Delighted to be welcoming Anuradha Roy later this week. She'll be speaking about her brilliant memoir CALLED BY THE HILLS in Bath, London, Richmond and Oxford. dauntbookspublishing.co.uk/anuradha-roy...

Excited to see our Beryl Bainbridge's reissues discussed in Times Radio. With thanks to Susie Goldsbrough. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2mW...

Thrilled to welcome Anuradha Roy to the UK in March for a series for events on her memoir CALLED BY THE HILLS: A HOME IN THE HIMALAYA. The captivating story of building a home and a garden on the edge of the Himalayan wilds. ‘A literary and sensory triumph.’ Sunday Post A 🧵

With thanks to @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social for these words on FALSE CALM by Maria Sonia Cristoff. Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year. ‘A profound and eerie treasure trove of stories about people living in forgotten places.’ www.thecrackmagazine.com/view-editori...

A phenomenal review of JEAN by Madeleine Dunnigan in The Guardian. 'This is an impressive and accomplished debut. Jean’s and his story will speak to any reader who is battling to understand themselves as the owner of a queer body in a treacherous world.' www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...

"Thrums with erotic heat but it also casts a wider net to examine notions of loss and self-fulfilment, all done in a language that is lean but carrying enormous weight." JEAN by Madeleine Dunnigan is out 12 Feb 2026 www.thecrackmagazine.com/view-editori...

Srimoyee Bagchi for the Telegraph India on Anuradha Roy's CALLED BY THE HILLS is a really wonderful review - beautiful, thoughtful articulation of what makes this memoir so special: www.telegraphindia.com/amp/books/rh...

Fatima speaks to Nosheen Iqbal for Guardian's Today in Focus podcast. In this interview, Fatima opens about her story and surviving an abusive relationship. www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

'This is a work of quiet beauty.' With thanks to Tanuj Kumar for his words on CALLED BY THE HILLS by Anuradha Roy for @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/book...

Friends in Bath! Anuradha Roy will be speaking about CALLED BY THE HILLS: A HOME IN THE HIMALAYA on Tue 17 March, 6.30pm. Book your tickets here⬇️ www.waterstones.com/events/in-co...

Thrilled to welcome Anuradha Roy, author of CALLED BY THE HILLS: A HOME IN THE HIMALAYA at Daunt Books Hampstead on 19 March. This is the captivating story of building a home and a garden on the edge of the Himalayan wilds. Ps. More events soon! dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/events/...

This is the most beautiful thing you'll read today. And remember, THE HOUR OF THE WOLF by Fatima Bhutto is out 26 Feb. www.worldofinteriors.com/story/fatima...

DREAM @thetimes.com review from @cecibrowning.bsky.social of Elisa Shua Dusapin's THE OLD FIRE (tr. Aneesa Abbas Higgins) - a pleasure to read. She GETS it!! www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

Sarah Moss in the @theguardian.com's The Books of My Life: 'All books change my mind, that’s what they are for. Recently @hystericalblkns.bsky.social’s Ordinary Notes altered the way I understand much of the world around me.' www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...

This July, we publish @ashtonpolitanoff.bsky.social's DAD HAD A BAD DAY. Recently unemployed Ned spirals into an obsession with tennis, putting everything else in his life at risk. Darkly comic, increasingly unhinged, this is a brilliant exploration of sport and masculinity. Cover by Luke Bird.

You all need this thread.

With thanks to West Camel for this brilliant review of THE OLD FIRE, the latest novel by Elisa Shua Dusapin (tr Aneesa Abbas Higgins). Out 29 Jan. 'A major piece of work that deserves repeated rereading to unpack each of its mythic items.' www.eurolitnetwork.com/rivetingrevi...

So pleased to be able to share that Anuradha Roy, author of CALLED BY THE HILLS: A HOME IN THE HIMALAYA (out Jan 15) will be at the Oxford Literary Festival in March. 'In every way a beautiful book.' Sebastian Faulks oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e...

Brilliant to see pre-publication coverage of the beautiful CALLED BY THE HILLS: A HOME IN THE HIMALAYA by Anuradha Roy. Monocle's Alpino newspaper, always so incredibly chic. monocle.com/culture/book...

🚨Calling all UK fans of Amina Cain! Join Amina and Lisa Robertson for this @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social online event on the theme of keeping house as explored in their novels. 📆Weds 3 December, 6:00pm 🎟️Pay what you can and help raise funds for the museum. www.freud.org.uk/event/works-...

Coming 23 April 2026 Over The Water: Essays on Islands set around the world Published by Daunt Originals "..an interesting and eclectic mix of islands...seen through personal lenses of the authors.." #blueskybooks #booksky @jimenagorraez.bsky.social

The year of Yamazaki starts now.

Look at them! Our 2025 Team Picture.

For all of you who have loved @lidijahilje.bsky.social extraordinary debut SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA, you can now read online this brilliant feature published in Ireland's The Gloss magazine. thegloss.ie/writers-bloc...

Our 2026 catalogue is now available on our website and here⬇️ Books by Elisa S Dusapin, Fatima Bhutto, Anuradha Roy, Beryl Bainbridge and a lot more. dauntbookspublishing.co.uk/wp-content/u...

Enormously proud to be the new UK home of Beryl Bainbridge. In March 2026, we kick things off in earnest by publishing AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE, with an intro by Yiyun Li, and THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING, with an intro by A. K. Blakemore. Ruthlessly smart, darkly comic, her novels are sharp-edged gems

'Compassionate and compelling.' @thetls.bsky.social Serhy Yekelchyk reviews @victoriadonovan.bsky.social LIFE IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING: TALES FROM THE UKRAINIAN EAST. www.the-tls.com/regular-feat...

