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19/02/2024

The raves are pouring in for BEHIND YOU IS THE SEA by Susan Muaddi Darraj! An Best Book of the Month 🌟 "An important work" — Washington Post 🌟"Darraj writes with great emotional resonance about hope and disappointment" — New Yorker Mag 🌟 “The intertwined stories of Palestinian immigrants in Baltimore are thoughtfully rendered in this tapestry-like debut that grapples with questions of class, culture, generational strife and home.” — The New York Times 🌟 "Lively and enlightening.” — People

Have you picked up this touching debut?

18/02/2024

Alert! Head over to Goodreads to enter for a chance to win an advanced galley of FANG SI-CHI'S FIRST LOVE PARADISE by Lin Yi-Han, translated by Jenna Tang.

Called a "dark, vivid, and important read" by author Crystal Hana Kim, this heartbreaking account of sexual violence is the most influential book of Taiwan’s movement and a staggering work of literature that reverberates across cultures and forces us to confront painful truths.

17/02/2024

📚🎬 Have you heard? From the pages of Viola Ardone's bestselling novel, THE CHILDREN'S TRAIN (translated by Clarissa Botsford), this poignant tale of love, family, hope, and survival set in post-WWII Italy is coming soon to a screen near you, courtesy of !

Have you seen the moving trailer yet? 👀 Check it out here: https://bit.ly/3T0KXYx

15/02/2024

✨ Now available in paperback!

Set in sixteenth-century France, and inspired by true events, THE DANCE TREE by Kiran Millwood Hargrave () is an impassioned story of family secrets, forbidden love, and women pushed to the edge.

Grab your copy of this gripping historical novel today!

14/02/2024

💘💔 This Valentine's Day, we're switching things up with some Anti-Valentine's Day reads! Download your free digital galleys of TWO incredible forthcoming books on , from 2/14-2/18.

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💔 NEARLY ALL THE MEN IN LAGOS ARE MAD by Damilare Kuku () is the anti-rom-com debut collection that took Nigeria by storm, featuring twelve “bewitching and revelatory” (The New York Times) and “ridiculously entertaining” (Booklist starred review) stories about the perils and pitfalls of dating men in Lagos.
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💔THE DIVORCE by Moa Herngren, and translated by Alice Menzies is an addictive, domestic drama about a decades-long, seemingly rock-solid marriage suddenly falls apart during one hot Stockholm summer.
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12/02/2024

💌 ! 💌 THE SILVER BONE by Andrey Kurkov, translated by Boris Dralyuk has landed in our offices and we're so excited for you to start this incredible new mystery series!

From Ukraine’s most celebrated novelist, a perplexing mystery that introduces rookie detective Samson Kolechko in Kyiv as he is tackling his first case, set against real life details of the tumultuous early twentieth century.

"A fascinating series launch that stands apart" –Publishers Weekly (starred review)

On Sale 3/5!

10/02/2024

🚨 Get ready for a ! 🎁✨ Head over to Goodreads to enter for a chance to win an advance galley of THE CURSED FRIEND by Beatrice Salvioni, translated by Elena Pala!

📖 In the spirit of works by Adriana Trigiani and Elena Ferrante, this moving novel follows an unbreakable, life-changing friendship that leads two young girls from different worlds to rebel against the sexism, prejudice, and injustice they face living in 1930s Italy.

05/02/2024

💌 Book mail 💌 This April, check out BAD HABIT by Alana S. Portero, the book that readers around the world are loving!

“The book that everyone is reading—in Madrid, in Spain, in the world!—is Bad Habit; it tells the story of a working-class transgender woman full of rage and beauty, pain and poetry." — The New York Times

01/02/2024

✨ Now available in paperback!

Bisi Adjapon, Author, the acclaimed author of THE TELLER OF SECRETS, returns with this powerful novel about a young Ghanaian woman’s struggle to make a life in the US and the challenges she must overcome. DAUGHTER IN EXILE is a hope-filled story about mother love, resilience, and unyielding strength.

Grab your copy of this gut-wrenching yet heartwarming novel today!

31/01/2024

🚨 It's time! 🎁✨ Head over to Goodreads to enter for a chance to win an advanced galley of A MAGICAL GIRL RETIRES by Park Seolyeon, translated by Anton Hur ()!

📖 Fast-paced and enchanting, A MAGICAL GIRL RETIRES follows a millennial turned magical girl who must combat climate change and credit card debt in this wildly imaginative ode to magical girl manga.

30/01/2024

📚🎉 Happy Publication Day to JAQ: A TOP BOY STORY Ronan Bennett!

Check out the novel based on the hit Netflix series, that is an exciting new chapter of this bona fide TV sensation.

"Powerful and potent." — Guardian

26/01/2024

Have you had a chance to dive into THE ENIGMA OF ROOM 622 by Joël Dicker yet? Translated brilliantly by Robert Bononno, this meticulously crafted mystery will keep you hooked from start to finish. Don't wait too long to discover this gem! 😍🔍

"[The Enigma of Room 622 is an] exhilarating tour de force"–The Wall Street Journal

22/01/2024

📚📬 Happy Monday and happy day to us for more ! It may be freezing where we are, but it won't stop us from dreaming about summer when TOWARD ETERNITY by Anton Hur () comes out!

