International Booker-longlistee #Eurotrash by Christian Kracht has been chosen as one of @waterstones.bsky.social's #PaperbacksOfTheYear ✨ Pre-order the cult translated hit here: tinyurl.com/EurotrashWSP...

'Gritty, bleak, nihilistic, yet darkly funny ... Service is perhaps the smartest book about working in a bookstore that I’ve ever read' John Tottenham's debut novel #Service recommended by Susan Coll for Lit Hub. Out this November. lithub.com/the-joy-of-r...

'Masterpiece... you might just have found your new favourite author' #TheCourseOfTheHeart by @mjohnharrison.bsky.social, reviewed in the Big Issue. This new edition of Harrison's cult novel, featuring an introduction by Julia Armfield, is out now. www.bigissue.com/culture/book...

'A polyphonic novel about contemporary India and the intersection of far-right politics and religion ... It’s a sumptuous, sweeping read' 🌊 @nikeshshukla.bsky.social is reading #Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal ✨ @thebristolcable.bsky.social

The Society of Authors (@societyofauthors.bsky.social) have noticed more cases of author impersonation online. If you’re following writers, agents and publishers, do remember to check that social media accounts are official. The SoA has plenty of advice here:

🎧 Lunchtime listening 🎧 Check out Gurnaik Johal discussing his debut novel #Saraswati on the Book Off! podcast, along with fellow debut novelist Xenobe Purvis.

🌊 UPCOMING SARASWATI EVENTS 🌊 Take a look at the thread below for upcoming events with #Saraswati author Gurnaik Johal 🧵

'Page-turning, surprising, full of unforgettable characters – as clever as its title suggests' We are delighted to announce the publication of beloved comedian Robert Newman's novel #Intelligence in March 2026. Expect love, secrets and wartime espionage. www.thebookseller.com/rights/serpe...

Ruby Tandoh in conversation with Olivia Sudjic about ALL CONSUMING, her brilliant new book about contemporary food culture, out tomorrow from @serpents-tail.bsky.social Order your signed copy here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/all-co...

☕️Come and have a coffee Gurnaik Johal and me as we discuss his novel SARASWATI @serpents-tail.bsky.social A village in India and then the world debate the return of a holy river We discuss rivers, idea of reclamation and writing tips and tricks 👂Listen here: linktr.ee/ripplingpagesp…

#TheCourseOfTheHeart, @mjohnharrison.bsky.social cult novel reissued with a brand new introduction by Julia Armfield, is out now. serpentstail.com/work/the-cou...

'There’s plenty of terror and metaphysical transcendence ... M John Harrison unpicks the very notion of escapism' #TheCourseOfTheHeart by @mjohnharrison.bsky.social reviewed in the Observer. Available now with a new introduction by Julia Armfield. observer.co.uk/culture/book...

#TheCourseOfTheHeart by @mjohnharrison.bsky.social is included in the Daily Mail's roundup of the best literary fiction. www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...

'Viral strawberries and endless queues: how TikTok took over food reviews' 🍓 Check out this brilliant extract of #AllConsuming by Ruby Tandoh in @observeruk.bsky.social Read the piece here: tinyurl.com/yc5u9esn

'Viral strawberries and endless queues: how TikTok took over food reviews' 🍓 Check out this brilliant extract of #AllConsuming by Ruby Tandoh in @ObserverUK! Read the piece here: tinyurl.com/yc5u9esn

VALENCIA is a July bestseller @pagesofhackney.bsky.social ! 25 years later! Books have their own lifespans and destinies. So thrilled that @serpents-tail.bsky.social has brought it to the UK!

Slowly but surely Ruby Tandoh's #AllConsumingBook is dragging me out of one of the biggest reading slumps I've experienced and actually making me believe in the enjoyment of books again 🩷💚❤️ Thank you @serpents-tail.bsky.social for the early copy!

'Johal found himself wondering: “What if this ancient holy river was brought back in a time of water scarcity?”' A fascinating Esquire India interview with #Saraswati author Gurnaik Johal, including his reading list 🌊📚

'This prize-winning take on a biblical tale set in 1800s Newfoundland is grim, but has energy, empathy – and a wickedly colourful way with words' A brilliant @theguardian.com review for Michael Crummey's #TheAdversary.

The wonderful Libreria Bookshop are hosting a climate fiction event next month featuring #Saraswati author Gurnaik Johal, alongside Sam Fisher and Daisy Hildyard. Get your free tickets below! 📍 Libreria 📅 Weds 10th Sept 🕖 7pm 🎟️ tinyurl.com/4vws4rrm

M John Harrison recommends some reads, from the apocalyptic doomscapes of JG Ballard to an overlooked 1950s novel, Love for Lydia. His celebrated cult novel #TheCourseOfTheHeart is joining the Serpent's Tail classics list, out tomorrow. www.thetimes.com/culture/book... @mjohnharrison.bsky.social

We're so proud to have two Serpent's Tail alumni on the @thebookerprizes.com longlist! Congratulations to Susan Choi and Katie Kitamura 🎉 Read our news story below. serpentstail.com/2025/08/04/s...

