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...

Glasgow friends! You're in for a treat as the brilliant @yararf.bsky.social & Xani Byrne are coming your way + tandem to celebrate their essay My Horses! included in our latest anthology FREEWHEELING. Don't miss it! mountfloridabooks.com/products/yar...

I'm lucky enough to work with writers like @lidijahilje.bsky.social. Her debut SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA is out 17 July and this piece on love triangles is a must read. And yes, you've guess it right. There is a love triangle in her novel. Tempted? Hope so! electricliterature.com/7-love-trian...

In THE TWILIGHT ZONE, a brilliant, terrifying book about repression and rebellion, Chilean author Nona Fernández draws parallels between the popular TV show and the horrors of the Pinochet dictatorship where unexplained disappearances disturbingly became a part of the fabric of everyday life.

Join Mina Holland for this special event discussing her memoir LIFEBLOOD: A MOTHER IN SEARCH OF HOPE. A book described by Elle magazine as 'brimming in love in all its forms.' 📍Review Bookshop, Peckham, London 🗓️Weds 16 July, 7.00 p.m. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lifeblood-...

💫'I found this one unputdownable from the first page.' 💫 Great to see SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA by Lidija Hilje on this fabulous list in Ireland's THE GLOSS. Out 17 July. thegloss.ie/11-new-books...

We have THREE books coming out in July, I know 3! Joe Brainard's I REMEMBER - 3 July Lidjia Hilje's sun-soaked debut SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA - 17 July Maria Sonia Cristoff's FALSE CALM: A Journey Through the Ghost Towns of Patagonia (tr. Katherine Silver) - 31 July Which one will you read first?

🍁Happy Canada Day! Celebrating the remarkable Canadians on our list including Marian Engel (BEAR), Sarah Bernstein (THE COMING BAD DAYS), Mavis Gallant (GREEN WATER, GREEN SKY) and Leanne Shapton (SWIMMING STUDIES, out Aug)🍁

Very happy to share that our essay collection IN THE KITCHEN is part of the @readingagency.bsky.social and BBC Arts' BIG TASTY READ! This is a nation wide campaign aiming to inspire people to read through food. Do check this wonderful list foody reads! readingagency.org.uk/get-reading/...

'A nuanced exploration of communication failures, blurred boundaries and the emotional cost of unchecked altruism.' With thanks to @lucyjpop.bsky.social for these words in Observer on Ledia Xhoga's debut MISINTERPRETATION. observer.co.uk/culture/book...

'Astonishing . . . a relentlessly specific time-capsule of a book, which bizarrely, movingly, seems to slip the confines of time.’ Louis Rogers for @telegraphnews.bsky.social on Joe Brainard's I REMEMBER. Our edition @dauntbookspub.bsky.social is out 3 July. www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi...

🎉Happy publication day to LIFEBLOOD by Mina Holland. A raw, honest and moving memoir of caring for a baby with a rare and life-threatening illness. 'I will be forever changed from reading this tender and raw account of one family’s fight to thrive.’ Emma Barnett

And also for #IBW the @dauntbookspub.bsky.social team and yours truly speak to @portybooks.bsky.social about what we do as indie publishers, what our day to day looks like and some funny facts. www.theportobellobookshop.com/news/qa-with...

To celebrate Independent Bookshop Week #IBW We @dauntbookspub.bsky.social have partnered with @portybooks.bsky.social. Super grateful for their bookseller picks! www.theportobellobookshop.com/news/daunt-b...

🎉Really excited to share that Elisa Levi, author of THAT'S ALL I KNOW (tr Christina MacSweeney) will be at @edbookfest.bsky.social along with the brilliant Sara Mesa and chaired by Lilidh Kendrick. 📍Venue B 🗓️Fri 22 August, 4.45pm 🎟️ www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

As we see the NHS appealing urgently for blood donors, Mina Holland's memoir 🩸LIFEBLOOD🩸 explains how blood transfusions were critical to keep her daughter alive. Read more here: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...

Punch the air moment as MISINTERPRETATION by Ledia Xhoga is listed on Dua Lipa's Service 95 as 'The Unmissable Debut.' And what a list of June releases!👌 www.service95.com/best-new-boo...

🎉Happy publication day to MISINTERPRETATION by Albanian-American writer Ledia Xhoga. 🎉 🗽A story interrogating legacies of family and country, the boundary between compassion and self-preservation, and the power of language.🗨️ ‘A heart-stopping, emotional thriller. I loved it.’ Rita Bullwinkel

For Independent Bookshop Week we've partnered with The Portobello Bookshop. If in Edinburgh join Xani Byrne and @yararf.bsky.social discussing their brilliant essay My Horses! included in FREEWHEELING: Essays on Cycling. 🗓️18 June, 7:00pm www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/freew...

And massive thanks to the one and only @ronanhession.bsky.social for these words on THAT'S ALL I KNOW by Elisa Levi (tr. Christina MacSweeney) 'A fine piece of storytelling but is also rich in symbolic possibilities.' www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Thanks to ELLE magazine for including 🩸LIFEBLOOD by Mina Holland (out 19 June) 'Poignant, honest and lyrical . . . A book that is brimming in love in all its forms.' www.elle.com/uk/life-and-...

Great talk at the International Literature Festival Dublin (@ilfdublin.bsky.social). @angelotijssens.bsky.social (left) and @michehut.bsky.social (right) discuss The Edges (written by the former, translated by the latter) and the implications of AI in literary translation.

Happy publication day to THAT'S ALL I KNOW by Elisa Levi (tr. Christina MacSweeney). A novel of rural entrapment and coming of age, That’s All I Know bears the traces of Beckett and Lorca, rings with the echo of folktales and has a fierce, unapologetic vitality at its heart.

Out 5 June is MISINTERPRETATION, the debut by Ledia Xhoga. A story interrogating legacies of family and country. Set in NY and Albania and look at that praise!

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