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Ground-breaking, award-winning, thought-provoking books since 1949. An imprint of @orionbooks, part of Hachette UK
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We have a treat for all @CallTheMidwife1ย fans ๐.Win a copy of #TheWisdomOfCallTheMidwife and @teapigsย pick nโ mix piglet box for a splendid start to 2021!.To enter, please RETWEET, LIKE and REPLY to this tweet with your favourite character from #CallThemMidwife. UK only, T&C ๐
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A Friday treat for any Arsenal fans out there. but be quick!. We're thrilled to be publishing Arsรจne Wenger's autobiography this October, and @Waterstones have a VERY limited number of signed copies available to pre-order NOW #AFC
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To celebrate the paperback publication of @Malalaโs #WeAreDisplaced, weโre partnering with @chooselove to #giveaway a CHOOSE LOVE t-shirt and a copy of the book!. ๐ซ RETWEET, LIKE & REPLY by tagging a friend that you think would enjoy this book too. T&C's in the tweet below ๐
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Let's start the week with a giveaway! . Fancy winning a copy of @ClaireLombardo's new novel SAME AS IT EVER WAS? Just like and retweet this image before midnight on 30th June for your chance to win. UK entries, over 18 only. For full Ts and Cs see
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We are very proud to be publishing @DeborahJaneOrrโs sharp, unflinching and often very funny memoir #Motherwell in January 2020. Hereโs a first look at the cover. Available to pre-order at
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To celebrate @StephenMcGann's new book CALL THE MIDWIFE - A LABOUR OF LOVE, we're giving away 1 copy of the book and a @teapigsย pick'n'mix box ๐. ๐๏ธRetweet, like and reply with your favourite tea & #CalltheMidwife character. โฐends 25/11, UK only, 18+.@CallTheMidwife1
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We are deeply saddened to hear of Carlos Ruiz Zafรณnโs passing and send our heartfelt condolences to his family. W&N are intensely proud to publish such a masterful writer, whose stories brought joy to millions and will continue to inspire and delight future generations.
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If you're enjoying #TreasuresoftheWorld with @bettanyhughes you will love her majestic history of the city #Istanbul ๐๐๐
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We are delighted to announce that we will be releasing another book with @CallTheMidwife1 ๐. Call the Midwife - A Labour of Love: Ten Years of Love, Life and Laughter by @StephenMcGann is a beautiful anniversary book marking ten years of #CalltheMidwife.
NEWS! @wnbooks to release "Call the Midwife - A Labour of Love: Ten Years of Love, Life and Laughter" - an anniversary book celebrating ten years of #CalltheMidwife by @StephenMcGann!! >>
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Today we raise a glass to the great Deborah Orr and her poignant, fierce and beautiful memoir MOTHERWELL, which is published today. The response to this book has been nothing short of incredible, and we are so, so proud to be Deborah's publisher.
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The Madness of Grief is the new book from .@RevRichardColes and is a moving, reflective and deeply personal exploration of love and loss. Published on 1 April, it will resonate with anyone who has ever lost a loved one.
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Introducing THE AWOKENING, @Ayishat_Akanbi's timely and nuanced manifesto that argues the need for curiosity and intellectual humility in becoming truly socially aware โ and aware of each other. Coming in August, pre-order now:.
"Fast becoming known for being voice of reason in a sea of chaos online, Ayishatโs deeply intelligent first book offers a path towards understanding and self-awareness", @wnbooks bags @Ayishat_Akanbi's The Awokening! Discover more:
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Carlos Ruiz Zafรณn fans, you're in for a treat! RT to win a proof of his highly-anticipated new novel THE LABYRINTH OF THE SPIRITS & a stunning new edition of his global bestseller THE SHADOW OF THE WIND. UK only. Giveaway closes 23.59 BTS on 01/08. T&Cs:
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We are thrilled to share the news that @ClareDChambersโ novel #SmallPleasures has been optioned for TV by @shypunkproductions, and will be starring @annamaxwellmartin!. We cannot wait to see Clareโs brilliant novel brought to life on TV ๐๐๐.
