On today’s episode of Knowing Animals, I speak to Zara-Louise Stubbs about animals and the ‘uncanny gastronomic’, focussing on her excellent 2023 @blpublishing.bsky.social collection. The episode is available below or in all the usual podcast places. knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-246-...

The @britishlibrary.bsky.social YouTube channel has shared some video recordings from the November 2025 'Tales of the Weird' Festival. @blpublishing.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@britishlibr...

For #readindies today, a clever crime classic reissued by @blpublishing.bsky.social which has some wonderful echoes of the past. More here! kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/a...

New on the blog today I've written about STORIES FOR MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS, another excellent anthology from the @blpublishing.bsky.social Women Writers series. Featuring stories by Maeve Brennan, A.S. Byatt, Jeanette Winterson & more! #BookSky #ReadIndies 💙📚 jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/02/08/s...

Now available! Bird of Ill Omen: The Gothic Tales of Catherine Crowe. Edited by Ruth Heholt. As famous as Dickens in her day - but largely forgotten, it’s time to give Crowe the respect she deserves. #talesoftheweird

My thoughts on Phantoms Of Kernow by Joan Passey (Ed) and published by @blpublishing.bsky.social. Thank you to @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social for sending me a copy to read halfmanhalfbook.co.uk/review/phant...

More publications from @blpublishing.bsky.social – making a good showing at the local Waterstone’s. Many from their 'Crime Classics'.

New figures for last year listing how many people took out my books from libraries show Shed Manual (published by Haynes) in first place, with How To Give Your Child A Lifelong Love of Reading (@blpublishing.bsky.social) a smidgeon behind, and then Rooms of Their Own (@quartobooksuk.bsky.social).

In a delightful touch, the new @blpublishing.bsky.social volume of Catherine Crowe stories came with a crow feather tucked between the pages Less delightfully, when I took it out of the package I thought it was a set of big black gently moving spider legs sticking out of the book, lol MY HEART 😩😩😩

Bird of Ill Omen: Gothic Tales of Catherine Crowe (edited by Ruth Henolt) Fans of #gothic and #TalesoftheWeird rejoice, January’s delayed book from @blpublishing.bsky.social has begun shipping and the subscription drop comes with a black feather!!! (not the bird and skull tho) Very cool! 🩸📚

On the Ramblings today - a cracking pair of Lancashire mysteries from E.C.R. Lorac @blpublishing.bsky.social kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/a...

The latest in our Women Writers series, Stories for Lovers, explores the multifaceted nature of romantic love in all its forms, with short stories from the likes of Virginia Woolf and Dorothy Parker. Available today: shop.bl.uk/products/stories-for-lovers

Just read The Mermaid Tank by L.P Hartley in All The Fear of the Fair from @blpublishing.bsky.social Now I am sad I'll never get to read it for the first time again. Made my partner read it as a substitute.

A great read from @blpublishing.bsky.social - "Stories for Lovers" by a collection of excellent mid-to-late-20th-century writers librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/b... #booksky 📚💙

What happens in Brimberley village when their lead tenor is blown up in a sudden explosion? 💥 Sky High blends classic mystery with WWII spy fiction, featuring dark secrets, grudges, burglary, and a killer ready to strike again... shop.bl.uk/products/sky-high

Last year I discovered a poorly maintained/cleaned/ventilated bookcase had caused a ton of my books to be discoloured with ugly blotches. I’ve now started replacing copies, such as my complete set of Tales of the Weird from @blpublishing.bsky.social 3for2 direct from their shop really helped!!!

Perfect winter vibes and Christmas ghost stories. If the promised snow actually happens its the perfect book to curl up with

@blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird series, at the source.

Can't wait to see a copy of "Stories for Lovers" with pieces by two northern writers: Malachi Whitaker, b. Bradford, Yorks & Richmal Compton, b. Bury, Lancs. Also on the roster: Virginia Woolf, EM Delafield, Dorothy Parker. Sounds like the perfect Valentine treat! ❤️ ❤️ @blpublishing.bsky.social

On the Ramblings today, my second nomination for Crime Reprint of the Year, and this time it’s a dramatic and memorable title from @blpublishing.bsky.social - kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/r...

