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Happy publication day to Elisa Levi's THAT'S ALL I KNOW (tr. Christina MacSweeney)! A mesmerising, spellbinding novel, one 'capabale of lethal shocks and bold transfigurations' (Kirkus), praised as 'elegant, sly and enrapturing' by Catherine Lacey.

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Read an extract from Elisa Levi's THAT'S ALL I KNOW, tr Christina MacSweeney, on @literaryhub.bsky.social - then pre-order this wild, strange beauty of a debut from us in the UK or our pals @graywolfpress.bsky.social in the US: lithub.com/as-i-was-los...

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Out 5 June, MISINTERPRETATION by Ledia Xhoga ✨ A stunning debut interrogating legacies of family and country, the boundary between compassion and self-preservation, and the power of language.

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"Lucrezia is deceiving herself about Ignazio Fegiz. She imagines that this is her great love and that he is the one man in her life. Like hell he is. He hasn’t gone to live with her and I don’t believe he ever will. He wouldn’t dream of it." #BookSky 💙📚 jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/05/18/t...

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Good news for book-lovers as three Catz alumnae have new publications for us to enjoy! Dr Alice Chadwick (1991, English) has released her debut novel 'Dark Like Under' (@dauntbookspub.bsky.social): dauntbookspublishing.... 1/3

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read A Horse at Night: On Writing by Amina Cain, a book that leads me to searching for more books. This one will stay with me and reminded me of Tone by Sofia Samatar and Kate Zambreno which I want to read again soon. Highly recommend! ✨📚

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A brilliant novella, reissued a few years ago by @dauntbookspub.bsky.social. Fans of early Jean Rhys would likely appreciate this one - maybe some Simenon stans, too! #BookSky 💙📚

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and then why not come and hear Tessa Hadley and @chrispower.bsky.social discuss Mavis Gallant, both her stories and her novella, GREEN WATER, GREEN SKY, at the Owl Bookshop, Thursday 26 June? A DREAM combo!! owlbookshop.co.uk/product/tess...

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'The exquisite stories [Mavis Gallant] left behind place her among the greats.' @telegraphnews.bsky.social ran an extract from Tessa Hadley's intro to @pushkinpress.com's new collection of her stories this weekend & you can read a bit here pushkinpress.com/tessa-hadley... - 1/2

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'In conclusion, @jacquiwine.bsky.social was right, of course. This book is a marvel.' Thank you, Jacqui, for leading @stuckinabook.bsky.social of Gornick's THE ODD WOMAN AND THE CITY and thank you, Simon, for this lovely review!!

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I spy DARK LIKE UNDER - thank you, @liamhbishophealth.bsky.social !!

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OUT NOW 📣 THE CITY AND THE HOUSE by Natalia Ginzburg (tr Dick Davis), with an introduction by @wordsbynatasha. From the author of All Our Yesterdays and The Little Virtues, an epistolary novel full of humanity, passion, and keen perception.

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We are thrilled to share that HEADSHOT by Rita Bullwinkel is a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2025! ❤️ 🥊 A huge congratulations to Rita and all those recognised by this year’s @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social 🎊

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Friends up north! Join @yararf.bsky.social and Xani Byrne as they discuss their collaboration in Freewheeling: Essays on Cycling.🚲 📅Thu 8 May, 7:00pm 📍the bound, Whitley Bay, NE26 2TH 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/forumbooks/t...

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A fierce and moving memoir on returning to Palestine, the meaning of exile and homeland, and the habitual place and status of a person, from the late Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti. 'I Saw Ramallah' by Mourid Barghouti @jimenagorraez.bsky.social @dauntbookspub.bsky.social

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Congratulations to our beloved Rita Bullwinkel: HEADSHOT is a Pulitzer finalist! Huge cheers to @vikingbooks.bsky.social, her American home & champion - & of course to the genius that is Percival Everett, whose brilliant JAMES took the prize itself. Thank you to the judges!! pulitzer.org/news/22865

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In May, but back in 2022 we published LOOK HERE: On the Pleasures of Observing the City by Ana Kinsella. A gorgeous, warm and generous love letter to London, to its individuals and communities. ‘Here is a book to make you love London – with all its synchronicity and serendipity.’ Observer

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Andrey Kurkov for the Observer on @victoriadonovan.bsky.social's LIFE IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING: 'War is not central to this work. It is a story of people and nature, filled with sweet and bitter memories, empathy and hope.' observer.co.uk/culture/book...