I can't wait for Monday's episode of BBC R4 A Good Read where our beloved (and scandalous) BEAR by Marian Engel will be discussed. ‘A bizarre but strangely uplifting book about a woman’s quest for freedom . . . the perfect escapist yet intellectual read.’ The Times www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

If you're going to read a book in Spanish from a Latin American writer today, make sure it's MARCIANO by the great Nona Fernandez. penguinclubdelectura.com/libro/marcia...

It might be the end of the Booker journey for MISINTERPRETATION by Ledia Xhoga but it has been a wonderful ride. Huge congratulations to the shortlisted authors and publishers!

Really pleased to share the preview of our Spring 2026 list! New books by Elisa Shua Dusapin, an exciting essay anthology on islands, phenomenal non-fiction by Anuradha Roy and Fatima Bhutto, reissues to die for and a lot more. dauntbookspublishing.co.uk/spring-2026-...

Manchester friends! Come say hello as I'd be taking part in this event at the @institutocervantes.bsky.social Manchester on Fri 26 September, 6pm. I'll be discussing the challenges and importance of publishing literature in translation from Spanish. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/translatin...

Happy publication day to OTHER PEOPLE! Our fourth reissue by the dark and brilliant Celia Dale. Capturing adolescence in all its cruelty, told with Dale’s trademark wit and canny dissection of relationships, this is a compelling coming-of-age story. dauntbookspublishing.co.uk/book/other-p...

The love you're all giving to ⛵SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA by @lidijahilje.bsky.social is just phenomenal 🙌 Huge thanks to @catherinejarvis.bsky.social for making it an Editor's Pick for Marie Claire. 💫 'Just beautiful.'💫 www.marieclaire.co.uk/entertainmen...

I am sat here at my laptop trying to write but these brave journalists are all I can think about: Anas al-Sharif Mohammed Qreiqeh Ibrahim Zaher Moamen Aliwa Mohammed Noufal The entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City, gone. Say their names.

Edinburgh Book Festival is in full swing! We're delighted to have the brilliant Elisa Levi (THAT'S ALL I KNOW, tr Christina MacSweeney) in conversation with Sara Mesa (UN AMOR) discussing Spain's literary scene. Two incredibly exciting authors, unmissable! www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

A brilliant review of Natalia Ginzburg's THE CITY AND THE HOUSE (tr Dick Davies) on @theartsdesk.bsky.social. Words by Hugh Barnes. *Please note the review gives away key parts of the plot* theartsdesk.com/books/natali...

Today on the blog, a short story for #WITMonth 2025 “I am merely the canvas on which women paint their dreams.” (Rudolph Valentino) madamebibilophilerecommends.co.uk/2025/08/03/i...

🎉Happy publication day to FALSE CALM: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE GHOST TOWNS OF PATAGONIA by Maria Sonia Cristoff (tr Katherine Silver). A bold piece of non-fiction that documents her return to the area as she collects stories of the people that remain. Perfect for readers of Islands of Abandonment.👌

I spy with my little eye @lidijahilje.bsky.social SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA⛵ in @hatchards.bsky.social (St Pancras) Fiction chart! 🙌Thank you to all of you wonderful booksellers championing this novel. Find out more here: dauntbookspublishing.co.uk/book/slantin...

Misinterpretation in two words: Dark Horse🐎. I'll take it, thank you. www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

And a big big cheer to the wonderful team at @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social for their first Booker longlisting with Jonathan Buckley's ONE BOAT. HOORAY! thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

🎉Over the moon to share that MISINTERPRETATION by Ledia Xhoga has been longlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize! Thank you to all of you who read it and especially those who reviewed it @edelcoffey.bsky.social and @lucyjpop.bsky.social 💜 thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

Remember that line in Matilda that says reading is like a holiday in your head? This article is all about that. With thanks to Lucy Pearson for recommending @lidijahilje.bsky.social SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA and Ginzburg's FAMILY AND BORGHESIA. 💫 inews.co.uk/culture/book...

I remember these as a child. THRILLED to see them coming back. dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/summer-...

I've said it before but allow me to repeat myself. I ❤️ BBC R4's A GOOD READ📚 and I cannot wait to hear the discussion on our very own Vivian Gornick's THE ODD WOMAN AND THE CITY🗽on 4 August. Remember, our edition has a brilliant foreword by @amykey.bsky.social Out now! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Out on 14 August is SWIMMING STUDIES by Leanne Shapton. Our edition comes with a brand new introduction by Rita Bullwinkel, author of Headshot. With colour illustrations by the author throughout, this is a beautiful work of art from a singular talent. dauntbookspublishing.co.uk/book/swimmin...

'Beautiful, lush and deeply human' Words by Dion Everett for @nbmagazine.bsky.social on @lidijahilje.bsky.social stunning debut SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA. Out now! www.nbmagazine.co.uk/editorialarc...

To celebrate SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA by @lidijahilje.bsky.social here's a glowing review by Emily Goulding for @thespectator1828.bsky.social ‘Poignant and evocative, exploring first love with an intensity so raw that reading feels like pressing on a bruise.’ www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...

Our latest book by Natalia Ginzburg 🏠The City and the House (tr Dick Davies) is brilliantly reviewed by Miranda France in the latest issue of @thetls.bsky.social I think this could well be my favourite Ginzburg yet! www.the-tls.com/literature-b...