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We're particularly delighted to reveal the cover of THE FATHERS, @nivenj1.bsky.social's new novel following two fathers from very different worlds. It's a hilarious and heart-breaking account of fatherhood, marriage, fertility, grief, class and masculinity www.waterstones.com/book/the-fat...

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COVER REVEAL TIME! My new novel The Fathers is out July 17th from the good folks @canongate.co.uk Meet Dan and Jada, two star crossed dads who really shouldn’t have met. 25% off with @Waterstones if you preorder this weekend with the code PREORDER25 www.waterstones.com/book/the-fat...

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It's a great weekend to pre-order books, including this one! Just add 'PREORDER25' at checkout to redeem 25% discount www.waterstones.com/book/food-fi... @canongate.co.uk @waterstones.bsky.social #WPreorder

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Excited to report that paperback of To the Dogs is available to pre order from @waterstones.bsky.social with %25 off until Monday 24th Feb. Use the code PREORDER25 🐕

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Some of our best upcoming titles are included in the @waterstones.bsky.social 25% off pre-order weekend, so run (don't walk, run) to your browser and grab yourself 25% more of our books than you were intending to pre-order this weekend! It's free that's the math. www.waterstones.com/campaign/25-...

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Today we remember Alan Rickman on what would have been his 79th birthday. Alan Rickman remains one of the most beloved actors of all time across almost every genre. His air of dignity, his sonorous voice and the knowing wit he brought to each role continue to captivate new audiences today

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New event announcement! Geoff Dyer returns to his home town of Cheltenham to talk about his memoir, Homework June 3rd Tickets now on sale www.ticketsource.co.uk/rossiterbook... @canongate.co.uk

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This is an absolute gut-punch of a book about the slaughter in Gaza and the hypocrisy of the west. Will be reviewing soon in Big Issue, @canongate.co.uk

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We're pleased to announce an event with 2 heavyweights of modern Irish lit. @canongate.co.uk @atlanticbooks.bsky.social Kevin Barry will be with us @blackwells.bsky.social to discuss 'The Heart in Winter' with the author of the bestselling 'Kala', Colin Walsh. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kevin-barr...

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Kevin Barry's savage, beautiful western The Heart in Winter (containing 'THE finest American frontier shroom scene in the Western canon' – David Mitchell) has been longlisted for the 2025 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction! Congratulations Kevin! www.walterscottprize.co.uk/the-2025-wal...

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Dear #BookSky can you help us find our lost audience? We left 140,00 people behind on X and we want to reconnect!

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These indies are beacons of hope out in their communities, Britain and Ireland’s local cultural lynchpins, says Tom Tivnan✨ See the thread for our wonderful Independent Bookshop of the Year Finalists👇#BritishBookAwards #Nibbies

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Congratulations to all of the indies in the finalist for the 2025 Independent Bookshop of the Year! (Especially flying the flag for Canongate's home city, the ever-wonderful office-dog-sylvie-spoiling @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social!) www.thebookseller.com/news/the-bri...

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We’ve tried to be open about our thought process as our relationship to Twitter has changed (including in the below thread from the end of last year), so I wanted to share that we have now left Twitter for good. Details here: canongate.co.uk/news/canonga... bsky.app/profile/cano...

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Page 11 of @stuartgillespie.bsky.social’s Food Fight and my mind is already blown

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#WhatWereReading : Joe recommends Omar El Akkad's One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This from @canongate.co.uk Not comfortable reading, but it is incredibly important reading for today's world. #books #livres #politics #morality

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❤️Happy Valentines Day!❤️ Explore the wonders of human connection with 44 Poems on Being with Each Other by Pádraig Ó Tuama, the host of Poetry Unbound from Onbeing, the world's most popular poetry podcast! #valentinesday #poetrycollection #poetry #love #sharethelove #poetrypodcast #PádraigÓTuama

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Hark. To yourselves, to those around you, to the world. Coming this May, Hark is an exploration into the sonic world from bestselling author Alice Vincent. In an ever-noisier world, Hark shows us how to tune in and reconnect with what matters most.

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Happy publication to: OUR BRAINS, OUR SELVES – Masud Husain THE CAFE WITH NO NAME – Robert Seethaler THE WARDROBE DEPARTMENT – Elaine Garvey ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS – Omar El Akkad BETWEEN BRITAIN – Alistair Moffat PITY – Andrew McMillan uk.bookshop.org/lists/out-to...

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📚 “If art is a conduit for beauty above all else, there is no description of the finches beautiful enough to offset all that is taken out of the world when a child is murdered by an occupation force” 🕊️ Omar El-Akkad book launch - vital, and important @lighthousebks.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk

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Delighted to share the news that @chloedalton.bsky.social's RAISING HARE has been longlisted for the 2025 @womensprize.bsky.social for Non-Fiction! Congratulations Chloe! @findmypast.bsky.social View the full longlist here: womensprize.com/prizes/women...

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We called for solidarity when Hungary's govt targeted bookshops over queer stock, & again when feminist bookshops were targeted in the UK, & we relied on solidarity when our own booksellers were harassed into closing: Book lovers must stand together against persecution of ALL book workers!

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Part memoir, part nature writing, Nina Mingya Powles's contemplative writing is just a gorgeous thing. @canongate.co.uk #booksky

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The fifth annual GRAY DAY, an annual celebration of writer & artist Alasdair Gray is just a few short weeks away. 25 February, join us at the Òran Mór in Glasgow for an evening of readings, performances, comedic interpretations and new animations. Details and tickets: grayday.info

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