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Proud publishers of the very best contemporary fiction and non-fiction as part of @PenguinUKBooks. Follow our sister imprints @FigTreePenguin & @HamishH1931
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🎉Viking is celebrating 40 incredible years as an imprint🎉And last night, we unveiled a brand-new logo to mark the occasion. We want to take this moment to thank you for being part of the journey so far - here’s to many more exciting years! .
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🚨 AWESOME PROOF ALERT 🚨. The compelling and astonishing, CECILY by @anniegarthwaite is publishing in hardback this July. And we have 5 copies to #giveaway! To win a copy, comment below. UK only. Giveaway closes 12pm 04.03.2021.
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*Manifesting September sunshine*.PROOF GIVEAWAY ALERT.@JosieSilver_'s beautifully uplifting new love story #OneNightOnTheIsland proofs are in the office and they look BEAUT. Coming FEB 2022. To get your hands on this beauty like and RT to enter. UK only. Ends 30/09
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BEAUTIFUL PROOF ALERT 😍🎉🥳. The fun, summery YOU AND ME ON VACATION by Emily Henry is publishing in paperback this July. And we have 10 copies to #giveaway! To win a copy, comment below. UK only. Giveaway closes 12pm 22.02.2021.
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Check out these beauties! RT by midnight on Sunday for the chance to win a copy of #OliveAgain by Elizabeth Strout and an exclusive tote bag ✨
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It's another #FridayGiveaway! You can win either 1 PROOF or 1 NETGALLEY WIDGET of #TheSearchParty🔦 by @Simon_Lelic. To enter, like this post and comment below with either 'widget' or 'proof'. UK only. Good luck. Ends 12pm 26/05 💛.@DeadGoodBooks
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It's another early #Fridaygiveaway thanks to the bank holiday! You can win either 1 PROOF or 1 NETGALLEY WIDGET of #TheSearchParty🔦 by @Simon_Lelic. To enter, like this post and comment below with either 'widget' or 'proof'. UK only. Good luck. Ends 12pm 11/04 💛
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Exciting news to help with the Monday blues . Proof copies of @JaneCorryAuthor's latest thriller #IMadeaMistake are in!. We've got 5 copies to give away! To enter follow @JaneCorryAuthor and comment and RT this post. UK only. Ends 31/01.#giveaway
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It's . #FRIDAYGIVEAWAY time!. We have some shiny proofs of the fantastic feel-good romcom #TheSummerJob to give away. To enter: RT and comment below with a 🦞. UK only. x2 copies on offer. Giveaway closes 12pm 08.03.2021. @DentLizzy
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To celebrate the cinematic release and film tie in edition of The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook we have a fantastic pack to giveaway to one lucky winner! In order to win you must be following us, like and retweet this tweet. Good luck! Competition closes 18/03/19
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Only three more days until we publish the highly-anticipated book from the UK’s favourite drag queen, Bimini Bon Boulash (@biminibabes). We're getting very excited 💋💋💋.
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AWESOME ALERT: we're feeling the wintry vibes so we're giveing away 3 copies of the bestselling 'One Day in December' by @JosieSilver_ ❄️ To #win just 'like' and RT! #giveaway
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To celebrate the upcoming publication of @Simon_Lelic's incredible new thriller #TheSearchParty🔦 we are restarting our twitter giveaways!. We're offering you the chance to win x1 of these beautiful hardbacks. To enter, RT and comment below. Ends 13/07 12pm BST. UK only.
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GIVEAWAY ALERT! 📢. There's now less than 4 weeks to go until the publication of @jessicammoor's chilling, extraordinary debut #KeeperBook!. To celebrate, we're offering you the chance to win 1 of 2 hardbacks. To enter, RT this post and comment below. Ends 12pm 24.02. UK only.
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'What's the greatest pop song ever written by somebody else? And what makes it so great?' . The time @richardosman got to put his question to the great Sir @PaulMcCartney. What brilliant answers too!
