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a home of brilliant writing from across the decades and around the world (follow @dauntbooks.bsky.social for all things Daunt Books *shops*)
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Another excellent reissue by @dauntbookspub.bsky.social by Celia Dale. Queen of suburban English noir.
November 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Another excellent reissue by @dauntbookspub.bsky.social by Celia Dale. Queen of suburban English noir.
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Buddo says you're nearly home & dry.
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Buddo says you're nearly home & dry.
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Thank you @dauntbookspub.bsky.social for sending early copies of two Beryl Bainbridge novels, being reissued next year.
Reading "An Awfully Big Adventure"
love the way she does it!
straight into the action
use a REALLY well-turned sentence to ADVANCE the narrative & save yourself a whole paragraph!
Reading "An Awfully Big Adventure"
love the way she does it!
straight into the action
use a REALLY well-turned sentence to ADVANCE the narrative & save yourself a whole paragraph!
November 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Thank you @dauntbookspub.bsky.social for sending early copies of two Beryl Bainbridge novels, being reissued next year.
Reading "An Awfully Big Adventure"
love the way she does it!
straight into the action
use a REALLY well-turned sentence to ADVANCE the narrative & save yourself a whole paragraph!
Reading "An Awfully Big Adventure"
love the way she does it!
straight into the action
use a REALLY well-turned sentence to ADVANCE the narrative & save yourself a whole paragraph!
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"Stella lounged against a cocktail cabinet whose glass frontage was engraved with the outline of a naked woman. I'm not going to be cowed, she thought. Not by nipples."
Bliss to be indoors on a rainy day reading my new favourite author. Thank you @dauntbookspub.bsky.social for this wonderful proof!
Bliss to be indoors on a rainy day reading my new favourite author. Thank you @dauntbookspub.bsky.social for this wonderful proof!
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"Stella lounged against a cocktail cabinet whose glass frontage was engraved with the outline of a naked woman. I'm not going to be cowed, she thought. Not by nipples."
Bliss to be indoors on a rainy day reading my new favourite author. Thank you @dauntbookspub.bsky.social for this wonderful proof!
Bliss to be indoors on a rainy day reading my new favourite author. Thank you @dauntbookspub.bsky.social for this wonderful proof!
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Congrats to everyone on the long list! ✨
Am especially proud of my pal Kevin Gerry Dunn, translator of HUNGRY FOR WHAT by Maria Bastarós ( @dauntbookspub.bsky.social). Go team! 👏
Am especially proud of my pal Kevin Gerry Dunn, translator of HUNGRY FOR WHAT by Maria Bastarós ( @dauntbookspub.bsky.social). Go team! 👏
Announcing the longlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2025! Featuring 10 languages, 12 publishers, 4 collections of poetry - and much more. The longlist travels from Argentina to South Korea, from Haiti to Romania, from Sweden to Slovenia.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Congrats to everyone on the long list! ✨
Am especially proud of my pal Kevin Gerry Dunn, translator of HUNGRY FOR WHAT by Maria Bastarós ( @dauntbookspub.bsky.social). Go team! 👏
Am especially proud of my pal Kevin Gerry Dunn, translator of HUNGRY FOR WHAT by Maria Bastarós ( @dauntbookspub.bsky.social). Go team! 👏
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Oh my god stop the bus! Look what just came through the door! A thousand thank yous to the magnificent @dauntbookspub.bsky.social and esp @marigoldatkey.bsky.social!
October 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Oh my god stop the bus! Look what just came through the door! A thousand thank yous to the magnificent @dauntbookspub.bsky.social and esp @marigoldatkey.bsky.social!
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Little stilettos of truth entering you and you never know they’ve punctured you emotionally till the laughter stops.
October 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Little stilettos of truth entering you and you never know they’ve punctured you emotionally till the laughter stops.
Enormously proud to be the new UK home of Beryl Bainbridge. In March 2026, we kick things off in earnest by publishing AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE, with an intro by Yiyun Li, and THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING, with an intro by A. K. Blakemore. Ruthlessly smart, darkly comic, her novels are sharp-edged gems
Daunt Books has acquired 13 books by five-time Booker-shortlistee Beryl Bainbridge 👇 #BookSky
Daunt Books acquires 13 books by Beryl Bainbridge
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October 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Enormously proud to be the new UK home of Beryl Bainbridge. In March 2026, we kick things off in earnest by publishing AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE, with an intro by Yiyun Li, and THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING, with an intro by A. K. Blakemore. Ruthlessly smart, darkly comic, her novels are sharp-edged gems
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We’re heartbroken by the death of dear Jon. Many have asked how to help. Please consider supporting our effort to honor his legacy at Bookseller Crow. Share and donate if you can. Thank you.
