Viking Books UK Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
Michelle Obama
In 2023, we've decided we need to take a leaf out of Michelle Obama's book - literally! In The Light We Carry, the former First Lady shares her practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today's highly uncertain world. #BeMoreMichelle https://t.co/joJSAKh2QB
Paperback, 2024
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Close to Home
Michael Magee
Luminous and devastating, #CloseToHome by @michaelmagee__ is a portrait of modern masculinity as shaped by class, by trauma, and by silence, but also by the courage to love and to survive. Pre-order your copy from @Waterstones now: https://t.co/9tB3yucJVP https://t.co/REnvGy5eWY
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry
❤️Congratulations to Emily Henry whose book #YouAndMeOnVacation (aka People We Meet on Vacation) has been chosen by @Goodreads readers as their favourite romance in the 2021 #GoodreadsChoice Awards❤️ https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-romance-books-2021 https://t.co/gWTkrg73X8
Paperback, 2021
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Fathers' Daughter: A Story of Family and Belonging
Hannah Pool
Part of the Black Britain: Writing Back series, My Fathers' Daughter by Hannah-Azeib Pool is an intimate memoir that takes us on an extraordinary journey of self-discovery as Hannah-Azeib travels to Eritrea to uncover her own story. https://t.co/ggY3NxmeSG
Paperback, 2012
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sterling Karat Gold
Isabel Waidner
Our sister imprint @hamishhamilton will be publishing Isabel Waidner's upcoming book COREY FAH DOES SOCIAL MOBILITY, her follow-up to the Goldsmiths Prize-winning STERLING KARAT GOLD! https://t.co/wo7rq67mXT
Paperback, 2023
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them
Barbara F. Walter
Happy publication day to this amazing stack of books! ✨ #HowCivilWarsStart by @bfwalter ✨ #AFlatPlace by @NoreenMasud ✨ #GreekLessons by Han Kang ✨ #HappyPlace by Emily Henry Which one are you reading first? https://t.co/lfXvDHKHTs
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
Melissa Bank
'This chronicle of a New Yorker's relationships has a wit and perceptiveness that singles it out from the crowd' Guardian Looking for your next ebook read? The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank is just 99p to download today: https://t.co/DqUFuc4L9n https://t.co/AvD26JJpgo
Paperback, 2000
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
One Night on the Island
Josie Silver
'Sexy, funny and poignant' Sophie Cousens Download your copy of #OneNightOnTheIsland by @JosieSilver_ for just 99p this month: https://t.co/XoIKMIzwjQ https://t.co/xCBPJH8u9U
Paperback, Mass Market, 2023
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Therapeutic Journey: Lessons from the School of Life
Alain de Botton
We are delighted to be publishing #ATherapeuticJourney this autumn, a new essential guide to mental health from Alain de Botton, the bestselling author of The School of Life. A Therapeutic Journey, coming 5th October. https://t.co/3FJrlE9csO
Paperback, 2024
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Lovers
Emily Henry
Binge-read #TheHatingGame & looking to escape into another steamy love story? Look no further... #BookLovers is the new chemistry-filled 'rivals to lovers' romcom from TikTok sensation & bestselling author Emily Henry. 🔥 Out now 👉🏽 http://hyperurl.co/BookLoversPB #WeAreBookLovers https://t.co/79ln0o2UO1
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book