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Thrilled to announce that in July 2026, we are publishing the magical EARTH 7 by Deb Olin Unferth. A love story set against both a love letter to planet Earth, and a portrait of its slow demise, EARTH 7 is a novel for our times, and for all times dauntbookspublishing.co.uk/book/earth-7/
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Thrilled to announce that in July 2026, we are publishing the magical EARTH 7 by Deb Olin Unferth. A love story set against both a love letter to planet Earth, and a portrait of its slow demise, EARTH 7 is a novel for our times, and for all times dauntbookspublishing.co.uk/book/earth-7/
Congratulations to Ledia Xhoga! Her novel MISINTERPRETATION is on the Booker longlist!!
July 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Congratulations to Ledia Xhoga! Her novel MISINTERPRETATION is on the Booker longlist!!
A BEAUTY!!! see also
June 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A BEAUTY!!! see also
Happy publication day to Elisa Levi's THAT'S ALL I KNOW (tr. Christina MacSweeney)! A mesmerising, spellbinding novel, one 'capabale of lethal shocks and bold transfigurations' (Kirkus), praised as 'elegant, sly and enrapturing' by Catherine Lacey.
May 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Happy publication day to Elisa Levi's THAT'S ALL I KNOW (tr. Christina MacSweeney)! A mesmerising, spellbinding novel, one 'capabale of lethal shocks and bold transfigurations' (Kirkus), praised as 'elegant, sly and enrapturing' by Catherine Lacey.
Out 5 June, MISINTERPRETATION by Ledia Xhoga ✨
A stunning debut interrogating legacies of family and country, the boundary between compassion and self-preservation, and the power of language.
A stunning debut interrogating legacies of family and country, the boundary between compassion and self-preservation, and the power of language.
May 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Out 5 June, MISINTERPRETATION by Ledia Xhoga ✨
A stunning debut interrogating legacies of family and country, the boundary between compassion and self-preservation, and the power of language.
A stunning debut interrogating legacies of family and country, the boundary between compassion and self-preservation, and the power of language.
OUT NOW 📣 THE CITY AND THE HOUSE by Natalia Ginzburg (tr Dick Davis), with an introduction by @wordsbynatasha.
From the author of All Our Yesterdays and The Little Virtues, an epistolary novel full of humanity, passion, and keen perception.
From the author of All Our Yesterdays and The Little Virtues, an epistolary novel full of humanity, passion, and keen perception.
May 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
OUT NOW 📣 THE CITY AND THE HOUSE by Natalia Ginzburg (tr Dick Davis), with an introduction by @wordsbynatasha.
From the author of All Our Yesterdays and The Little Virtues, an epistolary novel full of humanity, passion, and keen perception.
From the author of All Our Yesterdays and The Little Virtues, an epistolary novel full of humanity, passion, and keen perception.
We are thrilled to share that HEADSHOT by Rita Bullwinkel is a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2025! ❤️ 🥊 A huge congratulations to Rita and all those recognised by this year’s @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social 🎊
May 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We are thrilled to share that HEADSHOT by Rita Bullwinkel is a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2025! ❤️ 🥊 A huge congratulations to Rita and all those recognised by this year’s @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social 🎊
In May, but back in 2022 we published LOOK HERE: On the Pleasures of Observing the City by Ana Kinsella.
A gorgeous, warm and generous love letter to London, to its individuals and communities.
‘Here is a book to make you love London – with all its synchronicity and serendipity.’ Observer
A gorgeous, warm and generous love letter to London, to its individuals and communities.
‘Here is a book to make you love London – with all its synchronicity and serendipity.’ Observer
May 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In May, but back in 2022 we published LOOK HERE: On the Pleasures of Observing the City by Ana Kinsella.
A gorgeous, warm and generous love letter to London, to its individuals and communities.
‘Here is a book to make you love London – with all its synchronicity and serendipity.’ Observer
A gorgeous, warm and generous love letter to London, to its individuals and communities.
‘Here is a book to make you love London – with all its synchronicity and serendipity.’ Observer
Our suggested reads perfect for #EarthDay🌍
Julietta Singh's THE BREAKS addresses our most urgent issues: race, climate change, migration and political chaos.
