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📖Independent Publishers founded in 1986 💌Literary fiction and non-fiction from around the world 🌊YA @rocktheboatnews

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Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · Dec 2

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Oneworld | Publishers of literary fiction and stimulating non-fiction

Award-winning indie publisher - fiction & non-fiction from around the world, crime, kids / YA

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Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · 16d

[email protected] are running a giveaway until 24th September!

If you fancy a chance of winning a £250 gift card all you need to do is buy a book! Head over to our page to have a browse 📚📖

uk.bookshop.org/shop/oneworl...

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Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · Aug 29

To celebrate the launch of her upcoming book, Heiresses,
@drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social will be taking part in various events across the UK over the next few months!

To find out how to get tickets head over to our website!

oneworld-publications.com/2025/08/29/m...

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Juliet Mabey @jule9.bsky.social · Aug 10

Two brilliant YA novels from Rock the Boat on this wide-ranging recommended reading list for 16-yr-olds: Happy Head by Josh Silver and The Heart of the World by Amie Kaufman! @oneworldbooks.bsky.social

School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · Aug 10

Suggested reading list of books for Year 11. Our recommendations include titles by Alice Seebold, Gretchen McNeil, Jason Wallace and Daniel Keyes schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #ukedchat #YAlit

Year 11 reading list - a selection of must-reads, including easy and challenging titles for Year 11 pupils in secondary schools aged 15-16.

schoolreadinglist.co.uk

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TheBookTrail @thebooktrail.bsky.social · Aug 7

Oh did you see this on #Mapmonday?

Do you know where Edenglassie is?

www.thebooktrail.com/map-monday-e...

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Map Monday - Edenglassie - The Book Trail

Map Monday - Edenglassie Discover the maps of books with TheBookTrail Literary Travel Agency and Bookmap Emporium! Travel by the book

www.thebooktrail.com

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Jonathan AC Brown @jonathanacbrown.bsky.social · Aug 7

Forthcoming from @oneworldbooks.bsky.social

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Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · Aug 8

With Women in Translation Month now in full swing we thought we’d curate a reading list of books from the queen of the spine-tingling tale, Samanta Schweblin!

oneworld-publications.com/2025/08/06/s...

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · Aug 4

One month today the book I’ve been working on for the last seven years will be published by @oneworldbooks.bsky.social You can pre-order #Heiresses now through all good bookshops! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/heir...

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Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · Jul 17

Tickets are now available for Vanessa Beaumont and Caroline Kirby's event at Henley Literary Festival on Sunday 5th October!

henleyliteraryfestival.co.uk/whats-on/his...

Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · Jul 15

We have lots of brilliant authors attending Edinburgh Book Festival @edbookfest.bsky.social in August!

You can find information about each event and links to buy tickets over on our website ➡️ bit.ly/44tZNwv

Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · Jul 8

We're delighted that Melissa Lucashenko will be visiting the UK later this year and, to celebrate the launch of Edenglassie, she will be doing a small book tour across the UK!

To find out how to buy tickets, head over to our website ➡️ bit.ly/edenglassie-...

Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our backlist BOTM for July is Pretend I'm Dead by Jen Beagin!

First published in 2018, Pretend I'm Dead is Jen Beagin's debut novel. Fans of her latest novel Big Swiss will no doubt love this one filled with her signature dark humour and wit.

Find out more here! bit.ly/4ly6KlU

Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · Jun 30

We're thrilled that Sweet Bean Paste has been selected for the #BigTastyRead booklist, full of delicious foody books to inspire people to read more!

To find out more and check out the rest of the list head over to their website ➡️https://bit.ly/bigtastyread
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Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · Jun 27

Tayari Jones on the cover of this week's issue of ‪@thebookseller.com‬! Plus an exclusive Q&A 👀

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · Jun 27

This week's issue of The Bookseller is out now! ⭐

Read the issue here 👉 www.thebookseller.com/editi...