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To celebrate the release of Han Kang's #GreekLessons today, we're giving away a copy of the book together with these lovely earrings by Studio Eris. To enter: like, retweet, and tag a friend in the comments!. 18+. UK only. All entries must be received by 5pm 27 April 2023.
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🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME 🎉 Open Water by @CalebANelson is one of 2021’s must-read novels and we’re giving one follower the chance to #win a copy! To enter, simply retweet this post and follow @VikingBooksUK. UK only. Giveaway closes 12pm on 12.05.21
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Today is #BlackCatAppreciationDay so we’re introducing you to Trouble the Cat! 🐈⬛. Trouble loves:.•Staring intently at absolutely nothing.• Sprinting around the house at 3am for no good reason.• His best mate Steve. Meet Trouble in #WeSolveMurders by Richard Osman
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The Thursday Murder Club gang are sitting pretty at the top of both the hardback and paperback charts, congratulations @richardosman! 🦊🎉 #ThursdayMurderClub
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FLASH UK GIVEAWAY: Have you been longing for a proof copy of #TheTwoLivesOfLydiaBird by the Sunday Times bestselling @JosieSilver_? Comment below and we will randomly choose winners #giveaway
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🚨 GIVEAWAY ALERT! 🚨. To celebrate the publication of the brilliant Paris '44 by Sunday Times bestselling author Patrick Bishop that is out today and ahead of the Paris olympics starting tomorrow - we're giving 5 winners a chance to win a copy of the book each!
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The proofs for @bethunderdown's page-turning new novel #TheKeyInTheLock are in and they are BEAUTIFUL. GOLD FOIL!!! . Brimming with secrets, this lyrical, haunting historical mystery is perfect for fans of Elizabeth Macneal, Sarah Waters and Diane Setterfield. Jan 27 2022. 🔑
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The twisty, clever new thriller by @Simon_Lelic, #TheSearchParty🔦 is published next week!. We're offering you the chance to win x1 of these beautiful hardbacks. To enter, RT and comment below. Ends 17/08 12pm BST. UK only.
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They’re here! We’re so thrilled that the first proofs of Elizabeth Strout’s #OliveAgain are making their way into the world. Look out for this stunning novel this Autumn 💫
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As a thank you to our lovely followers, we're bringing back the #Fridaygiveaway. You can win either 1 PROOF or 1 NETGALLEY WIDGET of #TheSearchParty🔦 by @Simon_Lelic . To enter, RT and comment below with either 'widget' or 'proof'. UK only. Good luck 💛
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📚 CALLING ALL BOOK BLOGGERS 📚. We have some fantastic books publishing at the start of 2022 and we're giving you the chance to read them. From rom-coms and fantasy to literary and memoir, follow the link to find out more and request a proof!.
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#FRIDAYGIVEAWAY. We have some shiny proofs of #TheSummerJob to give away. To enter: RT and comment below with a 🦞. UK only. x2 copies on offer. Giveaway closes 12pm 08.02.2021.
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What a jolly sight for Christmas chart week! @richardosman is at the top of both the hardback and paperback fiction charts 🦊🎄🎉 .That's a lot of new members of the #ThursdayMurderClub gang come Christmas day!
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🚨 #FRIDAYGIVEAWAY IS BACK 🚨. AND we have shiny *new* proofs of #TheSummerJob to give away. To enter: RT and comment below with a 🦞🦞🦞. UK only. x2 copies on offer. Giveaway closes 12pm 11.01.2021. (Thank you to @MarianKeyes & Beth O’Leary for the fab reviews!) @DentLizzy
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We are VERY excited to reveal the cover of our limited edition early proofs for #TheLast! It’s an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery set at the end of the world, out Jan 2019. If you’re a blogger or bookseller, reply to request a copy!