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Donate to Support Jon's Legacy - Raising Funds for Bookseller Crow, organized by Karen Mcleod
Dear all our loyal customers, authors and friends,
It is wit… Karen Mcleod needs your support for Support Jon's Legacy - Raising Funds for Bookseller Crow
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September 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
We’re heartbroken by the death of dear Jon. Many have asked how to help. Please consider supporting our effort to honor his legacy at Bookseller Crow. Share and donate if you can. Thank you.
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An actual quote from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’
Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'
Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’
Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'
September 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
An actual quote from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’
Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'
Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’
Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'
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Buddo says you're nearly home & dry.
September 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Buddo says you're nearly home & dry.
Marina Kemp: 'I thought The Old Fire was extraordinary. Shua Dusapin combines acuity and depth, with straight-shooting sentences that belie their profound emotional complexity. This is a subtle, propulsive, immensely powerful novel.' Thank you, Marina!! The Old Fire is out in January
September 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Marina Kemp: 'I thought The Old Fire was extraordinary. Shua Dusapin combines acuity and depth, with straight-shooting sentences that belie their profound emotional complexity. This is a subtle, propulsive, immensely powerful novel.' Thank you, Marina!! The Old Fire is out in January
Anuradha Roy's CALLED BY THE HILLS: A HOME IN THE HIMALAYA is out in January. Sophy Roberts is also a fan, writing: 'Elegant, witty, literary and humane. This is a portrait of a place that will touch your soul.’
‘Entrancing, consoling, humorous and wise, CALLED BY THE HILLS made me melancholy for a place I have never visited, homesick for a house and garden I've never known and fondly attached to people I've never encountered. I felt as if I held the Himalayas in my hands while I read it.’ Chloe Dalton
September 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Anuradha Roy's CALLED BY THE HILLS: A HOME IN THE HIMALAYA is out in January. Sophy Roberts is also a fan, writing: 'Elegant, witty, literary and humane. This is a portrait of a place that will touch your soul.’
‘Entrancing, consoling, humorous and wise, CALLED BY THE HILLS made me melancholy for a place I have never visited, homesick for a house and garden I've never known and fondly attached to people I've never encountered. I felt as if I held the Himalayas in my hands while I read it.’ Chloe Dalton
September 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
‘Entrancing, consoling, humorous and wise, CALLED BY THE HILLS made me melancholy for a place I have never visited, homesick for a house and garden I've never known and fondly attached to people I've never encountered. I felt as if I held the Himalayas in my hands while I read it.’ Chloe Dalton
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The finest response I've seen so far.
September 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The finest response I've seen so far.
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After loving 3 of her novellas, I started this 408 pg #NataliaGinzburg novel All Our Yesterdays, spanning the war years in northern Italy.
Utterly captivating, it follows 2 families that live opposite each other. I never wanted it to end.
A brilliant original work of observation and community.
Utterly captivating, it follows 2 families that live opposite each other. I never wanted it to end.
A brilliant original work of observation and community.
August 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
After loving 3 of her novellas, I started this 408 pg #NataliaGinzburg novel All Our Yesterdays, spanning the war years in northern Italy.
Utterly captivating, it follows 2 families that live opposite each other. I never wanted it to end.
A brilliant original work of observation and community.
Utterly captivating, it follows 2 families that live opposite each other. I never wanted it to end.
A brilliant original work of observation and community.
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Another reason to read Natalia Ginzburg’s brilliant collection of essays, THE LITTLE VIRTUES (tr. Dick Davis), published by @dauntbookspub.bsky.social #WITMonth 💙📚 #BookSky
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The Little Virtues by Natalia Ginzburg (tr. Dick Davis)
I have written before about my love of Natalia Ginzburg’s fiction – most recently, All Our Yesterdays, a rich, multilayered novel of family life spanning the duration of WW2. The Little Virtues is …
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August 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Another reason to read Natalia Ginzburg’s brilliant collection of essays, THE LITTLE VIRTUES (tr. Dick Davis), published by @dauntbookspub.bsky.social #WITMonth 💙📚 #BookSky
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For anyone interested in knowing more about the Donbas (the part of Ukraine Trump is attempting to give Putin), its history, culture, ecology, and people, may I recommend my friend @victoriadonovan.bsky.social's wonderful book, LIFE IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING, published by @dauntbookspub.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 6:50 AM
For anyone interested in knowing more about the Donbas (the part of Ukraine Trump is attempting to give Putin), its history, culture, ecology, and people, may I recommend my friend @victoriadonovan.bsky.social's wonderful book, LIFE IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING, published by @dauntbookspub.bsky.social
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The new Elisa Shua Dusapin, author of Winter in Sokcho and Vladivostok Circus, is 'The Old Fire' (tr. Aneesa Abbas Higgins), coming in Jan 2026 from @dauntbookspub.bsky.social.
Yes please.
Yes please.
