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Two Roads' name comes from the Robert Frost poem, 'The Road Not Taken', which we interpret to be about doing things differently and exploring options. This is precisely what we do at Two Roads: publish books of distinction in a distinctive way. Two Roads specialises is strong story-telling; stories from the heart told in strong voices about lives lived. We think all our books are individuals - exceptional books, published with passion.

05/11/2021

Drumroll please...🥁🥁🥁

We can't stop replaying this graphic of the new paperback cover of by Skeslien Charles - Author. The skyline! The clouds! The planes! The praise!

Brb, watching on repeat.

19/10/2021

alert!!! 🌟

We are SO in love with the gorgeous new paperback cover for by Ruth Hogan. What do you guys think?

You can pre-order this stunning book here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/madame-burova/9781529373332

30/09/2021

A very happy publication day to The Lives of Leaves by Dan Crowley & Douglas Justice! 🍁🌿🍂

Beautifully illustrated, this compendium of 50 leaves from around the world explores what leaves mean to us -- and why we can't live without them.

is available NOW:
https://uk.bookshop.org/books/lives-of-leaves/9781529375312

16/09/2021

Mary Churchill's War: The Wartime Diaries of Churchill's Youngest Daughter is out TODAY!

In 1939 seventeen-year-old Mary found herself in an extraordinary position at an extraordinary time: it was the outbreak of the Second World War and her father, Winston Churchill, had been appointed First Lord of the Admiralty; within months he would be Prime Minister.

The young Mary Churchill was uniquely placed to observe this remarkable historical moment, and her diaries -- most of which have never been published -- provide a front-row view of the great events of war, as well as exchanges and intimate moments with her father. But they also capture what it was like to be a young woman during wartime. An impulsive and spirited writer, full of coming-of-age self-consciousness and joie de vivre , Mary's diaries are untrammelled by hindsight or self-censorship or nostalgia.

From aid raid sirens at 10 Downing Street to seeing action with the ATS, from cocktail parties with presidents and royals to accompanying her father on key diplomatic trips, Mary's wartime diaries are full of colour, rich in historical insight, and a charming and intimate portrait of life alongside Winston Churchill.

https://uk.bookshop.org/books/mary-churchill-s-war-the-wartime-diaries-of-churchill-s-youngest-daughter/9781529341508

'I am not a great or important personage, but this will be the diary of an ordinary person's life in war time. Though I may never live to read it again, perhaps it may not prove altogether uninteresting as a record of my life - or rather the life of a girl in her youth, upon whom life has shone very...

16/09/2021

'A Cursed Place is a timely page-turner with convincing, witty narrators. It provides fascinating insight into political journalism, from an author who has spent the past 14 years in the field. Moreover, it offers insight into the ways in which modern power, control and manipulation intersect with our lives.'

Available here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/a-cursed-place-9781529305210/9781529305210

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE CAN THE MONSTER SPEAK? Paul B. Preciado [trans. Frank Wynne] (Fitzcarraldo Editions) In 2019, Paul B. Preciado [pictured, top – credit Marie …

06/09/2021

'It seemed to me that my legs were a couple of overlooked miracles, a powerful pair of pistons'

A wonderful article in today's Daily Mail by our number one Annabel Abbs on why she'll never take walking for granted again.

Read it here: https://dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9960397/At-50-Annabel-inexplicably-fall-changing-attitude-body-ever.html

A reminder that you can buy now, and find out about more remarkable women who, like Annabel, walked their way free 🌬 https://uk.bookshop.org/books/windswept-walking-in-the-footsteps-of-remarkable-women/9781529324716

07/08/2021

Mourning the fact that doesn't air on Saturdays? (Same) We have the perfect solution for you 😉❤🙌

REAL LOVE... as seen on TV.

25 DATES. 8 MEN. A NATION WATCHING.

Bea Schumacher is a devastatingly stylish plus-size fashion blogger with amazing friends, thousands of Insta followers - and a massively broken heart. Bea indulges in her weekly obsession: the hit reality show Main Squeeze. The fantasy dates! The kiss-off rejections! The surprising amount of guys named Ben! But Bea is sick and tired of the lack of body diversity on the show. Since when is being a size zero a prerequisite for getting engaged on television?

