We look forward to bringing out the UK edition of Olufemi Terry’s debut novel Wilderness of Mirrors in Spring 2026! @bookbrunch.bsky.social

One of my favourite paragraphs from Blackout by Yann Chateigné Tytelman, translated from the French by me, forthcoming from @lesfugitivespress.bsky.social on 2 October. Yann's first book in English and my first full-length translation. 🌑

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A review of Harriet Armstrong’s To Rest Our Minds and Bodies in this month’s @litreview.bsky.social. @orlandoreade.bsky.social connects the dots and observes the maturity of the work. This is immensely flattering!

Michèle Roberts signing French Cooking for One at Toppings Edinburgh this month.

@lesfugitivespress.bsky.social + poetry 🤩 = Colour me excited 🤗

Our first book of poetry comes out tomorrow. a grammar of the world by Jeanne Benameur translated by Bill Johnston. The perfect book for the end of summer and the end of Women in Translation month.

Surprise! a grammar of the world, by Jeanne Benameur, translated by Bill Johnston, will be out August 28. For once we've got copies months ahead of our planned pub date. The joys of indie publishing - never a dull moment! A Mediterranean book about the sea and the sun for the end of summer.

What are you reading this Women in Translation month? There is still time to explore our backlist! www.lesfugitives.com/all-books

Harriet Armstrong, debut author of TO REST OUR MINDS AND BODIES, and Michèle Roberts, author of FRENCH COOKING FOR ONE, will be at @edbookfest.bsky.social in the coming days to discuss their books. Get your tickets here www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

A book for #WomeninTranslationMonth: This Tilting World by Tunisian author Colette Fellous, a #memoir about a woman trying to come to terms with a friend's death and the 2015 terrorist attacks in Tunis. Transl. Sophie Lewis. @lesfugitivespress.bsky.social talking-about-books.com/2022/06/18/t...

Harriet Armstrong will be talking about coming of age and debut novels with Rosalind Brown next week on 14 August. Tickets here www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

Michèle Roberts will be talking about French Cooking for One on 20 August at Elliott’s. Tickets here www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

@edbookfest.bsky.social starts this weekend! Will we see you there? We have two authors going this year - Michèle Roberts and Harriet Armstrong!

So great to see TROMAB listed in the predictions, but sadly, as a small press, we were not able to enter a book that published in June, and for which we did not have review copies by the end of January (end of the submission window). Hoping to submit this year!

Looking to add new things to your autumn TBR list? Our next title is Blackout by Yann Chateigné Tytelman (translated by Clem Clement), an essay on grief, silence and art, out this October. You can preorder it for £10.99 here www.lesfugitives.com/2025/yann-ch...

🚨 OUT THIS WEEK! New episode lifted from Fiction First, our summer live show featuring six of this year’s most outstanding debut novelists. @serpents-tail.bsky.social @europaeditions.bsky.social @lesfugitivespress.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk @judecook.bsky.social @hachetteuk.bsky.social

Missed your chance to read May the Tigris Grieve for You by Émilienne Malfatto? Good news - it’s reprinted and we’ve received copies! www.lesfugitives.com/all-books/em...

We have signed copies of To Rest Our Minds and Bodies by Harriet Armstrong on our website! www.lesfugitives.com/2025/harriet...

Thank you for these lovely words.

Book post is the best post. So excited about this that I pre-ordered it twice from the inestimable @lesfugitivespress.bsky.social

Thank you to Helen Marten and the Stems book fair. We really enjoyed the opportunity to chat with new and existing readers, and to connect or re-connect with a brilliant bunch of artists and much admired fellow indies!

Harriet Armstrong came by today at Stems Book Fair to sign copies of To Rest Our Minds and Bodies!

We’ll still be at Stems Book Fair in London (E2 8BD) tomorrow from 11 to 6pm. Come say hi!

Signed by the Author ✍️ Thank you so much Harriet Armstrong for visiting our store! Harriet signed copies of her exciting debut novel, To Rest Our Minds and Bodies, published by @lesfugitivespress.bsky.social Signed copies available in-store or online at www.stanfords.co.uk/to-rest-our-...

Who will be there tonight?

What is a writer’s life, and above all, what is left of it? This book is not a biography, but a quest; an expedition to unearth what remains of the author of Remembrance of Things Past. Order Zombie Proust, by Jérôme Prieur, translated by Nancy Kline here www.lesfugitives.com/2025/jerome-...

