It was a delight to chat with Saba Sams on her debut novel, and our June BOTM, Gunk. We discussed writing about bodies, birth, and care, emphasising the need to witness these visceral experiences on the page. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social Read here: bit.ly/4kfCuuU

A lyrical, emotionally resonant debut about grief, belonging, and the pull of faith and family. Set in contemporary Dublin, the novel explores the quiet complexities of a young woman navigating loss and legacy in a deeply personal way. Read our review: bit.ly/4e56us8 @manillapress.bsky.social

A haunting, poetic exploration of identity, intimacy, and the quiet unravelling of friendship, Waist Deep by Linea Maja Ernst (translated by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg) dives beneath the surface of two women’s shared past to ask what it means to truly know someone. Read our review: bit.ly/3Zzy2Qm

Raw, tender & wise, Saba Sams' Gunk tells the story of the increasingly intimate and complex relationship between the frustrated ex-wife of a student nightclub owner and the enigmatic young woman hired to work the establishment's bar. Read our review: bit.ly/4nd88w7 @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

Introducing our June BOTM: GUNK by Saba Sams 🍳📚 This electrifying debut novel from the award-winning author of Send Nudes delves into the complexities of love, desire, and unconventional family dynamics. Join our book group to get a copy: bit.ly/3RimXhD @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

"Ambitious in scope and utterly compelling..." Days of Light by Megan Hunter is a luminous, time-spanning novel following Ivy, a young woman whose life is transformed by a single tragic day in 1938. Read the review: bit.ly/3SyHP5b

🎉 Huge congratulations to Lisa Harding on the publication of The Wildelings, released on April 25th! 📚 A compelling exploration of friendship, obsession, & the lingering effects of guilt, The Wildelings is a must-read for fans of dark academia and psychological drama. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

Out now! Idle Grounds by Krystelle Bamford is a haunting, darkly comic debut set in 1989 New England, where a group of kids search for a missing cousin in a forest that twists memory & reality. Eerie, poetic, unforgettable. #nbmagazine #IdleGrounds

A lovely interview in @nbmagazine.bsky.social with Evelyn Aylén from @maxminervas.bsky.social about my debut novel, Who Wants to Live Forever 💚 #booksky #interview #writingcommunity #speculativefiction www.nbmagazine.co.uk/editorialarc...

'Superb ... perhaps the novel’s most pleasurable aspect is Chadwick’s spare yet poetic language. Small-town England is rendered magically beautiful ... A marvellous debut.' Kate Hopkins @nbmagazine.bsky.social on Alice Chadwick's DARK LIKE UNDER www.nbmagazine.co.uk/editorialarc...

Here's our April BOTM: Luminous by Silvia Park ✨ A speculative & deeply emotional, Luminous explores the boundaries between humans & robots in a near-future Korea, making for a poignant and unforgettable read. Join the club and get a copy: bit.ly/3RimXhD @oneworldbooks.bsky.social #books

A deeply moving story about memory, love and regret, 'The Other Valley' by Scott Alexander Howard follows a town bordered by its own past and future as a gifted teenager discovers a timeline she was never meant to see. Read our review: bit.ly/3FFDtpA @atlanticbooks.bsky.social

What a fantastic shortlist! 💚

Wishing a very Happy Publication Day for yesterday to Silvia Park and her debut novel 'Luminous' ✨ At once a dazzling work of speculative fiction and a poignant family drama, Luminous is a timely, unforgettable story about what it really means to be human. @oneworldbooks.bsky.social

This March, we spoke to Scott Alexander Howard about his debut novel, The Other Valley – an exhilarating novel about an isolated town neighboured by its own past and future, and a young girl who faces an impossible choice. Read here: bit.ly/3FIJ0M4 @atlanticbooks.bsky.social

Out now, 'Soft Core' by Brittany Newell is a feverish, seductive journey through San Francisco’s seedy underworld, following Baby, a lost 27-year-old strip club dancer, as she embarks on a frantic search for her vanished ex-boyfriend, Dino. @harpercollins.bsky.social

Deliciously dark, twisty, and utterly enthralling, 'The Lamb' by Lucy Rose is a multilayered folk horror tale revolving around a mother-daughter relationship and stifled desires. A truly heart-stopping debut.🩸 Read our review: bit.ly/3DIawc8 @wnbooks.bsky.social

Ben Okri’s Madame Sosostris & the Festival for the Broken-Hearted is a riot of atmosphere & imagination. Lyrical & powerful, this modern myth unfolds at a lavish festival with a mysterious guest. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social Read our review: bit.ly/4bHocR6

'There is so much to enjoy in this collection, from energetic characters and lost souls to characters who cause nothing but trouble ... an absolute pleasure to read' A stellar @nbmagazine.bsky.social review for #StagDance by @torreypeters.bsky.social, out this Thursday! 🦌💗

Here's our March BOTM: The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard 💙 A haunting & thought-provoking debut set in a town caught between 2 mirrored valleys—one reflecting the past & the other the future. A mesmerising meditation on fate & choice, get a copy: bit.ly/3RimXhD @atlanticbooks.bsky.social

It's out! Happy Pub to Ben Okri's Madame Sosostris & the Festival for the Broken-Hearted! 🧡 Set in a mysterious French chateau, this mesmerising novel blends myth, magic, & philosophy in a festival to heal the lovelorn. A spellbinding tale of love & transformation! @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

This week, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie returned with her first novel in over a decade. 👇 #BookSky

Lyrical and powerful, Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo follows a young Ghanaian woman navigating Europe’s 'heart of whiteness' on a scholarship. This 1977 debut remains a bold, feminist critique of colonial legacies, told through an innovative mix of prose, poetry, and manifesto.

We had the pleasure of chatting with the wonderful @caoilinnhughes.bsky.social about her latest book and our February BOTM, The Alternatives. One of Ireland's most gifted storytellers, we discussed siblings, women's roles and humour in literature. Read: bit.ly/3EHxbFD @oneworldbooks.bsky.social

Beautiful, devastating and raw, 'May All Your Skies Be Blue' by Fíona Scarlett is OUT NOW! An unforgettable story of love and loss and how the ones we love never really leave us. @faberbooks.bsky.social

Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker is a bold, twist-filled tale of survival and reinvention. Clove has built the perfect life—until a letter from a women's prison threatens to unravel it all. @oneworldbooks.bsky.social Our review: bit.ly/3X0KabR

We were delighted to have the incredible 'Allow Me To Introduce Myself' by @onyiwrites.bsky.social as one of our 2024 Book Group picks! Now out in paperback, you can enjoy this page-turning novel in all it's soft cover glory! 📚

Introducing our February Book of the Month: The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes 🍃 Complex, witty and bittersweet, this Irish masterpiece swirls around subjects like the climate crisis, class, and political representation. #booksky @oneworldbooks.bsky.social Join the club: bit.ly/3RimXhD

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