Lieke Marsman's THE OPPOSITE OF A PERSON (tr Sophie Collins)is a book about climate change – and loneliness. And queer love. #BookSky
Julietta Singh's THE BREAKS addresses our most urgent issues: race, climate change, migration and political chaos.
Lieke Marsman's THE OPPOSITE OF A PERSON (tr Sophie Collins)is a book about climate change – and loneliness. And queer love. #BookSky
April 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Our suggested reads perfect for #EarthDay🌍
Julietta Singh's THE BREAKS addresses our most urgent issues: race, climate change, migration and political chaos.
Lieke Marsman's THE OPPOSITE OF A PERSON (tr Sophie Collins)is a book about climate change – and loneliness. And queer love. #BookSky
Julietta Singh's THE BREAKS addresses our most urgent issues: race, climate change, migration and political chaos.
Lieke Marsman's THE OPPOSITE OF A PERSON (tr Sophie Collins)is a book about climate change – and loneliness. And queer love. #BookSky
Feb 2026, we welcome @fbhutto.bsky.social to the list with THE HOUR OF THE WOLF, a portrayal of her escape from a coercive relationship, an exploration of humanity's relationship with nature & a celebration of found families dauntbookspublishing.co.uk/book/the-hou... cover by @gray318.bsky.social!
April 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Feb 2026, we welcome @fbhutto.bsky.social to the list with THE HOUR OF THE WOLF, a portrayal of her escape from a coercive relationship, an exploration of humanity's relationship with nature & a celebration of found families dauntbookspublishing.co.uk/book/the-hou... cover by @gray318.bsky.social!
Absolutely thrilled to welcome Nona Fernández to the UK. You'll have a unique opportunity to see her tomorrow 3 April at Oxford Literary Festival, @hmcoxford.bsky.social discussing her fascinating work with Josh Weeks. Unmissable.
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April 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Absolutely thrilled to welcome Nona Fernández to the UK. You'll have a unique opportunity to see her tomorrow 3 April at Oxford Literary Festival, @hmcoxford.bsky.social discussing her fascinating work with Josh Weeks. Unmissable.
oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e...
oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e...
COVER REVEAL! We are thrilled to be welcoming Leanne Shapton to Daunt Books with our reissue this August of SWIMMING STUDIES.
With a new introduction by Rita Bullwinkel, this is a modern classic of sports writing and memoir: a beautiful work of art from a singular talent. 💙
With a new introduction by Rita Bullwinkel, this is a modern classic of sports writing and memoir: a beautiful work of art from a singular talent. 💙
March 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
COVER REVEAL! We are thrilled to be welcoming Leanne Shapton to Daunt Books with our reissue this August of SWIMMING STUDIES.
With a new introduction by Rita Bullwinkel, this is a modern classic of sports writing and memoir: a beautiful work of art from a singular talent. 💙
With a new introduction by Rita Bullwinkel, this is a modern classic of sports writing and memoir: a beautiful work of art from a singular talent. 💙
‘I decided to write this book, because I could not tell this story as a film. I needed other perspectives. I wanted to talk about love, about secret love, unanswered love, tough love, about time, memory and the feeling that the past is never really gone.’ @angelotijssens.bsky.social on THE EDGES.
March 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
‘I decided to write this book, because I could not tell this story as a film. I needed other perspectives. I wanted to talk about love, about secret love, unanswered love, tough love, about time, memory and the feeling that the past is never really gone.’ @angelotijssens.bsky.social on THE EDGES.
Happy publication day to TRAGIC MAGIC🎺 by Wesley Brown! Foreword by Mendez.
Tragic Magic tells the story of Melvin Ellington, a young black man coming to terms with definitions of masculinity that have shaped him and persist even after two years in prison for refusing to serve in the Vietnam War.
Tragic Magic tells the story of Melvin Ellington, a young black man coming to terms with definitions of masculinity that have shaped him and persist even after two years in prison for refusing to serve in the Vietnam War.
March 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Happy publication day to TRAGIC MAGIC🎺 by Wesley Brown! Foreword by Mendez.
Tragic Magic tells the story of Melvin Ellington, a young black man coming to terms with definitions of masculinity that have shaped him and persist even after two years in prison for refusing to serve in the Vietnam War.