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Elisa Levi's THAT'S ALL I KNOW (tr Christina MacSweeney) a @foylesforbooks.bsky.social Top Ten Read for May! 'A dazzling debut about love, life, sex and unrealised dreams; Often funny, often tragic, constantly utterly berserk. Elisa Levi is truly an author to watch.' www.foyles.co.uk/further-read...

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📢Friends in St Andrews! @victoriadonovan.bsky.social will be at Toppings this evening discussing her book LIFE IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING: TALES FROM THE UKRAINIAN EAST. Still got time to get your tickets here⬇️ www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/st-an...

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I spoke to @FrancisDearnley @telegraphnews.bsky.social podcast "Ukraine: The Latest" about the myth of 'Donbas' and how Russia has instrumentalised and weaponised that myth across time. Listen again on the pod webpage here: shows.acast.com/ukraine-the-... @dauntbookspub.bsky.social

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Our suggested reads perfect for #EarthDay🌍 Julietta Singh's THE BREAKS addresses our most urgent issues: race, climate change, migration and political chaos. Lieke Marsman's THE OPPOSITE OF A PERSON (tr Sophie Collins)is a book about climate change – and loneliness. And queer love. #BookSky

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📢Event alert! Edinburgh friends, Victoria Donovan, author of LIFE IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING: TALES FROM THE UKRAINIAN EAST will be in discussing her book with Vlada Vazheyevskyy. 📍Lighthouse Bookshop, Edinburgh 📅Thu 24 April, 7:00pm FEW TICKETS REMAINING www.lighthousebookshop.com/events/tales...

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Gorgeous review! Lovely that it gets Chadwick's humour, too, pulling out a brilliant classroom scene revolving around a John Donne poem:

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Please support your local bookshop. They're the ones who support writers and writing. As a writer on a small-but-mighty independent press, the word-of-mouth goodwill at local bookshops has made my writing career possible.

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Feb 2026, we welcome @fbhutto.bsky.social to the list with THE HOUR OF THE WOLF, a portrayal of her escape from a coercive relationship, an exploration of humanity's relationship with nature & a celebration of found families dauntbookspublishing.co.uk/book/the-hou... cover by @gray318.bsky.social!

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Jini did the most wonderful reading for us at our launch - lucky us!! And lucky us to have her writing, and that of these other brilliant writers, in our latest anthology 🚲

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Happy publication day to FREEWHEELING: ESSAYS ON CYCLING! From @jonmcgregor.bsky.social cycling the overnight Dunwich Dynamo to @phlaimeaux.bsky.social building an Italian racer; from Imogen Binnie BMX-ing with her kids to @yararf.bsky.social & Xani Byrne on a tandem, there's something for everyone

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Dublin! @michehut.bsky.social and I will be talking about The Edges, translation and AI and more! Come and join us @ilfdublin.bsky.social @dauntbookspub.bsky.social #theedges #daunt #booksky #flandersliterature #flipthroughflanders #queerbooks (I'll also be introducing a screening of Close)

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'Brilliant . . . Baglin syncs the reader to the unsettling churn of modern labour, exposing the chaos and the surreal in the mundane.' Marina Goodman in the Literary Review on Claire Baglin's ON THE CLOCK (tr. Jordan Stump) ⏰ 🍟

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'A novel capable of lethal shocks and bold transfigurations . . . Unconventional and memorable.' Kirkus on Elisa Levi's THAT'S ALL I KNOW (tr. Christina MacSweeny) - a coming-of-age tale infused with the spirits of Alice Rohrwacher, Lorca and Beckett. Out May! www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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Tuesday 30 May, Dublin - COME ALONG!

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Absolutely thrilled to welcome Nona Fernández to the UK. You'll have a unique opportunity to see her tomorrow 3 April at Oxford Literary Festival, @hmcoxford.bsky.social discussing her fascinating work with Josh Weeks. Unmissable. oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e...

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