Finished copies of Stowaways brightening up the Faber offices 💚 New from André Aciman, this contemporary twist on Brief Encounter is a short and tender meditation on what might have been. Out in hardback from 12 February.

'Pacy, funny, darkly humorous, it's a breezy read which is definitely going to appeal to fans of authors like Chris Brookmyre.' NetGalley Reader Review My Inner Child Wants to Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse is out 15 January in paperback. www.faber.co.uk/product/9780...

T. S. Eliot died on this day in 1965. This photograph showing his empty desk was taken at the Faber office on Russell Square the day after Eliot's death. On the second photograph, Eliot is shown with Helen Gardner, literary critic, scholar, and Faber author.

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A very happy New Year from us at Faber. Wishing you a year full of Good Food (with or without meat) Good Drinks and Good Sweets.

Happy New Year’s Eve from Faber. We hope you’re celebrating in style tonight.

Need a fail-safe New Year's party playlist for tonight? 🪩 We've got you covered with Yemi Dipeolu's party playlist inspired by one of the main characters in her debut novel, Kiss Marry Kill. open.spotify.com/playlist/6OM...

'To all the devils, lusts, passions, greeds, envys, loves, hates, strange desires, enemies ghostly and real, the army of memories, with which I do battle – may they never give me peace.' A New Year's Toast, written by Patricia Highsmith in her diary on this day in 1947.

Start off the year on the right page by perusing Faber’s upcoming releases. There’s something for everyone who has made reading a New Year’s resolution, with fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama and children’s books. www.faber.co.uk/journal/new-...

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How is your brain feeling this twixmas? Introducing the tenth anniversary edition of The Idiot Brain, a neuroscientist's celebration of our brain's imperfections. 'A great read.' Jon Ronson. Out on 1 January, featuring new material. linktr.ee/idiotbrain 🧠 @garwboy.bsky.social

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We’re hiring a Commissioning Editor in the Faber Children’s team. You’ll have experience working with authors across all age groups, picture books to Young Adult, and a track record in commercial acquiring. Closing date Sunday 4th January 2026. www.faber.co.uk/careers/comm...

A very Happy Christmas from all of us here at Faber.

We’re hiring a Commissioning Editor in the Faber Children’s team. You’ll have experience working with authors across all age groups, picture books to Young Adult, and a track record in commercial acquiring. Closing date Sunday 4th January 2026.

Christmas Eve, 1943. Anthony and Elva Pratt arrive in a snowy English village to run a murder mystery game – and instead discover a real murder. Perfect for 'betwixtmas' reading, The Christmas Clue by @nicolaupson.bsky.social is out now in hardback and ebook 🎁

Our final working day of the year finds the modern-day staff of Faber working away as diligently as the board of directors at this 1944 meeting of the Faber Book Committee. At the table sit T. S. Eliot, Morley Kennedy, Geoffrey Faber, W. J. Crawley, C. B. Sheldon and Richard de la Mare.

In the first of a new interview series with Faber poets for Lit Hub, Peter Mishler speaks to Maurice Riordan about writing rituals, creative imagination, and his journey as a poet. Read it now 💫 lithub.com/maurice-riordan-on-writing-rituals-the-creative-imagination-and-his-journey-as-a-poet/

We are looking to recruit a Rights & Contracts Assistant to provide administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the Rights and Contracts departments. This is an exciting opportunity to launch your publishing career. faber.co.uk/careers/rights-contracts-assistant/

We’re hiring a Commissioning Editor in the Faber Children’s team. You’ll have experience working with authors across all age groups, picture books to Young Adult, and a track record in commercial acquiring. Closing date Sunday 4th January 2026. www.faber.co.uk/careers/comm...

Looking to start your career in publishing? We are looking to recruit an Editorial Assistant for the Faber Children’s team to support the Publisher and ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the department. www.faber.co.uk/careers/edit...

No time left for postage but still need a thoughtful gift for the friend who's read everything? A Faber Poetry Subscription might be the perfect solution. faber.co.uk/faber-subscriptions/poetry-subscription/

'The eighteenth-century music filling my kitchen from December to February is a wild mix of cold, hard edges and warm blankets of sound to challenge and comfort the chilliest evenings.' Here is @hannahcfrench.bsky.social's Winter Playlist: faber.co.uk/journal/winter-playlist-the-rolling-year/

We are looking to recruit a Rights & Contracts Assistant to provide administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the Rights and Contracts departments. This is an exciting opportunity to launch your publishing career. faber.co.uk/careers/rights-contracts-assistant/

Getting ready for those final festive celebrations before the big day? Debut author Yemi Dipeolu has put together the perfect party playlist in honour of one of the main characters in her novel, Kiss Marry Kill 🪩 open.spotify.com/playlist/6OM...

'Seasonal listening is music written for and enjoyed at a particular time of the year.' Listen back to Hannah French, author of The Rolling Year, on the Today programme 🎧 ❄️ From 1.42: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002n7nn

'At her core, Cynthia’s a bit of a romantic, so many of the tracks are love songs you can bop to.' Yemi Dipeolu shares a playlist inspired by Cynthia, one of the main characters in her debut novel, Kiss Marry Kill. Listen now on Spotify 🪩 open.spotify.com/playlist/6OM...

