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Sophie Austin

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My debut #histfic novel, The Lamplighter's Bookshop, published by @HarperFiction is coming March 13 2025! Agent: @LittleHardman. Groggy #5amwritersclub member!

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It's publication day for The Lamplighter's Bookshop! If you like cozy historical romances, books about bookshops, or rivals forced to work together, then perhaps you'll like this book! smarturl.it/lamplightersbook… @HarperFiction @HardmanSwainson #thelamplightersbookshop #debutnovel
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My #publicationday congratulations continue with... 🥳Transcription #BenLerner 🥳The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives @EArnottBooks 🥳The Storyteller's Secret @saustinauthor 🥳The Spirit Guide @bridget_walsh1 @GrantaBooks @VikingBooksUK @HarperCollinsUK @PushkinVertigo
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Thank you so much for your lovely review! This book is so special to me - I’m so glad you liked it!! 🫶
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My early review of The Storyteller's Secret by @saustinauthor is live. Sophie has this unique talent for creating a sense of place, space, time, and atmosphere. @HarperCollinsUK #bookreview #bookblogger #booktwitter #thestorytellerssecret booksbyyourbedside.org/2026/…
The Storyteller’s Secret – Sophie Austin

The Storyteller’s Secret – Sophie Austin

Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 384Released On: 12/02/2026 Ava Adams is known as The Storyteller, using hypnotism to draw long-buried memories from the lost and the lonely. When her heart is shat…

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We are very excited to share that @saustinauthor's THE LAMPLIGHTER'S BOOKSHOP has been chosen as The Historical Novel of the Year by Netgalley readers!
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Novels Alive@NovelsAlive9 Jun 2025
4.5-STAR REVIEW⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫: THE LAMPLIGHTER’S BOOKSHOP by Sophie Austin @saustinauthor @HarperCollins 👉THE LAMPLIGHTER’S BOOKSHOP centers around complicated relationships and the ripple effect of consequences. bit.ly/3FPt0bC #bookreview #historicalromance #book #books
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Great to see this lovely blue display of @saustinauthor’s LAMPLIGHTER’S BOOKSHOP and @DinahJefferies’ THE GREEK HOUSE at @HarperCollinsUK today!
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We're soooo excited!!! TOMORROW, Tuesday, March 25, ticketing opens to the friendliest gathering of writers on the planet: the Stockholm Writers Festival. Hone your craft and get savvier about publishing. And we've built in tons of opportunity to meet your scribe tribe! #SWF25
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Thank you for the lovely review @yvonnembee! 🫶💕📖 The Lamplighter's Bookshop by Sophie Austin #NetGalley @HarperCollinsUK #histfic #romance #bookreview vonnibee.com/2025/03/12/the-…
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Congratulations to our #ClassOf2009 alumna Sophie Austin on publication day for The Lamplighter's Bookshop! Really proud of you Sophie. @saustinauthor @harperfiction #WeAreNewstead
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Happy #publicationday to these fantastic books that are out today 🥳 Are you adding any new books to your TBR this week? @saustinauthor #BookTwitter
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Happy Publication Day to @saustinauthor’s THE LAMPLIGHTER’S BOOKSHOP 📚 The Lost Bookshop meets The Lost Apothecary in a beguiling novel full of secrets… Order now: shorturl.at/19ZzG
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Wishing @Dougieclaire @CharlieEnglish1 #JessieBurton and @saustinauthor a fabulous #publicationday! 🥳The New Neighbours @PenguinUKBooks 🥳The CIA Book Club @WmCollinsBooks 🥳Hidden Treasure @KidsBloomsbury 🥳The Lamplighter's Bookshop @HarperCollinsUK
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A mysterious bookshop in York Secrets within... YES PLEASE!! Here's author Sophie Austin to tell you more: thebooktrail.com/authorsonlo… @HarperCollinsUK @saustinauthor
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Set in an old bookshop full of literary treasures combined with an enemies-to-lovers romance and plenty of hidden secrets, @saustinauthor's #TheLamplightersBookshop has everything we want in a book 📖 Get your copy today: bit.ly/4kaZNqY
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Happy Ebook Publication Day to @saustinauthor’s THE LAMPLIGHTER’S BOOKSHOP 📚🎉 The brand new spellbinding romantic historical fiction novel for 2025 The Lamplighter’s Bookshop is also 99p on Kindle for all of March 😍 Order now: shorturl.at/ws5GR
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Plotting an outline for book 3 this morning! An idea came to me as I was falling asleep and instead of writing it in my notebook, as I SHOULD HAVE DONE, I decided I would definitely remember it. I definitely do not remember it 😂 #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #amwriting
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🥹🙏! Thank you lovely readers! 💕 This book was a #5amwritersclub project - and this makes every dark, early morning so worth it! 🤩 #WritingCommunity
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So pleased to see @saustinauthor’s THE LAMPLIGHTER’S BOOKSHOP at #6 in the Kindle store this morning. 🥳
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The Lamplighter's Bookshop is now available on Amazon First Reads in the UK! So you can read it BEFORE publication day on March 13! 👀📘 #thelamplightersbookshop #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalRomance @HardmanSwainson @HarperFiction 👉 amazon.co.uk/firstreads
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Not my most inspired #5amwritersclub - but it's Monday, and I wrote some words – so I'm happy! How are you kicking off this weeks' writing? #writingcommunity #amwriting
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On March 4th, Sophie Austin delivers a historical romance between an assistant at a forgotten bookshop and a prickly aspiring writer, both with something to hide... #StartReading The Lamplighter's Bookshop and enter for a chance to win an early copy: bit.ly/4g4PSjx
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