Why the 'magical' fiction of Highland author Neil Gunn is ripe for reappraisal by our co-founder Kirsty Gunn, in The @scotsman.com www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

Scotland's top nature writer Jim Crumley on his wild encounters 🦡🦉🐇🦢 Thank you @susanswarbrick.bsky.social and @heraldscotland.bsky.social #BookSky #Nature #Wildlife 📚💙 www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

To mark this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re running a special offer on our In the Moment series. Buy any three books from the series for £20. saraband.net/product/in-t... This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week theme is Action. #BookSky #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 📚💙

A reminder that @pollyrowena.bsky.social will be at @portybooks.bsky.social on the 12 May at 7:00pm to launch Swimming the Seasons 🏊 🎟️ www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/polly... We hope to see you there! #BookSky @portyliterary.bsky.social 📚💙

Happy publication day @pollyrowena.bsky.social and Swimming the Seasons 🏊‍♂️ Follow poet and nature writer Polly Atkin as she swims through the turning year in the rivers, lakes and tarns of the English Lake District, in this lyrical ode to the uplifting power of water 🏊‍♂️ saraband.net/sb-title/swi...

Join Rozie Kelly and fellow shortlisted authors for 'a night with the @womensprize.bsky.social'! 🗓️ Thursday, 7 May 2026 ⏰ 18:30 - 19:30 📍 22 Berners Street, London Further info and ticket details below: observer.co.uk/our-events/a... #BookSky #WomensPrize 📚💙

Happy National Gardening Week, which is taking place until the 3 May 🌱 The theme for 2026 is Get Curious! www.rhs.org.uk/get-involved... Visit our website to read more about the books below: saraband.net/book-categor... #NationalGardeningWeek #Gardening #Gardeners #Pollinators #BookSky 📚💙

We're very excited to share a first look at the brand new edition of The Serpent by Neil M. Gunn 🎉 “The lyrical quality of the writing… makes every page of The Serpent sing like a linnet.” From the introduction by Alan Taylor Publishing on 21st May and available to pre-order now! #BookSky 📚💙

Happy National Gardening Week, which is taking place until the 3 May 🌱 The theme for 2026 is Get Curious! www.rhs.org.uk/get-involved... Visit our website to read more about the books below: saraband.net/book-categor... #NationalGardeningWeek #Gardening #Gardeners #Pollinators #BookSky 📚💙

We had a wonderful time at The Ceilidh Place Bookshop on Thursday evening! Scroll through to see photos of the new editions of Neil Gunn's books and the event. Please do check our website for forthcoming events - there's lots to look forward to! www.northhousepress.co.uk/news-and-eve...

Meet the shortlisted writers for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction via the @literaryhub.bsky.social #BookSky 📚💙 lithub.com/meet-the-sho...

Brilliant to see three other independent publishers on the shortlist! #BookSky 📚💙 www.thebookseller.com/news/womens-...

We are so happy to share that Kingfisher by Rozie Kelly has been shortlisted for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Congratulations to Rozie and all the authors on this year's shortlist! Visit the @womensprize.bsky.social website to read more about the shortlisted books 📚 #WomensPrizeForFiction

Congratulations to all of the shortlisted independent publishers in this year's Women's Prize for Fiction! 🙌@cassavarepublic.bsky.social, @europaeditionsuk.bsky.social, @saraband-books.bsky.social and @canongate.co.uk www.thebookseller.com/news/womens-...

Happy Earth Day 🌍 The theme for Earth Day 2026 is Our Power, Our Planet. Scroll to browse a selection of our nature titles 💚 🍃 saraband.net/book-categor... #EarthDay #OurPowerOurPlanet #EarthDay2026

24 hours to go... See you here at 2pm tomorrow? #WomensPrize #WomensPrizeforFiction

Tracing Footsteps: Walking as a Way of Writing, Remembering, and Returning to Ourselves Hosted by Victoria Bennett, in conversation with guest authors Kerri Andrews, Debbie North, Linda Cracknell, and Ursula Martin. Online event, Thursday 30 April at 7pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wild-women...

