Our slogan is “crafted by humans for humans” and so we’re also hugely thankful to all of our readers and reviewers.
HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY BREAKTHROUGH!
Maybe now that we have toddled we can really start to run!
Thank you to everyone who has rolled up their sleeves and either given their work voluntarily, or at mates rates/skill swaps in order to make this ‘author centred’ initiative happen.
From our amazing authors who have taken the risk to do something different and collective, to all our creative partners, from cover designers and type setters to editors and proofreaders, not forgetting web designers and social media managers.
It’s been a wonderful if hard-working journey and something of a learning curve, but we are so grateful to everyone who has joined us on the ride!
We cannot believe it has only been three years since we brought out our first book! And we have so many reasons to celebrate.
#happybirthday #publishingjourney #books #thankyou
From YESENI AND THE DAUGHTER OF PEACE by Solange Burrell, available wherever you prefer to source your books.
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Another lovely free extract on our ‘stack! Get to know the brave and engaging Elewa, coming of age in West Africa 1748, and beginning to discover not only the truth of so many aspects of life, but also of her own abilities…
#bookstagram #blacklit #africansetting #yafantasy #timetravel
"Sorry to disappoint you, Mr...? Mr. Barker. A true inhabitant of the British Isles, then - not like me. Sorry, I can't think of a single reason to be glad single reason to be glad you tracked me down.” #FirstLineFriday
The cover of the book That Summer In Puglia by Valeria Vescina.
For today’s #FirstLineFriday we are diving straight into chapter one of That Summer In Puglia by Valeria Vescina (@valeriavescina.bsky.social), as if we were diving into the crystalline waters of the Mediterranean.
#Puglia #Italy #HolidayReading #Bookstagram
Here’s a taster on our #substack with an #extract from the just launched second edition of That Summer In #Puglia, the beautiful and evocative debut novel by Valeria Vescina (@valeriavescina.bsky.social).
Take a trip through the memories of young love and growing up in Southern #Italy with Tommaso…
I love #Puglia’s traditional almond dough sweets! ❤️ Here, some beautiful ones freshly made in Brindisi. The almonds are ground more roughly than in usual marzipan, so you can really taste them. They just had to feature in my novel, “That Summer in Puglia”! @breakthroughbook.bsky.social #travel
Another such Good Friday procession features in my novel, That Summer in Puglia (@breakthroughbook.bsky.social). The protagonist recalls his reaction to it as a small child. #Puglia #Italy
It is a fantastic representation of the bold and distinctive voices emerging from black and marginalised communities, and we are glad to champion Solange and her debut novel.
We thrilled we could rescue this stunning historical fantasy from the collapse of its previous publisher and hope it reaches the wide and appreciative audience it so justly deserves.
#FIRSTLINEFRIDAY "FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE, THE REASONS FOR WAR WERE EXPLAINED TO ME IN DEPTH, OR AS MUCH DETAIL AS l COULD COMPREHEND AT THE TIME."
Headshot photo of the author of Yeseni And The Daughter Of Peace, Solange Burrell
For this week’s #FirstLineFriday we celebrate the recently released YESENI AND THE DAUGHTER OF PEACE by Solange Burrell.
#blacklit #historicalfantasy #yafantasy
We're delighted to congratulate @valeriavescina.bsky.social on the publication of the second edition of #ThatSummerInPuglia from @breakthroughbook.bsky.social. It's a wonderful story.
He wanted, needed to take that ride. Out there, all the way, with a slingshot around the gravity of each passing Planet…
My astrophysicist character and “Apollo’s Child”, Max, in The Fire In Their Eyes, would be gazing skyward with joy and excitement today even if a a little bit envious, but wishing Good Luck to Artemis! Here’s the passage where he waxes lyrical about his space dreams…
#artemis #scifi #booksky
Publication Day! 🎉📖📚❤️🍾🥂 Thank you, @breakthroughbook.bsky.social, and especially @brethertonwords.bsky.social and Jamie Chipperfield! #puglia #pugliatravel #booksky #travelfiction
Ideal for fans of Elena Ferrante, Rachel Joyce and Salley Vickers — it’s also the perfect read for anyone seeking some elegantly written fiction to accompany a trip to Southern Italy.
It evokes not only the urgency of youthful passion and impulsivity, but also the culture and history of this fascinating region, while excavating the regrets and emerging insights of an aging exile in London.
THAT SUMMER IN PUGLIA, Valeria Vescina’s beautiful novel of love, loss and memory is every bit as atmospheric as its setting in the lush and sensual heel of Italy.
Happy Publication to @valeriavescina.bsky.social!
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We know you are actually in Puglia right now, so we hope you have the chance to properly celebrate in Southern Italian style.
#literarylovestory #italianstories #holidayread #launchday #publicationday
How beautiful is the cover of this second edition of 'That Summer in Puglia'...? ❤️ Out from @breakthroughbook.bsky.social tomorrow! Thank you, @brethertonwords.bsky.social for making it happen, and to Jamie Chipperfield for the typeset and graphic design!
YESENI AND THE DAUGHTER OF PEACE by Solange Burrell is available to order everywhere you prefer to get your books, but also directly from Breakthrough on our webshop.
It was conceived for YA audiences, but it’s for any book lover over the age of 13! And it’s ideal for fans of Nnedi Okorafor, Tomi Adeyemi and Naomi Novik.
but now has a new life (though the same stunning cover from BLACKSHEEP design) and a new chance to reach the wide and appreciative audience it so deserves.
The book itself also has a destiny to fulfil! A fantastic representation of the bold and distinctive voices emerging from black and marginalised communities, it suffered from the unexpected collapse of its previous publisher…
As she gradually awakens to certain gifts, she must choose whether to stay and fulfil her role as a peace keeper, or follow her destiny to change the course of history and the evils of the slave trade.
…available to the kind of readers who would enjoy a fascinating, enlightening and meaningful story about a brave girl coming of age in West Africa in 1748, who enjoys a rich and full life in her community — but soon must make a very difficult decision.
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YESENI AND THE DAUGHTER OF PEACE
We are so pleased to have performed a rescue mission for this amazing book!
The second edition of Solange Burrell’s debut, this stunning historical fantasy is now back exactly where it should be…
#yafantasy #BlackLit #AltHistory #TimeTravel
