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nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Jun 30

It was a delight to chat with Saba Sams on her debut novel, and our June BOTM, Gunk.

We discussed writing about bodies, birth, and care, emphasising the need to witness these visceral experiences on the page. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

Read here: bit.ly/4kfCuuU

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nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Jun 16

A lyrical, emotionally resonant debut about grief, belonging, and the pull of faith and family. Set in contemporary Dublin, the novel explores the quiet complexities of a young woman navigating loss and legacy in a deeply personal way.

Read our review: bit.ly/4e56us8

@manillapress.bsky.social

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nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Jun 16

A haunting, poetic exploration of identity, intimacy, and the quiet unravelling of friendship, Waist Deep by Linea Maja Ernst (translated by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg) dives beneath the surface of two women’s shared past to ask what it means to truly know someone.

Read our review: bit.ly/3Zzy2Qm

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nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Jun 16

Raw, tender & wise, Saba Sams' Gunk tells the story of the increasingly intimate and complex relationship between the frustrated ex-wife of a student nightclub owner and the enigmatic young woman hired to work the establishment's bar.

Read our review: bit.ly/4nd88w7

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nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Jun 16

Introducing our June BOTM: GUNK by Saba Sams 🍳📚

This electrifying debut novel from the award-winning author of Send Nudes delves into the complexities of love, desire, and unconventional family dynamics.

Join our book group to get a copy: bit.ly/3RimXhD

@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · May 13

"Ambitious in scope and utterly compelling..."

Days of Light by Megan Hunter is a luminous, time-spanning novel following Ivy, a young woman whose life is transformed by a single tragic day in 1938.

Read the review: bit.ly/3SyHP5b

nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · May 12

🎉 Huge congratulations to Lisa Harding on the publication of The Wildelings, released on April 25th! 📚

A compelling exploration of friendship, obsession, & the lingering effects of guilt, The Wildelings is a must-read for fans of dark academia and psychological drama. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 23

Out now! Idle Grounds by Krystelle Bamford is a haunting, darkly comic debut set in 1989 New England, where a group of kids search for a missing cousin in a forest that twists memory & reality. Eerie, poetic, unforgettable.

#nbmagazine #IdleGrounds

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Hanna Thomas Uose @hannamade.bsky.social · Apr 13

A lovely interview in @nbmagazine.bsky.social with Evelyn Aylén from @maxminervas.bsky.social about my debut novel, Who Wants to Live Forever 💚

#booksky #interview #writingcommunity #speculativefiction

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A Conversation with Hanna Thomas Uose — nb. Magazine

A Conversation with Hannah Thomas Uose

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Marigold Atkey @marigoldatkey.bsky.social · Apr 16

'Superb ... perhaps the novel’s most pleasurable aspect is Chadwick’s spare yet poetic language. Small-town England is rendered magically beautiful ... A marvellous debut.'

Kate Hopkins @nbmagazine.bsky.social on Alice Chadwick's DARK LIKE UNDER
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Dark Like Under, Alice Chadwick — nb. Magazine

Review by Kate Hopkins

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nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 7

Here's our April BOTM: Luminous by Silvia Park ✨

A speculative & deeply emotional, Luminous explores the boundaries between humans & robots in a near-future Korea, making for a poignant and unforgettable read.

Join the club and get a copy: bit.ly/3RimXhD

@oneworldbooks.bsky.social #books

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nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Mar 26

A deeply moving story about memory, love and regret, 'The Other Valley' by Scott Alexander Howard follows a town bordered by its own past and future as a gifted teenager discovers a timeline she was never meant to see.

Read our review: bit.ly/3FFDtpA

@atlanticbooks.bsky.social

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nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Mar 26

What a fantastic shortlist! 💚

Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social · Mar 26

The @womensprize.bsky.social for Non-Fiction Shortlist Announced!

'Stories of women challenging power, and books that illuminate complex subjects with authority, nuance and originality.' KAVITA PURI, Chair of Judges.

Explore here and support independent bookshops: uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-20...

nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Mar 21

Wishing a very Happy Publication Day for yesterday to Silvia Park and her debut novel 'Luminous' ✨

At once a dazzling work of speculative fiction and a poignant family drama, Luminous is a timely, unforgettable story about what it really means to be human.

@oneworldbooks.bsky.social

nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Mar 19

This March, we spoke to Scott Alexander Howard about his debut novel, The Other Valley – an exhilarating novel about an isolated town neighboured by its own past and future, and a young girl who faces an impossible choice.

Read here: bit.ly/3FIJ0M4

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nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Mar 18

Out now, 'Soft Core' by Brittany Newell is a feverish, seductive journey through San Francisco’s seedy underworld, following Baby, a lost 27-year-old strip club dancer, as she embarks on a frantic search for her vanished ex-boyfriend, Dino.

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nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Mar 17

Deliciously dark, twisty, and utterly enthralling, 'The Lamb' by Lucy Rose is a multilayered folk horror tale revolving around a mother-daughter relationship and stifled desires. A truly heart-stopping debut.🩸

Read our review: bit.ly/3DIawc8

@wnbooks.bsky.social

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nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Mar 12

Ben Okri’s Madame Sosostris & the Festival for the Broken-Hearted is a riot of atmosphere & imagination.

Lyrical & powerful, this modern myth unfolds at a lavish festival with a mysterious guest. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

Read our review: bit.ly/4bHocR6

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Serpent's Tail @serpents-tail.bsky.social · Mar 11

'There is so much to enjoy in this collection, from energetic characters and lost souls to characters who cause nothing but trouble ... an absolute pleasure to read'

A stellar @nbmagazine.bsky.social review for #StagDance by @torreypeters.bsky.social, out this Thursday! 🦌💗

Stag Dance, Torrey Peters — nb. Magazine

Review by Nikki Jones

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nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Mar 10

Here's our March BOTM: The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard 💙

A haunting & thought-provoking debut set in a town caught between 2 mirrored valleys—one reflecting the past & the other the future.

A mesmerising meditation on fate & choice, get a copy: bit.ly/3RimXhD

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nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Mar 10

It's out! Happy Pub to Ben Okri's Madame Sosostris & the Festival for the Broken-Hearted! 🧡

Set in a mysterious French chateau, this mesmerising novel blends myth, magic, & philosophy in a festival to heal the lovelorn. A spellbinding tale of love & transformation! @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · Feb 25

This week, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie returned with her first novel in over a decade. 👇 #BookSky

Books in the Media: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s new novel called a 'feminist War and Peace'

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nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Feb 25

Lyrical and powerful, Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo follows a young Ghanaian woman navigating Europe’s 'heart of whiteness' on a scholarship.

This 1977 debut remains a bold, feminist critique of colonial legacies, told through an innovative mix of prose, poetry, and manifesto.

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nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Feb 25

We had the pleasure of chatting with the wonderful @caoilinnhughes.bsky.social about her latest book and our February BOTM, The Alternatives.

One of Ireland's most gifted storytellers, we discussed siblings, women's roles and humour in literature.

Read: bit.ly/3EHxbFD

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nb Magazine @nbmagazine.bsky.social · Feb 24

Beautiful, devastating and raw, 'May All Your Skies Be Blue' by Fíona Scarlett is OUT NOW!

An unforgettable story of love and loss and how the ones we love never really leave us.
@faberbooks.bsky.social

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