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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · 1d

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This week at Midas 6th – 10th October - Midas

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · 1d

🎤Anna Zanetti speaks at the Author In Me Literary Festival

Anna Zanetti spoke at the Author In Me Literary Festival (the UK's fastest-growing platform for global and diverse voices, with an emphasis on South Asian narratives) holding a PR and Marketing masterclass at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · 1d

📖 God, The Science, The Evidence reaches #11 on the overall Amazon UK chart

This week God, The Science, The Evidence by Michel-Yves Bolloré and Olivier Bonnassies rocketed to #11 on the overall Amazon UK chart. We had some stellar coverage, with even more to come when the book is officially out

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · 1d

📕A Love Letter to Whiskey by Kandi Steiner publication

Happy publication day to A Love Letter to Whiskey (Keeperton)! In this long-awaited re-release Kandi Steiner gives us a heart-wrenching and addictive story of love, loss, and the years it takes to finally get it right.

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · 1d

🦕Book tour and signing with Andy Day

Beloved children's TV presenter and top-selling author Andy Day spent the week touring the country, visiting schools, bookshops, and literary festivals to talk all things Dino Dad and Dylan the Dino Boy Saves Christmas @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · 1d

🏆Women’s Prize Trust announces judging panels

Midas were delighted to support the Women’s Prize Trust in announcing the judging panels for the 2026 Women’s Prizes. Find out more about the prizes and this year’s judges here: www.midaspr.co.uk/news/the-wom...

The Women's Prize Trust launches 2026 Fiction & Non-Fiction Prizes, with judging panels chaired by Julia Gillard & Baroness Thangam Debbonaire - Midas

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · 1d

📘Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell publication

We celebrated the publication of #SharpForce, the nail-biting new thriller featuring Dr Kay Scarpetta, from the incomparable Patricia Cornwell. "Patricia Cornwell can chill your blood or make it boil at will" - The Times. @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · 1d

🎧The Rose Field Audiobook Exclusive Content

@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social announced that the audiobook of The Rose Field: The Book of Dust Volume Three will feature an exclusive new conversation between Philip Pullman and Michael Sheen, who narrates the novel.

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · 1d

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 6d

Does God exist? Modern science shows he must, bestseller argues

A book by two French authors that challenges a longstanding academic consensus is being published in Britain next week

Does God exist? Modern science shows he must, bestseller argues

A book by two French authors that challenges a longstanding academic consensus is being published in Britain next week

www.thetimes.com

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Barry Hill @bishopbarry.bsky.social · 6d

Fascinating from today’s @thetimes.com on a new book by scientists claiming a Creator was responsible for the Big Bang (and I’d add the intentional creation and encouragement of science & scientists too).

Far more interesting though than the 'what' is the why' and even the 'who'…

An article in the Sunday Times entitled 'We found God' with an image of the big bang

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Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 5d

But now, according to a new book, a “great reversal” is under way. Science, its authors argue over 580 pages, has come full circle and “forcefully put the question of the existence of a creator God back on the table”.

www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Does God exist? Modern science shows he must, bestseller argues

A book by two French authors that challenges a longstanding academic consensus is being published in Britain next week

www.thetimes.com

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RealClearScience @rcscience.bsky.social · 4d

A new book touts the "scientific evidence" for God: "The authors insist that their book is not a religious one, or one touting the advantages of faith. No, it’s a critique of one of the underpinnings of science, materialism." www.realclearscience.com/2025/10/06/n...

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 3d

The book, “God, the Science, the Evidence: The Dawn of a Revolution,” argues that far from disproving the existence of a divine creator, modern science actually provides compelling evidence for it

Science Insists God Exists, French Scientists Argue in Bestselling Book Coming to American Shelves

‘The reasonable mind must hold that our universe has one beginning,' reads the thesis of the book, 'God, the Science, the Evidence: The Dawn of a…

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Anna Zanetti @annazanett.bsky.social · 6d

What a joy to talk about all things book PR & marketing on behalf of @midascampaigns.bsky.social at the Author In Me Literary Festival, hosted at the gorgeous @britishlibrary.bsky.social!

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · 8d

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📻Marleen Lammers BBC Radio Essex Interview

Marleen Lammers, author of the brilliant The Day The Jungle-net Broke, was interviewed on BBC Radio Essex on Tuesday about setting boundaries with screens and all the fun screen-free alternatives children and grown ups can do!

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · 8d

🦕Dylan the Dino Boy Saves Christmas by Andy Day publication

Dylan the Dino Boy Saves Christmas, the first picture book by Any Day, was published by Puffin on 2nd October! Andy's signature humour and passion for all things dino-related are paired with vivid drawings by illustrator Alex Patrick.

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · 8d

📘Staying Faithful by Harry Clark publication

On Tuesday Staying Faithful by Harry Clark, winner of BBC’s The Traitors, was published. Grounded in honesty, resilience and faith, Harry shares how his journey from the Army to sudden fame has been guided by something bigger than himself.

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · 8d

🏆Wolfson History Prize Shortlist

The six books shortlisted for the UK’s most prestigious history writing prize - The Wolfson History Prize - were announced on Tuesday. Including stories uncovering untapped sources, overlooked artefacts, and forgotten voices. #WolfsonHistoryPrize

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · 8d

🧠The Period Brain by Dr. Sarah Hill

On Tuesday, The Period Brain by award-winning researcher, Dr. Sarah Hill, published in the US (Harvest).
Empowering you with a science-backed roadmap to understanding PMS and the more severe form, PMDD.

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · 8d

📱Bookshop.org ebook launch

@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social are now selling ebooks in the UK! From this week, digitally-inclined readers will be able to buy ebooks directly from independent bookshops, thanks to bookshop.org.

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

Bookshop.org

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · 8d

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Darling Reads @darlingreads.bsky.social · 9d

Buy your ebooks from @bookshop.org and support your local indies!
@bookshop.org are such a force for good in the online bookselling space, please do check them out ❤️

Also - remember to nominate us as your bookshop, it really makes a difference 🥰

Find out more here:
uk.bookshop.org/shop/darling...

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Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 9d

Apparently the UK site Bookshop.org has now expanded to provide ebooks as well as just physical (this was standard in the US but has only just reached the UK site).

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

Bookshop.org

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