4th Estate Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
4th Estate Books on XBooks for the independent reader. Bookseller Imprint of the Year, and publishers of Hilary Mantel, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Elizabeth Day and Nigel Slater.

Magpie
Kim DareCongratulations to the amazing @elizabday as her fifth novel, MAGPIE, continues to soar… A Sunday Times Bestseller for the second week in a row! 🎉🪶✨ https://t.co/SpYGb1xiCQ
Paperback, 2015
$10.24Member price:$5.12 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Dark Vanessa
Kate Elizabeth RussellGet My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell for just 99p. Available on: https://t.co/Icc5d1IhDE https://t.co/CrZzyFN9QI
Paperback, 2021
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pure Slaughter Value: Stories
Robert BinghamOur biggest congratulations to @J_Escoffery for being nominated for two @PENamerica awards, the Jean Stein Award AND the Robert W. Bingham Prize for a debut collection of short stories! IF I SURVIVE YOU publishes next week! https://t.co/BoXvyd1JKS
Paperback, 1998
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Year of Magical Thinking: National Book Award Winner
Joan DidionWonderful to see Joan Didion's THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING and AMERICANAH by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in @aholgate's 23 best books from 23 years! What an incredible list! https://t.co/eaUhFNjYih
Paperback, 2007
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things
Jon McGregor🎟️Get your tickets now! 🎟️ @jon_mcgregor will be at @Waterstones Bradford on 26 May, discussing his sensational novel IF NOBODY SPEAKS OF REMARKABLE THINGS, and the Northern town that inspired him! 👉https://t.co/dr15L2zHAv https://t.co/bYwYqSVx8A
Paperback, 2003
$14.95Member price:$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Power
Naomi AldermanTHE FUTURE IS HERE. The new novel from Naomi Alderman, the Women’s Prize-winning, bestselling author of THE POWER, will publish in November. Pre-order a signed edition from @Waterstones now: https://t.co/UDBvIo1Hkg https://t.co/TkH7gGi0Qg
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The Pages
Hugo HamiltonTHE PAGES by Hugo Hamilton - out now in paperback! ‘A rich, strange book. Very truthful & moving’ Tessa Hadley ‘Part thriller, part treasure hunt & part love story … Profound & heartbreaking’ Sunday Times ‘Terrific & engrossing’ Roddy Doyle ‘A masterpiece’ Sebastian Barry https://t.co/PbwXQrbkM0
Hardcover, 2022
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr‘There is magic in this place … You just have to sit and breathe and wait and it will find you’ CLOUD CUCKOO LAND by Anthony Doerr, The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of All the Light We Cannot See is out now in paperback! ✨ Order Now 👉 https://t.co/CFmNn11ahf https://t.co/EFmyAjMcXB
Paperback, 2017
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony DoerrOur biggest congratulations to the inimitable Anthony Doerr - CLOUD CUCKOO LAND has been shortlisted for the @DublinLitAward! 🎉 ‘There is magic in this place … You just have to sit and breathe and wait and it will find you’✨ #DublinLitAward https://t.co/003i7VSm2W
Paperback, 2022
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bel Canto
Ann PatchettWe loved watching #BetweentheCovers this evening on @BBCTwo, especially as two of our titles were chosen as BYOBs! @alandavies1 chose BAD BLOOD by Lorna Sage and @SamanthaBond chose BEL CANTO by Ann Patchett. 🎉 https://t.co/wJOIatQxpL
Paperback, 2005
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book