Books Contents Archive

Louise Kennedy’s debut novel presents 1970s Belfast as a place where public events shadow private lives, transforming them into public property. In this account of ‘forbidden love’, as @clarebucknell explains, context catches everyone. https://t.co/tVNsNnqLO8

"The meeting between the two women took place in a spacious room on the second floor of a large four-story house. They were seated, engrossed in conversation, on a high-backed oak settle which also served as a storage chest." https://t.co/tXH07d6Kny

ICYMI: A look back at @jbyacovissi's review of Richard Flanagan's "unsubtle, hectoring" THE LIVING SEA OF WAKING DREAMS (@AAKnopf): https://t.co/RtISXSyUUn https://t.co/XajF4uWd6K

To celebrate the gorgeous re-release of #TheGiverOfStars this summer, we want to know from you: why do you love reading books by @JojoMoyes? Leave us a comment down below using the hashtag #FeelJoyWithJojoMoyes! ✨ https://t.co/dbyeMFfjOa

‘Before the 18th century, absconded Black and brown Londoners were sometimes described in print as “servants”, but never as “slaves” – even when they had manacles around their throats and letters branded into their flesh.’ @FDabhoi on ‘runaway’ slaves: https://t.co/iSOsIRFKaH

A poetry night class, Sherlock’s older brother, an unlucky in love teacher, and more of the best book deals of the day: https://t.co/YR4trg2xcL

We're reassigning your zodiac to famous writers. Which one are you? https://t.co/IwdXU1mFzo

Our Week in Reviews (featuring titles from @RLPGBooks @umasspress @WmMorrowBooks @fsgbooks and @wwnorton): https://t.co/KRdIFfvuC1 https://t.co/uyI1bly8nk

There are still a few spots left in our partner @catapultstory’s upcoming poetry seminar with @ShainaPhenix—sign up today, and learn how to write the things you want to run from. https://t.co/C1OlNUdLl1

‘The Watergate burglars – there were five of them – weren’t young or black, and hadn’t tested positive for heroin or cocaine. All of that made them unusual but what really made them stand out was that they were wearing suits.’ Ellen Friedell on the blog: https://t.co/sO0CnVHne7

'An enthralling story of secrets, sisters and an unsolved mystery' Kate Morton Uncover the mystery of THE VANISHING OF AUDREY WILDE this June, now just 99p https://t.co/hejIKyA3p4 https://t.co/Qcd3PwvJY3

It's officially #IndieBookshopWeek! We appreciate the support from indie bookshops across the UK every day in helping to champion our Penguin Michael Joseph authors. Show your support by shopping local now! 📚https://t.co/adBwyFywkZ @booksaremybag https://t.co/bWPd5Jqeec

"I aspire to read and to write as much as I can." (via @CatapultStory) https://t.co/W6Fa50VwrG

‘It is less of a sequel, in terms of its story, than an act of moral repair.’ Michael Wood watches ‘Top Gun: Maverick’: https://t.co/7nE43JPHVb

‘Listen to the closing minutes of “Running Up That Hill”, with its muted chorus of multi-tracked Kates: screaming, grieving, witchy, shattered, a sonic foam rising above the song’s jagged tribunal. It’s a very odd song indeed.’ @pawboy2 on Kate Bush: https://t.co/JlRPtQhgEA https://t.co/P58JzNG5oA