Delighted with The Vanity Project of Fr Brendan Coglan by Judith Oliver! I'm not religious but this is a cracking read: if you ARE a person of faith, you will feel seen. A young priest suffers a crisis of faith when he hears an appalling Confession. Now what? www.stairwellbooks.co.uk/product/the-...

Love books? Want to support small presses AND see fresh titles? Join us in York at St Crux on Saturday 6 Dec. Peek inside many titles via Look Inside: www.stairwellbooks.co.uk/books/ #FantasticBooksPublishing #YorkBookFair2025 #SFFH #Childrens #YA #Crime #Poetry #NonFic #York #Books

WE LOVE TO SEE IT. STILL FEED YOUR NEIGHBORS THOUGH.

“Distrust all those in whom the urge to punish is strong.” - Goethe

This has not gotten much attention, but it should. Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE. Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.

What a great launch!! Excellent support sets from Tanya Parker, Fiona Timothy & Laurence Tilley, and of course Richard dazzled us twice. Bluebird Bakery aka Rise is a lovely, inviting ACCESSIBLE York venue - highly recommended! #poetrycommunity #booklaunch

What a great @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social !! Take a peek inside Solstice (and Equinox, Book 1) via Look Inside! on our website: www.stairwellbooks.co.uk/product/sols...

I don't know how many of my followers have read my dystopian novel "Down to Earth" 👇, but just in case it wasn't clear, the King of High Hants is Nigel Farage. @stairwellbooks.bsky.social blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

Gareth was amaaaaazing. Stairwell gushed like a fangrrrl at meeting Joe Hill. Ali Sparkes seemed to be everywhere at once. 4 other Stairwell authors helped run stall. Exhausting, exhilarating, fun. Join us at EasterCon '26 in Brum! @susiewilliamson.bsky.social @ruthaylett.bsky.social

VERY last minute reminder! TONIGHT! Join Stairwell Books for the York launch of poetry collection, Village Fox, by Richard Cave. Richard will read w support from Fiona Timothy, Laurence Tilley, Tanya Parker. Music! Books! Possibly baked goods for purchase! Bluebird Bakery 201 Acomb Road YO24 4HD

So pleased for Paul Lynch! What an amazing, horrifying, & one hopes INSTRUCTIVE book on fascism. Yes, pay attention, Amerikkka. It is stunning. Un-put-downable. Read pages via the Look Inside feature here: www.stairwellbooks.co.uk/product/a-mi... www.bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk/whats-on/tea...

@wearejames.bsky.social Hello, who do we contact to ensure we don't fall afoul of copyright laws, and remain ethical, with a character in an upcoming book thinking of the lyrics to "Sit Down"?

In or near Manchester UK? Love to read? TOMORROW, Free, Northern Publishers' Fair, at the glorious Central Library, with at least 14 presses & a massive range of genres. FUN! Plus, meet agents! Bring Qs! #books #manchester #library #YA #ChildrensBooks #SciFi #Poetry #PoliticalWriting

In or near Mancs? THIS SATURDAY: the return of Northern Publishers Book fair! Free! Mancs central library, 27 Sept 11-3.30pm. This time: chat with agents! Founded & organised by amazing Bella of @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social!

The Equinox is not what it seems...! With @ruthaylett.bsky.social from @stairwellbooks.bsky.social #writing #book www.stairwellbooks.co.uk/product/equi...

And then comes the Solstice... With @ruthaylett.bsky.social from @stairwellbooks.bsky.social #writing #book www.stairwellbooks.co.uk/product/sols...

A poem i wrote ages ago. Poem in ALT. Image shows the twin blue beams that shine up from where the Twin Towers once stood.

Come if you can! www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/edgel...

New review out for Blackbird's Song and A Fistful of Ashes, published by Stairwell Books! @stairwellbooks.bsky.social Check it out at: www.northernbooks.org

#FF Give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community: @pointedcircle.bsky.social @pulpliterature.bsky.social @radicalcatalyst.bsky.social @smallprint.bsky.social @stairwellbooks.bsky.social @thesnapdragonmag.bsky.social @vestalreview.bsky.social @villaineralit.bsky.social

okay this brightened up my day by at least a thousandfold

We have just signed two amazing new poetry books for 2026! These are returning members of the Peepal Tree family, so we know you'll all be pleased to see their latest work: * Riddled by Tanya Shirley * Before the Rain by Christine Craig

Thanks to all who joined us at The Writers Centre for a lovely evening with @amandasmythstories.bsky.social, author of Look at You, who discussed her new novel-in-stories with Shivanee Ramlochan. More at: facebook.com/share/p/15wa... #bocas2025 @novelniche.bsky.social @peepaltreepress.bsky.social

This sounds brilliant AND important. You want to help? Admit we are awash in (unasked for, yet very real) privilege. Europeans & upstart Americans benefited from the horrors of enslavement. Admit it! Hey we just gotta Change The World, eh.

