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THE CHOKE BY SOFIA LAGUNA AVAILABLE NOW IN PAPERBACK NEWS AND REVIEWS Click Image to Access Booker Winner Announces the Polari Prize  Bernadine Evaristo, fresh from her history-making Booker Prize win, judged this year's Polari Prize for Established Writers in front of a glitzy crowd at the Southbank Centre in London.  Gallic's own Charles Lambert had made the shortlist with his witty and heartfelt Prodigal, a masterpiece of LGBTQ+ storytelling. Click to see how the evening panned out!  Click Image to Access The Choke in Crime Roundup from The Guardian "Raw and powerful, The Choke is not an easy read, but Justine’s resilience and strength of character make for an ending that is both redemptive and moving." Click Image to Access The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun Reviewed in Complete Review  "A satisfying thriller, exciting along the way with its turns .. Japrisot is a very solid thriller writer, and he doesn't disappoint here." GALLIC ON SOCIAL MEDIA info@gallicbooks.com

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Join us for an evening with Antoine Laurain to celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau Day! Thursday 21 November 19.00 - 21.00  BOOK YOUR PLACE In France, the third Thursday of November is celebrated as Beaujolais Nouveau Day, when the year’s Beaujolais wines first become available. Bars and restaurants fill up with people excited to taste the new wines and celebrate this iconic part of their culture. This year, we’re bringing some of that Gallic flavour to London and hosting our own celebration, with guest of honour Antoine Laurain. Bâtonnage Wine Bar in Belgravia will be hosting us in their beautiful wine bar and treating us to bespoke French-themed pizzas, charcuterie boards and, of course, plenty of delicious Beaujolais wine. The evening will include a short talk from Antoine about his most recent book, Vintage 1954, in which a time-travelling bottle of Beaujolais plays a key role, as well as a Q&A with the audience. There will be a reading from Vintage 1954 and a signing later on in the evening. You are invited to bring your own copies of Antoine's books, or there will be some available to purchase on the night. The rest of the evening is simply an opportunity to enjoy some great food and drink in a wonderful French literary atmosphere. Bâtonnage Wine Bar is a five-minute walk from Victoria Station and attendance is free of charge, with all food and drink included. Please note that space is limited and only registered guests will be admitted on the night. Please contact isabelle@gallicbooks.com with any queries.  We hope to see you there!  BOOK YOUR PLACE

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THE CHOKE BY SOFIA LAGUNA AVAILABLE NOW IN PAPERBACK GALLIC ELSEWHERE Click Image to Access THIS MORTAL BOY IN NEW YORK TIMES "When Kidman shows us Black at his most vulnerable, he and the novel are magnetic... When his mother reaches into the pockets of his childhood jacket, remembering where his hands once were, the fabric can practically be felt through the page." We were thrilled to read a beautiful review of Fiona Kidman's multi-award winning novel This Mortal Boy in the New York Times last weekend. GALLIC BOOKS WILL BE AT THE LONDON INDIE PRESS BOOK FAIR ON SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER The book fair is free admission but if you plan to come along please click on the image to register, see full details, and for the list of other indie presses that Gallic Books will be joining. See you there!  GALLIC ON SOCIAL MEDIA info@gallicbooks.com

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THE CHOKE PAPERBACK - PREORDER FOR OCTOBER ON OUR BLOG Click Image to Access Women in Translation Month - The Diary of an In-house Translator  From imitating cricket sounds to the infuriatingly small differences between a mouse and a vole - Our editorial assistant Polly shares a glimpse of life as an in-house translator, and a few things she's learned about the art of recreating stories in new words. A Second Proust Graphic Novel  We are delighted to announce that Gallic will publish In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower in graphic novel form this December. The second volume of In Search of Lost Time was also the text that won Proust the prestigious Prix Goncourt in 1919. The 112-page sumptuously illustrated graphic adaptation aims to encourage readers to explore beyond the famous madeleine moment and the Combray scenes of volume one.  GALLIC ELSEWHERE Click Image to Access Proust on Radio 4    Treat yourself to a 10 hour adaptation of Proust's In Search of Lost Time, performed on BBC Radio 4 and spread across the bank holiday weekend.  Where our graphic novel series recreates proust for the eyes, this will do the same for the ears. So switch off your phone, unplug, and enjoy 'listening to a labyrinthine exploration of consciousness that appears, from what everyone says about it, to be primarily concerned with biscuit-dunking.'  GALLIC ON SOCIAL MEDIA info@gallicbooks.com

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ON OUR BLOG Click Image to Access Women in Translation: Gallic's French Recommendations August is Women in Translation month and, here at Gallic Books, we have compiled an eclectic selection of powerful, subversive French works, all written AND translated by women.  French women are wrongly overlooked as pioneers of literature and it is high time we rectify that.  GALLIC ELSEWHERE Award Listings for Edward Carey's Little We are thrilled to share that Little is once again on multiple prize lists: The Historia Gold Crown - Longlist The American Library in Paris - Shortlist The Capital Crime Amazon Independent Voices - Shortlist  The Guardian Not the Booker - Longlist Prodigal Shortlisted for Polari Prize  As if we needed more good news, the fabulous Prodigal by Charles Lambert has been announced as a shortlister for the Polari Prize for LGBTQ+ fiction.  The winner will be announced on the 22nd of October at the Southbank Centre's London Literature Festival.  GALLIC ON SOCIAL MEDIA info@gallicbooks.com

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ON OUR BLOG Click Image to Access A Toast to Vintage 1954 A look back at the first week of publication for Vintage 1954 by Antoine Laurain, and a thank you to the bloggers and book lovers who made it a success.  GALLIC ELSEWHERE Click Image to Access Fiona Kidman on a life of doing good with literature. The acclaimed New Zealand author talks to NZ Stuff Magazine about her latest book This Mortal Boy (out in the UK 1/8 from Gallic Books), and how literature can be a force for good in the world.  GALLIC ON SOCIAL MEDIA info@gallicbooks.com

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ON OUR BLOG Click Image to Access The Lady and The Girls  In the wake of the release of Sebastien Japrisot's The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun, we look at the recent trend for unpredictable, unscrupulous heroines, ask why they have captured our attention, and trace the motif of 'The Girl' back to The Lady herself, Dany Longo.  The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun is available to buy now. GALLIC ELSEWHERE Click Image to Access Fiona Kidman on BBC Radio 4 Front Row We are delighted to announce that This Mortal Boy author Fiona Kidman will appear on BBC Radio 4's Front Row programme to discuss the heartbreaking, poigniant novel. Fiona will be on Radio 4 on Monday the 29th of August at 7.15pm.  GALLIC ON SOCIAL MEDIA info@gallicbooks.com

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