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Guess who’s back, back again . 🚨 #FRIDAYGIVEAWAY IS BACK 🚨. With shiny *new* proofs of the delightful feel-good romcom #TheSummerJob to give away. To enter: RT and comment below with a 🦞🦞🦞. UK only. x2 copies on offer. Giveaway closes 12pm 25.01.2021. @DentLizzy
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We are all completely in love with the beautiful design of The Runaways by @fbhutto. What do you think?
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We’re excited to announce the launch of PENGUIN GENERAL INFLUENCERS, a new mailing list open to booksellers, content creators and reviewers to keep you in-the-know about our latest books. And give you the chance to request exclusive proofs!. Sign up here:
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We're giving away five proof copies of bestselling author #NicholasSearle's white-knuckle tale of betrayal and espionage #AFatalGame ahead of it's publication in July. RT to be in with a chance of winning. UK and Northern Ireland only. Giveaway closes Monday 3rd June.
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To celebrate the release of the DVD of @AftermathMovie this week, we'll be giving away five copies! . Open to UK and NI only. RT and comment to win. Giveaway ends 10.07.2019. #theaftermath #win
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VERY exciting news! #TheManWhoDiedTwice has already sold over a quarter of a million copies in all formats. Congratulations @richardosman and @mushenska and a huge thank you to all the wonderful booksellers and readers!🦊. @DeadGoodBooks @PenguinUKBooks @PenguinHuddleUK
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The lost novel from one of the greatest writers the world has ever known. GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ. UNTIL AUGUST, translated by Anne McLean. 12.03.24
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Told through the eyes of its greatest unknown protagonist, this astonishing debut plunges you into the blood and exhilaration of the first days of the Wars of the Roses, a war as women fight it. Cecily by @anniegarthwaite is out .July 29. Pre-order now:
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📚 It's that time again book bloggers! We have some real treats publishing next spring and want to give you the chance to read them. With books for every type of reader, here's a taster of what we have in store. Express your interest in our proofs here:
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'Outstanding, beautifully written, a compulsive read' John Boyne . We've got TWO proof copies of #DearEdward by @napolitanoann to giveaway! Retweet us & follow for your chance to win. Giveaway closes on Friday.
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The @WomensPrize is turning 25, and to celebrate our 5 recipients, we’re giving away a copy of each to one lucky winner! . To enter, retweet and cast your vote for your Winner of Winners: . UK, including Northern Ireland, only. Giveaway closes 26 October.
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Beautiful proofs are in for @CostelloStories's latest historical mystery, The Story Collector!. 'This is a wonderful book, with an excellent plot that has many mysteries, twists and turns and yet so poignant' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley review. Request a proof: �
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Recreating the decision-making and experiences of the war as it was at the time, we are proud to be publishing The Western Front by @nick_lloy this Thursday. And we have 5 finished copies to #giveaway! To win a copy, comment below. UK only. Giveaway closes 12pm 05.03.21.
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The sizzling new Emily Henry romcom #HappyPlace is coming April 2023! . Wonderfully feel-good, brimming with characters you can't help but fall for, and off-the-charts chemistry you can pre-order your signed EXCLUSIVE hardback with @Waterstones here:
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Emily Henry fans rejoice! We are *beyond* excited to reveal the title of Emily's next book: HAPPY PLACE is coming in May 2023. Two exes💔.One pact🤝.Can this holiday change everything?. You can get your signed copy from @Waterstones:
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We’re delighted to reveal the cover of BLESSINGS, a stunning, searing debut about a young gay man’s coming-of-age in Nigeria, by 22-year-old novelist @ChukwuebukaIbe4
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They're contractually obliged to re-post this, but wishing @NoContextBrits a very happy publication day for How To Really be a Brit. The unofficial citizenship test that quizzes you on what life is really like in the UK.