August 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The new Elisa Shua Dusapin, author of Winter in Sokcho and Vladivostok Circus, is 'The Old Fire' (tr. Aneesa Abbas Higgins), coming in Jan 2026 from @dauntbookspub.bsky.social.
Yes please.
Yes please.
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This book about the obscenity trail of Lady Chatterley’s Lover from @dauntbookspub.bsky.social was a delight.
August 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This book about the obscenity trail of Lady Chatterley’s Lover from @dauntbookspub.bsky.social was a delight.
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Get to this if you can - really enjoyed this book!
📣Friends and fans of Alice Chadwick's DARK LIKE UNDER! Join us at Marlborough Lit Fest for this very special event celebrating Alice and Tuyên Đỗ’s debut novels.
🗓️Sun 28 Sept, 11:30am
📍St Peter's Church, Marlborough, SN8 1HQ
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/marlboroughl...
🗓️Sun 28 Sept, 11:30am
📍St Peter's Church, Marlborough, SN8 1HQ
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/marlboroughl...
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August 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Get to this if you can - really enjoyed this book!
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Slanting Towards the Sea is an Editor’s Pick for Marie Claire! So thankful for this amazing review by Catherine Jarvie! 💕
And forever grateful for the best publicist, @jimenagorraez.bsky.social at @dauntbookspub.bsky.social 🤍
And forever grateful for the best publicist, @jimenagorraez.bsky.social at @dauntbookspub.bsky.social 🤍
The love you're all giving to ⛵SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA by @lidijahilje.bsky.social is just phenomenal 🙌
Huge thanks to @catherinejarvis.bsky.social for making it an Editor's Pick for Marie Claire.
💫 'Just beautiful.'💫
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Huge thanks to @catherinejarvis.bsky.social for making it an Editor's Pick for Marie Claire.
💫 'Just beautiful.'💫
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Hot Books, Strange Tales — From Haunted Love to Literary Thrillers, Your August Reading Just Got Wild
Think twisted romance, dark glamour and high-concept plots
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August 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Slanting Towards the Sea is an Editor’s Pick for Marie Claire! So thankful for this amazing review by Catherine Jarvie! 💕
And forever grateful for the best publicist, @jimenagorraez.bsky.social at @dauntbookspub.bsky.social 🤍
And forever grateful for the best publicist, @jimenagorraez.bsky.social at @dauntbookspub.bsky.social 🤍
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From the archive for Mavis Gallant, #BornOnThisDay in 1922, my thoughts on GREEN WATER, GREEN SKY.
I loved this shimmering novel of a young woman's unravelling, set against the backdrop of Venice, Paris & Cannes. It's full of light & shade. #BookSky 💙📚
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I loved this shimmering novel of a young woman's unravelling, set against the backdrop of Venice, Paris & Cannes. It's full of light & shade. #BookSky 💙📚
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Green Water, Green Sky by Mavis Gallant
There’s a scene near the beginning of Mavis Gallant’s 1959 novella Green Water, Green Sky which seems to encapsulate this stunning book. We are in Venice in the height of summer. Seven-year-old Geo…
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August 13, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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171. Misinterpretation by Ledia Xhoga
Book #12 on the @thebookerprizes.com longlist - an absorbing and increasingly unsettling novel exploring compassion fatigue and alienation. @dauntbookspub.bsky.social
Book #12 on the @thebookerprizes.com longlist - an absorbing and increasingly unsettling novel exploring compassion fatigue and alienation. @dauntbookspub.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
171. Misinterpretation by Ledia Xhoga
Book #12 on the @thebookerprizes.com longlist - an absorbing and increasingly unsettling novel exploring compassion fatigue and alienation. @dauntbookspub.bsky.social
Book #12 on the @thebookerprizes.com longlist - an absorbing and increasingly unsettling novel exploring compassion fatigue and alienation. @dauntbookspub.bsky.social
📣Friends and fans of Alice Chadwick's DARK LIKE UNDER! Join us at Marlborough Lit Fest for this very special event celebrating Alice and Tuyên Đỗ’s debut novels.
🗓️Sun 28 Sept, 11:30am
📍St Peter's Church, Marlborough, SN8 1HQ
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/marlboroughl...
🗓️Sun 28 Sept, 11:30am
📍St Peter's Church, Marlborough, SN8 1HQ
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/marlboroughl...
www.ticketsource.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
📣Friends and fans of Alice Chadwick's DARK LIKE UNDER! Join us at Marlborough Lit Fest for this very special event celebrating Alice and Tuyên Đỗ’s debut novels.
🗓️Sun 28 Sept, 11:30am
📍St Peter's Church, Marlborough, SN8 1HQ
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/marlboroughl...
🗓️Sun 28 Sept, 11:30am
📍St Peter's Church, Marlborough, SN8 1HQ
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/marlboroughl...