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Kick off the holiday season with award-winning author NATHANAEL LESSORE at the Waterstones Piccadilly Christmas Evening this Thursday! 🎄📚🎁
See you there for an evening of books, author signings and Christmas cheer!
See you there for an evening of books, author signings and Christmas cheer!
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Kick off the holiday season with award-winning author NATHANAEL LESSORE at the Waterstones Piccadilly Christmas Evening this Thursday! 🎄📚🎁
See you there for an evening of books, author signings and Christmas cheer!
See you there for an evening of books, author signings and Christmas cheer!
YALC 2025 drop! With more proofs, activities and giveaways than ever before, we're ready for the best bookish weekend 📚 See you at the Hot Key stand this weekend!
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
YALC 2025 drop! With more proofs, activities and giveaways than ever before, we're ready for the best bookish weekend 📚 See you at the Hot Key stand this weekend!
Happy publication day to ASK ME ANYTHING by the incredible Bethany Rutter 🗞️
Meet Mary-Elizabeth. Uni mag columnist. Campus love expert. But she's NOT looking for love...
A hilarious new, sassy campus-set romcom with a gorgeous sprinkle of rivals to lovers. Out now! https://loom.ly/I9uU1Ao
Meet Mary-Elizabeth. Uni mag columnist. Campus love expert. But she's NOT looking for love...
A hilarious new, sassy campus-set romcom with a gorgeous sprinkle of rivals to lovers. Out now! https://loom.ly/I9uU1Ao
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Happy publication day to ASK ME ANYTHING by the incredible Bethany Rutter 🗞️
Meet Mary-Elizabeth. Uni mag columnist. Campus love expert. But she's NOT looking for love...
A hilarious new, sassy campus-set romcom with a gorgeous sprinkle of rivals to lovers. Out now! https://loom.ly/I9uU1Ao
Meet Mary-Elizabeth. Uni mag columnist. Campus love expert. But she's NOT looking for love...
A hilarious new, sassy campus-set romcom with a gorgeous sprinkle of rivals to lovers. Out now! https://loom.ly/I9uU1Ao
Return to the world of WE WERE LIARS in the brand new follow-up novel by E. Lockhart, WE FELL APART 🌊
Prepare for more beachy gothic atmosphere, family intrigue and high-stakes romance. Out now: https://loom.ly/uADCFlQ
Prepare for more beachy gothic atmosphere, family intrigue and high-stakes romance. Out now: https://loom.ly/uADCFlQ
November 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Return to the world of WE WERE LIARS in the brand new follow-up novel by E. Lockhart, WE FELL APART 🌊
Prepare for more beachy gothic atmosphere, family intrigue and high-stakes romance. Out now: https://loom.ly/uADCFlQ
Prepare for more beachy gothic atmosphere, family intrigue and high-stakes romance. Out now: https://loom.ly/uADCFlQ
📚 Discount reminder! 📚
Today is your last chance to pre-order these very special 2026 Hot Key titles for 25% off on the Waterstones website and app!
Shop here: https://loom.ly/BqKZNEc
Today is your last chance to pre-order these very special 2026 Hot Key titles for 25% off on the Waterstones website and app!
Shop here: https://loom.ly/BqKZNEc
October 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
📚 Discount reminder! 📚
Today is your last chance to pre-order these very special 2026 Hot Key titles for 25% off on the Waterstones website and app!
Shop here: https://loom.ly/BqKZNEc
Today is your last chance to pre-order these very special 2026 Hot Key titles for 25% off on the Waterstones website and app!
Shop here: https://loom.ly/BqKZNEc
'Readers of Illuminae and Aurora Rising have been asking for years when we’re heading back to space, and Red Star Rebels is my answer to that question.'
Queen of YA sci-fi Amie Kaufman is joining the Hot Key family! RED STAR REBELS lands Feb 2026 💫🚀🌟👩🚀
https://loom.ly/Yl2hL_8
Queen of YA sci-fi Amie Kaufman is joining the Hot Key family! RED STAR REBELS lands Feb 2026 💫🚀🌟👩🚀
https://loom.ly/Yl2hL_8
October 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
'Readers of Illuminae and Aurora Rising have been asking for years when we’re heading back to space, and Red Star Rebels is my answer to that question.'
