Welcome to Two Roads!

2013 is a very exciting year for Two Roads, filled with wonderful books, passionate authors – some already established, some new, all incredibly talented -  and thrilling new projects. This website is where you can discover our writers and learn more about their work; but it is also a forum for you to have your voice heard, and help us shape the future of our publishing imprint.

Go behind the scenes by reading our blog; interact directly with us on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest; and sign up to our newsletter on the right-hand side of this page for even more news, advance reading copies, giveaways and competitions.

But, most importantly, we hope that whenever you come across a Two Roads title you’ll immediately recognise our love for  stories… voices… places… lives… and discover a page-turning book you love reading and want to recommend to your friends.

stories… Whether it’s the true story of a brave journalist with ALS living her last year with joy, as in Susan Spencer-Wendel’s memoir Until I Say Good-Bye, or the novel of a mother and a son separated by war  in Lea Carpenter’s debut Eleven Days, Two Roads publishes exceptional stories from exceptional writers, exploring the many different, and sometimes heart-wrenching, sides of life.

voices… From the long lost voice of Zelda Fitzgerald, brilliantly captured in Therese Anne Fowler’s novel Z, to the useful life lessons of best-selling self-help author Gretchen Rubin, we bring you books that are immediately recognisable by the strength and unique quality of their voice. Be it the voice of a character in a novel or of a writer venturing into new, unexplored territories.

places… Explore our books page to get a glimpse of a woman’s life on a  small Hebridean island in Judy Fairbairns’ memoir Island Wife -, an elegant and fascinating European city in the 18^th century – Karen Engelmann’s The Stockholm Octavo - and, closer to everyone’s home,  - a typical household filled with children, pets and lots of fun and odd socks – Doodlemum.

lives… Behind every great book there’s a great life story and we are constantly looking for books that can give us insight and deal with what matters most. Be it the heart-breaking account of a mother dealing with the inevitable death of her only son to an incurable disease as in Emily Rapp’s The Still Point of the Turning World, or the story of a very special two-member book club as told by Will Schwalbe in The End of Your Life Book Club a book that reminds us why we read at all!

This mantra is the compass that guides us in our incredible journey and it’s what we believe makes Two Roads truly special.  We hope you enjoy what you find here.

Lisa Highton, Publisher

 Two Roads’ 2013

January

The Sea on Our Skin by Madeleine Tobert (paperback) – January 17th

February 

The Stockholm Octavo by Karen Engelmann (paperback) – February 14th

Doodlemum by Angie Stevens aka Doodlemum – February 28th

After Cleo Came Jonah by Helen Brown (paperback) – February 28th

March

Until I Say Good-Bye by Susan Spencer-Wendell with Bret Witter – March 14th

Island Wife by Judy Fairbairns – March 28th

April

Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler – April 11th

The Still Point of the Turning World by Emily Rapp – April 11th

Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin (paperback) – April 11th

May

Dream New Dreams by Jai Pausch (paperback) – May 9th

June

The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe – June 6th

Eleven Days by Lea Carpenter – June 20th