If you’ve read Small Town Joy you’ll know that Sunny G Radio is one of its stars, and that I found Steg and Delaina to be really inspiring. So I’m delighted to be the guest for this free Book Week event on 20 November at Sunny G HQ. Come along!

"What is at stake if we cannot continue?" Simultaneously very happy and crestfallen to be part of this Open Letter (written to the industry, as well as readers, writers, and - well - everyone who cares). Please read, and share: www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...

I'm a committed small press author & editor. Small presses are the seed-heads of the books world & they are scorched. Pls read and share this excellent letter on the situation & what's needed in @thebookseller.com, signatories inc Peninsula Press, @cipherpress.bsky.social @silver-press.bsky.social

"Inflation, war and cuts to national arts funding have increased the challenges faced by independent publishers and we are now confronting an existential crisis that will determine the trajectory of literary publishing in the UK." Signed by us, please read: www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...

For a range of reasons I never thanked @theskinnymag.bsky.social for giving 404 Ink the [Organisational] Lifetime Achievement Award in their Besties awards, saying we were "absolutely pivotal to the development of new writing talent in Scotland"! We did try! thx www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/ed...

Last few days to get your submissions in!

Hey fellow publishers: what are you/we doing about the end of de minimis next week? How fucked are we? Why am I finding it impossible to find any official documentation about this? Are we so numb to the current US administration's legislative terrorism that we don't even compute it anymore?

Today! Fierce Salvage comes to Edinburgh International Book Festival, where we’re miraculously going to cram three anthology contributors, two editors and one host onto a single stage! See you there? www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

Help me for a thing, please: Who are your favourite UK-based trade publishers that started up since 2017 and are still going today? Small and indie, preferably (imprints don't count).

Book people! Unfortunately I can't get my sad face in the papers claiming cancellation and getting some lucrative columns out of it because I'm doing not one but two events at the Edinburgh Book Festival. First up there's Grrrls Aloud on Sunday night: www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

@edbookfest.bsky.social kicks off next week and we have a couple of events! @carriem.co.uk shares Small Town Joy, unpacking how LGBTQ+ artists changed Scotland's soundtrack and celebrating the music that opened minds: www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

Inklings submissions open NOW with @saraband-books.bsky.social! Make sure to read the guidelines 👇

We’re delighted to announce that we’re now open to Inklings pitch submissions until the 31st August! Visit our website for further information - we’re really looking forward to reading your submissions! saraband.net/2025/07/11/i... #Booksky #Writers @404ink.bsky.social 📚💙

Our authors are just the best "list of sexually active popes" discuss

Highlights from last night’s Inklings Showcase with @404ink.bsky.social authors Heather Parry, Adèle Oliver, and Sam Gonçalves! 🌟

Happy publication day to Wing Lam Tong and Speak Still! See her talk about her Inkling in @tintjournal.bsky.social: tintjournal.com/interview/so...

Tomorrow!

Next week, Wednesday 23rd, is the second Inklings showcase at @portybooks.bsky.social! www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/an-in...

Next week, Wednesday 23rd, is the second Inklings showcase at @portybooks.bsky.social! www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/an-in...

404 Ink: 2016 - 2026. Publisher not found. www.thebookseller.com/news/404-ink...

What this does mean is that there’s a vacancy now for some similarly brilliant @stirlingpublishing.bsky.social graduates to succeed wonderfully and be an inspiration to a whole new generation of young publishers. Who’s it going to be?

I'm very sad to see the end of @404ink.bsky.social, but I'm very proud to be one of their authors: I was a 404 fan long before I was a 404 writer, and it's been a joy to be part of the family. I'm wishing the best of everything for Heather and Laura in their ongoing adventures.

In case you miss it amongst the news, we're delighted that @saraband-books.bsky.social will be continuing the Inklings series and they open for submissions in August! The process is very similar to our own but check out the guidelines and get your pitches ready. saraband.net/2025/07/11/i...

Following the announcement of 404 Ink's closure, we're delighted to announce that we'll be taking forward a significant portion of the Inklings series! Read more here: saraband.net/news-events #Booksky 📚💙

Those of you who are panic buying all of our books right now following our closure news, you're legends, but you've got time! We're around for another year(ish) yet. Can't get rid of us that easily. www.404ink.com/blog/2016-2026

404 Ink: 2016 - 2026. Publisher not found. www.thebookseller.com/news/404-ink...

Hey @404ink.bsky.social look at this beautiful display in BookBar in Chelsea!

