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#1 NYT & Sunday Times Bestselling author of THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS, THE HEART'S INVISIBLE FURIES and many more books. New Novel: THE ELEMENTS (Sep 2025)
I don't have the same political philosophy as Charlie Kirk had, but at least he went places he was likely to face hostility & invited people to talk to him & 'prove him wrong'. No violence. Conversation.
Suzanne Moore's piece is, as ever, excellent. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
Having already been shortlisted for the Prix du Roman FNAC in France, it's just been announced that LES ÉLÉMENTS is now longlisted for the Prix Femina Étranger too.
What an Autumn! 😂
And God bless the French! 🇫🇷
The fourth and final excerpt from THE ELEMENTS in @people.com is from the last section, AIR.
The novel arrives in US and Canadian shops today.
Thanks so much @people.com for the excerpts over the last month. @henryholtbooks.bsky.social. people.com/john-boyne-t...
The latest sweeping epic from the acclaimed Irish novelist, 'The Elements' arrives on Sept. 9 and PEOPLE has a final excerpt from the novel here.
🇺🇸🇨🇦US/Canadian readers:
THE ELEMENTS is published today by my American publisher @henryholtbooks.bsky.social. 🍾
www.amazon.com/Elements-Nov...
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain isn't one of my best known books, but of my six (to date) young adult novels, it's my favourite. After Heart's, Ladder, and Elements, it's the book I'm most proud of.
Is there anything in the world better than a beer that’s bigger than your head?! 😂
What does that even mean?! 😂
I guess they are pretty entertaining, since they have an unfortunate habit of becoming bestsellers around the world, every one. 🤷♂️
Now I don’t know if this is a crush or just plain old-fashioned envy. I suspect a combination of the two.
If the former, I’m in a VERY happy relationship so no thanks.
If the latter, suck it up. Your disappointment in life isn't my fault.
Either way, STOP obsessing over me!
And last month's ICM chart, with Water, Earth, Fire, Air in the top 4 positions. (That’s the official bestsellers chart of the UK and Ireland, not any individual shop's chart, and is readily available to anyone with the publishing industry.)
