Gardner is wonderful at milieu. Great fun’ The Daily Mail on @anthonygardnera.bsky.social’s ALL GOD’S CREATURES
‘RowanMcCabe is the first and only door-to-door poet. His new memoir, peppered throughout with his warm and delightful poetry, displays the best of human connection and compassion.’ A lovely review from the Poetry Book Society
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
‘RowanMcCabe is the first and only door-to-door poet. His new memoir, peppered throughout with his warm and delightful poetry, displays the best of human connection and compassion.’ A lovely review from the Poetry Book Society
School counsellor @francesmckendrick.bsky.social turned her experience of talking to troubled teenagers into a gripping novel with a compelling mystery at its core. It’s a major achievement to be so relevant and so entertaining at the same time, as @neilmackay.bsky.social noted in the Herald y’day
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
School counsellor @francesmckendrick.bsky.social turned her experience of talking to troubled teenagers into a gripping novel with a compelling mystery at its core. It’s a major achievement to be so relevant and so entertaining at the same time, as @neilmackay.bsky.social noted in the Herald y’day
‘Words Fail Me is essential reading for every parent and anyone who cares about the mental health crisis affecting young people today. It’s not only socially important, it’s a damn good read’ Ace coverage for @francesmckendrick.bsky.social & her debut novel from @neilmackay.bsky.social in the Herald
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
‘Words Fail Me is essential reading for every parent and anyone who cares about the mental health crisis affecting young people today. It’s not only socially important, it’s a damn good read’ Ace coverage for @francesmckendrick.bsky.social & her debut novel from @neilmackay.bsky.social in the Herald
What was life like for the poor and powerless in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars? In this episode of the Explaining History podcast, @KatharineQ, author of The Low Road, talks about poverty, power and punishment in Georgian Britain podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
What was life like for the poor and powerless in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars? In this episode of the Explaining History podcast, @KatharineQ, author of The Low Road, talks about poverty, power and punishment in Georgian Britain podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
Happy publication day to @katharineq.bsky.social, whose novel The Low Road, about two young female lovers transported to Australia for trivial crimes in Georgian times, is out in paperback today. Shortlisted for the New Angle Prize, it’s all the more moving because it’s based on a true story
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Happy publication day to @katharineq.bsky.social, whose novel The Low Road, about two young female lovers transported to Australia for trivial crimes in Georgian times, is out in paperback today. Shortlisted for the New Angle Prize, it’s all the more moving because it’s based on a true story
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Happy publication day to @cmkosemen.bsky.social, whose extraordinary book All Tomorrows is officially out today, in the first-ever print edition in English. This has been a long time coming but we hope it has been worth the wait for all the book’s supporters and fans (1/3)
November 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Happy publication day to @cmkosemen.bsky.social, whose extraordinary book All Tomorrows is officially out today, in the first-ever print edition in English. This has been a long time coming but we hope it has been worth the wait for all the book’s supporters and fans (1/3)
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It’s publication day for The Low Road with @eyebooks.bsky.social, a story about love, friendship and redemption. Based on a true story, it moves from East Anglia, to London to colonial Australia. Available in all good bookshops and libraries.
#sapphicbooks #historicalfiction #empire #TheLowRoad
#sapphicbooks #historicalfiction #empire #TheLowRoad
November 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It’s publication day for The Low Road with @eyebooks.bsky.social, a story about love, friendship and redemption. Based on a true story, it moves from East Anglia, to London to colonial Australia. Available in all good bookshops and libraries.
#sapphicbooks #historicalfiction #empire #TheLowRoad
#sapphicbooks #historicalfiction #empire #TheLowRoad
‘This arresting novel takes pot-shots at pandering politicians, vacuous academics and zealous activists policing a new orthodoxy of supposed tolerance through violent threats. The main strands are brought together with a very clever flourish’ The Tablet on ALL GOD’S CREATURES
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
‘This arresting novel takes pot-shots at pandering politicians, vacuous academics and zealous activists policing a new orthodoxy of supposed tolerance through violent threats. The main strands are brought together with a very clever flourish’ The Tablet on ALL GOD’S CREATURES
All God’s Creatures by @anthonygardnera.bsky.social, which we publish today, is a joyous satirical caper. Among the things it lampoons is the growth of AI. But it’s almost as if our new AI overlords have taken this personally. If you search the Amazon page on Google, here’s what you get:
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
All God’s Creatures by @anthonygardnera.bsky.social, which we publish today, is a joyous satirical caper. Among the things it lampoons is the growth of AI. But it’s almost as if our new AI overlords have taken this personally. If you search the Amazon page on Google, here’s what you get:
We had a wonderful time launching @anthonygardnera.bsky.social’s clever, funny, hugely readable satire All God’s Creatures at a jam-packed @dauntbooks.bsky.social last night. The novel is officially out tomorrow. Obviously we’re biased but we highly recommend it
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
We had a wonderful time launching @anthonygardnera.bsky.social’s clever, funny, hugely readable satire All God’s Creatures at a jam-packed @dauntbooks.bsky.social last night. The novel is officially out tomorrow. Obviously we’re biased but we highly recommend it
Religious zealots, art fraudsters, Russian spies and animals at the communion rail. @anthonygardnera.bsky.social’s madcap satirical caper All God’s Creatures, poking subtle fun at the real world in crazy times, is out this week
November 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Religious zealots, art fraudsters, Russian spies and animals at the communion rail. @anthonygardnera.bsky.social’s madcap satirical caper All God’s Creatures, poking subtle fun at the real world in crazy times, is out this week
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Absolutely! "All Tomorrows" is a fascinating exploration of evolution and humanity's future. As it says, "The future is a canvas, and we are the artists." 🎨 What do you think of its unique take on evolution?
