Spot the AI generated poltergeist quote: "Something he thought, stopt both his breath and held down his eye lids" "All the pewter was found in a heap in the yard, tho’ no thief could have passed the door" "There was such stamping over the roof of the house, as if 1000 horse had been there trotting"

UPDATE! For anyone interested in more Hobnob Press news & exclusive excerpts from our newest release 'The Rise of the English Poltergeist', please note that we have just started a Substack account! Available via the link below. thehobnobpress.substack.com?r=5xmhbn&utm...

“I know what I heard and saw…” It's 1650. Stones fly through the ceiling. Doors slam in the night. And a great black dog walks upright. This isn't folklore. These are real accounts by respectable people. Pre-order 'The Rise of the English Poltergeist' now! www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/the-...

So pleased to see that this excellent @vchlondon.bsky.social book (our first collaboration with @hobnobpress.bsky.social), is out soon - the book tracks the first transformation of modern Basingstoke (there have arguably been two since with a third under way). This is #LocalHistory today.

We could not be prouder to publish this fantastic book on behalf of our friends at Hampshire VCH! A huge congratulations to them for this great piece of local history. #VCHPartnershipPublications @vchlondon.bsky.social www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/basi...

It is #LocalHistoryMonth & Local History is what we do. So, here is another one of our fabulous titles.😊Chris is a great advocate for Chippenham and a fantastic local historian. www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/chip...

Today is our annual #VCHDay where colleagues from around the country gather for a catch up and to share ideas, experiences and new publications. Here's a preview of our next book, a proof of 'Basingstoke Reinvented, 1800-1925, soon to be available from @hobnobpress.bsky.social. 🗃️ #LocalHistory

It is #LocalHistoryMonth & Local History is what we do. So here is one of our fabulous titles (we love the contents, but are also very proud of this cover).😊The mysterious Wansdyke is one of the great linear, bank-and-ditch earthworks of England. Recommended! www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/the-...

We are delighted to publish👇The Costs of Pleasure explores the dual meaning of 'costs' through the lens of Jacob and Priscilla Franks' visits to Bath 1777-1808, examining both their expenses for leisure activities & the colonial exploitation that funded it. www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/the-...

It is #LocalHistoryMonth & we thought we should promote some of our newest titles. This is a fabulous book on #Swindon. It focuses not on trains 🚆but rather at the people who made them 😲 www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/made...

We are thrilled to publish this! The first biography of the naturalist John Leonard Knapp (1767-1845) and the previously unpublished 5th edition of his nature journal. Knapp may not be well known now but his journal was a bestseller when it was first published. www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/gilb...

We have been swamped at Hobnob Press working on new books but consequently have some amazing titles coming out including this fabulous history of #Swindon which focuses not on the #trains but on to the people who made them. www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/made...

I have my proof of this beauty! The previously unpublished c17 travel writings of John Walker, edit. by Anthea Jones. Walker travelled England, Scotland, Wales, France & more. It is fab. #17thCenturyTravel www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/john...

Interested in Jane Austen? Check out the exhibition at Seacity Museum, Southampton. It ties perfectly with our new release on Austen's Southampton Circle by Cheryl Butler. Available from the museum soon or from our website! www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/firs... seacitymuseum.co.uk/whats-on/jan...

Discover 17th century travel through the eyes of John Walker in our new release. Edited by Anthea Jones. www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/john...

We are thrilled to have just published this fabulous book on #JaneAusten & her Southampton connections. www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/firs...

We @hobnobpress.bsky.social are shortly publishing this beauty. It tells the story of a Cotswold church that lovingly weaves evidence from the standing remains, archaeological excavations and documentary sources inc. churchwardens’ acc. & eyewitness records. www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/your...

We were deeply sad about the passing of our friend Ken Rogers but are very happy to publish this book he completed in collaboration with his son shortly before his death. A companion to Wiltshire & Somerset Woollen Mills, it focuses on the lives of weavers. www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/wilt...

It's only taken me 5 years to get this far but this Summer my book "Murder in the archives: The stories that crime files tell" will be published by @hobnobpress.bsky.social. Deep dive into the material culture and strange world of murder files. Find out more at angelasuttonvane.com/murder-in-th...

Just out we have a biography of John Billingsley. Best known for the General View of Agriculture in Somerset, he was also a key member of the early Bath and West Society and an authority on enclosure, and was active in wool, turnpikes, canals, & much more. www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/john...

What is going on at your favourite small publishers? Here is all our news! www.hobnobpress.co.uk/news

Great to see you on here, big fan of your books.

I spent yesterday reading the excellent Chalk Stories from @bethbpoet.bsky.social @hobnobpress.bsky.social. It is seeped in nature celebrating the #Dorset landscape with powerful memories of the past and moving personal poems too from Beth. Well done, I loved it. Recommend!

We are new to Bluesky, but excited to be here, and for the publication of this new title featured on BBC Radio Wiltshire this afternoon! www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/aveb...