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Hello. hope you're all having a dreamy time. I've had a couple of days off work, cos I am gearing myself up for the huge frenzy of book related action that's starting tomorrow. Book related action is what it's all about. I had sausages for tea btw. https://t.co/oSVCBxjYKq

Don't miss @GillianMAuthor on the road this summer to chat about her Sunday Times bestselling book, #WrongPlaceWrongTime! For ticket links and more, visit https://t.co/eUuMGz7AQm https://t.co/V2Fq9VIBFx

ICYMI: A look back at @MargaretRodenberg's review of Cynthia Saltzman's masterful PLUNDER: NAPOLEON'S THEFT OF VERONESE'S FEAST (@fsgbooks): https://t.co/1493c77L2v https://t.co/tpt9l8Wkb3

"Lolly Willowes explores the ways that patriarchy can quietly, gently, lovingly deform a woman’s entire life." https://t.co/3rPGUMtCZw

Fran knows the truth about Gabe's daughter - and she knows what those chasing her and Alice will do if they ever catch them . . . But who are the other people? #TheOtherPeople by @cjtudor is 99p for the WHOLE month! Buy here: https://t.co/S9ZBWP79Zm https://t.co/C06k6ZMt4o

Suspicious neighbors, a seductive alien culture, communication with ghosts, and more of the best book deals of the day: https://t.co/j3VD5b4zmf

Resistance fighters are portrayed in popular culture as daring, romantic vigilantes for the cause of truth, and by the right wing as Communists intent on their own ends. The truth, argues @malcolmgaskill, was more complicated than either side suggests. https://t.co/t0rv3Wn25w

A peek at what's on tap this week: https://t.co/jj2BdGxEy0 https://t.co/JEx0UOUkwp

Don’t miss out on this exclusive and exciting giveaway where you could win a £100 @StEvalCandleCo gift voucher as well as a hardback copy of the spellbinding new novel from @EvePollyChase, #TheBirdcage! Check it out ➡️ https://t.co/6CCckPg0s7 https://t.co/n6n7SmI6VL

The very best "wild ladies" of Japanese folktales. https://t.co/vO2AmQUJyG

In Elif Batuman’s second novel, her heroine Selin continues her miseducation at Harvard, none the wiser for her earlier adventures. Clair Wills reflects on the good, the great and the puzzling in this idiosyncratic bildungsroman. https://t.co/eqMy73LpRT

And you thought your first draft needed work 😂 (via @mcsweeneys) https://t.co/QvRJ4dDuRB

‘The pay-off for hearing the language they use is a deep intimacy with the characters, and the culture they have brought with them to this cold, dark, alien place.’ Paul Mendez on Sam Selvon, in the new issue: https://t.co/bQspvRn9GU

‘The new elite – generals, ministers and provincial governors – proceeded to loot and embezzle the international aid that poured into the country. There were ghost schools, ghost roads, ghost hospitals.’ Zain Samir on US-occupied Afghanistan: https://t.co/V2T6GrmR0Q

Only a few days left to enter our Deception by @LesleyPearse pre-order competition! One lucky winner will win a 6 month subscription to @BloomandWild Full details on how to enter, along with the full T&Cs, can be found here: https://t.co/SsdbKP2nof https://t.co/K9gl6UAeaY