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- Reposted by Sceptre BooksI am obsessed with this book! 😍 #CheckingOut is so relatable, fresh and funny but also raw. I was searching for something similar to my favourite book Belonging by Robert Welbourn and this book is as close as I could find 😍👀 #CheckingOut out 8th May @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksFor Stylist, I wrote about female friendships on the verge of romance: www.stylist.co.uk/relationship... @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksThe Forbidden Garden of Leningrad is a finalist in the 2025 Orwell Prize. Delighted to be nominated alongside such a wonderful clutch of books. Thank you to my editors at @sceptrebooks.bsky.social and @scribnerbooks.bsky.social: www.orwellfoundation.com/political-wr...
- We are absolutely delighted that THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN OF LENINGRAD by @simonparkin.bsky.social has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 @orwellprize.bsky.social for Political Writing. Congratulations Simon! 🌱🌿 The winner will be announced 25 June. #OrwellPrize2025 #politicalwriting
- We are thrilled that The Ministry of Time has been longlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2025 🎉 Congratulations to Kaliane and all of the longlisted authors.
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksI'm sad not to be beside the sea but very happy that today marks paperback publication for LOOKING TO SEA. Lily Le Brun is a wonderfully smart and elegant writer and in this beautiful book she considers ten coastal artworks that the define the long twentieth century in Britain. Out now: read it! 🌊
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- Reposted by Sceptre BooksPaperbacks to Look Out For in May 2025: Part One alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/04/pape... including books from @serpents-tail.bsky.social @wildfirebooks.bsky.social @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksIt’s my publication day! What a time to be alive, indeed @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
- Out today in delectable paperback: #DeadAnimals is the electrifying debut novel from award-winning poet Phoebe Stuckes. www.waterstones.com/book/dead-an... 'A pitch-dark, pitch-perfect literary horror' LUKE KENNARD 'A brutal, blistering horror story' CLARE POLLARD
- WAIT... WAS SHAKESPEARE GAY? The answer is both simpler and more complex than you might think... #StraightActing by @willtosh.bsky.social is a captivating & surprising exploration of queer culture in Shakespeare's England. www.waterstones.com/book/straigh...
- Out now in hardback, ebook and audio, #ShowMeWhereItHurts is @cmgleeson.bsky.social's compelling and unmissable debut novel. 'A searingly beautiful novel' – Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things www.waterstones.com/book/show-me... 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
- Reposted by Sceptre Books#BookBuying Have added two more to the collection this week...Absolutely love these editions of classic works by an all time favourite author of mine. @sceptrebooks.bsky.social #SorryNotSorry 💙📚
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- Reposted by Sceptre BooksCelebrating Kaliane Bradley's The Ministry of Time in our shops...A-frame, multiple colours and Book of the Month on @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social uk.bookshop.org/a/133/978139... @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
- The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley is Science Fiction & Fantasy Book of the Month at Waterstones! The genre-defying novel is out now in 4 colourful themed paperback jackets. Head to your local Waterstones store or to Waterstones.com to pick up your copy! www.waterstones.com/book/the-min...
- The LITERARY/COMEDY/ROMANCE/SCI-FI Debut of the Year. The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley is out in paperback today in 4 colourful themed jackets. Get your copy: www.waterstones.com/book/the-min...
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksThank you to @sceptrebooks.bsky.social for a proof copy of Dream State by Eric Puchner. I've been hearing great things about this one since its U.S. release (it's an Oprah's Book Club selection!). It's published in the UK on 8 May. #bookpost
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksKaliane Bradley’s astonishing debut novel, The Ministry of Time, is a fabulous fusion of #romcom, #timetravel, #spythriller, #scifi ... See her in #miltonkeynes on 11 April www.mklitfest.org/kaliane-brad... #sciencefiction #novels #kalianebradley @sceptrebooks.bsky.social #theministryoftime
- Out today in paperback: Tom Lamont's gorgeous debut novel #GoingHome. Universally loved by readers everywhere, GOING HOME is a funny & beautifully wise story of family and fatherhood. A Guardian, Economist and Observer #BookOfTheYear 🧡 ‘Bittersweet, funny and moving’ – Claire Fuller #BookSky
- Reposted by Sceptre Books'The Ministry of Time is addictive, propulsive and a total joy to read.’ – 2025 #WomensPrize for Fiction judge, Deborah Joseph To learn more about Kaliane Bradley’s inspirations, writing process and favourite books, read here: bit.ly/43Dok27 @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
- It's an incredibly proud day for everyone at Team Sceptre, as we've received news of three brilliant shortlistings for the 2025 #BritishBookAwards 🎉 Huge congratulations to David Nicholls and Kaliane Bradley! 🍾⭐ @thebookseller.com #nibbies
- An event not to be missed! Head to Pushkin House on Weds 12 March for 'Seeds, Suites and Soviets: The Voices Behind History' with our very own @simonparkin.bsky.social in conversation with @mauricejcasey.com Event starts at 6.30pm – tickets here: www.pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/eve...
