Wow, this article by Galley Beggar Press on the costs of producing and selling books is fascinating - and horrifying. If you value the books published by indie presses, do buy them! And even better, buy direct from the publisher where possible.

Claire Carroll’s striking first book, ‘The Unreliable Nature Writer’, unsettles the reader into stories of imagined natures, ones we live in & beside, & that might outlive us. Worlds of present & approaching dread, slow cooked in catastrophe, of transformed or extinct personhood.

Ghost Signs has sold more than this, but only marginally, which is mad considering how topical it is, and what a cunt Truss is. Anyone fancies giving us a boost, link here. Am 1k behind on my energy bills so could use some extra coin 😬😬😬

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This is the first piece of work I ever read by Claire Carroll, now I’m hooked on her work for life! If you only read one story about infinite husbands today, make it this one! ❤️
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This is your “one month until Scratch A4 closes” alarm

If you're able to take up a subscription or can share info about the new books the87press will publish later this year and into next year, please do!

Our Writers’ Award #WritingCompetition for Underrepresented Writers is officially open! ✨

It’s free to enter & 15 winners will receive £23k of prizes.

The theme this year is Reveal.

#WritingCommunity – send us your best work!
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Lunate - Thread

Featuring new, extraordinary writing from:

Lara Williams
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Terri White
Hannah Clark
Helen McClory
Jenn Ashworth

All proceeds to Medical Aid for Palestinians

Pre-order only. Publishes May.
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Featuring new, extraordinary writing from:

Lara Williams
🌊🌊
Terri White
Hannah Clark
Helen McClory
Jenn Ashworth

All proceeds to Medical Aid for Palestinians

This story stopped us in our tracks and inspired something of an aesthetic reset for Lunate. It, indirectly, led to Claire temporarily joining us and then, thankfully, sticking around for good.

You know what to do.

Claire Carroll’s writing is AMAZING. I hadn’t read this one before. Stunning!

Ooh look at this short story competition!
Creative Writing NZ

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We have a wonderful story from The Unreliable Nature Writer, Claire Carroll’s forthcoming collection 3ammagazine.com/3am/the-unreli…

🧵It's a good day for a couple of bits of #bookpost

Firstly, thanks to (I assume) Tom Conaghan Scratch Books for my copy of The Unreliable Nature Writer by 🌊🌊

The eagerly-awaited debut collection of exhilarating, macabre and dreamy short stories.

📚Released 6th June 2024

Really recommend this from Skein Press!

One of my favourite jobs at Scratch Books!

Obligatory and huge price hikes from Wix. Anyone know any other website providers?

Only the last few days of our Reverse Engineering sale! Get 30% off here!

Read how Tessa Hadley, Yiyun Li, Sarah Hall, Jon McGregor, Wendy Erskine and other brilliant people write their short stories… it’s revelatory!

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Scratch A4 is always a brilliant competition. Enter it in a week!

Some of the best stories I’ve read this year are by F.M.A.Dixon. Gripping, evocative, full-hearted. Search them out - it’s well worth it…