Today we celebrate @bluebirdtail, longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 24 for his vividly imagined, lusciously written #Azucar . We will be sharing reviews, interviews, readings and even a book giveaway through the day. #JhalakPrize24 #JhalakShowcase

May is our most productive month!
New books and author appearances from Andrea Tompa (Trnsl. Jozefina Komporaly) and Ioana Pârvulescu ( trnsl. Alistair Ian Blyth)

#EuropeanWritersFestival British Library Barbican Library Brasenose Library

Great to see The Process of Poetry in The Morning Star today!

'Both draft and final version are given, thus allowing the reader to look virtually over the shoulder of the poet through the whole process of composition.'

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/poets-… Rosanna McGlone Inpress Books 📚

‘A man is no more than his exhausted lungs.’ Read an extract from Somewhere Else by Jenni Daiches in Books from Scotland’s newest issue!

Damn right it is the Stella winner!
Also currently shortlisted for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award & the 2024 James Tait Black Prize.
ALSO under consideration for the Booker Prize this year. Crossing a lot of fingers still, but for now: raising a glass to Praiseworthy!

Happy publication day to #TakeoutSushi by Christopher Green with #illustrations from Rebecca Purton! 🥳

Whimsical #ShortStories set in contemporary #Japan that explore feelings of belonging, displacement & the strangeness of everyday human interaction: neemtreepress.com/book/takeout-s…

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to the lovely clare e. potter who's wonderful collection #HealingThePack is officially published today! 'A moving and beautiful collection' (@ZoeBrigley) of family, landscape, suffering and strength. tinyurl.com/2277dm76

We are pleased to announce our new event called Hummingbirds, a literary salon taking place at The Standard Hotel.
✨Do join us on the 19th of May for what promises to be an enjoyable and stimulating afternoon! 🎟️ standardhotels.com/en-GB/london/h…

#letscreate #eventslondon #the87press

Jan Carson Doubleday Books Rosie loves queer, historical fiction and punchy contemporary lit. She recently really enjoyed Mammoth by Eva Baltasar for its sardonic, brusque, queer observations on rural life…

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Calling all fans of great books and great adaptations! The adaptation of Juan Pablo Villalobos’ DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE is now available to watch on Netflix UK & Ireland. Villalobos’ debut, Rosalind Harvey’s first book, and our very first publication all the way back in 2011.

Delighted to see two Dedalus Press titles among the three books shortlisted for this year's Pigott Poetry Prize, Paula Meehan 'The Solace of Artemis', David Nash 'No Man’s Land', and Nick Laird's 'Up Late' (Faber). Congrats to all!
Writers' Week
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#2forjoy - why we asked @mxfrankduffy for #Magpies for Joy//Us #Poems of #QueerJoy
#Booksellers get in touch if you would like a pair of magpies to go in your window with your pile of #Joy //Us!
Out 17thMay for #idahobit2024 arachnepress.com/JOY-US-poems-o…

“In the end, the theme of this life-enhancing book is not death, but love.” – New review of ‘The Butterfly House’ by Kathryn Bevis in The Sunday Times. Available online and in bookshops now.

Great review by Tapasya Narang of For the Birds by Victoria Melkovska in the latest edition of Poetry Ireland Review.

“A brave debut that depicts the impact of war on individual lives…”
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Poetry Ireland
Victoria Melkovska
#debutcollections

Amazing to see Rushika Wick's sublime #AfterlifeAsTrash as one of Dr Denise Saul's 5 poets you need to read in 2024 for National Book Tokens today - alongside other astonishing works from Jennifer Wong Malika Booker Karen McCarthy Woolf & #KaoChingonye What incredible company you keep Rushika!

Fantastic news! Congratulations 🎉📚🎉📚

We could not be happier to share the news that we get to work with the incomparable Jen Calleja again, and will publish her literary translator memoir Fair next year. This will be our 4th book together, since Test Centre published her debut poetry collection Serious Justice in 2016

Oo a tasty endorsement from Naomi Booth today - big thanks!

'The worlds that Bradley maps out in this collection often seem beguilingly familiar—but they are liable to suddenly shift, admitting the unexpected and the strange'

waterstones.com/book/maps-of-i… SJ Bradley #shortstories

Publication day for POPULAR SONG by Harry Man. An electric adventure into science, sci-fi, #poetry & pop culture. A jukebox filled with new favourites, beckoning readers onto the dancefloor of the unexpected & the joyful.
Congratulations Harry🎵
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These shorts from the #InternationalBooker2024 shortlist are incredible.

Here is a reading from NOT A RIVER by Selva Almada, tr. Annie McDermott. Our thanks to the very talented David Jonsson for giving us shivers with his reading, and to The Booker Prizes for making this happen.