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MURDER BEFORE EVENSONG is now No.2 Sunday Times paperback bestseller! We couldn't be more proud of @RevRichardColes! ๐. Get your copy here:
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We're celebrating @laura_jbarnett's The Versions of Us selection for #RandJBC! RT to enter to win 1 of 10 copies!
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We are thrilled to be publishing #MurderBeforeEvensong next June. The first book in the Canon Clement Mystery series from @RevRichardColes, featuring murder, Evensong and dachshunds!. Signed copies are available for pre-order from @Waterstones:
Fantastic news here from @RevRichardColes who is bringing his writing skills to crime with the arrival of Murder Before Evensong in June next year. It will contain both murder, evensong AND dachshunds and we have signed copies available to order:
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They're IN โ๐ฅ . Proofs of THE CHAIN by @chimenesuleymanย have landed! We cannot wait for you all to read this incredible book and start building the chain with us. #WeAreTheChain
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Proofs are in for @NaoiseDolan's upcoming novel #TheHappyCouple!. We cannot wait to begin sending proofs out far and wide. If any bloggers are interested in receiving a proof let us know in the comments below. You can pre-order THE HAPPY COUPLE here:
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Itโs that bit of January where payday feels far away and you need a good distraction โ enter, books! Weโre giving away this stack of W&N corkers to one lucky reader โ RT by midnight Sunday 21st to enter!
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'People who are racists are asking for a fight, but science is my ally, and not theirs'. Here's the man himself Dr @AdamRutherford to tell you more about his new book #HowToArgueWithARacist. Do as he suggests and get involved: pre-order from
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The film VICEROY'S HOUSE was inspired by DAUGHTER OF EMPIRE. To celebrate the DVD release we're giving away 5 copies of each. RT to enter!
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We are thrilled to reveal the cover of @elinorcleghorn's groundbreaking feminist theory, #UnwellWomen, in which Dr Cleghorn unpacks the roots of the historical misunderstanding, mystification and medical misdiagnosis of women's bodies. Pre-order now:
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๐ Happy #StPatricksDay! To celebrate, we have a stack of books that are by Irish authors or set in Ireland to giveaway to one lucky winner โ RT by midnight Sunday to enter! (UK only) ๐
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Bloggers keep your eyes peeled on your deliveries because something very exciting is coming your way. #TheMaidens @AlexMichaelides
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It won! #UndertheHarrow by @flynnberry_ won the Debut Edgar award last night, and to celebrate we're giving away 5 proofs. 1/2 RT to enter
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Introducing #WNEssentials, a selection of titles hand-picked from the past to create an irresistible reading list for your future. Fiction or non-fiction, cult or classic, each Essential is a literary jewel.
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Christmas is just around the cornerย and to celebrate we having a giveaway! Just follow and RT by 23.59 tonight to enter and win all of these incredible books!.#BooksAreBetter๐.UK only, 1 winner will be picked from all eligible entries, full T&Cs
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We are delighted and honoured to welcome the former Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow to the Weidenfeld & Nicolson list, as we will publish his memoir UNSPEAKABLE on 6 February 2020
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Today we publish #TheWorld, @simonmontefiore's extraordinary history of humanity viewed through the lens of the families who have shaped our world: the Caesars, Medicis, Kennedys, Kims, Zulus, Incas, and many, many more.
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This incredibly special book is officially published tomorrow. The reaction to MOTHERWELL has been both extraordinary yet truly deserved, and we are so proud to be Deborah Orr's publisher.
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We have 2 tickets to the London premiere of @ViceroysHouse (on 21 Feb) to give away! RT to enter. T&Cs: 1/2
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We are beyond proud and excited to be publishing THE CHAIN โ the spellbinding and unforgettable memoir from @chimenesuleyman โ๏ธ. Coming March 2024 .
.@wnbooks has acquired @chimenesuleyman's โexplosiveโ memoir about one manโs control over many women and the sisterhood that formed in his wake.