Today marks Charlotte Brontë's birthday 📚💚 Discover more about Charlotte in Charlotte Brontë Revisited by @sophiefranklin.bsky.social It’s a celebration of all things Charlotte, and emphatically shows why she’s as relevant today as she ever was. saraband.net/sb-title/cha... #Booksky 📚💙

Come to the launch party for our new list organised in conjunction with our friends at the Dornoch Bookshop and Carnegie Whisky Cellars. ​Pipe music, readings, whisky, conversation and more! 📅 Thursday 21 May, 5.30pm-7pm 📍 Dornoch Bookstore, High St, Dornoch IV25 3SH #Booksky 📚💙

3 week countdown to the publication of my little book about swimming all year round in the Lake District, #SwimmingTheSeasons from @saraband-books.bsky.social. In the May issue of Cumbria Life - out now! - you can read an intro and extract, and see some of my favourite May lake photos. #BookSky

How to Get Published: An Evening of Creative Writing, Publishing and Discussion with Kirsty Gunn and David Graham 📅 Thursday 23 April, 5pm-7pm 📍 The Ceilidh Place Bookshop, Ullapool 📧 stay@theceilidhplace This is a free event but please email to book a seat as places are limited! #Booksky 📚💙

Happy Dark Sky Week 💫 International Dark Sky Week is a global celebration of the night and is taking place this year from the 13-20 April. The 2026 theme is Go Dark. Visit @darkskyintl.bsky.social to discover more and how you can get involved! #DarkSkyWeek #DarkSkies

Happy publication day to Susie White and Nature's Almanac 🍃 This beautifully compact book invites you to pause and notice one remarkable phenomenon of the natural world each day. Scroll for today's entry 🌼 🍃 saraband.net/sb-title/nat... #Booksky #NatureWriting #Wildlife #Nature 📚💙

The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast talks to Donald S. Murray about his new novel The Loch of the Bees, out now from @saraband-books.bsky.social. Donald discusses his inspirations, as well as history, Gaelic culture & language – & the attempts to suppress them 💙📚 www.scotswhayhae.com/post/the-sti...

Mark your diaries! 📚🏊‍♀️

We're delighted to reveal the cover for A Year in Water by Beth McDonough. Stunningly illustrated throughout, A Year in Water combines quietly humorous and observant prose, inspirational advice, lucid poetry, and waterside recipes. Discover more here: 🏊 www.northhousepress.co.uk/books #BookSky

Happy publication day to @karenllo.bsky.social and Earthworks 🎉 In an era marked by escalating environmental crisis, this luminous collection is a rallying call – a celebration of renewal and resilience – for all who care about Earth’s future. #BookSky #Nature 📚💙 saraband.net/sb-title/ear...

Our latest newsletter is now available! Subscribe for: 📚 A free monthly newsletter 📚 New book releases 📚 Extracts and author blog posts 📚 Discounts 📚 Event news 📚 Competitions, and much more! #BookSky #Newsletter 📚💙 sarabandbooks.substack.com/p/april-at-s...

Have you read the Women's Prize longlisted Kingfisher yet? Let these lovely quotes encourage you to pick up a copy! Head over to our blog to read more about Kingfisher and a guest post by author Rozie Kelly. www.tiktok.com/@sarabandboo... #Booksky #WomensPrize 📚💙

Something for the weekend? Head over to BfS to read a review of Donald S. Murray's new novel, The Loch of the Bees, published by @saraband-books.bsky.social: booksfromscotland.com/2026/03/davi...