Zombie Proust, by Jérôme Prieur, translated by Nancy Kline, is out tomorrow. In this expedition to unearth what remains of the author of Remembrance of Things Past, Prieur materialises the eponymous writer’s body and spirit in short, vivid chapters, rich in detail, wry humour and quirky erudition.

I reviewed Harriet Armstrong's fierce and tender tale of first love, To Rest Our Minds and Bodies, in today's @theguardian.com @lesfugitivespress.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

Thrilled by this review in the Guardian’s Saturday pages, feeling grateful and extremely privileged too!

May reading. Thanks to: @lesfugitivespress.bsky.social @vincentdelacroix.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @andotherstories.bsky.social @nineeightbooks.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social @backlisted.bsky.social @judecook.bsky.social @annadoble.bsky.social among many others.

Looking forward to having Harriet Armstrong, author of To Rest Our Minds and Bodies, at Fiction First on Weds 16 July at 21 Soho. Readers of the novel cannot miss this! @lesfugitivespress.bsky.social @judecook.bsky.social Book your tickets via 🔗 in replies!

This promises to be a wonderful evening!

Harriet Armstrong of @lesfugitivespress.bsky.social, author of 'To Rest our Minds and Bodies'

Harriet Armstrong will be talking about To Rest Our Minds and Bodies with other debut authors at The Booking Club LIVE at 21SOHO on July 16. Get your tickets here www.tickettext.co.uk/cHPHYTmiv5

Delighted to announce that @bookingclubpod.bsky.social will be hosting FICTION FIRST on Wednesday 16th July - a fresh look at the novel featuring six standout debut authors. See line-up in comments! TICKETS ON SALE NOW: tickettext.co.uk/cHPHYTmiv5

There’s still time to grab your ticket for our event next week: Harriet Armstrong, author of To Rest Our Minds and Bodies, in conversation with Sophie Mackintosh, author of Cursed Bread at Reference Point Bookshop in London. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/to-rest-ou...

I adore Édouard de Pomiane's Cooking in Ten Minutes, or Adapting to the Rhythm of Modem Life (thanks to @backlisted.bsky.social), so I snapped this right up from @lesfugitivespress.bsky.social

Harriet Armstrong will be in conversation with Sophie Mackintosh, author of Cursed Bread, to talk about TO REST OUR MINDS AND BODIES at Reference Point Bookshop in London on 24 June. Get your ticket! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/to-rest-ou...

Thank you for this lovely review!

Join Michèle Roberts at @edbookfest.bsky.social on 20 August for a discussion around French Cooking for One and a live demonstration! www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

Harriet Armstrong will be in conversation with Sophie Mackintosh, author of Cursed Bread, to talk about TO REST OUR MINDS AND BODIES at Reference Point Bookshop in London on 24 June. Get your ticket! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/to-rest-ou...

The news is out! Will we see you @edbookfest.bsky.social this August? Tickets go on sale next week!

Join us at Stems Book Fair in London on 19/20 July. Harriet Armstrong will come by to sign copies of TO REST OUR MINDS AND BODIES on the Saturday afternoon!

A wonderful evening yesterday at @foylesforbooks.bsky.social . Stay tuned for more events to be announced with Harriet Armstrong this summer!

From the gorgeous front cover by iconic Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara to the compelling, unnamed narrator who deftly encapsulates elite university life and coming-of-age in the 2020s, this is a classic in the making! Out now from @lesfugitivespress.bsky.social uk.bookshop.org/p/books/to-r...

TO REST OUR MINDS AND BODIES by Harriet Armstrong is out today! Harriet was at Bàrd Books on Tuesday and will be in conversation with Luke Kennard next week at @foylesforbooks.bsky.social Head here for tickets www.foyles.co.uk/events/harri...

'I loved complex but ultimately arbitrary emotional dilemmas.' From the June / July issue, an exclusive extract from Harriet Armstrong's novel, To Rest our Minds and Bodies (@lesfugitivespress.bsky.social). Read online here: thelondonmagazine.org/article/fict...

Head over to @thelondonmagazine.bsky.social to read an excerpt from TO REST OUR MINDS AND BODIES by Harriet Armstrong. thelondonmagazine.org/article/fict...

Always a delight to see French Cooking for One by Michèle Roberts on this list!