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👀 Psst, a top tip. subscribers to @richardosman's brilliant newsletter will be the *very first* to start reading his brand new novel, #WeSolveMurders 🐈⬛. Sign up and keep an eye on your inboxes:
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It's another DOUBLE number one for #TheManWhoDiedTwice and #TheThursdayMurderClub! A huge congratulations to @richardosman 🦊🎉. @PenguinUKBooks @DeadGoodBooks @mushenska
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Only a few days until @fbhutto's talk with @FaneProductions. Have you got your ticket yet?.
On November 1, I’ll be speaking about Islamophobia and the real reason the West is anxious about Islam. It will be online for 48 hours only. Tickets here @FaneProductions
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Fancy a little taster of the books we have in store for 2024? From unmissable debuts and swoonworthy romances to thrillers you won't be able to put down, it's shaping up to be a brilliant year in publishing!. Sign up to register your interest:
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Calling all Elizabeth Strout fans! . This autumn we’re returning to Crosby, Maine, and to some of Elizabeth’s most beloved characters: Bob Burgess, Lucy Barton and Olive Kitteridge. #CoverReveal #TellMeEverthing @LizStrout
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Ever wondered what it would be like to throw caution to the wind and buy a two-hundred-year-old farmhouse in Provence? As it's #BastilleDay, we have a set of Peter Mayle's internationally bestselling trilogy to #giveaway! . To win, retweet this post. UK only. Closes 12pm 15.07.21
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And the title of book number 6 is. 🥁 . Great Big Beautiful Life . A dazzling and sweeping new novel from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Emily Henry! . Pre-order your copy now (including an exclusive signed @Waterstones):
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It's also paperback publication day for @JaneCorryAuthor's gripping and beautifully written #ILookedAway! To celebrate, we'll be offering five copies to give away. RT to be in with a chance of winning. UK and Northern Ireland only. Giveaway closes Monday 1st July.
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Good morning, #TheakstonsCrime! . Before we dive into a day packed full of incredible #WeSolveMurders fun, don't miss out on our FREE breakfast sandwiches! Find us outside. Available 9:30-10:30 🥪 @OldSwanHotel @HarrogateFest @richardosman @Theakston1827
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FIVE WEEKS to go until @Simon_Lelic's incredible new thriller #TheSearchParty🔦 is published! . We're offering you the chance to win x1 of these beautiful hardbacks. To enter, RT and comment below. Ends 20/07 12pm BST. UK only.
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The brilliant LIQUID by @markmiodownik is published in paperback today - to celebrate, we’re giving away five copies. RT by midnight on 5 July to #win a copy of the book that @guardian describes as ‘exciting, anarchic and surprising’
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We've just discovered a couple of spare proofs of this brilliant legal thriller written by Nicola Williams, a former criminal barrister and now Crown Court Judge! .If you are a #bookblogger and a fan of #CrimeFiction, let us know if you are interested in a copy!!
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Send her victorious: finished copies of How to Really be a Brit have arrived and they look glorious. This tongue in cheek alternative to the (outdated) citizenship test by the brilliant mind behind @NoContextBrits is a treat for all trivia fans.
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At a time of great division, when we are arguing about what it means to be British, #Empireland by @Sathnam shines a light on everything that usually gets left unsaid.. Pre-order your copy in paperback now:
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@durhambookfest is hosting another spectacular Viking author today - and there’s still time to sign up to the FREE talk!. At 4pm Fatima Bhutto (author of The Runaways) will be reading her exclusive essay, A World on Fire. Sign up here: @fbhutto
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A dark, compulsive tale of feminist revenge, toxic friendships and deadly secrets, #TheThingsWeDoToOurFriends is perfect for fans of #TheSecretHistory and #PromisingYoungWoman. Coming Jan 2023, pre-order from @Waterstones: @HeatherDarwent @PenguinUKBooks
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"I think, in a way, it’s really the role of a writer to find the people that nobody knows . and to speak directly to those people.” @fbhutto . We definitely recommend a listen🎧.