- OUT NOW: #TheVioletHour is a thrilling story of power, money and the struggle to live an authentic life in the international art world. From James Cahill, the acclaimed author of #TiepoloBlue. Get your copy here: lnk.to/TheVioletHour-HB ⚡ 'An enthrallingly intricate novel' – GUARDIAN
- Published today, #TheRabbitPunch by Marco Missiroli is an internationally bestselling, bracing and tender novel about sons, fathers and the hidden legacies of heartbreak 💙❤ www.waterstones.com/book/the-rab...
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksPairing cakes with my reading. Cinnamon buns go great with @jennashworth.bsky.social’s forthcoming The Parallel Path.
- 'Like a starved dog which only forgoes its owner's flesh in the hope of better treats to come, Holt House waited patiently...' Introducing #TheDecadence, a gripping queer haunted house novel from Leon Craig, author of Parallel Hells. Out 25 September & available to pre-order: lnk.to/TheDecadence 💚
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[This post could not be retrieved] - The Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award are hosting an evening of readings and discussion with the shortlisted authors, chaired by author and former winner, Zadie Smith. 📍 The Barbican 🕖 7pm 📅 Monday 17 March 2025 Get your ticket here: www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/202...
- We're absolutely delighted that THE LAND IN WINTER by Andrew Miller has been longlisted for the sixteenth #WalterScottPrize for Historical Fiction!
- 💘💜 Happy Valentine's Day! 💘💜 We got you something extra special this year. Introducing a smart, funny and passion-filled new book from Ella Risbridger, celebrating the genre of romance & all things romantic fiction 💕 Publishing 6 Nov 2025 Treat your future self & pre-order: lnk.to/InLoveWithLove
- Reposted by Sceptre Bookspics from Sceptre Salon! we heard from the wildly talented authors on their 2025 list, including superstars below: @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social, @jennymustard.bsky.social, @gabrielflynn.bsky.social, @arifa.bsky.social, @elfodongo.bsky.social & @jennashworth.bsky.social @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
- James Hamilton's classic biography reissued in a beautiful new edition to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Turner's birth. Turner is the definitive biography of one of Britain's greatest artists. Find out more: www.waterstones.com/book/turner/...
- The Secret History meets Jonathan Safran Foer meets The Royal Tenenbaums in this unforgettable and gripping debut novel from Toby Lloyd FERVOUR is out now in paperback 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 'Intriguing, propulsive' JONATHAN COE 'Magnificent, indelible' NEW YORK TIMES 'Stylish, mystical' FINANCIAL TIMES
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksI'm loving this evening's #SceptreSalon25, packed with exciting books for the year ahead but also brilliant for programming a simple livestream for booksellers outside of London to watch too.
- Kicking off our #SceptreSalon25 by remembering our amazing 2024 publishing with @mrfeditor.bsky.social, before looking ahead at some of the fantastic books ahead 📚
- Kicking off our #SceptreSalon25 by remembering our amazing 2024 publishing with @mrfeditor.bsky.social, before looking ahead at some of the fantastic books ahead 📚
- Some #SceptreSalon25 early highlights, ft. David Nicholls talking about Howards End, debut novels with Gabriel Flynn and Leon Craig, Arifa Akbar leading us through the night and life writing with Jenn Ashworth and Tim MacGabhann. So many wonders!
