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Up early, defrosting quiches with a hairdryer for today's epic #twitterbooklaunch, a celebration of authors publishing during lockdown. It's a long thread full of brilliant books, a kind of virtual 'New Arrivals' table, so please do read, share and buy books if you can. First -
- congrats to @SusieSteiner1 for #RemainSilent, the latest #ManonBradshaw thriller. Huge praise for this one. 'Brilliantly gripping' says @lucyfoleytweets 'I can't imagine a better crime novel this year' says Renee Knight. 'So moving' says @MarianKeyes http://www.susiesteiner.co.uk
- and if you're in NW London, you can get your copy in a special drive-by service from West End Lane Books. Open between 3-5 this afternoon for socially-distanced collection. Follow @WELBooks for details.
Heatstroke by @BarkworthHazel is a sultry, intoxicating story of obsession, crossed boundaries, power and betrayal, set over one hot summer. 'The summer burns with secrets.' Lots of buzz for this. Here's @cyanturan - https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/g15922606/new-good-books-to-read/?slide=6
And congratulations to @lenkaJ12 for 'Watermarks', a compelling, thoughtful memoir about life, death and swimming and the restorative power of nature. From @AllisonandBusby, you can read more here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/watermarks/lenka-janiurek/9780749025953
- and to @theguyliner for 'The Magnificent Sons', which is Tales of the City for a new generation. 'Funny, beautifully observed and moving' says @amateuradam and there's praise from the great @russelldavies63 and @MarinaOLoughlin too. It's here- https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07XC4R41F/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
The third book for @Phoebe_A_Morgan is domestic thriller 'The Baby Sitter'. Tense, twisty and 'as close to perfection as I've read this year' says @librarybodies in this great review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3346637276
Did you know Freud used to holiday in Blackpool? Or that Courtney Love lived in Liverpool in 1982? The latter is the subject of 'Searching for Love' by @Mr_Dave_Haslam. LSD, cider and the Liverpool music scene, it's from @Confingo and available here - https://www.confingopublishing.uk/product-page/copy-of-we-the-youth-keith-haring-s-new-york-nightlife
And it's also paperback publication day for #AfterTheEnd by @claremackint0sh, one of the best-loved books of last year. 'Heart-rending and up-lifting' said @lisajewelluk. Clare writes about the story behind the book in this fine piece - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jul/20/my-new-novel-allowed-me-to-grieve-years-after-losing-my-baby-boy
Another debut, and 'Everything is Fine' by Gillian Harvey @gilllplusfive is a hilarious, feel-good romantic comedy about selfie-culture and social-media. Congratulations, Gillian.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Fine-Gillian-Harvey-ebook/dp/B07VND24RS/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1588447466&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Fine-Gillian-Harvey-ebook/dp/B07VND24RS/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1588447466&sr=8-1
'Hideous Beauty' by William Hussey @WHusseyAuthor is a love story steeped in dark secrets. An #LGBTQ YA mystery, it's described as gorgeous and gripping by no less than @holly_bourneYA. From @Usborne, find out about Dylan and El's story here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/hideous-beauty/william-hussey/9781474966177
And 'Galactic Keegan' is the debut from Scott Innes @flying_inside, a wildly surreal sci-fi comedy in which Kevin Keegan manages a football team during a bitter intergalactic war. Will Palangonia pick up those three points? Find out here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/galactic-keegan/scott-innes/9781783526512
A very happy pub day to the much-loved @jennycolgan for 'Five Hundred Miles From You'. Three months, two strangers, one love story. 'A sheer delight' says @KinsellaSophie, you can find out more here - https://www.jennycolgan.com/titles/jenny-colgan-2/five-hundred-miles-from-you/9780751578706/
- and to @JaneCorryAuthor for the darkly addictive 'I Made A Mistake'. 'It started with a kiss...and ended with murder'. You can find out more at Jane's digital launch, between 5 and 6pm today - https://twitter.com/JaneCorryAuthor/status/1265572950549331970
Huge congratulations to @HannahMMcKinnon for 'Sister Dear', a spine-chilling psychological suspense thriller about envy, secrets and lies with a gasp-worthy conclusion. It's here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sister-Dear-crime-thriller-OBSESSED-ebook/dp/B085G3FG3G/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sister+dear&qid=1590653866&sr=8-1
- and to Felicity Hayes-McCoy from #TheHeartofSummer, a family drama set on the west coast of Ireland. 'Maeve Binchy fans will adore it' says Patricia Scanlan. It's here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heart-Summer-Finfarran-Felicity-Hayes-McCoy-ebook/dp/B0856VXGSS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2W2BJ1K2HTCTG&keywords=felicity+hayes+mccoy&qid=1590654057&sprefix=felicity+ha%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-1
Congratulations to @junodawson for 'Wonderland', follow-up to the acclaimed 'Clean' and 'Meat Market', 'a searing exploration of mental health, gender and privilege from the most addictive YA novelist in the UK today' https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/11/juno-dawson-trans-alice-wonderland-interview-spice-girls
A very happy USA publication day to @DeanAtta for #TheBlackFlamingo. Winner of (deep breath) the Stonewall Book Award, shortlisted for the Carnegie, the YA Book Prize, the Jhakal Prize, hear Dean talk about it via @hayfestival here - https://www.hayfestival.com/p-16738-dean-atta.aspx?skinid=16
- and heading across the Atlantic in the other direction, happy UK pub day to @lilykingbooks for Writers and Lovers. I've read this and hugely enjoyed it, a smart modern love story that's also, unusually, very good on writing. Here's @csittenfeld on it https://twitter.com/alicemaydewing/status/1262386358867439618
Congratulations to @Saba_Salman, editor of #MadePossible, stories of success by learning disabled people, told in their own words. Find out more from Saba and Lizzie here in this short film - https://twitter.com/Saba_Salman/status/1265586420737024006
- and to Sharon Bolton @authorSJBolton for The Split. 'Her Best Yet' says @LeeChildReacher and you can join Sharon on her blog tour here - https://twitter.com/alexxlayt/status/1265239651620708353
And that's it for today, our first 19-book-thread. My DMs remain open to authors and publicists (and thank you to all the models offering to send sensual photos just for me, but unless they're in book form then I'm afraid they're outside the brief)
I'll keep holding the #twitterbooklaunch for as long as it seems useful and fun. In the meantime, many congratulations to all the authors. Please do buy books if you can, support your local shop and can anyone stay and help me stack these chairs?
The coda! The inevitable coda to the thread today is to congratulate Alice Feeney @alicewriterland for 'His & Hers', her latest dark and twisted thriller. Look at these quotes. Happy publication day, Alice! https://twitter.com/alicewriterland/status/1265914632826507264
- and a coda to the coda for Italian readers. @OrtelioMassimo, who works on my books for @NeriPozza, has translated Barry Hines' 'Kestrel for a Knave' aka 'Kes', a book (and film) that I love. Out today, I know he will have done it beautifully. https://twitter.com/OrtelioMassimo/status/1265952338021429251