"a beautiful and bittersweet portrait of an extraordinary place." Thank you Antonia Senior for a lovely review of Donald S Murray's THE LOCH OF THE BEES #BookSky 📚💙 www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

The Loch of the Bees by Donald S. Murray: "A richly rewarding novel" Thank you Alastair Mabbott and @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... #BookSky 📚💙

"I think fiction especially has the power to tell an emotional truth, and those are the books I want to read." Rozie Kelly in conversation with the @womensprize.bsky.social womensprize.com/in-conversat... #Booksky #WomensPrizeForFiction 📚💙

In 'Kingfisher' debut Rozie Kelly finds beauty in the messiness of being human in her meditation on grief, power, desire, our search for identity, how we love and the consequences when we fall short. Read our interview to learn more: womensprize.com/in-conversat... @saraband-books.bsky.social

Happy publication day to Donald S Murray and The Loch of the Bees 🎉 An evocative and deeply original novel that reimagines the lives of Hebrideans across the centuries, sweeping from the eighth century to the present day. saraband.net/sb-title/the... #BookSky 📚💙

KINGFISHER author Rozie Kelly, will be at House of Books & Friends on Thursday 16 April to discuss her book, followed by a Q&A and book signing 📚 Tickets are available here: 🎟️ houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/author... #BookSky #AuthorEvent 📚💙

To be in with a chance of winning a copy of the @womensprize.bsky.social longlisted Kingfisher, share this post and tag a friend you think would like to read it 💛 *UK only. Closes midnight Sunday 29 March 2026. The winner will be notified on Monday 30 March. #Booksky 📚💙

Happy #InternationalWomensDay We’re taking today to celebrate all the women that we’ve published over the last 32 years, and the women who have helped shape Saraband’s past, present and future. Discover and read more about new, forthcoming and backlist books on our website! 📚 saraband.net/books

I had a wonderful evening listening to Graeme Macrae Burnet After reading Case Study just over a year ago, which was a gripping and disturbing read, I have been eagerly waiting to be able to attend one of Graeme’s events (and it did not disappoint). (1/2) @saraband-books.bsky.social

Read more about the Women's Prize for Fiction longlisted KINGFISHER here: 📚 uk.bookshop.org/a/289/978191... #Booksky #WomensPrize @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social 📚💙

We are so excited that Kingfisher by Rozie Kelly has been longlisted for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Congratulations to Rozie and all the longlisted authors! Visit the @womensprize.bsky.social website to read more 📚 womensprize.com/revealing-th... #Booksky #WomensPrize

Wildlife gardener and naturalist Susie White returns to Hexham Book Festival to discuss her two latest books The Gardener and the Moth and Nature’s Almanac. Tickets available here: 🎟️ www.hexhambookfestival.co.uk/event/susie-... #Booksky 📚💙

Fantastic time in Linlithgow at the @furtherfrom.bsky.social Book Festival, with wonderful questions from Sally Pattle. And great to catch up with fellow @saraband-books.bsky.social author Jim Crumley.

Symphonic, "the magic of Crumley’s profound connection to the land and animals." Thank you @katharinehay.bsky.social and @scotsman.com #Booksky 📚💙 www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

Smashing surprise book mail of Miss Blaine’s Prefect and the Parcel of Rogues by @olgawojtas.bsky.social coming from @saraband-books.bsky.social in July. Thank you very much! saraband.net/sb-title/mis...

We're in the midst of #LGBT+HistoryMonth, so what better time to share with you a selection (of some) of our latest and bestselling LGBT+ titles! www.saraband.net We'd love to hear your LGBT+ book recommendations, let us know in the comments! #Booksky 📚💙

We're delighted to be named a Small Press of the Year finalist in the 2026 #BritishBookAwards 🎉 A big congratulations to our fellow North England finalists! 📚 www.thebookseller.com/british-book... #BritishBookAwards #Nibbies #Booksky 📚💙

The @waterstones.bsky.social 25% off pre-order promotion is now live! 📚 Runs until 23.59 Friday 20 February 📚 Enter FEB26 at the checkout to receive 25% off the RRP 📚 Exclusively available on the Waterstones website and the Waterstones app 📚 www.waterstones.com/campaign/february-pre-order-offer

Join Karen Lloyd to celebrate the publication of her latest book, Earthworks 🐺 In an era marked by escalating environmental crisis, this luminous collection is a rallying call – a celebration of renewal and resilience – for all who care about Earth’s future. saraband.net/events #Booksky 📚💙