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New Talent Spotlight – Anjali Joseph

Another Country is the superb second novel from Anjali Joseph, author of the multiple-award winning Saraswati Park. Paris, London, Bombay: three cities form a backdrop to a journey through Leela’s twenties at the dawn of the new millennium, as she … Continue reading

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Reading Group Guide: The Fine Colour of Rust by Paddy O’Reilly

A reading group guide for Paddy O’Reilly’s witty and moving novel, The Fine Colour of Rust, can be downloaded here. The Fine Colour of Rust is a glorious, life-affirming novel about friendship, love and fighting for the things that matter. … Continue reading

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In the Media – The Art of Fielding

Following an unprecedented reception in America, Chad Harbach’s The Art of Fielding has been met with resounding excitement from UK literary circles. It is already being flagged as the novel of 2012 with mentions by Robert McCrum in the Observer, … Continue reading

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New Talent Spotlight – Maggie Shipstead

Your support for this exceptional novel will be much appreciated. Our commitment to it is total. When you pause to underline a simile, a whole paragraph even; when you pause to catch your breath over the sheer beauty of a … Continue reading

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New Talent Spotlight – Chad Harbach

Chad Harbach’s The Art of Fielding was published in the US this autumn, attracting many rave reviews and earning a place on the New York Times bestseller list. Any independent booksellers in attendance at last month’s Independent Book Forum conference … Continue reading

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New Talent Spotlight – Will Wiles

Will Wiles’ Care of Wooden Floors is published in February, with proofs available now! Here Will introduces the book. Ikea, the colossal flatpack furniture company, has a new slogan: “Happy Inside.” The message is pretty clear: you can fix your life … Continue reading

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Featured Proofs

Be the first to read these new titles! If you would like a copy of any of these four new wonderful and entertaining proofs, each offering something different, drop us a line at independentthinking@harpercollins.co.uk Proof 1 – Care of Wooden … Continue reading

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The Tiny Wife by Andrew Kaufman

Countless times the words ‘I’ll never part from it, it has priceless sentimental value’ have been uttered on the Antiques Roadshow, with varying degrees of conviction. But what if such items imbued with a personal significance were forcibly taken from … Continue reading

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New Talent Spotlight – Eleanor Brown

Katie Espiner, Harper Fiction Publishing Director, introduces The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown – an IndieBound bestseller in the US earlier this year, now available in the UK. ‘See, we love each other. We just don’t happen to like each other very … Continue reading

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It Had to be You – David Nobbs

David Nobbs created and wrote the original The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as well as the new Martin Clunes series – Reggie Perrin, and has written for everything from That Was the Week, That Was and The Frost … Continue reading

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