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Claire Baglinâs âpiercing first novelâ On the Clock (Daunt), translated by Jordan Stump, examines âthe toll that backbreaking, labour-intensive, low-wage work takes on those who do it,â wrote Lucy Scholes at the Telegraph.
In 2024, approximately 700 independent bookshops participated with the Booksellers Association, via Books Are My Bag, providing each with a kit containing bunting, posters, bookmarks, postcards and shelf strips â alongside a suite of digital assets available in English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish.
Actor Jessie Buckley is recording a new audiobook of Maggie OâFarrellâs novel Hamnet, to be released in May, and Tinder Press are republishing the authorâs backlist with new jackets to mark 25 years of her publishing.
âFor the first time in decades, Jewishâ Americans were starting to hear and be subject to stereotypes and slander, that Jews were secretly powerful and domineering, that they were racist oppressors, exerting undue influence on politics and media, with our money and privilege,â he writes.
Tombeâs name resonates with the darkness of the ice house, which may have held corpses, and his presence triggers sexual jealousy within the group, though Sam, immune to his charms, notes his complete lack of self doubt and the âmocking edgeâ of his charisma.
Tom Tivnan, The Booksellerâs managing editor and founder of the Rising Stars, said: âAs we lurch headlong into 2025, the book trade is facing difficult challenges; at least one, AI, is borderline existential.
But Sittenfeld gently reminds us that, considering the chaotic past decade, where death, catastrophe and complex political issues have dominated American lives, fear and anxiety are an entirely reasonable emotional response.
âHarnessing celebrity to sell books is nothing new, of course, but once upon a time these people lending their profile to shift copies would have been paired with a ghost writer who would do much of the actual work required.
On Flinders Island, Brooks creates some of her own rituals of mourning: taking long walks, swimming in the ocean, savouring her interactions with local wildlife, staring at the night sky.
McKenna continued: âIt can make a life and career in writing imaginable and tangible, where before it may have felt remote, nebulous and difficult to reach, giving participants permission to handle their own work with confidence and seriousness.
Moreover, The Lost Rainforests of Britain (William Collins) author Guy Shrubsole was shortlisted for his "lyrical, inspiring and educational prose", as well as "the ways in which his work has shaped public understanding of land ownership, conservation and our relationship with the natural world".
The publisher added: âDenzil was known for the skill with which he pinned to the page the reality of life on the streets of Glasgow along with the issues of the small rural communities of Scotland, a talent which caught the attention of a wide reading public across the UK and well beyond.