Although Bea has sworn off men altogether, when Main Squeeze ask her to be its next star, she agrees on one condition: under no circumstances will she actually fall in love.

by is only 99p for the whole of August. There we go - Saturday evenings never looked so good!

https://amzn.to/3rASrCl

One To Watch: real love . . . as seen on TV eBook : Stayman-London, Kate: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

06/08/2021

A little Friday afternoon TV to help you ease into the weekend... 💜

A truly amazing piece on ITV News about Two Roads author, Kathleen Hart's, remarkable journey of recovery and renewal in Scotland's book capital, Wigtown. A wonderful celebration of community and a call-to-arms for anyone who has ever dreamt of starting over. Watch here: https://www.itv.com/news/border/2021-08-05/border-life-how-southern-scotland-transformed-one-authors-life

Devorgilla Days by Kathleen Hart is available now: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/devorgilla-days-a-memoir-of-hope-and-healing/9781529300413

In this week's Border Life, an author tells us how moving to Scotland transformed her life , and we play "spot the fake" at an Egyptian exhibition! | ITV News Border

05/08/2021

Transport yourself to Kabul for just 99p this August! 🕵️‍♂️

by Peter Hanington is a gripping holiday read that will have you on tenterhooks...

Available here: https://amzn.to/3eXYlbK

A Dying Breed eBook : Hanington, Peter: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

04/08/2021

Ah, the Cornish coast. A classic holiday destination.

But what about the other side of Cornwall... the side that tourists seldom see? Would you like to visit?

by Charlie Carroll is only 99p for the whole of August 🌊

https://amzn.to/3kZho98

The Lip: a novel of the Cornwall tourists seldom see eBook : Carroll, Charlie: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

02/08/2021

Fancy a trip to southwest Scotland this summer? We can offer you one... without the hassle of holiday packing 😉

The beautifully evocative by Kirsty Wark is only 99p for the whole of the month with Amazon Kindle. 99p! A holiday bargain.

Available here: https://amzn.to/3zApTvm

The House by the Loch: 'a deeply satisfying work of pure imagination' - Damian Barr eBook : Wark, Kirsty: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

01/08/2021

Pinch, punch, first of the glorious month! ☀️

For the whole of August, by Juno Dawson is only 99p on ... cheaper than a Mr Whippy!!! What a bargain.

https://amzn.to/3iN4Yi2

The Gender Games: The Problem With Men and Women, From Someone Who Has Been Both eBook : Dawson, Juno: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

29/07/2021

Attention all! Real life author event at Stanfords Travel !!!

Wednesday 4th August at 18:30 📅

Join us in hearing the wonderful Annabel Abbs tell the story of how extraordinary women, including Georgia O'Keeffe, Nan Shepherd, Simone de Beauvoir & Daphne du Maurier, found their freedom through walking in the wild...

Now things are opening up again, we can't wait to stretch our legs again 🚶‍♀️ First stop - Stanfords.

Ticket price includes a glass of wine/ soft drink (always stay hydrated when walking!)

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/windswept-walking-in-the-footsteps-of-remarkable-women-by-annabel-abbs-tickets-163843806235

Exploring of the power of walking in nature

27/07/2021

Summer hols are fast approaching... trip to the Brighton seaside, anyone? 🍦🎡🌊

Take yourself to Ruth Hogan's magical world of 1970s holiday camps and seaside entertainers for just 99p (!!!) and meet the wonderful : https://amzn.to/3BOqcVg

Aaaah... you can almost feel the sea breeze and smell the chips in the air! Happy summer reading, you lovely lot.

Madame Burova: the new novel from the author of The Keeper of Lost Things eBook : Hogan, Ruth: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

24/06/2021

https://www.buzzmag.co.uk/this-weeks-new-books-reviewed-feature-22/

by Peter Hanington is 'a timely page-turner with convincing, witty narrators' - click below to read more from Buzz Magazine Wales!

Five new titles including a biography of pioneering Pontypridd TV writer Elaine Morgan, a republishing of 60s/70s experimental novelist Ann Quin and contemporary Catalonian poet Jaume Subirana.

