DauntBooksPublishing
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Publisher of new writing, modern classics and literature in translation. Part of the independent bookshops @Dauntbooks. On Insta as: @dauntbookspub
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http://dauntbookspublishing.co.uk 15-04-2015 14:12:00
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.Rita Bullwinkel's HEADSHOT came out in March & we are *so* excited that in May, we publish her collection of short stories, the brilliant BELLY UP. Dark, sharp-edged, slithering with strangeness, yet alway tied to a recognisable reality, they explore the human condition:
Patti Smith! The 1980s! Coming-of-age! What's not to love?! SOME STRANGE STRANGE MUSIC draws me in publishes today at DauntBooksPublishing and you will all fall in love with its protagonist, Mel ๐
Mavis Gallant has a constellation of admirers - v happy to discover shining star Sinรฉad Gleeson is among them!
#BookOfTheWeek โSome Strange Music Draws Me Inโ by Griffin Hansbury ๐ 1984, small town Massachusetts. Mel meets Sylvia, whose bold trans identity challenges the norm, sparking Melโs own transformative journey โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
'Years go by. I learn how to leave my body. I forget what I know about myself. Now and then, quietly, it makes itself felt.'
Do seek this gorgeous novel out - published by DauntBooksPublishing. It's a beautiful and vital book with its tender layers. One of my favourites this year...
We are happy to announce that Aneesa Abbas Higgins will be joining us online to discuss her translation of Elisa Shua Dusapinโs Vladivostok Circus for our Babelfish meet๐ก
Thursday, 2 May, 6 p.m. IST at The French Institute in India
Members can get their discounted copies from Midland The Book Shop โข
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.Daily Mail Online praises Griffin Hansbury's SOME STRANGE MUSIC DRAWS ME IN as 'compelling, often heartbreaking', adding 'beautifully written & I loved the alternating perspectives of the pre/post transition dual timeline. Wonderful.' Out THIS THURS! dauntbookspublishing.co.uk/book/some-straโฆ