“It felt like this was my chance, I have to put my money where my mouth is…”

Here we have Isabelle of Fly on the Wall Press talking about the process of publishing her debut psychological thriller, #TheDarkWithinThem

Read the full #PressoftheMonth interview here: optindiebooks.co.uk/fly-on-the-wal…

Not long until our shortlist is revealed -- which books from these 12 do you think will be in the final running for the £25,000 #WalterScottPrize for Historical Fiction 2024?

What does a book cost?

Back in 2015 we ran some calculations to figure out what a book costs, what it sells for, and where the money goes. We've done the sums again - for 2023 -and you head here for some grim, but hopefully also interesting, reading: galleybeggar.co.uk/what-does-a-bo…

We are delighted to announce Fleur Sinclair of Sevenoaks Bookshop as the BA’s new President, who will be supported in her new role by Mairi Oliver of Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop and Debbie James of Kibworth Books as Vice Presidents.

Read more: booksellers.org.uk/industryinfo/i…

Indies are the coral reefs of publishing.

Jacaranda Books
Peepal Tree Press
Galley Beggar Press
Saraband Books
Little Toller 🇺🇦🇵🇸
Tilted Axis
Little Island Books
Tramp Press
Comma Press🍉 #CeasefireNow
Knights Of
Sweet Cherry Publishing
Tangerine Press

The Bookseller
Booksellers Association

The reissue of Chitra Ramaswamy's poignant and intimate 'Expecting' includes new material and a brand new cover!

Due on the 16th May - read more about the book here:
saraband.net/sb-title/expec…

#Expecting #ChitraRamaswamy #Pregnancy Jenny Brown Agency

If you can't join on Tuesday 21, don't worry! We'll send all ticket-holders a link with the recording of Laurie Bolger's class, so you can work through it at your own pace ☕

More info & tickets: buff.ly/49IoHrw

Book now for the PoetryBookSoc & NCLA
#InternationalPoetrySymposium @NorthernStage
9-10th May. Inspiring discussions & performances from 20 world-class poets inc. CAConrad, Kayo Chingonyi & Len Pennie from Newcastle to Switzerland, US to Bhutan: tinyurl.com/5cdwu8st

Out now! 😍

Bestselling Brazilian novelist & playwright Patrícia Melo’s latest thriller is a genre-defying psychological trip with a twist!

Poetic, dark & full of rage, The Simple Art of Killing a Woman is a perfect addition to this week’s #FeaturedFive

📚 optindiebooks.co.uk for more!

'The Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic in Oxford became cruelly familiar, and we were locked into a repeat pattern of hopes being held, then dashed'

Read Tom de Freston's piece for The Times and The Sunday Times, detailing the experiences that inspired his new book, STRANGE BODIES
thetimes.co.uk/article/i-worr…

The Northodox family so far 😍

All these books (with one small and exciting exception 👀) alongside our upcoming preorders are available here:
northodox.co.uk/bookstore

The Emma Press awarded Latvian Literature grant for translation of Lilija Berzinska’s surreal short stories!

'The Skeleton in the Cupboard' follows a community of strange creatures in the north of Latvia... 💀✨

Full acquisition announcement here: buff.ly/4b6ca2e

Hey! Look what just arrived!

Thank you to Bluemoose Books for these finished copies of Ghost Mountain and for all the brilliant support.

I loved writing Ghost Mountain. I felt like I could write it forever.

And yes, I did put in a tie specially for this pic

Join us at Leeds Lit Fest Hyde Park Book Club !
Explore the diverse offerings from independent presses like Comma Press🍉 #CeasefireNow Fly on the Wall Press Peepal Tree Press Dead Ink Books & more, while savouring readings by acclaimed writers Dylan Byford, Elliot J Harper, SJ Bradley & more

hydeparkbookclub.co.uk/new-events/202…

Selected from 149 of the best novels & short story collections from around the globe; independent publishing leads the way with five books making this year’s International Booker Prize shortlist.

Have you read any from this year’s shortlist? Who do you think will take the win?

Just a few days until we open for submissions Scribblers! 💃

Adam S. Leslie dropped by deadinkbookshop to sign Patreon-exclusive copies of Lost in the Garden! Will we be seeing you at the book launch?

1b Books are open today until 4pm. An independent bookshop selling new & secondhand books. (1b Bolingbroke St. Heaton, Newcastle, NE6 5PH). #newcastleeasthighstreets

The shortlist for the Woman’s Prize for fiction was announced this week🤩

Which are you most excited about?