The Bread & Roses Award longlist has been launched to mark the start of Independent Bookshop Week! The award for political writing is presented by the Alliance of Radical Booksellers, so celebrate both by popping into your local indie for one of these beauts: lighthousebookshop.com/posts/bread-...

Congrats to Heather Parry for her longlisting of Electric Dreams!

Excited to bring Fierce Salvage to the Edinburgh Book Festival this Summer www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

We had such a lovely time talking about literary journals and small press publishing at the @bacls.bsky.social conference in Stirling! Part of a dream team with @extrateethmag.bsky.social, @404ink.bsky.social, and @foldingrockmag.bsky.social! Buy and subscribe, and keep these shows on the road!

Thanks to @404ink.bsky.social, we’ve been able to hide some special copies of Arun Sood's book around South Devon this week as we don our wings once again for The Book Fairies! Arun joins us this Sunday at The Book Market, so why not spread the bookish joy with the people of Devon!

Prepping my shelf (and my mind) for the latest Inkling. 💙

Lovely interview with Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin all about Roses for Hedone and queer hedonism. "the book makes a case for expanding our notions and preconceptions around hedonism, rooting our pleasure in a forward-looking intentionality." metalmagazine.eu/en/post/pris...

Happy publication day to How Does Change Happen?, which chronicles real stories from activists and organisers, exploring their approach to making a meaningful difference in some of the biggest issues of the 21st century. www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...

A fabulous new issue of @booksfromscotland.bsky.social is out, with some great Scottish book recommendations booksfromscotland.com/issue/wonder...

CARDIFF, TOMORROW! An evening with Francesca Sobande and layla-roxanne hill, talking about Look, Don't Touch. When: 28th May, 18:30 start Where: @bookspacecardiff.bsky.social, 26a Crwys Road, CF24 4NL www.bookspacecardiff.co.uk/products/loo...

Touring Scotland March - May 2026 - it's Victor & Barry all grown up and in the skies! News: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/the-h... The story of Victor & Barry that started it all: www.404ink.com/store/p/vict...

Biggest congrats to @catgorl.bsky.social for her shortlisting in the @societyofauthors.bsky.social's Betty Trask Prize! Read more: societyofauthors.org/2025/05/21/i...

Author #CarrieMarshall talks to Claire Sawers about growing up in 1970s Lanark, clubbing at Edinburgh's Fire Island and the "seismic" influence of #JimmySomerville The Sound of Young Queer Scotland: An Interview with Carrie Marshall buff.ly/6OhaO8V

Thanks so much to @thequietus.com for letting me geek out about music :) thequietus.com/culture/book...

Spent the last couple of days christening my new laptop with some stickers. As you do. Particularly chuffed to have found a home for the @404ink.bsky.social one.

On our way to celebrate @catgorl.bsky.social and Fragile Animals at the #BritishBookAwards ✨️ Go team @404ink.bsky.social. #Nibbles

The second Inklings showcase at @portybooks.bsky.social is on 23rd July! This time round featuring Heather Parry, Adéle Oliver, layla-roxanne hill and Sam Gonçalves! www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/an-in...

Can’t wait to read this!

Another day, another Inkling! How Does Change Happen? heads out to backers next week ✊️ Preorder: www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...

Happy publication day to Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin's Roses for Hedone! We stole this excellent photoshop from them. Get the latest Inkling now: www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...

My illustration work for @tiltedaxispress.bsky.social and @404ink.bsky.social 🎨 / Contact me at harichaart (at) gmail (dot) com for art (+Korean-English translation) enquiries!

For #IndiePressDay I’m celebrating @404ink.bsky.social who publish small books with big ideas! Here’s my review of Blind Spot by Maud Rowell which is incredibly insightful 💙📚 #BookSky #blind #disability https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/84af5c9d-cede-4358-9941-9651cc1497c9

Absolutely loving this love letter to queer Scottish music, so many sticky tabs for artists to check out! Also massive props to @carriem.co.uk for including & supporting 2 non-music related gems: Gladiators; & the word "outwith." Both inherently queer, fight me.