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On Loneliness – Author Gail Honeyman discusses Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

Was it worse or better to find yourself lonely in a big city rather than in a small town or a village? Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine started with two related ideas. The first was loneliness, an issue that’s thankfully now starting to receive more attention as we begin to… Read More

Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore – Pictures of the most iconic authors of our time

Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore is an innovative gift book that presents 50 fully-illustrated profiles of men and women of letters whose enduring work bears an original idiosyncratic stamp—and whose unique way of dress does the same through a signature look, hairstyle, or accessory. See exclusive extracts about… Read More

‘Her very selfhood, her personhood is under attack’ – Gabriel Tallent on writing the powerful ‘My Absolute Darling’

‘One of the most important books you’ll pick up this decade’ – Harper’s Bazaar In college, a professor introduced me to a long eighteenth-century poem by James Thomson called The Seasons. Tremendously influential in its time, it is a lyrical and expansive description of the countryside. There is an entire… Read More

Watch as Gabriel Tallent introduces the unforgettable Turtle Alveston from My Absolute Darling

‘Day by Day he is killing his daughter.’ ‘You think you’re invincible. You think you won’t ever miss. We need to put the fear on you. You need to surrender yourself to death before you ever begin, and accept your life as a state of grace, and then and only… Read More

‘This is an invisible epidemic’ – Jonathan Lyon on writing his electrifying debut – Carnivore

‘This is an invisible epidemic. I wrote my book in the hope of making it more visible. I wanted you to feel what I feel. I’m 25 and I never got to have a youth. It passed by without me, beyond my bedroom window. Instead, when puberty began, I became… Read More

Is it truly possible to live without prejudice? Author June Sarpong on her new book ‘Diversify’

“While misunderstanding and strife dominate our world and its politics, there is an urgent need for understanding and connection.” The Earth is vast. But we have opportunities to connect with any other member of our human family. Indeed, it is said that there are only six degrees of separation between… Read More

Rhodri Marsden on ‘A Very British Christmas’ – 12 days of discomfort and joy

A Very British Christmas is a twelve-stage sleigh ride through the best, worst, strangest and funniest aspects of the Christmas holiday, with cultural icons saluted, national habits dissected and personal reminiscences from those who’ve eaten all the mince pies and lived to tell the tale. I’ve always been interested in… Read More

‘Nowhere on the planet do women enjoy true equality. So I set to writing a book that describes such a place, Equalia.’ Author Catherine Mayer discusses ATTACK OF THE 50FT WOMEN

Author and co-founder of the Women’s Equality Party Catherine Mayer discusses her inspirations for writing Attack of the 50 ft Women and how gender equality can save the world. You might say that the inspiration for Attack of the Fifty-Foot Women came to me in a flash. A naked… Read More

Discussing All Things Writing – Beth Lewis shares the inspiration behind WOLF ROAD

‘She’s an honest character which, for me, is refreshing in a world of unreliable narrators.’ Elka has a very distinctive voice, one that stays with readers long after they’ve finished the book. How did you first discover this style of writing, and how did you maintain it throughout the novel?… Read More

Benjamin Ludwig – How raising an autistic child helped write Ginny Moon

‘The rawness of her hunger – the utter fierceness of her desire to return home – is what provided Ginny’s motivation’ The book is about Ginny, a recently adopted autistic teenager who plots to get herself kidnapped by her birth-mother. I wrote the book, in part, because of a personal… Read More

Watch the incredible video for We: A Manifesto For Women Everywhere

Imagine a sisterhood – across all creeds and cultures. An unspoken agreement that we, as women, will support and encourage one another. So begins WE: an inspiring, empowering and provocative manifesto for change. Change which we can all effect, one woman at a time. Change which provides a crucial… Read More

NEWS – Winners Announced for the Indie Development Fund 2017

Nearly 50 independent bookshops applied for the £2000 grant, with projects ranging from mobile bookshops and original ideas for book events, to launching a student discount scheme and hosting enterprise days designed to teach school children about setting up a bookshop. We’d like to extend our huge congratulations to… Read More

The Makings of a Modern Career Guide by Otegha Uwagba

The essential career handbook for creative working women. When it comes to career guidance, there’s certainly no shortage of books on the subject on offer. Rummage through the ‘careers’ section of any bookstore, and you’ll undoubtedly be confronted by an array of workplace manifestos urging you to ‘lean in’ and… Read More

Odd Dog Out shortlisted for the Independent Bookshop Week Book Award!

Best-selling author illustrator Rob Biddulph has been shortlisted for the IBW award for best picturebook The IBW 2017 judging panel will be chaired by BA President, Rosamund de la Hey. The Children’s and Picture Book Category judges are David Litchfield, author of The Bear & The Piano; Alex Strick, diversity… Read More

‘There are sentences in this book that are strange echoes of words I wrote twenty years ago’ – Author Robin Hobb on writing Assassin’s Fate

I dedicated Assassin’s Fate to Fitz and the Fool. They’ve been my closest friends for over twenty years. That’s not to denigrate my marriage of forty-six years, or the friendships that reach back to my high school. The characters we write live inside our minds, creating an internal friendship… Read More