27/05/2021

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Out today, this is a glorious and inspiring memoir about fresh starts, community and wild swimming in the Scottish book town of Wigtown.

https://uk.bookshop.org/books/devorgilla-days-a-memoir-of-hope-and-healing/9781529300413

A massive congratulations to author Kathleen Hart and her wonderful tale of hope and healing.

AN INSPIRING STORY OF STARTING OVER 'We all need a Devorgilla Cottage somewhere in our hearts' - KIRSTY WARK 'Beautifully written' - ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG ' A magical and beautifully written memoir and so evocative of Wigtown and its landscape' - RUTH HOGAN This is a story about uncovering the things....

19/05/2021

The has been up and running for three months now, delivering carefully curated boxes of feminist reads to a growing community of booklovers! ✨

Subscribe by 23:59 20th May to receive the June box - it's a real gem!

www.thefeministbookbox.com

18/05/2021

A HUGE congratulations to Two Roads author Karen Raney who has been shortlisted for not one, but TWO The Society of Authors Awards celebrating “the transformative power of the written word” – The Paul Torday Memorial Prize and the Mckitterick Prize – for her heart-breaking debut novel All the Water in the World 🥳

You can purchase this 'tender bruise of a novel' now: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/7782/9781473694927

Celebrating the transformative power of the written word, in deeply personal stories of Scottish gang culture and addiction, ordinary lives in wartime, the complexity of modern India, alongside an educational illustrated exploration for young readers into the lifecycle of plastic.

15/05/2021

Happy Saturday folks ☕

by and Sarah Don is only 99p with - for today and today only. What better way to spend your day?

Available here: https://amzn.to/3ob3MaD

The Jewel Garden: A Story of Despair and Redemption eBook: Don, Sarah, Don, Monty: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

14/05/2021

Hooray! Ruth Hogan's shiny new website is now LIVE! Happy Friday, everyone.

For all things Ruth related, check out ✨ http://ruthhogan.co.uk ✨

Remember to sign up to the email newsletter to keep up to date with new releases, author news, and exclusive competitions 👀

Ruth's most recent book, is available now: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/madame-burova/9781529373318

That's your weekend plans sorted, then...!

Visit the post for more.

14/05/2021

The paperback version of is out today thanks to Two Roads books . . . if you fancy some titillating new science by Megan McCubbin and me trying to put the natural world to rights !

Get your copy at http://bit.ly/3obQ2fE

13/05/2021

Today is the day! Get ready to meet the wonderful Maria Petrakis.

by Mary Karras is a tale of motherhood, love, healing... oh, and pastries. Of course.

Available now: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-making-of-mrs-petrakis-a-novel-of-one-family-two-countries/9781529344936

29/04/2021

Lovely to see Ruth Hogan's listed as one of The Guardian's TOP TEN books about museums 🗝💛

'Not featuring a museum in the traditional sense but rather an ad hoc collection of more pedestrian exhibits – Hogan’s novel is no less bristling with stories and history for that. It’s about a man who collects lost objects, prosaic little things found in parks and streets, and imagines the stories behind them while trying to reunite them with their owners. It’s beautiful and sad.'

The Sunday Times Bestselling, Million Copies Sold Keeper of Lost Things is available now: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-keeper-of-lost-things-winner-of-the-richard-judy-readers-award-and-sunday-times-bestseller/9781473635487

The Guardian article is available to read here: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/apr/28/top-10-books-about-museums

Happy reading 😄

Whether it is Orhan Pamuk’s love-struck Museum of Innocence, Donna Tartt’s bombing in a New York gallery, or the case of a curator who turned to crime, museums are home to fascinating stories

27/04/2021

Happy paperback publication day to J. Courtney Sullivan 💜🍾🎉

How can a single year shape the course of a life?

is a masterful exploration of motherhood, power dynamics, and privilege in its many forms... available now:

THE PERFECT BOOK GROUP SPRING READ FROM BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF THE ENGAGEMENTS AND MAINE

https://www.waterstones.com/book/friends-and-strangers/j-courtney-sullivan//9781529349450?awaid=3787&utm_source=redbrain&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=css&gclid=CjwKCAjw7J6EBhBDEiwA5UUM2mvHeoxQ4NS2SFQHi-Vce0KXV9lzaCrFcr1zIdug66RwQxVSEbRkhxoCnmUQAvD_BwE&awc=3787_1619519951_b167054da034dd6a1543198fe1438197

22/04/2021

Hot off the presses just in time for , the paperback of
Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin’s Back to Nature is here! 🍃💚 🌎

We’ve taken it outside to commune with the bee-attracting plants...