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Great book launch for #BraveNewWorld at the @SpursOfficial training ground today with Mauricio Pochettino
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Do you love @CallTheMidwife1?ย . Then take a peek at Call the Midwife - A Labour of Love ๐. This is a beautifully illustrated anniversary book celebrating 10 years of the much-loved & renowned BBC One TV series #CalltheMidwife ๐. @StephenMcGann
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Spreading some pre-Christmas love and joy! Join @bettanyhughes and @stephenfry in #TeaWithB on @googlearts as they discuss #Aphrodite and all things love and #romance in the time it takes to have a cup of #tea. Available now:
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WELCOME ABOARD THE GREAT TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS . It is said there is a price that every passengerย must pay, a price beyond the cost of a ticket. Are you ready to embark on the journey of a lifetime? . All Aboard:
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We're giving away this pretty book bundle for #bankholiday reading! Just RT and follow for a chance to win! 1/2
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Huge congratulations to @KatyaTaylor for winning the 2024 #TLSAckerley prize for her memoir The Stirrings! @TheTLS #TheStirrings
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HUGE congratulations to Emily โ #HistoryofWolves has been shortlisted for the #ManBooker2017! @ManBookerPrize
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Written by actor & author @StephenMcGann, Call the Midwife - A Labour of Love is the up-close and personal story of #CalltheMidwife as told by the cast and crew who've made it into the iconic drama it is today ๐. Learn more @CallTheMidwife1
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RT by midnight to be in with a chance of winning a set of 4 W&N blue books โ some of our most inspiring, as it happens! #BlueMonday
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Holy cassocks! @RevRichardColes'sย brilliant Bringing in the Sheaves serialised @MailOnline:
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We are delighted to be publishing @StephenMcGann's book CALL THE MIDWIFE: A LABOUR OF LOVE!. Discover this beautifully illustrated anniversary book celebrating 10 years of the much-loved and internationally renowned BBC One TV series @CallTheMidwife1:
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We are absolutely thrilled to share the news that we're publishing @Ary_Ifeakandu's debut collection of short stories, God's Children are Little Broken Things, coming 28 July. This is a gorgeous new voice in fiction you won't want to miss!
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Many congratulations to @RevRichardColes, as The Madness of Grief is an instant bestseller and will be No.2 in this weekend's Sunday Times chart. โCaptures brilliantly, beautifully, bravely the comedy as well as the tragedy of bereavementโ THE TIMES.
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To celebrate #DeclineAndFall @BBCOneย we're giving away three copies of Evelyn Waugh's biography. RT and follow to enter (T&Cs apply) 1/2
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Today's the day โ @adamrutherford's #BookOfHumans is out NOW! Illuminated by the latest scientific discoveries, it is a thrilling compendium of what unequivocally fixes us as animals, and reveals how we are extraordinary among them. Find out more:
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Morning! Grey in UK come to celebrate #Egypt #EgyptsMummies thk you #Egyptian friends @My5_tv @channel5_tv catch-up x
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We are BEYOND delighted to see #ALifeInBlue at No.4 on the Sunday Times chart โ huge congrats @policecommander!
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Lavishly illustrated with behind the scenes photography, Call the Midwife - A Labour of Love is a celebration of the much-loved & internationally renowned BBC One TV series #CalltheMidwife โจ. A perfect gift for fans ๐.@CallTheMidwife1ย .@StephenMcGann
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#CapeMay proofs are in! 'Glamorous, nostalgic and very sexy' says Paula Hawkins, and we couldn't agree more. We can't wait for you all to read this dark and dazzling debut coming from @ChipCheek in April 2019. ๐ธ
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Out now: @carolinepennock's landmark work #OnSavageShores. Shattering our previous Eurocentric understanding of the Age of Discovery, it explores how the great civilisations of the Americas (the Aztecs, Maya, Totonacs, Inuit & more) discovered Europe. ๐:
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To celebrate @waterstones book club we're giving 10 people copies of these books! RT to enter. #wbookclub2016
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โจ New York Times bestselling author of THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD @ClaireLombardo is back! โจ. SAME AS IT EVER WAS tells the complicated story of one womanโs life and asks what it takes to make โ and to not break โ a family. Out July 2024. Pre-order now:
