17 Apr 2025
Two perfect strangers. One second a chance. Seven days to become something more...
Congratulations to @jdalvior on the launch of his debut novel, #SevenDaysinTokyo!
Order a copy: unbound.com/products/seven-dβ¦
#books #queerlit #lgbt #romance #UnboundFirsts
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17 Apr 2025
Two perfect strangers. One second a chance. Seven days to become something more...
Congratulations to @jdalvior on the launch of his debut novel, #SevenDaysinTokyo!
Order a copy: unbound.com/products/seven-dβ¦
#books #queerlit #lgbt #romance #UnboundFirsts
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22 Jan 2025
Dive into our Unbound Firsts collection and discover debut fiction π
unbound.com/books?collectionβ¦
#UnboundFirsts #debutauthor #books
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5 Aug 2024
When two @unbounders #UnboundFirsts winners meet! So good to hook up with @jdalvior and to have the honour to read aloud some of his amazing words - video to come.
You can pre-order JosΓ©βs book βSeven Days in Tokyoβ now:
unbound.com/books/seven-daysβ¦
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24 Jul 2024
Memories from @ZahraBarri1's launch for Daughters of the Nile in Rochester last week β€οΈ
Zahra's bold multi-generational debut is out now, available in your favourite bookshop!
#UnboundFirsts
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I'm so in awe of these women @unbounders - the most sensitive, creative and caring of editors (and readers). Marissa (@m_constantinoux) edited #NorthernBoy by @ihussainwriter and Flo (@garnett_flo) edited #DaughtersoftheNile by @ZahraBarri1 - our 2024 #UnboundFirsts titles. π©·π₯Ή
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16 Jun 2024
Iβm loving the idea of becoming a cake topper with Zahra! And @unbounders has been the BEST home for Northern Boy. Without #UnboundFirsts there would be no Rafi, Mother, Mr H. Unthinkable. X
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#UnboundFirsts is an initiative @unbounders @aliyagulamani launched 3 years ago to spotlight and publish brilliant debut writers of colour. @ZahraBarri1 and @ihussainwriter are our second lot of authors to be published. I'm googling to see if I can make them into a cake topper.π₯°
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14 Jun 2024
Happy Friday Unbounders!
We wanted to share with you Iqbal Hussain's (@ihussainwriter) bookshop tour of dreams which happened this week...
Feat. his editor @m_constantinoux !
Iqbal's book Northern Boy, published with #unboundfirsts is out now: unbound.com/books/northern-bβ¦
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7 Jun 2024
'It's having that self belief, which is a message in Northern Boy'β
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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter shares his journey to becoming a writer with #unboundfirsts
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Iqbal's dazzling debut Northern Boy is out NOW!β unbound.com/books/northern-bβ¦
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Happy publication day and congratulations @ihussainwriter!! The world is a more beautiful, colourful and empathetic place with the arrival of @unbounders #NorthernBoy. #UnboundFirsts is an initiative close to my heart, the talented debut writers coming through are astonishing.π
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Beyond proud to be working on 2024's #UnboundFirsts titles, @Unbounders imprint to discover exciting new writers of colour. #NorthernBoy @ihussainwriter and #DaughtersoftheNile @ZahraBarri1 are published next month and are by turns powerful and colourful, defiant and joyful.ππͺπ½
20 May 2024
The first copies of #NorthernBoy have arrived at the offices of @unbounders . Those colours! those fonts! To say, I'm thrilled is an understatement. Reader, I cried. Not long till publication date on 6 June. You can pre-order at unbound.com/books/northern-bβ¦.
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Delighted in a delicious lunch hour escape @StokeyBookshop where wonderful bookseller, actor and writer @EleanorWyld led me to @Unbounders YA novel - Yeseni and the Daughter of Peace by (@Journalish) Solange Burrell - out today! ππ½ππΎ
#UnboundFirsts for debut writers of colour.
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15 Nov 2023
Review: Yeseni & the Daughter of Peace by Solange Burrell β¨
Weβre thrilled to review one of the first books in the Unbound Firsts imprint π€©
Thank you to @unbounders π
Review by @abiwhitty π
#BookReview #debutauthor #WritingCommunity #unboundfirsts
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29 Sep 2023
The news is out! An exciting new audio partnership between @unbounders and @WFHowes for #UnboundFirsts
29 Sep 2023
BIG NEWS! All our #UnboundFirsts books will be published in audio, thanks to a partnership with W F Howes.
Unbound Firsts is our annual publishing opportunity for undiscovered debut writers of colour. Submissions open on Monday.
Read the full article: bit.ly/3t9Q6Db
ALT colourful graphic with the Unbound Firsts logo and the text 'Submissions Open on October 2, 2023'
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29 Sep 2023
BIG NEWS! All our #UnboundFirsts books will be published in audio, thanks to a partnership with W F Howes.
Unbound Firsts is our annual publishing opportunity for undiscovered debut writers of colour. Submissions open on Monday.
Read the full article: bit.ly/3t9Q6Db
ALT colourful graphic with the Unbound Firsts logo and the text 'Submissions Open on October 2, 2023'
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10 Sep 2023
Oh! Neighbour just brought round a couple of wrongly delivered books. Firstly this surprise magnificent sounding #UnboundFirsts @Journalish Yesem and the Daughters of Peace out from @unbounders out in November and sounding exactly my kind of read.
Huge thanks for sending it π
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What a journey, what an incredibly accomplished debut. I'm so proud to be associated with #UnboundFirsts #LastDanceattheDiscothequeForDeviants. Congratulations @paul_d_gould and @aliyagulamani. πͺπ½π
8 Jun 2023
β€οΈ#PrideMonth news! @paul_d_gould #Russian #LGBT #antiwar novel is OUT NOW!
Working with Paul on #LastDanceAtTheDiscoteque, our very first #UnboundFirsts publication has been an incredible pleasure! Congratulations, Paul and all involved π³οΈβπ
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8 Jun 2023
Such a joy to meet @ihussainwriter and @ZahraBarri1 irl, the excitement in this room was next level. What an honour to work closely on bringing these books to readers, cheers to #UnboundFirsts class of 2024 β¨
A thrilling day onboarding our 2024 #UnboundFirsts authors, @ZahraBarri1 (in ravishing red) & @ihussainwriter (centre) with their @Unbounders dream team. From left, wonderful new editor @m_constantinoux, Comm Ed & #UnboundFirsts Editorial Lead @aliyagulamani & @garnett_flo.β₯οΈπͺπ½ππΎ
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A thrilling day onboarding our 2024 #UnboundFirsts authors, @ZahraBarri1 (in ravishing red) & @ihussainwriter (centre) with their @Unbounders dream team. From left, wonderful new editor @m_constantinoux, Comm Ed & #UnboundFirsts Editorial Lead @aliyagulamani & @garnett_flo.β₯οΈπͺπ½ππΎ
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