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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 6d

🎉 We are thrilled that ELECTRIC SPARK has been shortlisted for the 2025 Ballie Gifford Prize ⚡️

Huge congratulations to Frances Wilson, and all the other shortlisted authors.

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 7d

We’re delighted that Richard Strachan’s The Unrecovered has been chosen as Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month!

Unsettling and evocative, deeply atmospheric and brilliantly engaging, The Unrecovered is an unforgettable historical debut inspired by a real life legend.

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 8d

'An enormous treat . . . beautifully vivid, claustrophobic and macabre . . . a masterful page-turner' Bridget Collins, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Binding

House of Splinters will soon be haunting shelves near you.

Pre-order here: https://t.co/qvI9PXgETJ

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 8d

Alan’s message for the London rat superfans 🐀🐀🐀

#IHearANewWorld

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 8d

Alan Moore introduces I Hear a New World, the electrifying second instalment in the Long London series.

Electrifying, absurd, magical and more true than you might believe...

May 2026.

The Waterstones Special Edition: https://www.waterstones.com/book/i-hear-a-new-world/alan-moore/9781526643292

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 8d

Alan Moore introduces I Hear a New World, the electrifying second instalment in the Long London series.

Electrifying, absurd, magical and more true than you might believe...

May 2026.

The Waterstones Special Edition: https://www.waterstones.com/book/i-hear-a-new-world/alan-moore/9781526643292

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 9d

✨ Why is Fantasy Fiction so important? ✨

At the Oxford Bloomsbury Fantasy Summer School, we caught up with our Editors and authors to talk about why fantasy is so important. youtube.com/shorts/D9KuBHYWLqk?cbrd=1

✨ Why is Fantasy Fiction so important? ✨

YouTube video by Bloomsbury Publishing

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 13d

😾 Will There Ever Be Another You – Patricia Lockwood

From one of our most original, inventive and prodigiously funny writers, this is a phosphorescent, wild and profound investigation into what keeps us alive in unprecedented times.

Read more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/will-ther...

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 13d

🌨️ Time of the Child – Niall Williams

A heartbreaking and life-affirming novel about small towns and second chances - from the international bestselling author of Four Letters of Love

Read more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/time-of-t...

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 13d

💉 This Might Surprise You – Hayley Gullen

This is a cancer story you'll actually want to read. With humour and honesty, it details Hayley Gullen's fight for individuality during the toughest time of her life.

Read more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/this-migh...

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 13d

❤️ Someone Like Me – Penny Lancaster

Penny tells her full story for the first time, with a natural empathy and humour that she hopes will help others on their own life journey.

Read more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/someone-l...

Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 13d

🧂 Salt and Saffron – Kamila Shamsie

"Coming back to Karachi is like stepping into the sea again after months on land."

'Beautifully written in cunning, punning, glancing prose' Independent

Reissue

Read more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/salt-and-...

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 13d

🔴 The Queer Thing About Sin – Harry Tanner

A gripping new journey through ancient history, uncovering the origins of homophobia and the untold stories of those who dared to love.

Read more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/queer-thi...

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 13d

🎨 Pick a Colour – Souvankham Thammavongsa

From Giller Prize and O. Henry Award winner Souvankham Thammavongsa comes a revelatory novel about loneliness, love, labor, and class.

Read more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/pick-a-co...

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 13d

𓂀 The Last Dynasty – Toby Wilkinson

A definitive and thrilling new account of the last great dynasty of ancient Egypt, from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra.

Read more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/last-dyna...

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 13d

🗣️ The Language-Lover's Lexipedia – Joshua Blackburn

Want to uncover the secret of Ikea product names? Learn the art of Scottish insults? Or understand why pedants are pedantic? Here you will find all this and more.

Read more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/languagel...

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 13d

🗺️ Kartography – Kamila Shamsie

Reissue

"For a second I was almost jealous of the clouds. Why was he looking to them for an escape when I was right here beside him?"

'Perceptive, funny and poignant' TLS

Read more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/kartograp...

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 13d

🌊 In the City by the Sea – Kamila Shamsie

For every bullet shot by an oppressor there springs to life a star…

'Full of fun, longing and wit … a debut of spirit and imagination, loaded with intelligent charm' Ali Smith

Reissue

Read more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/in-the-ci...

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 13d

🖌️ The History of Art in One Sentence – Verity Babbs

What's so special about Dutch paintings of cheese? Why were the Pre-Raphaelites obsessed with gingers? Find out in one sentence with comedian and art historian Verity Babbs

Read more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/history-o...

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 13d

🚣‍♂️ Floating Home – Adam Lind

Are you living with purpose? What makes you truly happy? Do you want to make a change in your life?

After the devastating loss of his father, Adam Lind made a choice to pursue a life less ordinary.

Read more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/floating-...

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 13d

🍲 The Actually Delicious One Pot Cookbook – Poppy O'Toole

From curries and stir fries with big, bold flavours to simple, crowd-pleasing desserts. No.1 bestselling author Poppy O'Toole brings her delicious, creative magic to one-pot cooking.

Read more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/poppy-coo...

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 13d

❤️📚 It's a huge publication week at Bloomsbury! We have a gorgeous stack of books just waiting to be devoured. What has taken your eye?

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 15d

❤️ We are hugely proud to be publishing Still Bobbi, the captivating memoir from the legendary entrepreneur Bobbi Brown.

Featuring stories of authenticity, resilience and reinvention from the iconic entrepreneur.

Still Bobbi is out today.

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 15d

🎉 Happy publication day to Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood! 🎉

From one of our most original, inventive and prodigiously funny writers, this novel is a phosphorescent, wild and profound investigation into what keeps us alive in unprecedented times.

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 15d

Not every house is a home...

A brand new spine tingling tale from the award winning, Sunday Times bestseller, Laura Purcell.

Dare you enter the House of Splinters?

Pre-order here: https://bit.ly/3IlAu7t

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