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'Proud' and 'thrilled' are oft overused on twitter but we are genuinely SO proud and utterly thrilled to see two of our incredible fiction authors longlisted for this year's @WomensPrize. Join us in wishing @ClaireLombardoย and @JackieWoodson congratulations! ๐ #WomensPrize
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*Giveaway alert!* We are offering 3 lucky readers the chance to win a copy of @McKatharine's stunning book #TheHourOfSeparation. To enter just RT by 23.59 on 25/06. UK only, full T&Cs:
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We are thrilled to announce that The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands is a Sunday Times bestseller! To all the booksellers and readers who have been onboard from the beginning - an enormous thank you! Huge congrats to @Sarah_L_Brooks for this thrill of a journey ๐
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Congratulations to @benjaminryan & Uli Hesse, who are named on the @sportsbookaward shortlists!. ๐ Ben's book #SevensHeaven is up for Rugby Book of the Year. โฝ๏ธ Uli's Building the Yellow Wall is shortlisted for Football Book of the Year. ๐ฐ #SBA19
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Itโs a mere eight weeks until @AdamRutherford's EXCELLENT #BookOfHumans publishes! Canโt wait and want to get your hands on an early copy? Weโve got one exclusive proof to giveaway โ RT by 12pm Monday 23 to enter!*
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3 weeks until @charliegilmour's #Featherhood takes flight, and @neilhimself has described it as 'the most powerful work of biography I have read in years'. The enchanting, hopeful story of a young magpie that fell from its nest and into Charlie's life.
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Ben Aaronovitchย already read his copy! There are only a few days left until you can get your hands on #MurderBefore Evensong from @RevRichardColes. Pre-order your copy now:
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We are thrilled to share with you the cover for #OnSavageShores by @carolinepennock, a landmark work of narrative history that shatters Eurocentric understandings of the Age of Discovery. Pre-order here:
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Win 1 of 3 signed #TheRomanov's hardbacks, shiny new paperbacks and bespoke vodka. To enter retweet by 11pm Sunday (UK and over 18's only)
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To celebrate the publication of The Maker of Swans, by @paraicodonnell,ย RT for the chance to win 1 of 5 copies!
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It's #BastilleDay! RT by midnight to win these fab books. C'est le 14 juillet! Retweeter avant Minuit pour gagner ces livres fantastiques
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Competition time!. Want to win a copy of #TheNecessaryMarriage by @LodatoElisa? RT this tweet to enter. Competition ends 14/07, 23:59:59. UK entrants only. T&Cs:
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Our proofs for #GreenDot ๐ข have landed! . Introducing the laugh-out-loud funny, deeply moving and whip smart debut novel from @gray_madeleine_ - a story about the terrible allure of wanting something that promises nothing. Coming Feb 2024 ๐ข
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Proofs for MOTH are in! ๐. Moth is a powerful and heart-rending story of the Brahmin family living in 1940s Delhi. By @imaginearoad, one of the @ObsNewReview's Ten Debut Novelists of 2021, MOTH is the book to read this summer! .#MothBook
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Finished copies are here! It means we're one step closer to publication of @policecommander's moving and important memoir #ALifeInBlue
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We're delighted to reveal the new cover for #DaughterofEmpire. A source of inspiration for the film @ViceroysHouse (in cinemas 3 March).
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'The human genome is an epic sprawling saga that culminates in you' - and what a saga it is!ย
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'One of the most impactful and changing Korean novels of the past few years'. Brilliant to see #Violets by Kyung-Sook Shin and translated by @AntonHur on @booksandbao's 15 Must-Read Korean Novels list.
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Just landed! @AdamRutherford's awesome journey across the blurring boundaries of history and genetics (Out 8 Sep)
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Last night #TheWorld was launched at a glamorous gathering of writers & pundits. Lovely to see @peterfrankopan @simon_schama @maitlis @dgjones @amanpour @HallieRubenhold @SangitaMyska @holland_tom @claremulley @DaisyfDunn @AdamRutherford amongst others ๐.
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It's #ManBooker2017 announcement day! Good luck Emily! RT this post by 4pm BST today to win one of 10 copies of #HistoryofWolves. UK only.
