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Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 18m

In the cold of night, she tends to the women.
In the light of day, she delivers them justice.

The extraordinary @nytimes.com bestseller #TheFrozenRiver by #ArielLawhon publishes in paperback today 🧊

Find out more: bit.ly/TheFrozenRiver #booksky #historicalfiction #mystery

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Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 2h

#Hostage by Eli Sharabi, the first memoir of an Israeli hostage and a profound witness to history, publishes today.

Eli Sharabi’s story is one of strength, of resilience, and of the human spirit’s refusal to surrender.

Available now: bit.ly/HostageBook

Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 3h

'Timely and optimistic' @financialtimes.com Book of the Year 🏆

The @financialtimes.com #BusinessBook of the Year shortlisted #Tribal by Michael Morris publishes in paperback today.

Find out more: ow.ly/1o0K50WY8qM

Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 1d

The Sunday Times Bestseller #ABeginnersGuidetoDying by Simon Boas is an @amazonkindle.bsky.social daily deal.

Read at a discount: amzn.to/3VVa5ko

A Beginner's Guide to Dying: The Sunday Times Bestseller, 'Has anyone ever written a more inspirational paean to the joy of life?' Daily Mail

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Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 1d

'@iaindale.bsky.social has assembled a thoroughly fascinating collection of excellent essays dedicated to the sixteen men who have led Irish governments over the century since the foundation of the state' Mary McAleese

#TheTaoiseach publishes on 23 Oct.

Pre-order: bit.ly/TheTaoiseach

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Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁 @thebishf1.bsky.social · 10d

I’m very much enjoying David Hendon’s brand-new book #PotsOfGold (pic 1). I’ve been reading it for only a quarter of an hour - & already, on page 12, Hendon is serving up nuggets of pure joy (pic 2). I’m really looking forward to reading the remaining 254 pages.

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Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 3d

Surviving is building from lots of small victories'

Eli Sharabi talks to @the-independent.com about his memoir #Hostage publishing this week.

Read the full interview: shorturl.at/PA3vA
Pre-order: bit.ly/HostageBook

A former Gaza hostage's memoir keeps the focus on those still held by Hamas

Eli Sharabi spent 16 months as a hostage in Gaza's tunnels, surviving on moldy pita

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Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 3d

‘I’ve spent a life wrestling with the big questions’ @theobserveruk.bsky.social

Read the full interview with Richard Holloway, author of #LastWords: shorturl.at/OBn8H

Richard Holloway: ‘I’ve spent a life wrestling with the b...

The writer and former bishop talks about the soul, the Good Samaritan and life after faith

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The Telegraph @telegraphnews.bsky.social · 5d

🔴 Eli Sharabi's defiance sustained him through 491 days in captivity, after being kidnapped by Hamas in the October 7 attack. Then came the news his wife and daughters had been murdered...

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Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 6d

'Yossi, Lianne, Noiya and Yahel are with me every day in my life, every moment'

#Hostage by Eli Sharabi publishes next week and is available now for pre-order.

Read the full interview: shorturl.at/KpzVz

Former Israeli hostage 'very worried' Trump's peace plan will not happen

Eli Sharabi tells BBC Trump must

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Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 9d

'There is no more regular Eli. From now, I am Eli the survivor'

The first memoir by a released Israeli hostage, #Hostage by Eli Sharabi is available now to pre-order.

bit.ly/HostageBook

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Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 9d

'There have even been what look suspiciously like attempts to erase Thatcher from feminist history' @sarahditum.bsky.social @thetimes.com

Read the full review of Tina Gaudoin's #IncidentalFeminist: tinyurl.com/5x4a485r

Do feminists owe Margaret Thatcher an apology?

The former PM had no love for women’s libbers, but in The Incidental Feminist, Tina Gaudoin argues that she is owed more credit from the women’s movement

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Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 9d

#PotsofGold brilliantly tells snooker’s history through its quotidian superstars ... told passionately and entertainingly through the accounts of those who were there'
@metrouk.bsky.social

Read the article on the history of #snooker by
@davehendon.bsky.social 🔴 shorturl.at/ZADyl

Pots of Gold brilliantly tells snooker's history through its quotidian stars

'It was really enjoyable talking to those pioneers of the game.'