I spoke to @holdengraber about home - and its heartbreaks - imperialism and what poetry means to us battered souls @dublab
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To celebrate the release of 'Day of the Accident' by @NualaWrites we're running a RT to #win a paperback copy (Psst: it's only 99p in ebook):
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Calling all #BookBloggers and #Booksellers!! Proofs of this spellbinding rom-com are now available! Request #ThisSpellsLove by @K8rs_gonna_Kate now:
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Sunday 11th October, as part of @durhambookfest, Fatima Bhutto will be reading from an exclusive essay titled A World on Fire, commissioned by New Writing North in partnership with English PEN. @fbhutto. And it’s completely FREE! Save your spot here:
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🚨BIG NEWS! Richard Osman's *brand new* crime series, We Solve Murders is out 12 September 2024 🚨.Find out more and pre-order: 🐈⬛.#wesolvemurders @richardosman.
Absolutely DELIGHTED to finally reveal details of my brand-new book series 'We Solve Murders', about Amy and Steve, a daughter-in-law/father-in-law detective duo. If you like The Thursday Murder Club, I think you'll love this. Out in September, and I can't wait for you to read
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JUST THREE WEEKS to go until @Simon_Lelic's incredible new compulsive thriller #TheSearchParty🔦 is published! . We're offering you the chance to win x1 of these beautiful hardbacks. To enter, RT and comment below. Ends 03/08 12pm BST. UK only.
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*Endpapers appreciation post* . We are obsessed with the special editions of @richardosman's #WeSolveMurders! . Gorgeous endpapers x our Troublesome cover cat = a bookshelf must-have 😍🐈⬛. Head to to find out where you can get your hands on them!
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A richly imagined, spellbinding new novel set in the Spanish Golden Age from the number one bestselling author @LBardugo . introducing THE FAMILIAR!. Coming April 2024. Pre-order here: Cover design: Jim Tierney & Emma Pidsley
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Look what landed! Proofs of #TheTwoLivesOfLydiaBird by @JosieSilver_ are here❤️🎉🐦 The author who stole your heart with #OneDayInDecember is back! -
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🦞 THE HOTTEST DEBUT OF SPRING 2021🦞 . #TheFlatshare meets #Bridesmaids in the fantastic, witty adult debut #TheSummerJob by @DentLizzy. This is NOT your typical rom-com. Pre-order your copy here:
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When the worst thing to ever happen to you turns out to be a pretty…. Pre-order Emily Henry's new book here:
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Here's your daily reminder that @WhelanGemma is a total #badass & you should listen to her read #TheHouse: #GoT
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Do you want to get your mitts on a hot pink proof of KEEPER by .@jessicammoor? We've got 2 copies of this gripping, addictive thriller to give away. Like & comment below to enter. Find out more about KEEPER here:
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Calling all #BookBloggers!! Want a chance to read #SmallWorlds by @CalebANelson early? You can request a proof copy now:
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🦊 Happy Friday #bookbloggers and #bookstagrammers! Something VERY exciting is coming your way soon. 👀. 🦊#TheThursdayMurderClub.
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We’re absolutely delighted to share that #Preventable is officially a Sunday Times bestseller – huge congratulations @devisridhar! . Pick up your copy of this bestseller here:
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A HUGE congratulations to @HeatherDarwent - #TheThingsWeDoToOurFriends is now a Sunday Times Bestseller! 🐍🐍
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🚨 CALLING ALL BOOK BLOGGERS - WE'VE GOT A NEW PROOF REQUEST FORM 🚨. From heart-shattering debuts to the next big voices in crime, there's something for every type of reader! . Express your interest here:
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FOUR WEEKS to go until @Simon_Lelic's incredible new, twisty thriller #TheSearchParty🔦 is published! . We're offering you the chance to win x1 of these beautiful hardbacks. To enter, RT and comment below. Ends 27/07 12pm BST. UK only.