FT #childrensbooknorthagency @confingopublishing.bsky.social #spiltinkmagazine @commapress.bsky.social #liverpoolliteraryagency @vertebratepub.bsky.social @peepaltreepress.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social @stairwellbooks.bsky.social #manchesteruniversitypress @northodoxpress.bsky.social

Excellent! And we love that shop!

Love and drugs and quantum physics in the Scottish Highlands and Islands - Solstice, from @stairwellbooks.bsky.social Stairwell Books! #WritingCommunity www.stairwellbooks.co.uk/product/sols...

Okay he miiiiight be dodgy but he's a heckuva writer. If you start Down to Earth, you won't be able to put it down til it's done.

Mission: Find Mum by Jo Somerset, and lauded by many (including *THE* Jackie Kay!), has been shortlisted for The Rubery YA Book Award! CONGRATS, Jo! Art by @dtreacher.bsky.social!

A great teaser chapter by our talented group member @evabielbyauthor.bsky.social up on the blog today. www.evabielby.co.uk/single-post/...

That moment when your book appears on Amazon and it begins to feel real! Solstice, written with @gjmichaelson.bsky.social is a follow-up to Equinox; we launch in Edinburgh on June 17th! @asls.org.uk @gsfwc.bsky.social @fantasyfaction.bsky.socal #booksky #WritingCommunity tinyurl.com/mppknhnp

Awwwww. Everyone just wants to be loved.

A zoom interview this morning for a Peterborough school podcast discussing Lost In Time and Pandemonium Of Parrots. Sharing the love of books. @tinytreebooks.bsky.social @stairwellbooks.bsky.social #kidslit #books #reading

@stairwellbooks.bsky.social @peepaltreepress.bsky.social @confingopublishing.bsky.social

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In or near Burnley this Saturday? Join us at Burnley Words Festival #Writing #publishing Write That Novel Now with @garethwoodwrites.bsky.social. The Authors Stage, Burnley Mechanics, Burnley. Sat 17 May 2025 1:00PM. Click link for further info & for tickets! www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/bur...

@ruthaylett.bsky.social @stairwellbooks.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @edinburghsff.com @gsfwc.bsky.social Solstice is coming! With added love, drugs and quantum futures...! www.stairwellbooks.co.uk/product/sols...

Delighted to again participate in this vibrant northern-based independent book fest! Saturday 26 April FREE! #IndiePress #Novels #Poetry #YA @commapress.bsky.social @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social @carcanet.bsky.social @alisparkes.bsky.social @sarahwimbush.bsky.social @northodoxpress.bsky.social

Helene created legit climate refugees. Like one of my best friends is one. Conditions in rural Western NC were no longer livable, & she’d fought it out for months deep in mutual aid getting resources to people & helping with the stranded & missing, but the area is destroyed & she moved to Kentucky.

Watch this space! Our first call for poetry chapbook submissions from UK authors is coming soon!

Come on, folks--I know a lot of you believe in restoring the A Level in Creative Writing in England--sign and share now! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @poetrysociety.bsky.social @societyofauthors.bsky.social @rsliterature.bsky.social @kitdewaal.bsky.social

@carrieetter.bsky.social Good morning (lol for me; I'm temporarily in Trumpistan): we're receiving tons of mss. Not necessarily global majority. We're now looking at 2026/2027 publishing schedule! Lots of great poets. Too many mss; not enough time. Many from female/NB.

Yorkshire Times Poem of the Week: 'Thatcher' by Sarah Wimbush @stairwellbooks.bsky.social @sarahwimbush.bsky.social www.yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Poem...

The fact that everything around us is burning to the ground & some people still have no clue that they voted for the arsonist or are complicit in the arson is absolutely mind boggling. People are ok with it so long as the black woman isn’t their President 🤯. America, we have a problem!

Yes, the stock market may be tanking and our national security apparatus has never been more vulnerable and we're on the verge of both economic collapse and war, but it was all worth it to keep pronouns out of email signatures.

Stairwell tends to (TRIES TO) avoid political posts but: this is true. Stairwell began in the US in 2005 & we're mighty sorry abt the pending collapse of The American Experiment. We're hopeful sane US residents can rescue the nation, but pragmatic. All humans are related. One species. #LoveEachOther

Now this is a sport I could get behind!

We adore this event. We've met brilliant authors, excellent publishing colleagues, & brought unique amazing books direct to the public. ALL the publishers at this Fair are worth a look. Join us!

Good!! Stop stealing everyone's history!