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A Splintering BOOK TOUR!
What a joy it’s been to have Dur e Aziz Amna here in the UK to celebrate her brilliant novel A Splintering! We’ve had an incredible time visiting wonderful bookshops, taking part in inspiring events, and meeting so many passionate readers.
A huge thank you to all the amazing stops along the way — from festivals and bookshops to bloggers and fellow authors — it’s been an unforgettable experience.
We can’t wait to see you again soon @dureamna we are so glad you are now officially part of the Duckworth family! 📚🦆💓
👑 A Crown Stolen, an Empress Remembered
This week, the Louvre Museum was shaken by a dramatic daylight heist: thieves entered the Galerie d’Apollon on 19 October and, in just a few minutes, made off with priceless 19th-century jewels, in the chaos, the crown of Eugénie de Montijo, last Empress of France, was dropped in the street, damaged, and left behind.
In light of this brazen theft, we’re reminded of why Eugénie’s story matters. Coming February 2026, The Last Empress of France – The Rebellious Life of Eugénie de Montijo by Petie Kladstrup and Evelyne Resnick offers readers a portrait of a woman whose life was as audacious as it was influential:
As famed for her skill at riding and fencing as she was for her astonishing beauty, Eugénie’s unconventional life began in the dying days of the Spanish empire. It would take her to the literary salons of Paris where she rubbed shoulders with George Sand and Stendhal; and, finally, to the throne of France itself as the wife of Napoléon III.
On the way she became a powerful advocate for those in need, fighting for institutional reform in children’s education and women’s health, and creating haute couture as we know it today, all while displaying a razor-sharp understanding of geopolitics. But the triumphs of her life were coupled with heartbreak and tragedy, and today her legacy is barely known.
Perhaps the theft of her crown will spark renewed curiosity, not just about her jewels, but about the remarkable woman who once wore it.
✨ The Last Empress of France — publishing February 2026.
#TheLastEmpressOfFrance #EugeniedeMontijo #EmpressOfFrance #Bookstagram #History #Biography #LouvreHeist #TrueStory #WomensHistory
📚 This Weekend: Dur e Aziz Amna at Wimbledon Book Fest × Lahore! 📚
We’re thrilled that Dur e Aziz Amna, author of A Splintering, will join Aisha Hassan and Keshava Guha at Wimbledon Book Fest × Lahore this weekend for Stories from India & Pakistan.
Together, they’ll explore powerful new fiction set against backdrops of ecological collapse, political unrest, and resilience — in conversation with Saba Karim Khan.
🗓️ Sunday 19 October 2025, 1pm
📍 Merton Arts Space, Wimbledon Library
Don’t miss this vibrant celebration of South Asian storytelling and cross-cultural connection.
📚 25% OFF Duckworth Books at Waterstones! 📚
From Tuesday 14th October (00:01) to Friday 17th October (23:59), enjoy 25% off RRP on a selection of brilliant Duckworth titles, exclusively on the Waterstones website and app.
Simply enter OCTOBER25 at checkout to redeem the offer.
✨ Featured Duckworth titles include:
* The Last Empress of France
* Spider, Spider
* Bread and War
* In Green
* Conversations with an Executioner
* I’ll Be the Monster
Don’t miss out — this special #WPreorder promotion runs for just four days!
Explore the offer at: http://waterstones.com//campaign/october-pre-order-offer
📚 OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK! 📚
We’re thrilled to announce that Dead Behind the Eyes — the second book in Ian Moore’s gripping Loire Valley Mystery series — is now available in paperback!
When the decapitated body of a lonely man washes up on the River Loire, Lombard`s investigation draws him into the world of eco-terrorism, bio-medical research, French aristocracy and a violent plan to save the planet.
We are also delighted to celebrate the paperback release by announcing the winners of the giveaway we have been running on our page! Huge congratulations to:
@abbiesgoodreads
@thepuzzling_bookworm
#books #crimefiction #giveaway #bookstagram
Indie bookshop highlight📚💕
Spotted River East, River West and A Splintering in Next Chapter Books, a brilliant women-led independent bookshop in Leeds.
You can find them at the Leeds Corn Exchange (gorgeous location!)
What is an indie bookshops have you visited recently?
#books #bookshop #UK
A Splintering in the Sainsbury’s Magazine🧡💕
‘Every now and then... I saw Mother
was haunted... I could not afford
to sit too long with my mother’s
ghosts.’
Tara’s ambition to swap the
dull smallness of her rural Pakistani
village for the city life is realised when
she marries an urban accountant.
But she is still shackled by expectation
and tradition: children, obeisance,
patriarchy. Not for always, though...
📚 Event Alert 📚
Join us on 9 Oct, 6:30pm at Daunt Books Hampstead for Karen Bartlett in conversation with Saad Mohseni on The Escape from Kabul.
🎟️ Tickets £6 – link in stories and on the Daunt Books website.
#DauntBooks #BookEvent #KarenBartlett #SaadMohseni
🚨Giveaway time🚨
🕵️♂️ A headless corpse on the banks of the River Loire… Are you interested?
Matthieu Lombard is back, and the mysteries continue to run deep… 🌊
From eco-terrorism to French aristocracy, Dead Behind the Eyes twists through shadowy corridors of power and hidden motives. Can murder ever be justified by a noble cause?
💀 Dead Behind the Eyes by Ian Moore
📖 The second instalment in the Loire Valley Mystery series
📅 Out in paperback Thursday 9th October
We will be sending out 2 copies of the book to influencers who LOVE crime. To enter:
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✅Follow us and the author @ianmooreauthor
🔗Share on your stories
#LoireValleyMysteries #DeadBehindTheEyes #IanMoore #CrimeFiction #NewBookRelease #giveaway #competition #books
`A bleak and gritty shock of a novel, gripping to the end` - Anthony Cummins 🤯
Need we say more….
A Splintering just featured in the Daily Mail’s ‘best Literary Fiction to read this autumn’ 🥳🍁🍂
#asplintering #literaryfiction #bookstagram #books #dailymail
Join Kate Kennedy and Eleanor Chan at Goldsmiths University 👏
📆15th October
⏰5-6pm
📍Richard Hoggart Building
🎟️Free
Music, life-writing and how to write about what you can’t hear🎼
We had two Duckworth authors at the inaugural Festival of Encounters 🦆🦆
Eleanor Chan discussing Duet with the brilliant @elizabethalker
🎼Duet: A groundbreaking history of the way music has threaded through human history, by a brilliant young historian and BBC Next Generation Thinker
And the wonderful Andy Field was discussing his book Encounterism in a barbers shop! Very fitting!
💇♂️Encounterism: A joyous exploration into the everyday pleasures and benefits of encountering the world in-person
What a fantastic experience! Thank you so much @vangoghlondon
Photo credit @neenapercy 📸
#festivalofencounters #vangoghhouse #duet #encounterism