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Introducing #TheSafekeep by Yael van der Wouden, our lead literary debut for 2024. Set in a Netherlands haunted by the aftermath of WWII, this is an exhilarating and seductive tale of two women's desire, histories and homes, where nothing is quite as it seems. Coming May 2024
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✨Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2024!✨ . We are absolutely delighted that #AFlatPlace by Noreen Masud has been shortlisted for the @womensprize for Non-Fiction. Huge congratulations to @NoreenMasud!
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We are absolutely thrilled that Alice Winn was named winner of the @Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2023 for her debut novel #InMemoriam!. A huge thank you to all the booksellers who have supported this amazing novel.
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We're giving away five paperback copies of bestselling author @KitdeWaal's warming, moving and beautiful #TheTricktoTime ahead of its publication next week!. RT to be in with a chance of winning. UK and Northern Ireland only. Giveaway closes Monday 1st July.
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We’re excited to share that we have not one but TWO Viking titles that have made this year’s Booker Prize Longlist! . Congratulations to @hishamjmatar for #MyFriends and Yael van der Wouden for #TheSafekeep. #BookerPrize
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Plot twist, Rosie D'Antonio is actually @richardosman! Who guessed it?. Be quick! Richard is signing exclusive proofs for the first 50 people in line!. 2.30 in the Bramham room 📕. #TheakstonsCrime @HarrogateFest @OldSwanHotel
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📣 Calling all UK bloggers and book lovers! Proof copies are in for the extraordinary novel #DearEdward. Let us know if you’d like a proof to read and review 💫
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It's becoming a bit of a Christmas tradition to gift the new @richardosman each year. Who in your close circles will be receiving a copy of #TheBulletThatMissed?
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TWISTY NEW THRILLER ARRIVING JULY 2023 🌴🔥. We are SO excited invite you to #TheBeachParty. Six friends. The holiday of their dreams. One night that changed it all . @Mrssmithmunday 🌴🔥. Pre-order here: @DeadGoodBooks @PenguinUKBooks
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We are delighted to reveal that #TheSafekeep by Yael van der Wouden has made #BookerPrize2024 shortlist - huge congratulations to this incredible debut author!. An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and homes now is the time to discover this unmissable book.
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‘It is a gift in this life that we do not know what awaits us’. PROOFS ARE IN for #LucyByTheSea, the new novel from Pulitzer Prize-winning author @LizStrout. Bloggers, keep an eye out for our next proofs form where you’ll be able to get your requests in!
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.@richardosman's record-breaking #TheThursdayMurderClub has held its place at NUMBER 1 in the Sunday Times bestsellers list again this week - congratulations Richard! . Will you be adding a copy of the paperback to your collection tomorrow?
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AWESOME MONDAY THING ALERT: we've got a few more spots free on our #TheTwoLivesOfLydiaBird blog tour. This is the brand new love story by @JosieSilver_ (and it's epic). If you're a blogger and you'd love to nab a spot, comment below ♥️
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Yesterday @darkmattermktg curated a full day of #SelfCare @WaterstonesPicc to celebrate the publication of Michelle Obama’s toolkit to live boldly, #TheLightWeCarry and we want to say a big thank you to everyone involved!. #MichelleObama
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To celebrate a month since the publication of Barack Obama’s memoir, we’re giving away FIVE copies of A PROMISED LAND! . To enter, follow @VikingBooksUK and retweet this post! . Winners will be picked at random. UK, including Northern Ireland, only. Giveaway closes 18 December.
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THE CATCH, the third spicy, swoon-worthy rom-com in Amy Lea's Influencer series, is coming in February 2024! ⚓️⚓️. Pre-order here:
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Congratulations to @richardosman on another brilliant week, with The Thursday Murder Club AND The Man Who Died Twice in the Sunday Times charts!. Take a look at the numbers, then pre-order The Bullet That Missed:
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