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Joanna Kavenna, author of the forthcoming Seven, has written a fascinating piece about the delivery robots in Milton Keynes in New York Magazine. You can read the article here 👇
The Droids Taking Over One of England’s Strangest Towns
Want a glimpse of our robot-filled future? Just go to Milton Keynes.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Joanna Kavenna, author of the forthcoming Seven, has written a fascinating piece about the delivery robots in Milton Keynes in New York Magazine. You can read the article here 👇
The inimitable sketch writer @mrjohncrace.bsky.social on Elon Musk in his new collection of political chaos, The Bonfire of the Insanities. Out now.
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The inimitable sketch writer @mrjohncrace.bsky.social on Elon Musk in his new collection of political chaos, The Bonfire of the Insanities. Out now.
From Doireann Ní Ghríofa, author of A Ghost in the Throat, Said the Dead is a work of sublime intensity and tenderness. A book that is both history and ghost story. A book that will leave you gasping by its final page.
Coming on 21 May 2026. You can pre-order it now.
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Coming on 21 May 2026. You can pre-order it now.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
From Doireann Ní Ghríofa, author of A Ghost in the Throat, Said the Dead is a work of sublime intensity and tenderness. A book that is both history and ghost story. A book that will leave you gasping by its final page.
Coming on 21 May 2026. You can pre-order it now.
linktr.ee/saidthedead
Coming on 21 May 2026. You can pre-order it now.
linktr.ee/saidthedead
'A perfect winter afternoon read!'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
Read The Christmas Clue by @nicolaupson.bsky.social for only 99p today on Kindle 👀
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
Read The Christmas Clue by @nicolaupson.bsky.social for only 99p today on Kindle 👀
www.amazon.co.uk/Christmas-Cl...
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
'A perfect winter afternoon read!'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
Read The Christmas Clue by @nicolaupson.bsky.social for only 99p today on Kindle 👀
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
Read The Christmas Clue by @nicolaupson.bsky.social for only 99p today on Kindle 👀
www.amazon.co.uk/Christmas-Cl...
'This book was a pleasure to read, and is a must for anyone with a passing interest in Nintendo or the early years of video game creation.' Early NetGalley Review
Super Nintendo by Keza MacDonald is available to request on NetGalley 🍄
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Super Nintendo by Keza MacDonald is available to request on NetGalley 🍄
www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
'This book was a pleasure to read, and is a must for anyone with a passing interest in Nintendo or the early years of video game creation.' Early NetGalley Review
Super Nintendo by Keza MacDonald is available to request on NetGalley 🍄
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Super Nintendo by Keza MacDonald is available to request on NetGalley 🍄
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‘You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.’ Mae West
Discover more wisdom across 365 mind-expanding entries in a Year of Living Curiously. Out now.
Discover more wisdom across 365 mind-expanding entries in a Year of Living Curiously. Out now.
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
‘You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.’ Mae West
Discover more wisdom across 365 mind-expanding entries in a Year of Living Curiously. Out now.
Discover more wisdom across 365 mind-expanding entries in a Year of Living Curiously. Out now.
Today marks 100 years since the first publication of T. S. Eliot’s ‘The Hollow Men’
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Today marks 100 years since the first publication of T. S. Eliot’s ‘The Hollow Men’
'I can't wait to meet these characters again.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
Get to know the six narrators of Moira Buffini's epic dystopian novels in our handy guide 👀
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Get to know the six narrators of Moira Buffini's epic dystopian novels in our handy guide 👀
www.faber.co.uk/journal/meet...
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
'I can't wait to meet these characters again.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
Get to know the six narrators of Moira Buffini's epic dystopian novels in our handy guide 👀
www.faber.co.uk/journal/meet...
Get to know the six narrators of Moira Buffini's epic dystopian novels in our handy guide 👀
www.faber.co.uk/journal/meet...
