Tomorrow is publication day for my translation of @marclevyofficiel.bsky.social's SYMPHONY OF MONSTERS, out from @harpercollins.bsky.social. Set against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, this is an unforgettable story of courage, resilience, and love. www.harpercollins.com/products/sym...

Shawn Breathes Books presents the Besties & Worsties of 2025 youtu.be/DP_fkiHrdVI

Friday Reads: Literary rabbit-holes (in and amongst all the coughing and muddleheadedness) youtu.be/J_zTocJ2iKk

#SundaySentence from Angels on Toast by Dawn Powell #CurrentlyReading #DawnPowell

Friday Reads: Finishing the year off with a couple of bangers youtu.be/4_KInq_QhhU

Shawn’s Most-Anticipated Releases: Winter 2026 youtu.be/6zOrFSO3MHo [Image Description: a graphic featuring a photo of Shawn, and the words Shawn’s Most-Anticipated Releases: Winter 2026]

3.5 of 5 stars to The Doctor's Sweetheart and Other Stories by L.M. Montgomery www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...

5 of 5 stars to The Sunflower Boys by Sam Wachman www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

5 of 5 stars to Birdeye by Judith Heneghan www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

5 of 5 stars to The Ecliptic by Benjamin Wood www.goodreads.com/book/show/26...

Friday Reads: Deliciously stimulating and intellectually hefty youtu.be/XHw5R9Oxke8

5 of 5 stars to Falling Animals by Sheila Armstrong www.goodreads.com/book/show/75...

5 of 5 stars to Getting It Right by Elizabeth Jane Howard www.goodreads.com/book/show/28...

Friday Reads: Just wondrously swirled together Cross-posted late due to pre-Xmas craziness www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4cq...

A conversation about writing and reading with novelist Ellen Hawley youtu.be/nCwq5iux_pE?...

Marked as did-not-finish: Hides by Rod Moody-Corbett www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Friday Reads: Why would I rush these luscious reading experiences, I ask you? youtu.be/DXOacGhJ5GY

5 of 5 stars to Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

1 of 5 stars to Rosa Mistika by Euphrase Kezilahabi, Jay Boss Rubin (Translator) www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

5 of 5 stars to The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 by Beth Brower www.goodreads.com/book/show/63...

Friday Reads: Two Tanzanian novels, which were not created equal youtu.be/rxjQJEVRzp4

5 of 5 stars to A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus www.goodreads.com/book/show/53...

Friday Reads: Sleeplessness and channel changes youtu.be/jV-UvNRX8ks

5 of 5 stars to Cheri by Jo Ann Beard www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...

5 of 5 stars to Above Us the Sea by Ania Card www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

Friday Reads: Heavy, sad books are my jam youtu.be/nUCXqHA_rr4

5 of 5 stars to Cold Fish Soup by Adam Farrer www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...

A conversation with American novelist Shanthi Sekaran on her novel, Lucky Boy (NO SPOILERS) youtu.be/4wPgSBwE95o

5 of 5 stars to The Slaves of Solitude by Patrick Hamilton www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...

3.5 of 5 stars to The Catholic by David Plante www.goodreads.com/book/show/64...

Friday Reads: A satisfyingly triggering novel - and another that made me want to get my hair done youtu.be/qEbKFzcPS7w.

I had a great time chatting to the inimitable @shawnthebookmaniac.bsky.social about my novel Blurred Faces. Head over to his YouTube channel for a look, and find a trove of literary conversations and recommendations! www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9zQ... 😍 📚

A conversation with queer Scottish novelist Allan Radcliffe on his new novel, Blurred Faces youtu.be/P9zQRcGy5bY

5 of 5 stars to Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Just three weeks to the release of Sarah Campion's Makeshift, the next title in @bhousepress.bsky.social's Recovered Books series. Makeshift follows Charlotte Herz, a young Jewish woman from Berlin in 1919 to New Zealand in 1937, via England, South Africa, and Australia. 🧵

Friday Reads: Hanging out on the edges we've been shoved to, reading, and talking to each other youtu.be/bOG95rQ_dh4

Here's hoping: A chat with Douglas Bruton about his novel Hope Never Knew Horizon With Lindy of Lindy's Magpie Reads youtu.be/sAIQmTfuEAg

Marked as did-not-finish: Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

5 of 5 stars to Set My Hand Upon the Plough by E. M. Barraud www.goodreads.com/book/show/51...

5 of 5 stars to Gaza Weddings: A Novel by Ibrahim Nasrallah, Nancy Roberts (Translation) www.goodreads.com/book/show/34...

4.5 of 5 stars to Full House M.J. Farrell (Molly Keane) www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...

A big thank you to @shawnthebookmaniac.bsky.social for featuring Nadia Ragbar (The Pugilist and the Sailor) as their Mystery Guest! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIsK...

Friday Reads: Up to my ears in books youtu.be/nr4hicApH_I

Marked as did-not-finish: Heart Lamp: Selected Stories by Banu Mushtaq, Deepa Bhasthi (Translator) www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Friday Reads: Let us now praise omnivorous reading youtu.be/HIsKZQ7lvj0?... #ShortySeptember

Ibrahim Nasrallah Wins the 2026 Neustadt Prize www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/...

4 of 5 stars to About Uncle by Rebecca Gisler, Jordan Stump (Translator) www.goodreads.com/book/show/14...

5 of 5 stars to Though the Bodies Fall by Noel O'Regan www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...

#SundaySentence from About Uncle by Rebecca Gisler, Jordan Stump (Translator)

Friday Reads: Men and their unmoorings www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDWZ...