'Act Normal is not so much a memoir as the butterfly musings of the genius Peter Kalu. ... Peter writes as if possessed by the ghosts of his past. The reader will encounter an almost Dickensian roll call of characters for whom the word “eccentric” barely scratches the surface.'
-Marcia Hutchinson 🧡

Join HopeRoad and Pete Kalu this Thursday December 4th for the Northern Fiction Alliance Winter Showcase! @northernfiction.bsky.social

Usher in the festive season with some of your favourite writers, mince pies and cheers. ❤️ ❄️📚

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Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix, translated by Helen Stevenson,is BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime in December.

All episodes are now available on BBC Sounds and the first episode broadcasts tonight Monday 1st December at 22:45pm on BBC Radio 4. 🔗https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m002mz6t

SMALL BOAT is BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime.

The first episode of the drama inspired by the actual events of November 2021 broadcasts Monday 1st December at 10:45pm.

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Rest in peace to Jimmy Cliff ❤️
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Happy Publication Day to ACT NORMAL: JOY AND DESPAIR IN POSTCOLONIAL BRITAIN by Pete Kalu

Find your copy now to discover why it is safer to be an amoeba than a stilt-walker. 💙

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Award winning author Pete Kalu returns with a kaleidoscopic memoir that explodes with life in 250 errant mini-essays. Act Normal: Joy and Despair in Postcolonial Britain publishes October 23rd. Celebrate with us🎈

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With the Lionesses through to the #Euro2025 final we can't think of a better week to celebrate the publication of Manisha Tailors's new book Women: The Heartbeat of Sport.

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Paro: Dreams of Passion publishes tomorrow. Discover Namita Gokhale's "serio-comic début novel of lust, lucre, sex and suicide" here hoperoadpublishing.com/books/paro-d...
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We're thrilled to announce that Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix, translated by Helen Stevenson, has been shortlisted for The International Booker Prize 2025.
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Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix, trans. by Helen Stevenson publishes today. Explore the International Booker longlisted book here: hoperoadpublishing.com

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'A gut punch of a novel' –International Booker Judges

Small Boat is available to pre-order now: www.hoperoadpublishing.com

We're delighted to announce that Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix, translated by Helen Stevenson, has been long-listed for The International Booker Prize 2025.
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Hello! We have joined @peepaltreepress.bsky.social in the move over to Bluesky.

Here's a sneak peek at our next four titles for all our friends over on this site! Small Boat is publishing April 23rd. Pre-order it here: www.hoperoadpublishing.com

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