A festive window painting for The Christmas Clue by @nicolaupson.bsky.social at Chapter 34 in Shoreham-by-Sea. Art by Danielle Brooks 🎨
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A festive window painting for The Christmas Clue by @nicolaupson.bsky.social at Chapter 34 in Shoreham-by-Sea. Art by Danielle Brooks 🎨
'Banville conveys the cold and chilly atmosphere of Venice in winter which adds to the feeling of menace and suspense.'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
Venetian Vespers by John Banville is out now in hardback, ebook and audiobook ❄️
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
Venetian Vespers by John Banville is out now in hardback, ebook and audiobook ❄️
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November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
'Banville conveys the cold and chilly atmosphere of Venice in winter which adds to the feeling of menace and suspense.'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
Venetian Vespers by John Banville is out now in hardback, ebook and audiobook ❄️
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
Venetian Vespers by John Banville is out now in hardback, ebook and audiobook ❄️
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'Keza writes brilliantly about video games.' Charlie Brooker
A joyous exploration of the cultural phenomenon that created Mario and Pokémon, Super Nintendo by @mackeza.bsky.social is out in hardback from 12 February. Pre-order your copy now 🎮
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A joyous exploration of the cultural phenomenon that created Mario and Pokémon, Super Nintendo by @mackeza.bsky.social is out in hardback from 12 February. Pre-order your copy now 🎮
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November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
'Keza writes brilliantly about video games.' Charlie Brooker
A joyous exploration of the cultural phenomenon that created Mario and Pokémon, Super Nintendo by @mackeza.bsky.social is out in hardback from 12 February. Pre-order your copy now 🎮
linktr.ee/super_nintendo
A joyous exploration of the cultural phenomenon that created Mario and Pokémon, Super Nintendo by @mackeza.bsky.social is out in hardback from 12 February. Pre-order your copy now 🎮
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'It's breathtaking, at times heart-stopping - and totally unexpected. A classic in the making.' Chetna Maroo
On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej Balle, translated by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell, is out now 🗓️📚
On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej Balle, translated by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell, is out now 🗓️📚
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
'It's breathtaking, at times heart-stopping - and totally unexpected. A classic in the making.' Chetna Maroo
On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej Balle, translated by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell, is out now 🗓️📚
On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej Balle, translated by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell, is out now 🗓️📚
'I thought the grownups were back in charge!'
@mrjohncrace.bsky.social on how Labour shattered his expectations: theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/19/john-crace-on-how-labour-shattered-his-expectations
Crace's newest column collection, The Bonfire of the Insanities, is out now 🔥
@mrjohncrace.bsky.social on how Labour shattered his expectations: theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/19/john-crace-on-how-labour-shattered-his-expectations
Crace's newest column collection, The Bonfire of the Insanities, is out now 🔥
‘I thought the grownups were back in charge!’: John Crace on how Labour shattered his expectations
After 14 years of Tory rule, the Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer thought he had seen it all. Westminster would surely tick along nicely once Keir Starmer’s party took over. How wrong he was ...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
'I thought the grownups were back in charge!'
@mrjohncrace.bsky.social on how Labour shattered his expectations: theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/19/john-crace-on-how-labour-shattered-his-expectations
Crace's newest column collection, The Bonfire of the Insanities, is out now 🔥
@mrjohncrace.bsky.social on how Labour shattered his expectations: theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/19/john-crace-on-how-labour-shattered-his-expectations
Crace's newest column collection, The Bonfire of the Insanities, is out now 🔥
Time stands still with Stop All the Clocks, a selection of W.H. Auden's dazzling poems of love, loss and heartbreak.
Out today. linktr.ee/StopAllTheClocks ⏰
Out today. linktr.ee/StopAllTheClocks ⏰
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Time stands still with Stop All the Clocks, a selection of W.H. Auden's dazzling poems of love, loss and heartbreak.
Out today. linktr.ee/StopAllTheClocks ⏰
Out today. linktr.ee/StopAllTheClocks ⏰
'The story is dark and the storms and fierce weather add to the atmosphere. I found it both intense and gripping right to its conclusion.'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
The Cut by Richard Armitage is out now in hardback and ebook 🎬
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
The Cut by Richard Armitage is out now in hardback and ebook 🎬
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
'The story is dark and the storms and fierce weather add to the atmosphere. I found it both intense and gripping right to its conclusion.'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
The Cut by Richard Armitage is out now in hardback and ebook 🎬
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
The Cut by Richard Armitage is out now in hardback and ebook 🎬
'This evocative novel is set in bleak midwinter in Venice... An eerie ghost story, a love story and a mystery all wrapped up in one atmospheric package – and told as only Banville could.’
RTÉ on Venetian Vespers by John Banville ❄️
RTÉ on Venetian Vespers by John Banville ❄️
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
'This evocative novel is set in bleak midwinter in Venice... An eerie ghost story, a love story and a mystery all wrapped up in one atmospheric package – and told as only Banville could.’
RTÉ on Venetian Vespers by John Banville ❄️
RTÉ on Venetian Vespers by John Banville ❄️
'To me, they feel like real people. I have spent a lot of time with them over the past couple of years.'
Moira Buffini introduces us to the narrators of the first two books in her epic dystopian trilogy.
www.faber.co.uk/journal/meet...
Moira Buffini introduces us to the narrators of the first two books in her epic dystopian trilogy.
www.faber.co.uk/journal/meet...
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
'To me, they feel like real people. I have spent a lot of time with them over the past couple of years.'
Moira Buffini introduces us to the narrators of the first two books in her epic dystopian trilogy.
www.faber.co.uk/journal/meet...
Moira Buffini introduces us to the narrators of the first two books in her epic dystopian trilogy.
www.faber.co.uk/journal/meet...
‘Sometimes you’ve got next to no time to write.’
Listen to @mrjohncrace.bsky.social on what it’s like to write the Guardian political sketches. His hilarious new collection, The Bonfire of the Insanities: How Does this Government Thing Work Again? is out now.
