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It's #TwitterBookLaunch and the first of two parties is a special celebration of DEBUT authors, Some fantastic new books are coming out while shop doors are closed, so please do scroll, share and buy books if you can. Canapes today - the classic 'small bowl of nuts'. So-
Congratulations to @CalebANelson for Open Water ( @VikingBooksUK) a 'beautiful, powerful novel...about the depths of love'. @CandiceC_W A potent insight into art, love, race and masculinity, you can hear Caleb in conversation tonight with @YomiSode - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/caleb-azumah-nelson-in-conversation-open-water-tickets-136600735477
#EverythingisBeautiful by @eleanorraybooks is 'the most uplifting heartwarming read of '21'. Funny and tender, it's the story of a reclusive artist in crisis. 'A gorgeous warm hug of a novel' @sinead_moriarty for fans of Eleanor Oliphant, more praise here https://uk.bookshop.org/books/everything-is-beautiful-the-most-uplifting-heartwarming-read-of-2021/9780349427430
And many congratulations to @laurenoyler for #FakeAccounts, a disquieting account of how social media has changed our behaviour. It sounds funny, fascinating, provocative and intriguing is this great review from @katiekitamura https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/books/review/lauren-oyler-fake-accounts.html
Congratulations to @aliceash_ for debut #ParadiseBlock. 'Disturbing and moving' @chris_power, 'strange, funny, touching' @FancyEliza, it's a beautiful, poetic collection of intersecting short stories from great indie @serpentstail https://serpentstail.com/work/paradise-block/
#ANetForSmallFishes is a great title and it sounds fascinating in this review @justine_jordan. A 'gloriously immersive, bravura' historical novel based on a real life scandal in the court of James I, it's by #LucyJago @MontacuteHouse @BloomsburyBooks https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/28/a-net-for-small-fishes-by-lucy-jago-review-bravura-historical-debut
'Enchanting' #SpaceHopper by Helen Fisher @HFisherAuthor sounds wild and fun, 'a nostalgic, time-travelling romp, a story of loss, love and memory made real'. Join the virtual launch tonight courtesy of excellent indie @Our_Bookshop and @simonschusterUK https://www.tringbookfestival.co.uk/venues/virtual-event/helen-fisher-space-hopper-book-launch?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=sands_uk_social&utm_campaign=._n%2Fa._n%2Fa
And here's #AskingForAFriendBook, the debut feel-good rom-com from @andiosho. 'Witty, pacy and joyful, an uplifting celebration of friendship' - Beth O'Leary, 'Hilarious and brilliant' - @sarapascoe, there's lots more praise here - https://uk.bookshop.org/books/asking-for-a-friend-9780008245795/9780008245795
A memoir now, and @_JustineCowan's The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames tells the story of her mother's harrowing childhood in London's Foundling Hospital. From @ViragoBooks, it's 'gripping' and 'profoundly moving'. More here - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fiction/deprivation-psychological-torture-truth-londons-foundling-hospital/
And this non-fiction account of life on an offshore oil-rig is 'startlingly original'. Sex, drugs and masculinity, 'Sea State' by Tabitha Lesley is published by @4thEstateBooks. Great review by @FionaSturges https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/28/sea-state-by-tabitha-lasley-review-sex-drugs-and-oil-rigs
- fascinating interview by @MsRachelCooke https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/31/tabitha-lasley-sea-state-interview-oil-rigs
Here's #Lightseekers by Femi Kayode @FemiKay_Author, a stunning murder mystery set in Nigeria, featuring investigative psychologist Dr Philip Taiwo. 'A superb novel...so inventive' says @harriet_tyce @BloomsburyBooks. Uncover the truth here - https://uk.bookshop.org/books/lightseekers-9781526617590/9781526617590
'The end of everything was her beginning' #LastOneAttheParty by @Beth_Clift is a 'fresh, frank, funny' novel about the last woman on earth, 'creepy, witty, laugh-out-loud and shudder-inducing' @harrywalker1. From @HodderBooks, there's more praise here - https://www.hodder.co.uk/titles/bethany-clift/last-one-at-the-party/9781529332124/?v2=true
Congratulations to Matthew Ross @mattwross for The Red Admiral's Secret, his second novel in the #MarkPoynter series, an 'absorbing, entertaining, cracker of a crime caper'. Dark humour and bad guys, it's published by @RedDogTweets and it's here - https://www.reddogpress.co.uk/product-page/the-red-admiral-s-secret
And huge congratulations to @shahnazahsan for pbk publication of #HashimandFamily. A much-praised family saga about migration, family and home, it's 'epic, engaging, honest and insightful' @Bookishcrick https://uk.bookshop.org/books/hashim-family/9781473665255
And that's all for the debut special. There are more brilliant books to come later today, but please do support debut authors if you can. More soon, with better snacks.