You can pre-order this beauty now:

https://www.waterstones.com/book/back-to-nature/chris-packham/megan-mccubbin/9781529350432

04/03/2021

Out today! 🎉💜

by Ilona Bannister is an unforgettable novel about love - for our partners, our children, our mothers, and ourselves - pushed to its outer limits...

Available now in Hardback, Audio and eBook 👇🏻

https://uk.bookshop.org/books/when-i-ran-away-an-unforgettable-debut-about-love-pushed-to-its-outer-limits/9781529352658

04/03/2021

It's the paperback publication day of the wonderful, Sunday Times bestselling by News from Monty Don - a celebration of every living creature that we all share 💚🍃👇🏻

'Every page a joy' - we couldn't agree more, Nigel Slater! Click below for the joy that, let's face it, we all need right now.

Available now:

https://uk.bookshop.org/books/my-garden-world-the-sunday-times-bestseller/9781473666580

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The Paris Library COVER REVEAL

#CoverReveal Drumroll please...🥁🥁🥁 We can't stop replaying this graphic of the new paperback cover of #TheParisLibrary by @Janet Skeslien Charles - Author. The skyline! The clouds! The planes! The praise! Brb, watching on repeat.

#CoverReveal alert!!! 🌟 We are SO in love with the gorgeous new paperback cover for #MadameBurova by Ruth Hogan. What do you guys think? You can pre-order this stunning book here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/madame-burova/9781529373332

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

25 DATES. 8 MEN. A NATION WATCHING. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCS WILL SHE FALL IN LOVE. #OMBEA! Bea Schumacher is a devastatingly stylish plus-size fashion blogger with amazing friends, thousands of Insta followers - and a massively broken heart. Bea indulges in her weekly obsession: the hit reality show Main Squeeze. The fantasy dates! The kiss-off rejections! The surprising amount of guys named Ben! But Bea is sick and tired of the lack of body diversity on the show. Since when is being a size zero a prerequisite for getting engaged on television? Then Main Squeeze ask her to be its next star and suddenly Bea finds herself in a whirlwind of sumptuous couture, Twitter wars, sexy suitors, and an opportunity (or two, or five) to find messy, real-life love in the midst of a made-for-TV fairy tale. Bea has to decide whether it might just be worth trusting these men - and herself - for a chance at her own happily ever after. Out in eBook now: https://amzn.to/2zDabq8

Counter arguments that will be used to silence you: Natives by Akala

Akala deconstructs the myths surrounding and insidious legacy of the British empire in his searing polemic, Natives

Keeper of Lost Things

The perfect sunshine-y antidote to some perfectly snowy weather #KeeperOfLostThings #springedition Ruth Hogan

Susan Calman - It Could Be Worse

For anyone impatiently awaiting their weekly dose of BBC Strictly Come Dancing magic, here's a bonus vid of Susan Calman: the wise, the witty, the wonderful. Her book, CHEER UP LOVE, is inevitably marvellous. For your chance to win a free signed copy, check out our Twitter page.

Not your average Tuesday: a few behind-the-scenes snaps Ruth Hogan signing #SallyRedShoes proofs at Two Roads HQ

How to Survive the End of the World

In case you missed it earlier this week, here's the really quite mesmerising cover reveal for TechnicallyRon's HOW TO SURVIVE THE END OF THE WORLD (WHEN IT'S IN YOUR OWN HEAD) Available for preorder now (consider it a gift to your future self) http://amzn.to/2AMaQkG

Less than two weeks until we publish Jen Campbell's THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, twelve haunting stories; modern fairy tales brimming with magic, outsiders and lost souls. Perfect for November nights.

Brendan Cox talks about his late wife Jo Cox and his memoir JO...