Listen to @mrjohncrace.bsky.social on what it’s like to write the Guardian political sketches. His hilarious new collection, The Bonfire of the Insanities: How Does this Government Thing Work Again? is out now.
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
‘Sometimes you’ve got next to no time to write.’
Listen to @mrjohncrace.bsky.social on what it’s like to write the Guardian political sketches. His hilarious new collection, The Bonfire of the Insanities: How Does this Government Thing Work Again? is out now.
Listen to @mrjohncrace.bsky.social on what it’s like to write the Guardian political sketches. His hilarious new collection, The Bonfire of the Insanities: How Does this Government Thing Work Again? is out now.
‘My name is Tara Selter. Every night when I lie down to sleep in the bed in the guest room it is the eighteenth of November and every morning, when I wake up, it is the eighteenth of November.'
#onthecalculationofvolume #solvejballe
#onthecalculationofvolume #solvejballe
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
‘My name is Tara Selter. Every night when I lie down to sleep in the bed in the guest room it is the eighteenth of November and every morning, when I wake up, it is the eighteenth of November.'
#onthecalculationofvolume #solvejballe
#onthecalculationofvolume #solvejballe
'Swanson is an aficionado of the films of Alfred Hitchcock, and this novel exerts the same merciless grip, with a reverse chronology that keeps the reader on their toes.'
Peter Swanson's Kill Your Darlings is a Financial Times Book of the Year 🎉
Peter Swanson's Kill Your Darlings is a Financial Times Book of the Year 🎉
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
'Swanson is an aficionado of the films of Alfred Hitchcock, and this novel exerts the same merciless grip, with a reverse chronology that keeps the reader on their toes.'
Peter Swanson's Kill Your Darlings is a Financial Times Book of the Year 🎉
Peter Swanson's Kill Your Darlings is a Financial Times Book of the Year 🎉
We're so pleased to see @nicolaupson.bsky.social's seasonal crime story The Christmas Clue at #6 in The Times Hardback Fiction chart on Saturday 🎉
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We're so pleased to see @nicolaupson.bsky.social's seasonal crime story The Christmas Clue at #6 in The Times Hardback Fiction chart on Saturday 🎉
'I like lots of family dysfunction, preferably in the recent past, with a little poetry and my favourite hapless spies.'
What would be on your reading list for your dream holiday? Murder Takes a Vacation author Laura Lippman shares her picks with us 📚
www.faber.co.uk/journal/read...
What would be on your reading list for your dream holiday? Murder Takes a Vacation author Laura Lippman shares her picks with us 📚
www.faber.co.uk/journal/read...
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
'I like lots of family dysfunction, preferably in the recent past, with a little poetry and my favourite hapless spies.'
What would be on your reading list for your dream holiday? Murder Takes a Vacation author Laura Lippman shares her picks with us 📚
www.faber.co.uk/journal/read...
What would be on your reading list for your dream holiday? Murder Takes a Vacation author Laura Lippman shares her picks with us 📚
www.faber.co.uk/journal/read...
We were deeply saddened to hear of the death of Rachel Cooke, the journalist and critic, and our partner for the last few years on the Observer/Faber Graphic Short Story Prize. A brilliant, thoughtful and inspiring champion of the Arts. We will miss her.
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We were deeply saddened to hear of the death of Rachel Cooke, the journalist and critic, and our partner for the last few years on the Observer/Faber Graphic Short Story Prize. A brilliant, thoughtful and inspiring champion of the Arts. We will miss her.
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“The greatest books of 2025” - that’s quite a claim … but I am delighted that “Your Life is Manufactured” is on the list!
#manufacturing #bookrecommendations
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www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/8174406...
#manufacturing #bookrecommendations
@faberbooks.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/8174406...
The greatest books of 2025
Our critics review hundreds of books a year. Here are their favourites, from fiction and crime to memoir and history
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November 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
“The greatest books of 2025” - that’s quite a claim … but I am delighted that “Your Life is Manufactured” is on the list!
#manufacturing #bookrecommendations
@faberbooks.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/8174406...
#manufacturing #bookrecommendations
@faberbooks.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/8174406...
'No list of tech-inspired thrillers can begin without Michael Crichton.'
To celebrate the release of The Confessions, find out which books Paul Bradley Carr recommends for those of us who are petrified (and occasionally a tiny bit excited) by Silicon Valley 👀
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To celebrate the release of The Confessions, find out which books Paul Bradley Carr recommends for those of us who are petrified (and occasionally a tiny bit excited) by Silicon Valley 👀
www.faber.co.uk/journal/read...
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
'No list of tech-inspired thrillers can begin without Michael Crichton.'
To celebrate the release of The Confessions, find out which books Paul Bradley Carr recommends for those of us who are petrified (and occasionally a tiny bit excited) by Silicon Valley 👀
www.faber.co.uk/journal/read...
To celebrate the release of The Confessions, find out which books Paul Bradley Carr recommends for those of us who are petrified (and occasionally a tiny bit excited) by Silicon Valley 👀
www.faber.co.uk/journal/read...