Bubble tea, fast food, hype queues, Viennetta, cult cookbooks, wellness elixirs and lobster 🦞🧋🍦 Want to dig in? Pre-order #AllConsuming by Ruby Tandoh with Waterstones for 25% off from now until 23:59 31st July, using code SUMMER25 🍽️

#Saraswati author Gurnaik Johal on the books of his life for @theguardian.com 📚

POWER. GRIEVANCE. RETRIBUTION. Discover the internationally prize-winning, bestselling novel of exploitation and corruption on the North American frontier. #TheAdversary by Michael Crummey publishes today. tinyurl.com/TheAdversaryPB

'A cult classic that pulses with honesty, and the uncontainable desire to live and write freely' Amazing to see #Valencia by Michelle Tea included in @dazeddigital.com's '11 of the best new books to read this summer' 💗 Read the full piece here: tinyurl.com/mr3jj5uk

🎧 Lunchtime listening 🎧 Author Gurnaik Johal reflects on the books that inspired his debut novel #Saraswati in the latest episode of BBC Radio 4's #TakeFourBooks ✨

Listen now to my chat on Radio4 with Gurnaik Johal on his debut @serpents-tail.bsky.social novel Saraswati on #TakeFourBooks: where a lost river re-emerges in contemporary India. His 3 influences include @amitav.bsky.social, Joseph Conrad and poet Natalie Diaz! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

'Thrilling' A fantastic review for Gurnaik Johal's #Saraswati in @thetls.bsky.social ✨

Pre-order #AllConsuming by Ruby Tandoh from Waterstones for the chance to win a @vittles.bsky.social paid subscription for a year, plus a Ninja CREAMi Deluxe 10-in-1 Ice Cream and Frozen Drink Maker! Enter the prize draw here: waterstones.com/win/all-cons...

Join #Saraswati author Gurnaik Johal and his fellow @waterstones.bsky.social Debut Fiction Prize-shortlisted authors at this exciting event at Waterstones Nottingham next week ✨ 📍 Waterstones Nottingham 📅 Tues 22nd July 🕡 6:30pm 🎟️ tinyurl.com/449bzx8u

'I just finished Stag Dance by the brilliant Torrey Peters, and I was honestly upended by it for days' @womensprize.bsky.social winner Yael van der Wouden recommends @torreypeters.bsky.social's #StagDance for Good Housekeeping 💗🦌

'Authentic to the harshness of the world that Michael Crummey so brilliantly recreates' #TheAdversary is a Times best historical fiction book of 2025 so far – publishing next week.

Came back from 2 weeks off to a stack of proofs 💜 thank you so much @penguinhuddleuk.bsky.social and @serpents-tail.bsky.social 🐍 can't wait to dive in!

this novel is a gift stuffed with horrid wonder

Glad to see this book is gonna be back in print. I just read it recently and it is, no foolin, one of the best damn things I've ever read.

'This is a summer read you can really sink into ... Gurnaik Johal is the real deal' ☀️ Great to see #Saraswati in ShortList's top 10 books to read this season!

'I'd rather have a mystery than a solution... I think a book should leave at least something open' Listen to M John Harrison chat to the Spectator's Sam Leith about the reissue of his cult novel #TheCourseOfTheHeart and his thoughts on genre fiction. www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/m-jo...

#ShapeOfAnApostrophe by Uttama Kirit Patel is one of Vogue Arabia's suitcase essentials this summer ☀️ Check out the list 👇

📣 THIS WEEK 📣 Don't miss #Saraswati author Gurnaik Johal discussing climate, social instability and literature with #ALineYouHaveTraced author @roisinmcd.bsky.social at @burleyfisher.bsky.social this Thursday. Tickets below! 👇

Fiction First is delighted to announce that Nicolas Padamsee, author of England is Mine, will be speaking on 16 July at 21Soho @serpents-tail.bsky.social @judecook.bsky.social @europaeditions.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk 🎟️🔗 in replies

🎬Hope you’re enjoying these longer clips! Here’s Uttama exploring the idea of Auntie M, Lina’s mother in law, as a feminist. I was really interested in Uttama’s articulation of a - kind of! - definition @serpents-tail.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...

Come along to Fiction First, The Booking Club podcast's first live show on 16th July🎟️ You'll hear from lots of fantastic debut authors including Nicolas Padamsee, author of #EnglandIsMine, out now in paperback 📚 tickettext.co.uk/cHPHYTmiv5 @npadamsee.bsky.social @bookingclubpod.bsky.social

A powerful piece from our brilliant author Uttama Kirit Patel. Her debut novel #ShapeOfAnApostrophe is out now 💗

'Part political satire, part ecological allegory, this is an excellent novel to delve into if you're after something both entertaining and thought-provoking' Another fantastic review for Gurnaik Johal's debut novel #Saraswati 🌊

'Reminiscent of Salman Rushdie, though the debut novels it most resembles in energy and range are David Mitchell’s Ghostwritten and Zadie Smith’s White Teeth' A stellar review from @john-self.bsky.social for Gurnaik Johal's #Saraswati in the Observer ☀️

ICYMI, we had Gurnaik Johal on the podcast this month to talk about maximalist fiction and his debut novel, Saraswati (@serpents-tail.bsky.social). Listen to the full episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/4Wd3...

'It's a story of nationalism, empire and climate change ... but at its heart, it's a family story' Listen to Gurnaik Johal discuss his lauded debut novel #Saraswati on the Little Atoms podcast here.

New episode of Rippling Pages is here with Uttama Kirit Patel! We’re talking about THE SHAPE OF AN APOSTROPHE @serpents-tail.bsky.social , and we do a deep dive into Uttama’s novel, looking at: 🤗 Motherhood 🇦🇪 Novels in Dubai 🐟 Sea life Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rip…

A fascinating interview in @wasafirimag.bsky.social with #Saraswati author Gurnaik Johal 👇✨