- Part 2 of the sparkling #SceptreSalon25, with Wendy Erskine reading from THE BENEFACTORS, Clare Hunter crafting, James Cahill and Jenny Mustard talking second novels and Ella Risbridger on romantic fiction 💕
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksIt is the Sceptre Salon tonight and I have a gorgeous rainbow of @sceptrebooks.bsky.social proofs! So many brilliant books coming this year 📚
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksPicked up ‘The Ministry of Time’ by Kaliane Bradley because of Ella Risbridger’s review in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/books/2024/m.... Worth a read, for it does spark food for thought on a “near-future that’s half prediction, half satire”. I even liked the romance 🙀 @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksKnew I had to get my hands on #ShowMeWhereitHurts when I saw how much @jenniegauthor.bsky.social loved it. Big thanks to @sceptrebooks.bsky.social for sending me a proof. Out in April.
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksHappy publication day @litmagreject.bsky.social 🎉 BLOB is out in the UK today from @sceptrebooks.bsky.social! The smartest, funniest, weirdest book about the messiness of becoming a real person. I love it. You must read it: www.hachette.co.uk/titles/maggi...
- Happy early Valentine's! 💘 It's finally time to meet Bob the Blob. Could you shape him into your perfect man...? 👀 There's only one way to find out. BLOB: A Love Story by @litmagreject.bsky.social is out now! 💛 lnk.to/Blob-HB
- Reposted by Sceptre Booksyesterday’s results: 15 bookshops 15 proofs of WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE 1 david 30 bags of horrible swedish sweets (warning labelled) 1 tofu rice salad 4 buses 2 cups of black coffee 1 cup of black tea 476 layers of clothing countless charming & intelligent booksellers @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksPhenomenal read. From every parents absolute worst nightmare in the opening chapter through subtlety, compassion and nuance to hope. What an incredible novel. @sceptrebooks.bsky.social publishes this in April.
- I don’t normally rave about a book when I’m only 50 pages in but this is EXCEPTIONAL. I mean,the opening and premise is every parents worst nightmare kind of stuff, however its written so brilliantly. More to come when I finish it. @hodderfiction.bsky.social @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Sceptre BooksI've reviewed Blob by Maggie Su over on IG today A story about a woman who finds a blob outside a nightclub and moulds him into the perfect man Unexpectedly, I really enjoyed this one! Out Feb 6th from @sceptrebooks.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/DFHupYwCG2...
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksI don’t normally rave about a book when I’m only 50 pages in but this is EXCEPTIONAL. I mean,the opening and premise is every parents worst nightmare kind of stuff, however its written so brilliantly. More to come when I finish it. @hodderfiction.bsky.social @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksIt's blue Monday so i decided to make toast at 10.20 like a true decadent & then this exciting book post arrived, thus affirming my choice of decadence & all future choices of decadence for 2025 ✨️ @bansheepress.bsky.social @clairek12.bsky.social @jennymustard.bsky.social @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
- A love triangle. A family story told over fifty years. A book about the magnetic pull of friendship. Prepare to be swept away by DREAM STATE – the new novel from Eric Puchner. www.waterstones.com/book/dream-state/eric-puchner/9781399744126 🎨 Illustration: Ariel Lee 📘 Cover design: Lucy Scholes
- A beautiful new edition of bestseller The Art of Creative Thinking by Rod Judkins is out today. Now with 13 new chapters to unlock your creativity 💫 Find out more: www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Creative...
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksThe Forbidden Garden of Leningrad by Simon Parkin review – the lost heroes of Soviet horticulture
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- 'It enthralled me' Jessie Burton 'A scorching vision of a book' Charlotte Wood 'A fierce, sexy, heady maelstrom' Kiran Millwood Hargrave 'Incredible' Evie Wyld RAPTURE by Emily Maguire is coming 27 March. Find out more: www.waterstones.com/book/rapture...
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksObsessed with this BLOB pick in @literaryhub.bsky.social 2025 Most Anticipated: "Now *this* is art! *This* is literature! More books about women dating weird objects they found in the street, please. BLOB hive rise up" 👏👏👏
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksAs authorities deal with the catastrophic wild fires in Los Angeles, many will have questions. In his Baillie Gifford Prize-winning book, Fire Weather, @johnvaillant.bsky.social explores the past and the future of our ever-hotter, more flammable world: www.waterstones.com/book/fire-we...
