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On International Women's Day, It gives us great pleasure to introduce two new members of the RedDoor team. Julia has joined us as Digital Marketing Manager and Flora as Head of Rights. We're delighted to be growing and expanding and to gain the insight, intellect and experience of Julia and Flora. Find out more about them over at our website.
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To celebrate International Women's Day, we're giving away a copy of all the books we've published by women over on Twitter.
Click on the image below to enter. U.K. only, ends midnight 13/3.
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Appetite
Food and Sex: two appetites the modern world stimulates, but also the ones we are expected to keep under control. But what happens when you don’t? Since its launch in January, Appetite has been leaving bloggers talking:
-"I can’t wait to see what else Anita Cassidy brings to the world of books. She has fast become a ‘one click’ author for me." -Anita Gray
-"I found the whole thing incredibly fascinating, and was hooked from very early in the story." -Christina - Tomes and Tequila
-"The writing is superb, it made me think, it shocked me, it thrilled me. Cassidy’s writing is completely honest." -Nudge Books
-"What I loved the most about this book was Cassidy’s ability to create not only interesting characters but three absolutely different characters." -Joy Corkery
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The Spaces In Between
Based on an incredible true story The Spaces in Between details the experience of Nicholas as he finds himself an unwitting prisoner within an aristocratic household, apparently frozen in time, and surrounded by macabre and eccentric personalities who seem determined to drag him to the point of insanity. Launched in February, The Spaces in Between has been receiving some fantastic reviews on NetGalley:
-"I think I'll have to begin with the cover. Its absolutely GORGEOUS! Part of the attraction of the book for me was the cover." -Vikki
-"This is something I think you'll just have to read for yourself. To explain it would spoil everything. It's well written and had me absolutely riveted to the pages." -Michelle
-"It's an astonishing true story, written so very vividly that you can easily picture each scene, both monochrome and technicolour, in your mind." -Michelle Ryles
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Drink Less in 7 Days
January also marked the release of Drink Less in 7 Days.
Increased alcohol consumption in society today is rarely out of the news, but it seems that most therapies and therapists offer an all-or-nothing solution – give up completely or give in to the drink. However, there is good news for those of us who would like to reduce our intake without giving up completely. Clinical hypnotherapist Georgia Foster offers us a middle way – and even better, it takes just seven days!
Drink Less in 7 Days has been receiving some fantastic press in the media:
- The Essential Daily Brief and Get the Gloss cited Georgia and Drink Less in 7 Days as a mindful alternative to Dry January that lasts all year.
- UK Health Radio, Radio Gorgeous and NewsTalk FM all had great talks with Georgia about how hypnotherapy can help manage alcohol reduction. Click the links to listen.
- Georgia has a great guest blog post on Female First with a few good reasons as to why you should manage your drinking. Read it here.
- Psychologies wrote a great piece about Georgia and Drink Less in 7 Days answering the familiar hangover question: Do I need to quit drinking? Read the piece here.
- The Telegraph also had a great article in conversation with Georgia about her "revolutionary new plan." Check it out here.
- Independent Ireland cited her top ten tricks to help you cut down your drinking. Read them here.
- Express Yourself also wrote a great piece about Georgia's book and her alcohol reduction workshops. Check it out in the picture above.
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Mike Aylwin, whose book IVON, we published last month, has been a busy author indeed with appearances on TalkSport, The Ruck Podcast and Soho Radio with Bibi Lynch. He's written a couple of great pieces for Sport 500 and for Female First and received some of the most enthusiastic reviews we've ever had (see below). He appeared at The Bookish Supper Salon's Winter Warmer in Brighton last month and was an absolute hit.
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"So I finished reading this book about half an hour ago, and I still have tears rolling down my face. This book is unexpected in every single way. And I am going straight back in for a re-read." - Ruth Turner
"Fascinating in its commentary as well as it's story, IVON had me thinking and re-analyzing parts of the book even after I finished reading it." - Edward Howard
"Fresh ideas and concepts pop up in every chapter. Familiar words are given new meanings. Characters are uniquely drawn. I don’t think I’ve read anything quite like it before." - Denzil The Book Owl |
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Check out this fantastic pre-publication review by Nudge Books:
"Would I recommend The Man on the Middle Floor? If you like strange and quirky then absolutely. You won’t want it to end. I absolutely loved it."
The blog tour for this exciting novel begins in April. You can follow it as usual on Twitter. Sign up to Elizabeth's newsletter here for exclusive news and giveaways and request to read on Netgalley here. |
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Sally Lachlan has a secret that has haunted her for a decade; is it time now to let it go? A chance meeting with the charismatic geneticist, Anthony Blake, reawakens her desire for love and at the same time, her daughter, Charlie, shows signs of wishing to know more about her father. Both the past and the future are places Sally prefers not to think about.
But if she wants to move towards a new love, she will first have to come to terms with her long-ago marriage.
Only then will she be able to be honest with Charlie. And herself.
Click here to request a copy on Netgalley. The reviews so far are glowing!
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We're excited to announce that the merchandise from the Will of the People Kickstarter has arrived! We'd like to send another thank you to everyone that supported this book. If you backed this project, your book and merchandise will arrive in a couple of weeks.
Written by Sarah Bee ('The Yes') and illustrated by Joey Everett (Chum Designs), Will of the People tells the tragicomic tale of Will, a young man who finds himself at the heart of the stupidest story ever told. With fantastic illustrations and hilarious commentary, we’re delighted to be publishing this incredibly unique book.
