Shortlist for the 2026 Best First Novel Award | The Authors’ Club Since 1891 The Authors’ Club is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2026 Best First Novel Award, now in its 72nd year. Lucy Popescu, chairing the judging panel, commented: “We are delighted to announce…

Delighted to reveal the shortlist for the #AuthorsClub #BestFirstNovelAward #BFNA2026, now in its 72nd year. Congrats to: #RupertDastur, #ChristinaFonthes, @juliakellywriter.bsky.social, @michaelpedersen.bsky.social, #ThomasPeermohamedLambert, #XenobePurvis, www.authorsclub.co.uk/shortlist-fo...

Congrats to: #RupertDastur, #ChristinaFonthes, @connorhutchinson.bsky.social, #RoweIrvin #GurnaikJohal, @juliakellywriter.bsky.social, #Sanam Mahloudji, @michaelpedersen.bsky.social,
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It's official! 🎉 #TheHounding by #xenobepurvis is out on shelves, and to celebrate, we're offering three lucky winners a chance to win a copy of this gripping debut alongside an amazing candle! Head over to our Instagram to find out how to enter!
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🌲🐺 #TheHounding by #XenobePurvis has been named one of Amazon's Best Books of August!

This haunting debut is a richly atmospheric parable of the pleasures and perils of female defiance, perfect for fans of "The Crucible" and "The Virgin Suicides."

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Review of The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis is an 18th century tale of five out-of-the-ordinary sisters living in a small village in England. Raised by their grandparents, the sisters play by their own rules in …

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🔮 We are beyond excited for #TheHounding by #XenobePurvis to hit shelves on 8/5! The Crucible meets The Virgin Suicides in this haunting debut about five sisters in a small village in eighteenth-century England whose neighbors are convinced they’re turning into dogs.

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Many stories are told about the five Mansfield sisters.

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Brilliant to see THE HOUNDING by Xenobe Purvis on this list of The Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Books of 2025!

Out in the UK with Hutchinson Heinemann 26th June 2025
Out in the US with @henryholtbooks.bsky.social 5th August 2025
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