Tragic Magic tells the story of Melvin Ellington, a young black man coming to terms with definitions of masculinity that have shaped him and persist even after two years in prison for refusing to serve in the Vietnam War.
Manchester, Bristol and London! Join us next week as we celebrate @angelotijssens.bsky.social extraordinary debut THE EDGES in a series of events along with @michehut.bsky.social
📍@blackwellsmcr.bsky.social - Tue 18 March
📍@bookhaus.bsky.social - Wed 19 March
📍Bard Books - Thu 20 March
📍@blackwellsmcr.bsky.social - Tue 18 March
📍@bookhaus.bsky.social - Wed 19 March
📍Bard Books - Thu 20 March
March 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Manchester, Bristol and London! Join us next week as we celebrate @angelotijssens.bsky.social extraordinary debut THE EDGES in a series of events along with @michehut.bsky.social
📍@blackwellsmcr.bsky.social - Tue 18 March
📍@bookhaus.bsky.social - Wed 19 March
📍Bard Books - Thu 20 March
📍@blackwellsmcr.bsky.social - Tue 18 March
📍@bookhaus.bsky.social - Wed 19 March
📍Bard Books - Thu 20 March
➡️It's publication week for Alice Chadwick's DARK LIKE UNDER!
'Unique, evocative take on the coming-of-age novel.' Vogue
'Delicate, precise and not without a little humour.' Marie Claire
'There are moments of real beauty in this book: sentences so well written, so balanced and satisfying.' Telegraph
'Unique, evocative take on the coming-of-age novel.' Vogue
'Delicate, precise and not without a little humour.' Marie Claire
'There are moments of real beauty in this book: sentences so well written, so balanced and satisfying.' Telegraph
February 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
➡️It's publication week for Alice Chadwick's DARK LIKE UNDER!
'Unique, evocative take on the coming-of-age novel.' Vogue
'Delicate, precise and not without a little humour.' Marie Claire
'There are moments of real beauty in this book: sentences so well written, so balanced and satisfying.' Telegraph
'Unique, evocative take on the coming-of-age novel.' Vogue
'Delicate, precise and not without a little humour.' Marie Claire
'There are moments of real beauty in this book: sentences so well written, so balanced and satisfying.' Telegraph
Lovely time at Bàrd Books last night, celebrating four debuts! Readings & small Q&As from each. Such a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Congratulations to all four and especial cheers to our own Alice Chadwick, there for her novel DARK LIKE UNDER
February 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Lovely time at Bàrd Books last night, celebrating four debuts! Readings & small Q&As from each. Such a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Congratulations to all four and especial cheers to our own Alice Chadwick, there for her novel DARK LIKE UNDER
Only four weeks away from this book tour to take full swing. Join @angelotijssens.bsky.social and @michehut.bsky.social discussing THE EDGES.
Big thanks to Flip Through Flanders🙌for their support in making this possible.
Big thanks to Flip Through Flanders🙌for their support in making this possible.
February 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Only four weeks away from this book tour to take full swing. Join @angelotijssens.bsky.social and @michehut.bsky.social discussing THE EDGES.
Big thanks to Flip Through Flanders🙌for their support in making this possible.
Big thanks to Flip Through Flanders🙌for their support in making this possible.
finished copies of Victoria Donovan's LIFE IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING are in!! And aren't they handsome? A rare Daunt hardback. Maps, gorgeous colour plate section, beautiful black-&-white images throughout; and then the writing itself, and the places and the people it captures. Out in April!!
February 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
finished copies of Victoria Donovan's LIFE IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING are in!! And aren't they handsome? A rare Daunt hardback. Maps, gorgeous colour plate section, beautiful black-&-white images throughout; and then the writing itself, and the places and the people it captures. Out in April!!