'A fast and furious thriller which raises so many important aspects of the current race to develop generative AI, this is totally gripping stuff.' CrimeTime Need a thriller to get you out of your end-of-year reading slump? The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr is out now in paperback.

'There’s terrific historical detail – and Upson’s twisted tale resonates today.' Val McDermid picks The Christmas Clue by Nicola Upson as one of her five best Christmas crime reads of all time for @theipaper.com 🎄 inews.co.uk/culture/book...

Last orders on the Faber Shop. The Faber online shop will be open throughout December, but we recommend placing any Christmas orders by 5 p.m. on 19 December. Please note these dates are for guidance only. www.faber.co.uk/product-cate...

'The eighteenth-century music filling my kitchen from December to February is a wild mix of cold, hard edges and warm blankets of sound to challenge and comfort the chilliest evenings.' Listen to a winter playlist from @hannahcfrench.bsky.social. www.faber.co.uk/journal/wint...

For those looking for a laugh under the Christmas tree… John Crace’s brilliantly lacerating political sketches provide the nation with some desperately needed relief. The Bonfire of the Insanities is out now 🔥

‘A moving portrait of a man in middle age that skilfully traverses themes of parenthood, race, identity, loneliness and ambition all the while defamiliarising the everyday with linguistic verve.’ Nicolas Padamsee About to Fall Apart is Ashley Hickson-Lovence's propulsive new novel. Out May 2026.

'The Handmaid's Tale but with mindreading.' The Times Ready to get stuck into some dystopian fiction? Head over to the Faber Journal to hear more about the characters in Moira Buffini's much-loved Torch Trilogy ✨ www.faber.co.uk/journal/meet...

🌊 'Scintillating.' Ocean Vuong 🌊 'Compelling.' Irvine Welsh 🌊 'Phenomenal.' Matt Haig 🌊 'A thrill.' Financial Times Michael Pedersen's acclaimed debut novel Muckle Flugga is out in paperback 26 March 2026. You can pre-order it now 💚 faber.co.uk/product/9780571387755-muckle-flugga/

'The Confessions delivers plenty of food for thought about the moral aspects of handing over responsibility for our lives to an algorithm.' The Irish Times on The Confessions, a thought-provoking new thriller from former tech journalist Paul Bradley Carr. linktr.ee/theconfessions

In December 1725, the publication of The Four Seasons was announced. Now 300 years old, Vivaldi's masterpiece remains one of the most loved musical works of all time. In hannahcfrench.bsky.social's The Rolling Year, she uncovers the fascinating detail of Vivaldi's personal and creative life.

'A perfect Christmas crime story – atmospheric and chilling.' Elly Griffiths Murder mystery fans will love The Christmas Clue by @nicolaupson.bsky.social, out now in hardback 🎁 www.faber.co.uk/product/9780...

It’s Ife’s dream wedding – until her new husband Ade is arrested for murder of his ex. But did Ade kiss, marry – and kill? One person hopes the truth never comes out... Request Kiss Marry Kill by Yemi Dipeolu now on NetGalley 📖 www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

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‘This must be the end of days.’ From beloved Guardian columnist @mrjohncrace.bsky.social, The Bonfire of the Insanities lights up a new chapter of governmental absurdity. If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry. Out now. linktr.ee/BonfireoftheInsanities

'So blissfully funny, entertaining and full of bite-sized insight it almost inspires you to write a diary yourself.' Helen Fielding Some suitably wintry diary entries from Diaries of Note: 366 Lives, One Day at a Time by Shaun Usher ❄️ linktr.ee/DiariesofNote

'We got ready quickly and went down into the neon fairyland of Dublin. I loved it more than I had ever loved a summer's day in a hayfield. Lights, faces, traffic, the enormous vitality of people hurrying to somewhere.' The Country Girls Edna O'Brien was born on this day in 1930.

‘John Carey, who has died aged 91, bestrode the ever-narrowing bridge that connects the academic teaching of English literature to the world of literary journalism like a colossus.’

'Novelist Quinn digs into King Kev’s steeliness and money-minded approach in this engaging biography.’ Telegraph Keegan is a Book of the Year in the Times, Daily Telegraph, Financial Times and Irish Times ⚽ 🏆

'Tech journalist Carr’s second novel takes place in an all too imaginable near future... A superb and timely thriller.' The Guardian on The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr, one of their best crime and thrillers of 2025 🎉 www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...

On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle, translated by Barbara J. Haveland, is NetGalley UK's Book of the Year ✨

'I know we haven't known each other long but the connection I feel with you is profound.' Direct quote from an AI companion Discover how artificial intelligence is transforming relationships in Love Machines by James Muldoon. Out in January 2026: linktr.ee/lovemachinesbook

'This coy, macabre novel recounts a trip to Venice taken by a middling English writer in the early twentieth century... Banville’s protagonist is a crafty case study in the human capacity for self-deception.' The New Yorker on Venetian Vespers by John Banville 🕯️