Queen of YA sci-fi Amie Kaufman is joining the Hot Key family! RED STAR REBELS lands Feb 2026 💫🚀🌟👩🚀
https://loom.ly/Yl2hL_8
Queen of YA sci-fi Amie Kaufman is joining the Hot Key family! RED STAR REBELS lands Feb 2026 💫🚀🌟👩🚀
https://loom.ly/Yl2hL_8
🏠 Are you really home alone? 🏠
There's a chill in the air. Spooky season is coming. And the queen of twists is back with a brand-new thriller.
Get ready for THE OBSESSION by Natasha Preston! Coming this December, it's the thriller that'll have you keeping the lights on
https://loom.ly/xIBZavM
There's a chill in the air. Spooky season is coming. And the queen of twists is back with a brand-new thriller.
Get ready for THE OBSESSION by Natasha Preston! Coming this December, it's the thriller that'll have you keeping the lights on
https://loom.ly/xIBZavM
September 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🏠 Are you really home alone? 🏠
There's a chill in the air. Spooky season is coming. And the queen of twists is back with a brand-new thriller.
Get ready for THE OBSESSION by Natasha Preston! Coming this December, it's the thriller that'll have you keeping the lights on
https://loom.ly/xIBZavM
There's a chill in the air. Spooky season is coming. And the queen of twists is back with a brand-new thriller.
Get ready for THE OBSESSION by Natasha Preston! Coming this December, it's the thriller that'll have you keeping the lights on
https://loom.ly/xIBZavM
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It's HERE!!!
The Book of Heartbreak has a BookTrail map!
thebooktrail.com/book-trails/...
#excusemereading
@hotkeybooks.bsky.social
The Book of Heartbreak has a BookTrail map!
thebooktrail.com/book-trails/...
#excusemereading
@hotkeybooks.bsky.social
The Book of Heartbreak - The Book Trail
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Book of Heartbreak Destination/location: Turkey, Istanbul Author/guide: Ova Ceren Departure Time: 2025
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July 31, 2025 at 8:06 AM
It's HERE!!!
The Book of Heartbreak has a BookTrail map!
thebooktrail.com/book-trails/...
#excusemereading
@hotkeybooks.bsky.social
The Book of Heartbreak has a BookTrail map!
thebooktrail.com/book-trails/...
#excusemereading
@hotkeybooks.bsky.social
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I was blown away by this review. All
I set out to do when I wrote NOT GOING TO PLAn! Thank you, @stephenjdilley 😊 @hotkeybooks.bsky.social
I set out to do when I wrote NOT GOING TO PLAn! Thank you, @stephenjdilley 😊 @hotkeybooks.bsky.social
164. Not Going to Plan by @tiafisher.bsky.social
Another brave, moving and important YA verse novel, this time on the subject of teenage pregnancy. Like Crossing the Line, it has the power to change lives.
Read my review for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social here: justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
Another brave, moving and important YA verse novel, this time on the subject of teenage pregnancy. Like Crossing the Line, it has the power to change lives.
Read my review for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social here: justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
August 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I was blown away by this review. All
I set out to do when I wrote NOT GOING TO PLAn! Thank you, @stephenjdilley 😊 @hotkeybooks.bsky.social
I set out to do when I wrote NOT GOING TO PLAn! Thank you, @stephenjdilley 😊 @hotkeybooks.bsky.social
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#BookReview: THE BOOK OF HEARTBREAK by Ova Ceren @excusemyreading.bsky.social @hotkeybooks.bsky.social #UKYA
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Book Review: THE BOOK OF HEARTBREAK by Ova Ceren
A tale of grief and heartbreak – and forgiveness
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August 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
#BookReview: THE BOOK OF HEARTBREAK by Ova Ceren @excusemyreading.bsky.social @hotkeybooks.bsky.social #UKYA
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Over on @ukyaspotlight.bsky.social, an interview with Ova Ceren, author of THE BOOK OF HEARTBREAK @hotkeybooks.bsky.social #UKYA #UKYASpotlight
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Author Interview: THE BOOK OF HEARTBREAK by Ova Ceren
An interview with Ova Ceren, author of THE BOOK OF HEARTBREAK
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August 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Over on @ukyaspotlight.bsky.social, an interview with Ova Ceren, author of THE BOOK OF HEARTBREAK @hotkeybooks.bsky.social #UKYA #UKYASpotlight
ukyaspotlight.co.uk/2025/08/25/a...
ukyaspotlight.co.uk/2025/08/25/a...