TOWARD ETERNITY is a brilliant, haunting speculative novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling translator that sets out to answer the question: What does it mean to be human in a world where technology is quickly catching up to biology?

On Sale 7/9!

20/01/2024

📬📚 You know we love sharing new so here's an early peek of JAQ: A TOP BOY STORY by Ronan Bennett!

Based on the hit Netflix series, this novel delves into the lives of TOP BOY'S beloved characters.

"Jaq . . . sees how the life that sustains her destroys those she loves most." — Financial Times

Available 1/30!

18/01/2024

Ready for your next literary adventure? Audible's 2-for-1 sale is here! 🎧📘 Dive into any of these six captivating stories from around the world. Start browsing now and let the magic begin! 📚✨

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16/01/2024

🎉 Congratulations to Susan Muaddi Darraj on the publication of BEHIND YOU IS THE SEA! 📚

“Darraj delivers an instant, necessary, and authentic classic to the canon of Arab-American literature.”—Etaf Rum, author of EVIL EYE and A WOMAN IS NO MAN

12/01/2024

Feeling moved after reading DAUGHTER IN EXILE by Bisi Adjapon? You're not alone! SWIPE to see some of the remarkable praise this book has received ✨

Available in paperback 1/30!

09/01/2024

We can't wait to watch MOTHERS' INSTINCT! Want to read before you watch? Check out the book, written by Barbara Abel, and translated by Susan Pickford!

Alice and Celine live a traditional lifestyle with successful husbands and sons of the same age. Life's perfect harmony is suddenly shattered after a tragic ...

08/01/2024

📬📚 It's for A MAGICAL GIRL RETIRES, by Seolyeon Park, and translated by Anton Hur! We can't wait for you to dive into this incredible book.

A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt in this delightful, witty, and wildly imaginative ode to magical girl manga.

Available April 30th!

05/01/2024

🎉 Happy Birthday to the Italian historian, cultural critic, and award-winning novelist, Umberto Eco! Eco was born January 5th, 1932 and is one of the great thinkers of our time.

Celebrate his extraordinary work with these two fortieth-anniversary paperback editions of his bestselling books, THE NAME OF THE ROSE and FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM. In stores now!

03/01/2024

❗ 🤩 Coming at the end of this month - JAQ: A TOP BOY STORY by Ronan Bennett!

Based on the hit Netflix series, this novel delves into the lives of Top Boy's beloved characters. Written by creator and co-producer Ronan Bennett, it promises to be an exciting new chapter of this bona fide TV sensation.

"Powerful and potent." — Guardian

On Sale 1/30!

01/01/2024

📚 SUMMER BOOK PREVIEW ALERT! 📚

As the days get colder, our reading list is just heating up! Get ready bookworms, because we've got a sneak peek of some fantastic, binge-worthy titles coming your way during the summer season. 🔥📖

30/12/2023

New year, new galleys! These galleys for our Summer '24 list are just in ⚡ Which one do you want to read first?

27/12/2023

Don't miss this awesome Kindle deal for EXCAVATIONS by Kate Myers, a book Amy Poehler calls, "Funny, smart and deeply delicious.”

25/12/2023

🎉 Happy Holidays from HarperVia! 🎄 As we celebrate this festive season, we're thrilled to congratulate these five remarkable novels chosen as the Best of the Year by NPR, The New Yorker, and Vulture 📚✨ Which of these are in your yearly favorites? 📖❄️

21/12/2023

📚🎉 Happy National Short Fiction Day! 🎉📚

Today, we're celebrating the power of the short story and the beauty of its brevity. Join us in celebrating by picking up one of these gems. Let's honor the art of storytelling in its most succinct form! 🥂📚

20/12/2023

📚💌 BOOK MAIL ALERT! 💌📚

Read the debut novel that Etaf Rum, author of EVIL EYE, says "fearlessly confronts stereotypes about Palestinian culture...a must-read novel and authentic classic to the canon of Arab-American literature."

On bookshelves January 16th!

19/12/2023

✨ Now in paperback: SCATTERLINGS by Rešoketšwe Manenzhe!

“At once exquisitely intimate and globally ambitious. Manenzhe's words are full of a wild, roaming intelligence that drifts into both intense philosophical exploration and acknowledgments of the unknowable. Yet the book is a swift, brutal read, full of suspense about the big and small questions of living. . .” —

A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice Pick, this lyrical novel tells the story of a multiracial family when the Immorality Act is passed, revealing the story of one family’s scattered souls in the wake of history.

18/12/2023

Just in time for your holiday break! 🎉 The E-Book of GOOD FORTUNE by C.K. Chau is now $3.99 for a limited time on Kindle. Cozy up and fall in love with this whip-smart and charming debut novel that brilliantly reimagines PRIDE AND PREJUDICE.