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- Reposted by Sceptre BooksThanks to @mariagluc.bsky.social for this stunning proof of #Rapture, which is set in the 9th century. Out in March. @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksHiding from everything & reading all weekend had a definite reward in that I managed to read all of Homeseeking by Karissa Chen. It’s incredible - I’ve not read such a great, sweeping, historical novel like this for ages. I highly recommend it. Out on Tues 7th Jan @sceptrebooks.bsky.social #BookSky
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksNew year, new platform, new book! Advance copies of BLOB by @litmagreject.bsky.social have landed and they look *so* good. This weird and wonderful debut is out in the UK @sceptrebooks.bsky.social on 6 Feb so not much longer to wait...
- #FireWeather author John Vaillant spoke to Emma Barnett on the Today programme this morning about the devastating impact of urban wild fires. Listen in from the 02:35:30 mark: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- The Ministry of Time audiobook is just £4.99 on Apple Books for a limited time! Narrated by Katie Leung (Harry Potter; Arcane), listen to the debut of the year now ✨ books.apple.com/gb/audiobook...
- Are you looking for a transporting read to add to your Christmas TBR? Look no further than this gorgeous tale of first loves and second chances. Fill out this form today to request a proof of HOMESEEKING by Karissa Chen: forms.office.com/e/EF9HqqQ5zn
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksI've just finished one cracking read from @sceptrebooks.bsky.social and another one has arrived! So grateful to have received a copy of Rapture by Emily Maguire, a historical fiction tale inspired by the life of St Joan Look at that clever cover 🤩 Out March 27th uk.bookshop.org/a/10984/9781...
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksAnn Patchett/Claire Lombardo/Jonathan Franzen/Ann Napolitano girlies: where you at? Today is my last day in the office: ask now if you want a proof and enjoy this gem over Christmas. Dream State by Eric Puchner. @sceptrebooks.bsky.social 2025.
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksRead around 50 books this year and reflecting on some of my favourites. HOMESEEKING is one of them. It explores (amongst other things) the concept of “yuánfèn”, a Chinese term that translates in to English as a binding force, an unspoken connection or a cosmic pull. 💫 @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
- We are thrilled to be celebrating the news that The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley has now sold over 100,000 copies 🌟 Thank you so much to everyone who has read and LOVED this incredible debut book and its charming cast of characters plucked from history 💜
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksYou know that feeling when you read the first chapter of a book and you just know it'll be brilliant? Homeseeking is definitely giving those vibes! Huge thanks to @sceptrebooks.bsky.social for sending me a copy Out 27th February. More info & preorder uk.bookshop.org/a/10984/9781...
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksThank you @sceptrebooks.bsky.social for delivering the goods in a big way, very excited to read this one from the great @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksLove this book - coming in March from @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
- What an amazing book, by Emily Maguire - the story of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to enter a monastery, every sentence is utterly gorgeous and it's bursting with earthy and visionary life. Thank you @mrfeditor.bsky.social for the proof! Out March 2025 from @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksWhat an amazing book, by Emily Maguire - the story of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to enter a monastery, every sentence is utterly gorgeous and it's bursting with earthy and visionary life. Thank you @mrfeditor.bsky.social for the proof! Out March 2025 from @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksDelighted to be able to share this news at last! And very grateful to @juliasreading.bsky.social for making it happen.
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksSHORTLISTED for the 2025 Viking Fiction with a Sense of Place Award, ‘You Are Here’ by David Nicholls @sceptrebooks.bsky.social @hodderfiction.bsky.social Set in: England, the Coast to Coast Path www.stanfords.co.uk/you-are-here...
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksSHORTLISTED for the 2025 Viking Fiction with a Sense of Place Award, ‘The Ministry of Time’ by Kaliane Bradley, Sceptre @sceptrebooks.bsky.social @hodderbooks.bsky.social Set in : A near future London www.stanfords.co.uk/the-ministry...
- Brilliant to see Toby Lloyd's exceptional debut novel FERVOUR on the @thewingateprize.bsky.social longlist! 🔥
- Toby Lloyd' FERVOUR: longlisted for @thewingateprize.bsky.social 'That a young British novelist should have so effectively taken up a gauntlet laid down by the greatest American novelist of an era [Toni Morrison] might seem surprising... A lasting allegory of our dark historical time' NY Times
- the advance copies have arrived and they are officially the prettiest advance copies ever printed, no? ___ @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sceptre BooksIt’s official. Extremely proud of dream author Kaliane Bradley and magic team @sceptrebooks.bsky.social (especially PR queen @mariagluc.bsky.social) 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