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Tubing by K.A. McKeagney
Polly, 28, lives in London with her ‘perfect-on-paper’ boyfriend. She works a dead-end job on a free London paper... life as she knows it is dull. But her banal existence is turned upside down after a chance encounter with a man on a packed tube train. They kiss, giving in to their carnal desires. But it’s over in an instant, and Polly is left shell-shocked as he walks away without even telling her his name. Now obsessed with this beautiful stranger, Polly begins a frantic online search, and finally discovers more about ‘Tubing’, an underground phenomenon in which total strangers set up illicit, silent, sexual meetings on busy commuter tube trains.
Apple Tree Yard meets The Girl on the Train this sexually-charged debut psychological thriller will leave you breathless. Mark your calendars, Tubing comes out May 10th!
Kerry has recently joined Twitter. Say hi here. The blog tour runs in May and June and you can request to read a copy on Netgalley here.
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The Warrior with the Pierced Heart by Chris Bishop
In the second book in the exciting and atmospheric Shadow of the Raven series we rejoin novice monk turned warrior, Matthew as he marches ahead of King Alfred, to Exeter to herald the King’s triumphant return to the city, marking his great victory at Edington. In this much-anticipated sequel Chris Bishop again deposits the reader slap-bang into the middle of Saxon Britain, where battles rage and life is cheap. An early confrontation leaves Matthew wounded, but found and tended by a woodland-dwelling healer he survives, albeit with the warning that the damage to his heart will eventually take his life.
This is an epic tale of triumph over adversity as we will the warrior with the pierced heart to make it back to those he loves, before it is too late.
This spectacular sequel is released on July 5th!
If you'd like to sign up to the blog tour and receive a free copy of book 1 in the series, email Kelly at lovebooksgroup@gmail.com
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How to Grieve Like a Champ by Lianna Champ
Lianna Champ has nearly 40 years’ experience in funeral care and bereavement counselling. She is passionate about improving our relationship with death and dying, teaching us that if we live well we can die well.
This beautifully presented book is a gorgeous package that is both comforting and practical. Designed with the knowledge that most grieving people have a short attention span, the book clearly presents essential information and inspirational words to support and guide the reader through the challenges of bereavement in easily digestible chunks, with plenty of white space.
How to Grieve Like a Champ comes out June 7th!
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The Power of Dog by Andrew Marshall
On the eve of the millennium, the life of therapist and best-selling self-help author Andrew Marshall was in a dark place. The counselling that he recommended to everybody else had not shifted the grief from the death of his much-loved partner – despite trying three different therapists. His career as journalist had reached a dead end. He was struggling with low-level depression and his polite but distant relationship with his mother had left them both tip-toeing round each other. His solution? To get Flash, a collie cross puppy – perhaps not the best choice for someone who’d never owned a dog, or even lived with one, before.
In this funny and moving memoir, Marshall chronicles not only the ups and downs of training an excitable puppy but how Flash brings back his childhood fear of wolves and the unresolved issues with his parents.
The Power of Dog is released July 12th! If you'd like to be involved in the blog tour and receive a free copy of the first memoir in the series, My Mourning Year, email anna@reddoorpublishing.com or tweet us at @RedDoorBooks
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Blood & Destiny, by Chris Bishop, is available as an audiobook on Audible! Now you can listen to as well as read Matthew's harrowing adventures fighting Vikings and serving King Alfred. Download the audiobook here and follow Chris on twitter @cbishop_author for more The Shadow of the Raven series updates!
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The Times Literary Supplement recently wrote a great review of Being Simon Haines by Tom Vaughan MacAulay. Read it here. In addition, Tom was also featured at The Dickson Poon School of Law's panel discussion on alternative careers for law graduates. Watch the discussion on YouTube.
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Beneath the Surface by Heidi Perks is now available in Spanish. We're excited that this captivating novel has been translated and published by Boveda in Spain. A huge thank you to Elizabeth Atkins at A.C.E.R. for her work in securing this deal! Grab a Spanish copy of the book here.
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Denzil The Book Owl recently wrote great reviews for The Endeavourist and The Christian Fallacy:
- "The Endeavourist by Ken King is a riveting account of one man’s goal of helping farmers in a small town in Kenya rise out of poverty through microfinance."
- "The Christian Fallacy by Paul McGrane is a well-written, generally easy-to-read, and thought-provoking book. Some people of course may deride it as “the work of the Devil”. Others though, perhaps of a more open-minded persuasion, whether Christian or atheist, are more likely to find it fascinating."
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In addition to some amazing reviews, Appetite by Anita Cassidy has also received some terrific attention in the press recently. The Sun and The Daily Mail both wrote pieces about Anita and the story behind her novel. Anita also had a great guest blog spot on Female First about the rise of the sofa-boxset-takeaway culture. Read her post here.
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Professor Pamela Cox of the University of Essex is hosting a special book launch for A Perfect Marriage by Alison Booth at the Essex Book Festival on March 12th. All are welcome to the launch, which starts at 4pm. Stop by to grab a copy of A Perfect Marriage and get Alison to sign it for you!
If you'd like to come to the London Launch on March 14th, email anna@reddoorpublishing.com.
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Darren Young, author of the enthralling thriller Child Taken, will be speaking at the Tamworth Literary Festival tonight! Darren will be in an author panel discussing writing and publishing crime and thriller novels. Find out more about the festival and get your tickets for the talk here!
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Dorit Oliver-Wolff, author of From Yellow Star to Pop Star, has been nominated for the forthcoming Eastbourne and District Community Awards 2018 in the Outstanding Individual Achievement category. Congratulations, Dorit, fingers crossed for a win.
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We will be at London Book Fair this year from April 10th to 12th, and we're excited to spend the days sharing and promoting our incredible books as well as meeting Co-Agents, Foreign Publishers, PR professionals and old friends. Stop by and say hi to us at Stand 6F53 or to book an appointment email us at hello@reddoorpublishing.com.
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