Laurie Robertson retweeted
Congratulations to @_BrionyCameron who has been longlisted for the Diverse Book Awards for her epic historical novel, The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye! 🎉
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A massive congratulations to Kat @theloopywhisk! The Elements of Baking is the winner of the @GuildFoodWriter Specialist Cookbook Award 2025! ✨
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We can't get over the gorgeous cover of WHEN SLEEPING WOMEN WAKE! 😍
With equally beautiful writing, @emmapeiyin's sweeping debut set during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in World War II has female solidarity and resistance at its heart.
Out now: brnw.ch/21wTsoq
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Laurie Robertson retweeted
Happy publication week to @EmmaPeiYin for the UK, US and ANZ editions of When Sleeping Women Wake, a moving story of female resistance set in WWII during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. This novel is perfect for fans of Lisa See, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai and Kristin Hannah!
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Laurie Robertson retweeted
Blending political satire with ecological parable, @GurnaikJohal's #WDFP shortlisted SARASWATI finds the lives of seven individuals transformed as an ancient sacred river springs back to life in a rapidly changing contemporary India: waterstones.com/author/gurna…
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HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to @GurnaikJohal and his astonishing debut novel Saraswati, shortlisted for The Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize! ✨✨✨
We’re proud to announce that #Saraswati by @GurnaikJohal has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize! Thanks to all the @waterstones booksellers for their support, and congrats to Gurnaik and the other shortlisted authors ✨
Signed copy: tinyurl.com/SaraswatiWaterst…
ALT A rectangular graphic with a turquoise background. On the left-hand side is the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize logo with the word Shortlisted underneath. To the right is the cover of Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal.
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Laurie Robertson retweeted
🌊 OUT NOW🌊
Discover @GurnaikJohal's globe-trotting, critically-acclaimed debut novel #Saraswati, publishing today! 🧡
Signed copies are available here, and at selected indie bookshops and Waterstones stores across the country: tinyurl.com/SaraswatiWaterst…
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Laurie Robertson retweeted
Happy publication day to @GurnaikJohal for his debut novel SARASWATI, a masterpiece for fans of David Mitchell, Zadie Smith and Eleanor Catton.
'Johal has written a major novel, and at his very first attempt ... almost everything in Saraswati works beautifully' - TELEGRAPH
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Huge congratulations to @theloopywhisk and The Elements of Baking, shortlisted for the @Fortnums & Mason Food and Drink awards!
Everything from Chinese breakfast and Balkan food culture to a Turkish restaurant in Dalston and Japanese sake is featured in the 2025 shortlist for the @Fortnums & Mason Food and Drink Awards, which spotlight journalists and food writers. 👇 thebookseller.com/news/fortn…
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Laurie Robertson retweeted
.@HarperNorthUK has signed two new novels by @kirstie_pelling, starting with Sink or Swim, out in May 2026
bookbrunch.co.uk/page/articl… (£)
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Laurie Robertson retweeted
The AUS edition of WHEN SLEEPING WOMEN WAKE is now available for pre-order! geni.us/EmmaPeiYin_Novel
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Laurie Robertson retweeted
🎉GOODREADS GIVEAWAY🎉
Enter for a chance to win a copy of WHEN SLEEPING WOMEN WAKE. This book giveaway is open to members in U.S. only. Entry period begins on Jan 19, 2025 and ends on Feb 18, 2025.
goodreads.com/giveaway/show/…
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The beautiful UK cover for When Sleeping Women Wake by @EmmaPeiYin is here… A spectacular cover for a spectacular novel ✨
🥳✨ COVER REVEAL (UK Edition)
For readers in the UK, or anyone seeking a UK edition, you can pre-order WHEN SLEEPING WOMEN WAKE using the link in bio/ comments.
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Huge congratulations to @GurnaikJohal who has been chosen as an @ObserverUK’s best new novelist for 2025! ✨✨✨ His extraordinary debut novel Saraswati is out June 12th! ✨
theguardian.com/books/2025/j…
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The MOST stunning US cover for When Sleeping Women Wake by @EmmaPeiYin ✨ Look out June 2025! Pre-order at the link below!
✨COVER REVEAL (US Edition) ✨
A huge thank you to the wonderfully talented @elenagiavaldicovers for creating such a breathtaking cover.
US readers can pre-order now. Link in bio.
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Laurie Robertson retweeted
Saraswati listed in the Guardian’s 2025 preview : )
Out in June from @serpentstail
theguardian.com/culture/2024…
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Wishing all our readers a happy new year! 🎉
Our 2025 is off to a great start, with our upcoming titles #StagDance by Torrey Peters and #Saraswati by @GurnaikJohal included in this @Independent best books list 📚
independent.co.uk/arts-enter…
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Laurie Robertson retweeted
‘I’ve always been interested in connecting people through place. This novel charts seven connected journeys as they move back to a source’
Gurnaik Johal talking about his global epic #Saraswati, out with Serpent’s Tail in June 2025 @GurnaikJohal
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Laurie Robertson retweeted
I’ll be in Sydney next month to talk all things writing and journalism with Kirsten Han and Laurel Henning. Hope to see you there!
betterreadevents.com/events/…
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