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Only three weeks to go until #TheWisdomOfCallTheMidwife is out in the world ๐.If you're a fan of the beloved BBC1 TV show #CallTheMidwife, then you'll love this compendium of heart warming, wise and moving quotes. Out 15 October: @CallTheMidwife1
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British politics is broken. But how did we get into this mess? And how can we do things differently? . @IanDunt has the answers. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ. ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ is out TODAY. โ๏ธ SIGNED copies from @Waterstones
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To celebrate St Paddy's Day we're giving away some of our favourite books from the Emerald Isle. Retweet to win them. http://t.co/rz3zBZKxnU.
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To celebrate the publication of @marcuschown #AscentOfGravity we're giving away 3 copies! Retweet by 23.59 on 30.03.17 to enter our giveaway
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'If you are a racist, then you are asking for a fight. But science is my ally, not yours, and your fight is not just with me, but with reality'. @AdamRutherford's Sunday Times bestseller #HowToArgueWithARacist arrives in paperback on 4 Feb . Pre-order โก๏ธ
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We're thrilled to be sharing this daring, provocative and *hilarious* debut novel from @Nussaibah. #Fundamentally follows a heartbroken academic who finds herself in Iraq leading a chaotic UN scheme to deradicalize ISIS brides. Itโs coming February:
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Huge congratulations to @IanDunt for becoming a Sunday Times bestselling author. again! And a huge thank you to the booksellers at @Waterstones, @blackwellbooks, @WHSmith and across indie bookshops who have given this book the long life and readership it so richly deserves.
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We had a wonderful evening at @TheBookerPrizes shortlist evening yesterday @southbankcentre, celebrating #TimeShelter and the other shortlistees๐. If you missed it you can tune into a Q&A between @Gospodinov68 and translator Angela Rodel here๐๐ฝ.
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Only two weeks to go until #TheWisdomOfCallTheMidwife comes out ๐.Youโll love this beautiful collection of the most heartwarming & hilarious quotes from #CallTheMidwife, accompanied by beautiful photographs throughout. Pre-order now: .@CallTheMidwife1
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We are delighted to announce three new books from Sunday Times bestseller @IanDunt and @Dorianlynskey. These are definitive guides to the most misunderstood ideas in modern politics and are coming at a critical election time this November.
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Are you a @CallTheMidwife1ย fan? Join TV creator Heidi Thomas & @StephenMcGann aka Doctor Turner in conversation with @EricaWgnr ๐ป.Learn about #CallTheMidwife & the social dimension of the history of medicine. ๐๏ธ10.01.2021.โฐ6:30 pm.๐@howtoacademy:
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The winner of the International Booker prize is. Time Shelter! ๐๐ Join us in congratulating @Gospodinov68 and @rodel_angela!.
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the #InternationalBooker2023 is โTime Shelterโ written by @Gospodinov68 and translated by @rodel_angela - congratulations!
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Who needs *actual* sunshine when you have colour-coordinated summer reading covers?. W&N: providing an antidote to gloomy British summers since 1949. Feat. #TรฉaObreht @Guillaume_Musso @ChipCheek @el_fodongo @ClaireLombardo
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The sun has returned! To celebrate we're giving away a copy of AUGUSTOWN by Kei Miller. RT for a chance to win! 1/2
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Introducing the beautiful Christmas edition of SMALL PLEASURES, the beloved, word-of-mouth sensation from @claredchambers โจ. Featuring festive recipes and an exclusive Q&A with the author, this is truly the perfect Christmas gift. Out today ๐โจ
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We're so excited to publish this companion book for beloved show, #CallTheMidwife ๐.Featuring the best life-affirming words of wisdom on love, loss, friendship, family & more from the most-watched British drama in the๐บ๏ธ. Pre-order now: @CallTheMidwife1
NEWS! #CallTheMidwife to release a brand new series companion book - โThe Wisdom of Call the Midwifeโ โค๏ธ๐ฒ๐ฉบ๐ถ๐
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Today is Dylan Thomas's 101st birthday! To celebrate, we're giving away one copy of his COLLECTED POEMS. RT before 5pm today to win!*.
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To celebrate the Baileyโs shortlist weโre giving away three copies of the 2011 winner, THE TIGER'S WIFE by Tรฉa Obreht. RT to enter! 1/2
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