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Unbound @unboundsocials.bsky.social · Jul 10

Happy Publication Day to @carosanderson.bsky.social's Listen With Father, a memoir that Freya Bromley, author of The Tidal Year, calls 'A tender meditation on listening – to music, to memory and to the conversations we wish we’d had' 💙

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Unbound @unboundsocials.bsky.social · Jul 3

Happy launch day to Talking Bottom @talkingbottom.bsky.social, the ultimate guide to an outrageous and unforgettable sitcom by Paul Tanter, Angela Pearson and Mat Brooks — who are set up in a West London pub right now ready to get signing ✍️

www.amazon.co.uk/Talking-Bott...

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NickiMags @ Secret Library Book Blog @nickimags.bsky.social · Jun 20

via @readingladiesbc.bsky.social

The Lights of Shantinagar [Book Review]

#BookSky #BookBlogger #BookTour #India #FamilyLife @unboundsocials.bsky.social

The Lights of Shantinagar [Book Review] #BookX #BookSky #BookBlogger #BookTour @UnboundSocials @The_WriteReads @WriteReadsTours #India #FamilyLife - Reading Ladies

The Lights of Shantinagar is a warmhearted and relatable multigenerational family drama set in modern-day India.

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Unbound @unboundsocials.bsky.social · Jun 19

Happy publication day to Monaghan, the new novel from Timothy O'Grady, author of I Could Read The Sky ⭐

Monaghan has been called ''Beautiful and complex' by Annie Proulx, and 'mesmerising' by Una Mannion, author of Tell Me What I Am

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Unbound @unboundsocials.bsky.social · Jun 12

You can catch Timothy reading from Monaghan on the latest episode of the Bright Side Of The Road podcast:

www.mixcloud.com/Portobello_R...

Bright Side Of The Road Live From @Myicclondon: S5 Ep10

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Unbound @unboundsocials.bsky.social · Jun 12

‘A bigger, broader, polyphonic novel, told through the stories of a number of men whose lives are strangely connected to each other and to the conflict in Northern Ireland’

@thetls.bsky.social reviews Timothy O'Grady's new novel Monaghan: www.the-tls.co.uk/literature/f...

Not over yet

In Northern Ireland, even today, whatever you choose to call the years between 1968 and 1998 – “The Troubles”, “the war”, “the armed struggle”, “the

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Unbound @unboundsocials.bsky.social · Jun 11

Happening tomorrow! Get your ticket here: irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/the-of...

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Unbound @unboundsocials.bsky.social · Jun 11

T minus 2 days until the start of our blog tour for The Lights of Shantinagar, by Nidhi Arora! 📚💫

In this smart, funny and contemporary family saga, Sumi’s passion for quantum physics and observations of her new neighbourhood collide in unexpected ways...

Unbound @unboundsocials.bsky.social · Jun 9

Join author Timothy O'Grady in conversation with journalist Dorothy Allen this Thursday at Hammersmith's Irish Cultural Centre for the launch of his new book, Monaghan — grab your tickets here:

irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/the-of...

The Official Book Launch of “Monaghan” by Timothy O’Grady - Irish Cultural Centre

Here at the Irish Cultural Centre, we invite you to check out The Official Book Launch of “Monaghan” by Timothy O’Grady. Book your tickets today!

irishculturalcentre.co.uk

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Rina Gill book publicist & Arts PR @rinathepublicist.bsky.social · Jun 6

At Majid Parsa’s launch to celebrate his eloquent and stunning memoir #TheAyatollahsGaze @neemtreepress.bsky.social plus great Q&A talk with @attitudemag.bsky.social James Hodge. Congratulations to my brilliant colleague, @marissconstantinou.bsky.social, the most caring and professional of editors.🏳️‍🌈

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Unbound @unboundsocials.bsky.social · Jun 5

Happy publication day to Nidhi Arora's The Lights of Shantinagar, a warm and lively portrait of family life set in modern India where new philosophies are reshaping old traditions and one woman’s astute observations can change everything 💜

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Unbound @unboundsocials.bsky.social · Jun 4

🎧 Have a listen to Amanda Addison, author of Looking for Lucie, speaking to Lucas Maxwell about writing for children and young people on this episode of the Booklings Chat podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

Episode #103: Amanda Addison!

Podcast Episode · Booklings Chat · 21/05/2025 · 31m

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Unbound @unboundsocials.bsky.social · Jun 4

Join Wild Folk's Jackie Morris and Tasmin Abbott later this year when they'll be visiting Toppings in St Andrews — early bird tickets available now: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/st-an...

Robert Macfarlane calls Wild Folk a 'wondrous weaving of story and image, glass and ink, dream and song"

Jackie Morris & Tamsin Abbott at Topping & Company Booksellers of St Andrews

www.toppingbooks.co.uk

Unbound @unboundsocials.bsky.social · May 20

Enjoying Words From The Hedge? 🍃

Join @troopersnooks.bsky.social at Exeter Comedy Festival and Bookbag bookshop's event on June 7th, where he'll be talking all things history, habitat and hedgelaying

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Sat 7 June / Exeter Comedy Festival Presents: Richard Negus - Talking

The art of hedge laying and the history of hedges in this nature talk at Bookbag independent bookshop in Exeter as part of Exeter Comedy Festival

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Boundless Magazine @boundlessmagazine.bsky.social · May 16

On the latest episode of the Boundless podcast, @patrickgalbraith.bsky.social talks to @troopersnooks.bsky.social about hedgelaying, nature writing, and the disconnect between the urban and rural sphere

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/12j3...
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Hedgelayer and writer Richard Negus on the disconnect between the urban and rural

The Boundless Podcast · Episode

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