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To celebrate the release of Not Going to Plan by @tiafisher.bsky.social, we've asked her all about writing a verse novel & dealing with heavier subjects in writing. We're also lucky enough to be able to giveaway 3 pairs of her books on Insta!😍
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@hotkeybooks.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
To celebrate the release of Not Going to Plan by @tiafisher.bsky.social, we've asked her all about writing a verse novel & dealing with heavier subjects in writing. We're also lucky enough to be able to giveaway 3 pairs of her books on Insta!😍
campya.org/campfire-cha...
@hotkeybooks.bsky.social
campya.org/campfire-cha...
@hotkeybooks.bsky.social
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Thank you so much, Linda! I’m really thrilled you enjoyed Marnie and Zed’s story. 📕🌈
Heads-up, folks - from such a world expert on verse novels, that’s like getting a Michelin star! ⭐ 🥰
@evewhiteagency.bsky.social @hotkeybooks.bsky.social #skybrarians
@evewhiteagency.bsky.social @hotkeybooks.bsky.social #skybrarians
Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts! Congratulations @tiafisher.bsky.social on your terrific #YA #VerseNovel NOT GOING TO PLAN @yalsa.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Thank you so much, Linda! I’m really thrilled you enjoyed Marnie and Zed’s story. 📕🌈
Heads-up, folks - from such a world expert on verse novels, that’s like getting a Michelin star! ⭐ 🥰
@evewhiteagency.bsky.social @hotkeybooks.bsky.social #skybrarians
@evewhiteagency.bsky.social @hotkeybooks.bsky.social #skybrarians
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Loving this. 🔥 Thank you @lovereading4kids.bsky.social ! www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/9781471...
I'm so happy you made it a star book! ⭐
Thank you @hotkeybooks.bsky.social for making this happen.
I'm so happy you made it a star book! ⭐
Thank you @hotkeybooks.bsky.social for making this happen.
Not Going to Plan by Tia Fisher
Not Going to Plan (ISBN: 9781471418372) Taboo-busting and emotionally truthful examination of teenage pregnancy.
www.lovereading4kids.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Loving this. 🔥 Thank you @lovereading4kids.bsky.social ! www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/9781471...
I'm so happy you made it a star book! ⭐
Thank you @hotkeybooks.bsky.social for making this happen.
I'm so happy you made it a star book! ⭐
Thank you @hotkeybooks.bsky.social for making this happen.
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I’m so thrilled to announce that my Regency mecha Romantasy SEASON OF STEEL and its standalone companion novel GAUNTLET OF GOLD have found their home with Dutton Books in the US and @hotkeybooks.bsky.social in the UK!
September 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I’m so thrilled to announce that my Regency mecha Romantasy SEASON OF STEEL and its standalone companion novel GAUNTLET OF GOLD have found their home with Dutton Books in the US and @hotkeybooks.bsky.social in the UK!
🎉 MAJOR NEWS! 🎉
We Were Liars, the Amazon Prime adaptation of E. Lockhart's YA novel, is gonna be back on screens with a season 2! Can't wait for it to break us all over again!!!!
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/we-were-liars-renewed-season-2-amazon-1236373470/
We Were Liars, the Amazon Prime adaptation of E. Lockhart's YA novel, is gonna be back on screens with a season 2! Can't wait for it to break us all over again!!!!