JO COX: MORE IN COMMON Written by Jo's husband, Brendan Cox, this is the memoir of a remarkable woman: http://amzn.to/2rdcs1N Brendan's royalties for this book will go to the Jo Cox Foundation which supports a diverse range of domestic and international issues that were close to Jo’s heart, including The Loneliness Commission, women in public life and protecting civilians in Syria and other areas of global conflict. jocoxfoundation.org

We're very excited to finally reveal the cover for Juno Dawson's brilliant, funny, thought-provoking THE GENDER GAMES, publishing 01/06/17. Signed copies available for pre-order through Waterstones! https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-gender-games-signed-edition/juno-dawson/9781473667716

Will Schwalbe's BOOKS FOR LIVING - Two Roads Books

Finally here, the cover for Will Schwalbe's BOOKS FOR LIVING: A READER'S GUIDE TO LIFE. From the author of the international bestseller THE END OF YOUR LIFE BOOK CLUB: http://www.tworoadsbooks.com/non-fiction/books-for-living-will-schwalbe/ #BooksForLiving

Ruth Hogan's THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS

We are BEYOND excited to reveal the cover for Ruth Hogan's debut novel THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS, coming in January 2017! http://bit.ly/keeperoflostthings 📚😍🔎

Riad Sattouf THE ARAB OF THE FUTURE

Get to know Riad Sattouf and his family in his bestselling graphic memoir THE ARAB OF THE FUTURE. Volumes 1 and 2 are out now: http://amzn.to/2dthJMO 'A MASTERPIECE' Posy Simmonds 'I JOYOUSLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO YOU' Mark Haddon 'NOT SINCE PERSEPOLIS HAS A COMIC BOOK SEEMED SO IMPORTANT' Observer 'EXCELLENT' Guardian 'WORTH A SHELF FULL OF BOOKS ABOUT IDENTITY POLITICS, HISTORY OR POLITICAL SCIENCE' Hari Kunzru

Christina Ricci Zelda takeover

Head over to the Z: The Beginning of Everything instagram account, where Christina Ricci is taking over with exclusive pictures from the set of the new Amazon Studios show about the life of Zelda Fitzgerald. The show is based on the book Z: A NOVEL OF ZELDA FITZGERALD by Two Roads author Therese Anne Fowler, Author: http://www.tworoadsbooks.com/fiction/z/

Riad Sattouf's THE ARAB OF THE FUTURE - A Childhood in the Mid...

Just five weeks to go before we publish Riad Sattouf's THE ARAB OF THE FUTURE - VOLUME 2! Missed volume 1? Don't worry: we have a recap ready for you. http://bit.ly/thearabofthefuture

CHEER UP LOVE: 8-Just Go and Have a Drink, Get Laid and Buy So...

Wise words from Susan Calman's book CHEER UP LOVE: ADVENTURES IN THE DEPRESSION WITH THE CRAB OF HATE. Part 8: Just Go and Have a Drink, Get Laid and Buy Some Shoes http://bit.ly/cheeruplove https://twitter.com/SusanCalman #CheerUpLove http://www.susancalman.com/

Susan Calman's CHEER UP LOVE: 7-Life Goes On

Wise words from Susan Calman's book CHEER UP LOVE: ADVENTURES IN THE DEPRESSION WITH THE CRAB OF HATE. Part 7: Life Goes On http://bit.ly/cheeruplove https://twitter.com/SusanCalman #CheerUpLove http://www.susancalman.com/

Susan Calman's CHEER UP LOVE: 6-It's Not Ladylike to Frown

Wise words from Susan Calman's book CHEER UP LOVE: ADVENTURES IN THE DEPRESSION WITH THE CRAB OF HATE. Part 6: It's Not Ladylike to Frown http://bit.ly/cheeruplove https://twitter.com/SusanCalman #CheerUpLove http://www.susancalman.com/

Susan Calman's CHEER UP LOVE: 5-Smile! It Might Never Happen

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Two Roads' name comes from the Robert Frost poem, 'The Road Not Taken', which we interpret to be about doing things differently and exploring options. This is precisely what we do at Two Roads: publish books of distinction in a distinctive way. Two Roads specialises in strong story-telling; stories from the heart told in strong voices about lives lived. We think all our books are individuals - exceptional books, published with passion.