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Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · Jun 25

Last night was the 10 year anniversary of our children's imprint Rock the Boat and we spent the evening in the beautiful Phoenix Gardens!

It was an evening of magic, chatter, food, drink and lots celebration. Here's to 10 more years of stories that rock the boat!! 💙🥂

Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · Jun 20

‪@peteapps.bsky.social‬, author of Show Me the Bodies, features in this heart-wrenching and insightful documentary telling the story of the tragic Grenfell fire of 2017 and the investigation that followed and continues today.

Available to watch on Netflix: www.netflix.com/gb/title/81683138

Watch Grenfell: Uncovered | Netflix Official Site

Survivors, witnesses and experts tell the story of the tragic fire that engulfed a residential tower block in London — and the investigation that ensued.

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Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · Jun 19

Head over to our website for our Summer reads recommendations! ☀️🌴

From literary thrillers and historical fiction, to short stories and speculative time-slips, we’ve got you covered.

oneworld-publications.com/2025/06/19/o...

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Asian Review of Books @asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social · Jun 19

Drops today: this week's ARB @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast features Nicholas Gordon in conversation with John Man about his recent book “Conquering the North: China, Russia, Mongolia: 2,000 Years of Conflict” @oneworldbooks.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/podcast-with...

Podcast with John Man, author of “Conquering the North: China, Russia, Mongolia: 2,000 Years of Conflict”

China, famously, built the Great Wall to defend against nomadic groups from the Eurasian steppe. For two millennia, China interacted with groups from the north: The Xiongnu, the Mongols, the Manchu…

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Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · Jun 17

Following the lives of nine heiresses, @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social peers beneath the demure, empire-waisted image of the Georgian heiress to reveal a murky world of inheritance, fortune-hunting and human exploitation.

Available to pre-order now⬇️
Amazon: bit.ly/4lcPIty
Waterstones: bit.ly/4efwNfm

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Juliet Mabey @jule9.bsky.social · Jun 11

A fabulous event at the Women’s Prize Live! in sunny Bedford Square with @tayari.bsky.social interviewed by Naga Munchetty. A wonderful discussion, much laughter and great questions. @womensprize.bsky.social @oneworldbooks.bsky.social

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Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · Jun 6

Thanks to all who attended the fab launch for @victoriashepherd1.bsky.social's 'Stony Jack & the Lost Jewels of Cheapside' last night, at the very atmospheric cafe below St Mary Le Bow Church💎📿

Copies & tickets for an event @dauntbooks.bsky.social here:

summertown.dauntbooks.co.uk/books/stony-...

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Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · Jun 4

One month until this stunning historical epic heads to UK bookshelves!

Simultaneously funny and heart-wrenching, hopeful and gripping this is one you'll want to add to your summer reading list!

Pre-order now bit.ly/edenglassie

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Pete Apps @peteapps.bsky.social · May 29

I was born into a city where housing was affordable. But I've grown up into one where it was not. What has gone wrong in London over the last 35 years? And where is it going in the future?

My new book, Homesick, tells that story. Out Sept 25

www.amazon.co.uk/Homesick-How...

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Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · Jun 2

Our June backlist book of the month is The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara!

This is a gritty and gorgeous debut inspired by the real House of Xtravaganza, first published in 2018. 🪩✨

Find out more on our website! oneworld-publications.com/2025/06/02/j...

#PrideMonth 🌈

Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · May 29

Join @silviapark.bsky.social and Sierra Greer as they discuss their debut novels Luminous and Annie Bot in this online event for @cymerafestival.co.uk on Sunday 8th June!

Grab your tickets here ⬇️
cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-eve...

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Oneworld Publications @oneworldbooks.bsky.social · May 29

The past is never really past—especially when memory, myth, and history collide...

Join @roisinmcd.bsky.social, Nicholas Binge and Adam Oyebanji at @cymerafestival.co.uk in Edinburgh on 7th June!

Buy your tickets here ⬇️
ww.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-eve...

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