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/we-were-liars-renewed-season-2-amazon-1236373470/
‘We Were Liars’ Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon
Author E. Lockhart says of Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie's Prime Video adaptation that there are big, big plans for season two.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🎉 MAJOR NEWS! 🎉
We Were Liars, the Amazon Prime adaptation of E. Lockhart's YA novel, is gonna be back on screens with a season 2! Can't wait for it to break us all over again!!!!
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/we-were-liars-renewed-season-2-amazon-1236373470/
We Were Liars, the Amazon Prime adaptation of E. Lockhart's YA novel, is gonna be back on screens with a season 2! Can't wait for it to break us all over again!!!!
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/we-were-liars-renewed-season-2-amazon-1236373470/
We're SO excited to share that Hot Key will be the UK home for Maia Kane's gorgeous sapphic romantasy debut: SEASON OF STEEL!
🗝️Bridgerton meets Gladiator
🗝️Regency England meets giant mecha tournaments
🗝️Complete with high society balls and rebellious women
Coming 2027✨ https://loom.ly/cWNXAUI
🗝️Bridgerton meets Gladiator
🗝️Regency England meets giant mecha tournaments
🗝️Complete with high society balls and rebellious women
Coming 2027✨ https://loom.ly/cWNXAUI
September 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We're SO excited to share that Hot Key will be the UK home for Maia Kane's gorgeous sapphic romantasy debut: SEASON OF STEEL!
🗝️Bridgerton meets Gladiator
🗝️Regency England meets giant mecha tournaments
🗝️Complete with high society balls and rebellious women
Coming 2027✨ https://loom.ly/cWNXAUI
🗝️Bridgerton meets Gladiator
🗝️Regency England meets giant mecha tournaments
🗝️Complete with high society balls and rebellious women
Coming 2027✨ https://loom.ly/cWNXAUI
Introducing AGAINST ALL ODDS by Nathanael Lessore, a World Book Day 2026 title and the only book for independent readers!
Young readers will be able to use their £1 token from February 2026 to grab AGAINST ALL ODDS, a story for every teen, full of Nate's signature humour, heart and joy
Young readers will be able to use their £1 token from February 2026 to grab AGAINST ALL ODDS, a story for every teen, full of Nate's signature humour, heart and joy
September 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Introducing AGAINST ALL ODDS by Nathanael Lessore, a World Book Day 2026 title and the only book for independent readers!
Young readers will be able to use their £1 token from February 2026 to grab AGAINST ALL ODDS, a story for every teen, full of Nate's signature humour, heart and joy
Young readers will be able to use their £1 token from February 2026 to grab AGAINST ALL ODDS, a story for every teen, full of Nate's signature humour, heart and joy
🦋 GAYLE FORMAN EVENT 🦋
Join us next week at Waterstones Kensington for a very special event with YA superstar Gayle Forman! She'll be talking about her new book, AFTER LIFE, with the amazing Elle McNicoll
Tues 16th Sept. Ticket here: https://loom.ly/aSyTjMI
Join us next week at Waterstones Kensington for a very special event with YA superstar Gayle Forman! She'll be talking about her new book, AFTER LIFE, with the amazing Elle McNicoll
Tues 16th Sept. Ticket here: https://loom.ly/aSyTjMI
September 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🦋 GAYLE FORMAN EVENT 🦋
Join us next week at Waterstones Kensington for a very special event with YA superstar Gayle Forman! She'll be talking about her new book, AFTER LIFE, with the amazing Elle McNicoll
Tues 16th Sept. Ticket here: https://loom.ly/aSyTjMI
Join us next week at Waterstones Kensington for a very special event with YA superstar Gayle Forman! She'll be talking about her new book, AFTER LIFE, with the amazing Elle McNicoll
Tues 16th Sept. Ticket here: https://loom.ly/aSyTjMI
Happy publication day to NOT GOING TO PLAN, the newest book from Carnegie winning author @tiafisher.bsky.social!
Meet Marnie and Zed, classmates turned unlikely friends in this powerful verse novel about sexual consent, unplanned pregnancy & the breaking of taboos
https://lnk.to/NotGoingToPlan
Meet Marnie and Zed, classmates turned unlikely friends in this powerful verse novel about sexual consent, unplanned pregnancy & the breaking of taboos
https://lnk.to/NotGoingToPlan
August 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Happy publication day to NOT GOING TO PLAN, the newest book from Carnegie winning author @tiafisher.bsky.social!
