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Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · 8m

Learn how purpose-driven leadership will shape the future of finance as wealth shifts across generations.

Listen to The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer on Spotify 🎧 https://bit.ly/3VSkpJU

Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · 1d

From boomers to Zillennials, The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer reveals how the next generation will redefine markets, power, and purpose.

A bold vision for inclusive capitalism. The paperback is out this week!

Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · 4d

If you've been watching the news and thinking, "how did we get here?" you're not alone.

@NickBryantNY shows us that America's been fighting this same fight for 250 years.

THE FOREVER WAR is coming out in paperback on Nov 6th.

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · Jun 4

It’s a year since The Forever War: America’s Unending Conflict with Itself was published. Huge thanks to all those who have read it, listened to it or watched me blather on about it. The book is the 250 year backstory of Donald Trump. 📷 Hugh Stewart

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Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · 6d

Join Harry Tanner on a gripping journey through ancient history to uncover the roots of homophobia and the untold stories of those who dared to love.

Listen to The Queer Thing About Sin on Spotify now.

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Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · 6d

Happy publication day to Leo XIV: The New Pope and Catholic Reform! 🎉

This insightful book from Christopher R. Altieri
explores the life and work of the new pope - and the challenges that now face him.

Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · 6d

A seismic shift is coming.

The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer explores how Gen Z’s values—climate, ethics, inclusion—will reshape capitalism as they inherit unprecedented wealth.

The paperback is available to pre-order now.

Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · 7d

From the chaos of war to the tragedy of Tiananmen, Xinran Xue's The Book of Secrets is a powerful, personal history of one family’s struggle under China's Communist regime.

Emotional, raw, and unforgettable.

Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · 8d

Don't miss this searing insight into the political radicalization of Silicon Valley by @jacobsilverman.com

Pre-save Gilded Rage on #Spotify now. Out 9th October.

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Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · 13d

Happy publication day to Harry Tanner's brilliant book! 🎉

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 Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · 15d

What happens when loyalty to the Party poisons your family?

The Book of Secrets by Xinran Xue is a haunting journey through China's shadowy past, told through the eyes of a military intelligence officer.

The paperback is out now.

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Jacob Silverman @jacobsilverman.com · Sep 7

My next book, Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley, comes out in one month from Bloomsbury. It's about the rise of the tech right, crypto corruption, the 2024 election, and Silicon Valley complicity in MAGA authoritarianism.
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A searing look at the rise of Silicon Valley's far right. Out October 2025.

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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · Jul 22

Super interesting book by my friend Harry Tanner about queer love and the rise of homophobia in western culture, all the way back to the Sumerians. Out in September.

The Queer Thing About Sin by Harry Tanner

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FT Edit @ftedit.ft.com · 28d

Soft by Ferdinand Mount — in praise of sentimentality on.ft.com/47U3Swj

Soft by Ferdinand Mount — in praise of sentimentality

A highly readable history of culture and society’s emotional side calls for more sympathetic attitudes today

on.ft.com

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Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · 22d

Hidden letters. Lost history.

The Book of Secrets by Xinran Xue reveals a family's story of love, betrayal, and survival in Mao’s China.

Now available as an audiobook on Spotify—powerful, personal, unforgettable. 🎧 https://bit.ly/42ozAhi

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Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · 25d

A gripping tale of love, betrayal, and political intrigue in Red China, Xinran Xue’s The Book of Secrets unveils a family’s hidden history through personal letters and diaries.

The paperback is out now.

Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · 26d

Thrilled to see that 'Russia Starts Here' by @howardamos.bsky.social has been longlisted in the debut non-fiction category of The Saltires, Scotland's National Book Awards! 🥳 #booksky #SaltireBookAwards

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Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · 26d

Don't miss this brilliantly accessible introduction that shows how #Plato and his ideas are more relevant today than ever.

Why Plato Matters Now by @profangiehobbs.bsky.social is out now.

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 27d

⚪️ Soft - Ferdinard Mount

A sweeping tour of emotion and culture that spans centuries, from renowned author and essayist Ferdinand Mount.

Read more - www.bloomsbury.com/uk/soft-9781...

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Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · 27d

Happy publication day to Soft: A Brief History of Sentimentality by Ferdinand Mount!

FT Edit @ftedit.ft.com · 28d

Soft by Ferdinand Mount — in praise of sentimentality on.ft.com/47U3Swj

Soft by Ferdinand Mount — in praise of sentimentality

A highly readable history of culture and society’s emotional side calls for more sympathetic attitudes today

on.ft.com

Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · Sep 5

Women have been fighting for control over their bodies for thousands of years. From Neolithic hunter-gatherers to the reversal of Roe v. Wade, this is their story.

Listen to a sneak peek of the Born audiobook below - available now on Spotify, Apple Books and Audible!

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Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · Sep 3

In this bold new book @jacobsilverman.com
offers a searing insight into the political radicalization of Silicon Valley, and how it will affect the future of all our lives.

GILDED RAGE is out 9th October. Pre-order your copy now.

#booksky #elonmusk #gildredrage

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Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · Aug 30

Another great review of The Lines We Draw by Tim Franks, from the Irish Times!

Read it online now 👇 https://bit.ly/4n5HJPB

The Lines We Draw by Tim Franks: A taut, satisfyingly woven narrative about being Jewish and a journalist

This book is at once a family chronicle, an inquiry into the nature of writing and the forces that shape one’s self, and a history that spans centuries

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Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · Aug 29

A wonderful review of The Lines We Draw by Tim Frank, praised as a "brilliant, considered book" in the FT!

You can read the review online now 👇 https://on.ft.com/41WjhIs

Bloomsbury Continuum @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social · Aug 29

We were delighted to see Born by @lucyinglis.bsky.social reviewed by The Spectator yesterday!

You can read the review online now 👇
https://bit.ly/3HWmtgs

The enduring miracle of human birth – a history

One of the most compelling artefacts described in this history of human birth is a stone carving discovered at an ancient temple site in what is now Turkey. The Gobekli Tepe totem pole, 11,500 years o...

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