We're excited to reveal the cover for SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA, publishing this July 🔅🌊
A hypnotic debut that sets a decades-long love story against the beautiful coastline of an emerging Croatia - sun, sea, food, a love triangle, this is pure escapism for lovers of Coco Mellors and Ann Napolitano
A hypnotic debut that sets a decades-long love story against the beautiful coastline of an emerging Croatia - sun, sea, food, a love triangle, this is pure escapism for lovers of Coco Mellors and Ann Napolitano
February 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We're excited to reveal the cover for SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA, publishing this July 🔅🌊
A hypnotic debut that sets a decades-long love story against the beautiful coastline of an emerging Croatia - sun, sea, food, a love triangle, this is pure escapism for lovers of Coco Mellors and Ann Napolitano
A hypnotic debut that sets a decades-long love story against the beautiful coastline of an emerging Croatia - sun, sea, food, a love triangle, this is pure escapism for lovers of Coco Mellors and Ann Napolitano
Cover reveal!!
Calling all Celia Dale fans: this may be her most fun book yet (but we'll let you be the judge of that)
OTHER PEOPLE is a compelling coming-of-age tale told with Dale's trademark wit and observation, deliciously dark and surprising, and a fun cover to boot; we love this one!
Calling all Celia Dale fans: this may be her most fun book yet (but we'll let you be the judge of that)
OTHER PEOPLE is a compelling coming-of-age tale told with Dale's trademark wit and observation, deliciously dark and surprising, and a fun cover to boot; we love this one!
January 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Cover reveal!!
Calling all Celia Dale fans: this may be her most fun book yet (but we'll let you be the judge of that)
OTHER PEOPLE is a compelling coming-of-age tale told with Dale's trademark wit and observation, deliciously dark and surprising, and a fun cover to boot; we love this one!
Calling all Celia Dale fans: this may be her most fun book yet (but we'll let you be the judge of that)
OTHER PEOPLE is a compelling coming-of-age tale told with Dale's trademark wit and observation, deliciously dark and surprising, and a fun cover to boot; we love this one!
pow pow pow!! Queen Rita strikes again: Rita Bullwinkel's HEADSHOT has made it to the #GordonBurnPrize shortlist - congratulations to Rita and the five other authors shortlisted and their teams!!
January 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
pow pow pow!! Queen Rita strikes again: Rita Bullwinkel's HEADSHOT has made it to the #GordonBurnPrize shortlist - congratulations to Rita and the five other authors shortlisted and their teams!!
Happy publication day to Vivian Gornick's, THE ODD WOMAN AND THE CITY! A brilliant memoir on love, life and friendship in the sprawling metropolis that is New York city, reissued for the first time in the UK, with a thoughtful foreword by Amy Key 🎉
January 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Happy publication day to Vivian Gornick's, THE ODD WOMAN AND THE CITY! A brilliant memoir on love, life and friendship in the sprawling metropolis that is New York city, reissued for the first time in the UK, with a thoughtful foreword by Amy Key 🎉
'Elegant, sly and enrapturing.' Catherine Lacey
A propulsive, bewitching novel about home and family, the ache of unrealised dreams and the quiet tragedy of unrequited love, Elisa Levi's THAT'S ALL I KNOW (tr. Christina MacSweeney) is out this May and here is its beautiful cover:
A propulsive, bewitching novel about home and family, the ache of unrealised dreams and the quiet tragedy of unrequited love, Elisa Levi's THAT'S ALL I KNOW (tr. Christina MacSweeney) is out this May and here is its beautiful cover:
January 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
'Elegant, sly and enrapturing.' Catherine Lacey
A propulsive, bewitching novel about home and family, the ache of unrealised dreams and the quiet tragedy of unrequited love, Elisa Levi's THAT'S ALL I KNOW (tr. Christina MacSweeney) is out this May and here is its beautiful cover:
A propulsive, bewitching novel about home and family, the ache of unrealised dreams and the quiet tragedy of unrequited love, Elisa Levi's THAT'S ALL I KNOW (tr. Christina MacSweeney) is out this May and here is its beautiful cover:
This July, we are reissuing in pb Joe Brainard's singular, enchanting memoir I REMEMBER - keeping the wonderful Paul Auster intro from 2010, but adding a new one from Olivia Laing. It's a gem - intensely nostalgic, moving, funny and honest. And here's our beautiful cover, by brilliant David Pearson!
January 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This July, we are reissuing in pb Joe Brainard's singular, enchanting memoir I REMEMBER - keeping the wonderful Paul Auster intro from 2010, but adding a new one from Olivia Laing. It's a gem - intensely nostalgic, moving, funny and honest. And here's our beautiful cover, by brilliant David Pearson!