Thrilled to say that Malachi Whitaker's short story "Honeymoon" is included in this superb anthology from the British Library Women Writers series. "Stories for Lovers" also features short fictions by EM Delafield, Dorothy Parker & Virginia Woolf. Thanks @blpublishing.bsky.social Out 13 Jan 2026

We’re excited to share our new main catalogue, making it easier for you to find and request the majority of our published collection. We’ve also launched an interim version of our Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Find out how to start searching and requesting on our website bit.ly/BLNewCatalogues

No false modesty, my books make ideal Christmas presents. Three fresh ones to choose from this year - When Books Go Bad, My Year of Reading Welshly, and While There Is Tea There Is Hope. Available everywhere good books are sold, but please buy local and indie if you can.

The final @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird for the year came with this adorable wooden decoration 😭😭😭

Very exciting book mail! My December subscription to @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird has arrived with goodies!! Possessed: A Lost Novel of the Occult by Rosalie and Edward Synton (1927) Champion and introduced by @johnnymains.co.uk #weirdfiction #occult

And more bookish delights via the postie today, from @blpublishing.bsky.social - thank you, these look wonderful!

A lovely surprise package in the post yesterday, this beautiful anthology, STORIES FOR LOVERS, a forthcoming release from @blpublishing.bsky.social as part of their Women Writers series. Many thanks for the early copy - it’s very much appreciated! #BookSky @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social 💙📚

Check out the Whodunnit Whisperings review of Septembers entry to the @blpublishing.bsky.social Crime Classics focused on Locked Room Mysteries. Well worth a read. open.substack.com/pub/whodunni...

Fantastic review of ‘All the Fear of the Fair’ edited by Edward Parnell here. #TalesoftheWeird

You’re welcome @heavenalibooks.bsky.social - Stories for Lovers publishes Jan 13th! #WomenWriters #MargaretAtwood #DorothyPatker #VirginiaWoolf

A dark quarry pool, strange noises, and a near-fatal attack… Trouble brews in Lunesdale in this classic 1949 mystery by E.C.R. Lorac. Still Waters: A Lake District Mystery is out today. Available online: shop.bl.uk/products/still-waters-a-lake-district-mystery

POSSESSED OUT IN THE WILD!!

On the Ramblings today - I share my thoughts on a hugely entertaining pair of British Library Crime Classics! @blpublishing.bsky.social @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/d...

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🕯️ When John Travers is hanged for the murder of his mother-in-law, those who knew him whisper that something isn’t quite right... With an intro by @johnnymains.co.uk, Possessed is a chilling tale of love, jealousy and the occult. Out now: shop.bl.uk/products/possessed-a-lost-novel-of-the-occult

Good morning! Today is the publication day of the 1927 occult novel POSSESSED by Rosalie and Edward Synton, discovered by me and reprinted by the British Library for their Tales of the Weird line. There now follows a thread about the authors. If you buy a copy, use the hashtag #SYNTONSPOSSESSED

Get 15% off the online Shop* for Museum Shop Sunday, all weekend! Use code MSS15 to activate the discount now at shop.bl.uk 🛍 *This weekend only for Museum Shop Sunday. Exclusions apply.

It's an amazing feeling, being part of something that only one or two people have read, until December 4th, when you get your chance to read what I've been banging on about for months and months and months. Link to order below:

Part of the tales of the weird series from @britishlibrary.bsky.social . The Haunted Vintage by Marjorie Bowen is a classic talk of horror blended with folk lore. #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/the-h...

Want to spend a day with me at the British Library learning how to deal with vellum and gold and paint a mediaeval animal? Link below - the courses fill up very quickly so don’t delay if youre interested. events.bl.uk/events/illum...

As a one-time librarian I can’t wait for this one!!

I think living in a haunted library would be my ideal state. Must pick this one up.

POSSESSED HAS ARRIVED!!!

Speaking as a trained librarian and fantasy horror writer, hot diggity. Want.

Cursed shelves and ghoulish libraries... 👻 Dive into fourteen tales featuring bewitched books in The Haunted Library, for lovers of the weird and the written word. Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-haunted-library-tales-of-cursed-books-and-forbidden-shelves

Had an exciting invitation on Sunday for a book reading, Q&A, and book signing for my @blpublishing.bsky.social ‘Summoned to the Séance’ #TalesOfTheWeird collection at Hestia Books in Wirksworth! Thanks to everyone who attended and hope you enjoy your spooky tales 👻