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Ben Fuller @politicsastar.bsky.social · 10d

Looking forward to @iaindale.bsky.social in conversation with Sir David Davis MP about Margaret Thatcher, her life reputation & legacy at St Peter’s, Fri 10 Oct

All welcome! Free 🎟️ here⬇️

#Thatcher #York 📚 @swiftpress.bsky.social @littleapplebkshop.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/iain-dale-...

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Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 10d

Former Labour cabinet minister and author, @alan_books is speaking at Borderlines Festival on 16th November to discuss his biography on #HaroldWilson

Book your tickets 🎟️ shorturl.at/80dO7

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CBS Sunday Morning @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social · 10d

On Oct. 7, 2023, Eli Sharabi was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists and held for 491 days, before being released last February, an ordeal he recounts in his book “Hostage.” cbsn.ws/46HJNqK

Freed hostage Eli Sharabi on being held captive by Hamas

On Oct. 7, 2023, Eli Sharabi was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists and held for 491 days, before being released last February, an ordeal he recounts in his book "Hostage." He spoke with Seth Doane as ...

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Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 13d

Congratulations to @daisychristo.bsky.social 🎉 I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR is on the Longlist for the 2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year @bookieprize.bsky.social

'The longlist demonstrates the power of sport to inspire, challenge and entertain'

Find out more: shorturl.at/0M7GE

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Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 14d

'THE UNDISPUTED NUMBER ONE OF SNOOKER BOOKS' BARRY HEARN

#PotsofGold A History of Snooker by @davehendon.bsky.social publishes today, celebrating 100 years of Snooker 🔴

Find out more: https://bit.ly/4gvQIaU

Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 14d

Asher Baum is quietly losing his mind. Can you blame him?

The debut novel #WhatswithBaum by Woody Allen publishes today.

Find out more: bit.ly/WhatsWithBaum

Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 14d

Indulge in a record of daily delights from award-winning author
Tamar Adler, to help you find joy everyday 🍴

#FeastonYourLife is available now on
@netgalley.bsky.social 🥕🧅🫑 shorturl.at/2xazt

Publishing January 2026
#foodie #booksky #foodwriting #AnEverlastingMeal

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Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 16d

'Funny, inventive and beautifully heart-breaking' @irishtimes.com

Read the full review of Tom Cox's #EverythingWillSwallowYou: shorturl.at/leLXE

Everything Will Swallow You by Tom Cox: Funny, inventive and beautifully heart-breaking

This richly textured book celebrates the relationships that warm us in this flicker in eternity we call life

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Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 20d

'Woody Allen’s wonderful novel reads like one of his films' @telegraphnews.bsky.social

'This is a novel about how art, far from being a consolation, cannot save you'

Read the full review of #WhatswithBaum: shorturl.at/ouHay

Woody Allen’s wonderful novel reads like one of his films

The veteran filmmaker has published his debut novel at 89, featuring a protagonist accused of sexual harassment

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Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 21d

Congratulations to Paul Carlucci 🎉 #TheVoyageur has been selected as a finalist in the 2025 Ottawa Book Awards alongside four other novels that 'explore the human condition and how it is shaped by life’s events'.

Find out more: shorturl.at/bT1xl #booksky #bookawards

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Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 22d

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'Thrilling' @irishtimes.com
'Lawhon works storytelling magic with a real-life heroine' @peoplemag.bsky.social
‘Another stalwart heroine’ @nytimes.com

#TheFrozenRiver by #ArielLawhon publishes in paperback on 9 October.

Pre-order: bit.ly/TheFrozenRiver
#booksky #historicalfiction #mystery

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Swift Press @swiftpress.bsky.social · 22d

#EverythingWillSwallowYou by #TomCox is a 'deeply comforting tale of record collecting, magical creatures and a lovingly knitted cardigan... an intricate yarn of friendship, loyalty' @theguardian.com

Read the full review: shorturl.at/dvKYI

Everything Will Swallow You by Tom Cox review – a cosy state-of-the-nation yarn

This deeply comforting tale of record collecting, magical creatures and a lovingly knitted cardigan rambles across England

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