It’s great to see @cmkosemen.bsky.social’s All Tomorrows in the @newscientist.com’s round-up of the best new science fiction books. (All Tomorrows isn’t really new – it was first published in 2006 and has had a massive following ever since, but this is the first print edition.)
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Absolutely! "All Tomorrows" is a fascinating exploration of evolution and humanity's future. As it says, "The future is a canvas, and we are the artists." 🎨 What do you think of its unique take on evolution?
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This week we publish the paperback edition of @talkingbottom.bsky.social, a homage to the Rik Mayall / Adrian Edmondson sitcom. It’s written by @paultanter.bsky.social, Mat Brooks and Angela Pearson, founders of the podcast of the same name. The full story from @chortle.bsky.social is below ⤵️
November 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
This week we publish the paperback edition of @talkingbottom.bsky.social, a homage to the Rik Mayall / Adrian Edmondson sitcom. It’s written by @paultanter.bsky.social, Mat Brooks and Angela Pearson, founders of the podcast of the same name. The full story from @chortle.bsky.social is below ⤵️
‘An uplifting, hilarious, smart and edgy dissection of our bizarre capacity to imagine passing fashions as cornerstone philosophies to live by. A wonderfully enjoyable tonic.’
@irishexaminer.bsky.social on @anthonygardnera.bsky.social’s All God’s Creatures, out this week
@irishexaminer.bsky.social on @anthonygardnera.bsky.social’s All God’s Creatures, out this week
November 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
‘An uplifting, hilarious, smart and edgy dissection of our bizarre capacity to imagine passing fashions as cornerstone philosophies to live by. A wonderfully enjoyable tonic.’
@irishexaminer.bsky.social on @anthonygardnera.bsky.social’s All God’s Creatures, out this week
@irishexaminer.bsky.social on @anthonygardnera.bsky.social’s All God’s Creatures, out this week
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‘In the early 1980s, a household of lesbian feminists establish a women-only commune in an ancient Californian redwood forest. Of course there is conflict, but there’s also warmth and a sincere desire to overcome the patriarchy.’ Gaia Media on @lindarosewood.bsky.social’s novel A Circle Outside
November 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
‘In the early 1980s, a household of lesbian feminists establish a women-only commune in an ancient Californian redwood forest. Of course there is conflict, but there’s also warmth and a sincere desire to overcome the patriarchy.’ Gaia Media on @lindarosewood.bsky.social’s novel A Circle Outside
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‘Balances a madcap sense of intrigue with added satirical laughs galore. There are plenty of narrative plates to keep spinning here but @anthonygardnera.bsky.social pulls it off with aplomb’ A lovely first review for All God’s Creatures, from @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
‘Balances a madcap sense of intrigue with added satirical laughs galore. There are plenty of narrative plates to keep spinning here but @anthonygardnera.bsky.social pulls it off with aplomb’ A lovely first review for All God’s Creatures, from @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social
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Next week we publish Unriddling the World, an anthology of 50 traditional stories from around the world put together by the celebrated performer Hugh Lupton, the founder of the Company of Storytellers and a professional storyteller since 1981. Link to order in next post ⤵️
October 31, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Next week we publish Unriddling the World, an anthology of 50 traditional stories from around the world put together by the celebrated performer Hugh Lupton, the founder of the Company of Storytellers and a professional storyteller since 1981. Link to order in next post ⤵️
‘Balances a madcap sense of intrigue with added satirical laughs galore. There are plenty of narrative plates to keep spinning here but @anthonygardnera.bsky.social pulls it off with aplomb’ A lovely first review for All God’s Creatures, from @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
‘Balances a madcap sense of intrigue with added satirical laughs galore. There are plenty of narrative plates to keep spinning here but @anthonygardnera.bsky.social pulls it off with aplomb’ A lovely first review for All God’s Creatures, from @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social