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Manilla Press @manillapress.bsky.social · 19d

We are so excited to reveal the beautiful cover for Edie May Hand's extraordinary debut novel DIRTPICKERS. Be transported to a remote valley in Idaho in 1981, where a man, a woman and three children stop running to wash the blood from their hands and bodies...

Find out more: geni.us/Dirtpickers

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Manilla Press @manillapress.bsky.social · Aug 18

MURDER BIMBO IS ON THE RUN
And she needs you to know why...

'Flays the political moment. At all levels, it is a blast' TORREY PETERS

We're bringing you the cover for Rebecca Novack's gloriously deranged MURDER BIMBO. Now open for requests on NetGalley!

Join the campaign: geni.us/JusticeforBimbos

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Manilla Press @manillapress.bsky.social · Aug 12

Get ready to meet a gorgeous f*cking genius. Tune in on Monday next week to see the full cover reveal for...

*****MURDER BIMBO*****

COMING FEBRUARY 2026 - SIGN UP TO THE MAILING LIST AT geni.us/WeAreAllBimbos

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Manilla Press @manillapress.bsky.social · Apr 15

It’s here! Ordinary Saints, the unforgettable debut by Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin, is out now!

Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize Discoveries award and selected as a Radio 2 Book Club pick, Ordinary Saints explores grief, family, queer identity, and the lasting impact of the Catholic Church in Ireland.

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Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Apr 8

She's a BBC Radio 2 bookclub pick! 💚

#OrdinarySaints @niamhsquared.bsky.social @manillapress.bsky.social

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Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Mar 20

Thank you!

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Amanda Mason @amandajanemason.bsky.social · Mar 20

I've read this and it absolutely blew me away. Highly recommended.

Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Mar 20

What if you could remember every single detail of your life - except the day you disappeared?

This astonishing, mesmerising, mind-blowing literary mystery is out today!

#TheStrangeCaseOfJaneO #KarenThompsonWalker @manillapress.bsky.social

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Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Mar 20

What if you could remember every single detail of your life - except the day you disappeared?

This astonishing, mesmerising, mind-blowing literary mystery is out today!

#TheStrangeCaseOfJaneO #KarenThompsonWalker @manillapress.bsky.social

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Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Mar 6

So excited to welcome the astonishingly talented Edie May Hand to @manillapress.bsky.social #Dirtpickers is a vivid, heart-swelling debut novel of love, trauma and found family, set against a silver mine in a remote valley in Idaho www.thebookseller.com/rights/bonni...

Bonnier Books UK acquires Edie May Hand’s 'unforgettable' debut

Bonnier Books UK has acquired Edie May Hand’s debut, Dirtpickers.

www.thebookseller.com

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Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Feb 28

So lovely to celebrate with the very talented #KatGordon tonight and celebrate the publication of #TheSwell @manillapress.bsky.social

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Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Feb 27

Happy publication day to this glorious array of books! So proud of each of these captivating stories 🩵

#TheHousehold #StaceyHalls
#TheDaughter @tmloganauthor.bsky.social
#TheSwell #KatGordon

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Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Feb 22

A fantastic 25% off all these stunning @manillapress.bsky.social titles when you pre-order them from @Waterstones online THIS WEEKEND 🎉
#ordinarysaints #TheStrangeCaseOfJaneO #TheRealCleopatra #TheTarotReaderOfVersailles

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Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · Feb 4

Today’s train books… 📚

And in the bag is the book of the show I’m going to see (obviously)! 🚂

Any guesses? 🎭

Clue: ⚡️

@viperbooks.bsky.social @manillapress.bsky.social @guymorpuss.bsky.social #TheSwell #ATrialInThreeActs #BookSky #TheatreSky

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Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Feb 6

From a submission in June 2023 so perfect for me I felt I'd somehow manifested it, to four stunning editions, INSANE praise and buzz and an events tour to die for, #Hungerstone #KatDunn is finally out today and I couldn't be prouder to have played a part in it 🩸❤️ @manillapress.bsky.social

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Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Jan 30

Happy paperback publication day to this beautiful, moving, heart-warming novel.
#TheLibraryOfHeartbeats #lauraimaimessina is the new novel from the international bestselling author of #ThePhoneBoxAtTheEdgeOfTheWorld, inspired by a real archive of heartbeats on the Japanese island of #Teshima.

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Reading For Leisure @debbiehartuk.bsky.social · Jan 28

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

It is impossible not to feel the mother's doubt, frustration and fear in #TheDaughter from @tmloganauthor.bsky.social and @zaffrebooks.bsky.social. Lives are put at risk as a mother searches for answers.

Published 27/2/25

#booksky

Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/3ejsp5zc

The Daughter by T. M. Logan

Going to collect her daughter at the end of her first term at university Lauren Wingfield discovers a complete stranger in her daughter's ...

tinyurl.com

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Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Jan 23

This summer I’m excited to publish #DearFutureMe @deborahoconnor.bsky.social a compulsively gripping thriller and captivating depiction of a community riven by secrets. Secrets that become unearthed following the arrival of long hidden letters...
@zaffrebooks.bsky.social

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Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Jan 21

Fantastic to see #TheUndoingOfVioletClaybourne #EmilyMCritchley zooming up the top 100 kindle chart!

Just £1.99 for today only: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0DL...
@zaffrebooks.bsky.social

Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Jan 17

#Cleopatra by #NatashaSolomons has a gorgeous new outfit - and is available to request on netgalley now: www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

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FranMcBookface @franmcbookface.bsky.social · Jan 10

And they're right! It's brilliant 🙌🏻

Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Jan 10

So happy to see that @thebookseller.bsky.social have picked #OrdinarySaints @niamhsquared.bsky.social as a book not to be missed for April! 🥳

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Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Jan 10

So happy to see that @thebookseller.bsky.social have picked #OrdinarySaints @niamhsquared.bsky.social as a book not to be missed for April! 🥳

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Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Jan 5

Lovely to hear thank you!xx

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Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Jan 5

Back to work tomorrow and feeling very excited for all the brilliant @manillapress.bsky.social books landing with you in 2025!

Here are some spring highlights with more to be revealed soon and one honourable @zaffrebooks.bsky.social mention...

Here we go!

#2025books #2025newbooks

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Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Jan 1

Almost 8 years now at @bonnierbooks.bsky.social 🙂

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Sophie Orme @sophiemorme.bsky.social · Dec 31

And these were our friends' purchases, some of which were recommendations from us

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