Meet Marnie and Zed, classmates turned unlikely friends in this powerful verse novel about sexual consent, unplanned pregnancy & the breaking of taboos
https://lnk.to/NotGoingToPlan
Meet Marnie and Zed, classmates turned unlikely friends in this powerful verse novel about sexual consent, unplanned pregnancy & the breaking of taboos
https://lnk.to/NotGoingToPlan
To celebrate the publication of The Book of Heartbreak by Ova Ceren, we're offering the chance to win one of five evil eye necklaces. Plus, the first 300 entrants will receive a merch bundle!
Enter here! https://loom.ly/RN-zvPc
Enter here! https://loom.ly/RN-zvPc
August 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
To celebrate the publication of The Book of Heartbreak by Ova Ceren, we're offering the chance to win one of five evil eye necklaces. Plus, the first 300 entrants will receive a merch bundle!
Enter here! https://loom.ly/RN-zvPc
Enter here! https://loom.ly/RN-zvPc
We can't wait to see you all at Waterstones BookFest next week! We'll have lots of exciting things going on at the Hot Key stand, including the first early copies of THE BOOK OF HEARTBREAK and signing with author Ova Ceren 🌙 📖 ⏳
July 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We can't wait to see you all at Waterstones BookFest next week! We'll have lots of exciting things going on at the Hot Key stand, including the first early copies of THE BOOK OF HEARTBREAK and signing with author Ova Ceren 🌙 📖 ⏳
We can't wait to see you all at Waterstones BookFest next week! We'll have lots of exciting things going on at the Hot Key stand, including the first early copies of THE BOOK OF HEARTBREAK and signing with author Ova Ceren 🌙 📖 ⏳
July 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We can't wait to see you all at Waterstones BookFest next week! We'll have lots of exciting things going on at the Hot Key stand, including the first early copies of THE BOOK OF HEARTBREAK and signing with author Ova Ceren 🌙 📖 ⏳
First, she gave you SUDDENLY A MURDER. Now Lauren Muñoz is back with another smart, twisty, irresistible murder mystery.
Happy book birthday to MURDER HIGH by Lauren Muñoz!
The dead body should have been fake. But it wasn't. Now there's all to play for...
https://lnk.to/MurderHigh
Happy book birthday to MURDER HIGH by Lauren Muñoz!
The dead body should have been fake. But it wasn't. Now there's all to play for...
https://lnk.to/MurderHigh
July 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
First, she gave you SUDDENLY A MURDER. Now Lauren Muñoz is back with another smart, twisty, irresistible murder mystery.
Happy book birthday to MURDER HIGH by Lauren Muñoz!
The dead body should have been fake. But it wasn't. Now there's all to play for...
https://lnk.to/MurderHigh
Happy book birthday to MURDER HIGH by Lauren Muñoz!
The dead body should have been fake. But it wasn't. Now there's all to play for...
https://lnk.to/MurderHigh
Dating is hard enough. Try grabbing coffee when you live a universe apart☕️
Happy pub day to COFFEESHOP IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE by @cblee_cblee! Can a girl who is determined to save the world find love with a girl determined to outrun her destiny?
https://lnk.to/CoffeeshopAlternateUniverse
Happy pub day to COFFEESHOP IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE by @cblee_cblee! Can a girl who is determined to save the world find love with a girl determined to outrun her destiny?
https://lnk.to/CoffeeshopAlternateUniverse
July 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Dating is hard enough. Try grabbing coffee when you live a universe apart☕️
Happy pub day to COFFEESHOP IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE by @cblee_cblee! Can a girl who is determined to save the world find love with a girl determined to outrun her destiny?
https://lnk.to/CoffeeshopAlternateUniverse
Happy pub day to COFFEESHOP IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE by @cblee_cblee! Can a girl who is determined to save the world find love with a girl determined to outrun her destiny?
https://lnk.to/CoffeeshopAlternateUniverse