Two weeks to go! We hope to see you there - there will be lots and lots of booky goodies!

'Beach objects in the sand begin to read like words on a page, fragments of stories ready to be pieced together.' Read an extract from @christinariley.bsky.social’s ‘Looking Down at the Stars’ — our November Book of the Month (@saraband-books.bsky.social) www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/11/look...

Happy publication day to @christinariley.bsky.social and Looking Down at the Stars ✨ Discover the wonder of marine life seen up close in these joyous and sparkling essays 🪸 Visit our blog to read a guest post by Christina! saraband.net/2025/11/03/l... #booksky 📚💙 @portyliterary.bsky.social

We're excited to be taking part in @publishingscotland.bsky.social's first Scottish Christmas Book Fair, with Saraband authors: ✨ Caroline Young ✨ @christinariley.bsky.social ✨ @olgawojtas.bsky.social ✨ Graeme Macrae Burnet ✨ @writercatherine.bsky.social www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...

We are proud to announce the Jamie Normington Memorial Sponsorship The sponsorship will be awarded to ten aspiring or established nature writers for whom the cost of entry is a bar To qualify – on a first come first served basis – please contact [email protected] #booksky 📚💙

Wonderful to welcome Sue Lawrence for a flying visit - always great to catch up about next books ... and shortbread of course! Signed copies of Whispers in the Glen now on stock! @saraband-books.bsky.social #whispersintheglen #booksigning

Thank you @psychologytoday.com for interviewing Francis Sanzaro about his new book The Zen of the Wild 🍃 "A wonderful guide to rewilding our hearts." www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim... #Booksky 📚💙

We're delighted to reveal the cover and announce @dsmurray.bsky.social's forthcoming book The Loch of the Bees Continuing his elegiac Lewis novels, Murray serves up a remarkable new work that sweeps across time from the eighth century to the present day saraband.net/sb-title/the... #Booksky 📚💙

Announcing the Scottish Christmas Book Fair! * The perfect occasion for Christmas gift shopping * All your favourite genres for adults & children * Chat with Scotland’s indie publishers & meet their authors See below for who'll be there! www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...

"Underwater artist captures beautiful and rare marine life of Argyll coast" 🪸 Thank you Sally McDonald and the @sundaypost.com for this lovely feature with @christinariley.bsky.social www.sundaypost.com/fp/christina... #Booksky 📚💙

Arrived home to a surprise! Looking Down at the Stars is here. I personally think it looks great but then I love the sea and coral pink. I hope you do too. Out from @saraband-books.bsky.social on Nov 6 and available to preorder www.waterstones.com/book/looking...

We had a visit from Caroline Young, who kindly signed copies of her new book Single & Psycho, published by the nice gang at @saraband-books.bsky.social #books #livres

Lovely to see an extract from Looking Down at the Stars by @christinariley.bsky.social included in the latest @booksfromscotland.bsky.social issue! booksfromscotland.com/2025/10/look... #booksky 📚💙

The launch is Nov 13 at @portybooks.bsky.social, in conversation with weaver of words and light Roxani Krystalli. More events to come and if you want to plan something, get in touch. www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/chris... Truly can't wait to put these stars and worms into the world.

Somehow Looking Down at the Stars is out in less than two weeks from @saraband-books.bsky.social. I’ve been on holiday and not promoting it much but maybe I should! It’s about my time as an underwater artist in residence in Argyll. Non fiction plus imagined realities of sea slugs and barnacles, etc.

Looking for a new book this spooky season? We've got you covered for thrillers, chillers and cosy crime 🧛‍♂️ There's also a handy It Came From the Closet official film watchlist ... if you're feeling brave enough! saraband.net #Booksky #HalloweenReads #SpookySeason 📚💙

A reminder of our key dates 🗓️ 🍃 Entries are open now! 🍃 31st January 2026 - Closing date 🍃 1st August 2026 - Longlist 🍃 1st September 2026 - Shortlist 🍃 November 2026 - Prize-giving and book launch For more information and how to submit, please visit our website: naturechroniclesprize.com

"Sea Marked by Linda Cracknell is a beguiling and inspirational book that succeeds in bringing the author's experiences to life on the page." Thank you @undisscot.bsky.social for this lovely review 🌊 www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usreviews/bo...

British anthropologist and playwright Naomi Westerman will be at Caversham this Sunday, October 26 to talk about her new book of essays, Happy Death Club. Join us at 3 pm in our new space at 262b Geary Ave. for an open discussion with Naomi about death and grief.

We're delighted to reveal the cover for @karenllo.bsky.social latest book, Earthworks: Land and Nature in Uncertain Times 🍃 Publishing on the 2nd April 2026, this collection is a rallying call for all who care about Earth’s future. saraband.net/sb-title/ear... #booksky #nature#conservation 📚💙

Fantastic news to have Flint Country shortlisted for this award.

Congratulations to @eastofelveden.bsky.social who has been shortlisted for the East Anglian Book Awards 2025, for Flint Country 🎉 Read the full announcement below, and congratulations to all the shortlistees! nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/writing-hub/... @writerscentre.bsky.social #Booksky 📚💙

The @waterstones.bsky.social 25% off pre-order promotion ends at 23.59 tonight! www.waterstones.com/campaign/october-pre-order-offer #booksky 📚💙

Some brilliant advice and insight into what Linda Cracknell is looking forward to as a judge on this year's Prize! Have you submitted yet? All the information you need can be found on our website naturechroniclesprize.com #naturechroniclesprize #naturewriting #nature #outdoors #booksky 📚💙

Published on 12th March by @saraband-books.bsky.social!

The @waterstones.bsky.social 25% off pre-order promotion is now live! 📚 The offer will run until 23.59 on Friday 17 October 📚 Enter OCTOBER25 at the checkout to receive 25% off the RRP 📚 Exclusively available on the Waterstones website and the Waterstones app www.waterstones.com/campaign/oct...

The @waterstones.bsky.social 25% off pre-order promotion is now live! 📚 The offer will run until 23.59 on Friday 17 October 📚 Enter OCTOBER25 at the checkout to receive 25% off the RRP 📚 Exclusively available on the Waterstones website and the Waterstones app www.waterstones.com/campaign/oct...

A #bookshopday visit to Storytellers, Inc on the Crescent in St Annes, a chat with BM and a hello from Mrs Lemon Cake! 📚 Support your local bookshop #booksky

Just finished reading Sea Marked (it’s brilliant!) so this will be a real treat. 🌊

⭐Tonight!!⭐ I'm heading to the beautiful Next Chapter Books in Leeds for Debuts Night with the supremely talented Rozie Kelly. There's still space to join us, Leeds bookworms 📚 🪱 www.nextchapterleeds.co.uk/events/p/deb... #Booksky @northodoxpress.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social

Interested in submitting to the prize this year? We asked @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social what she's looking forward to as a judge! Find out more, and how to submit, on our website: 🍃 naturechroniclesprize.com #naturechroniclesprize #naturewriting #booksky 📚💙

'Author Caroline Young delves into own past to examine how single women have been portrayed as unstable, dangerous or incomplete in movies, TV and fiction' @sundaypost.com www.sundaypost.com/fp/single-ps... #Booksky 📚💙

Caroline Young joins me to talk about her wonderful book “Single and Psycho” #books open.spotify.com/episode/0zpB...

Had a fabulous time at the Wigtown Book Festival being chaired by the lovely @writerkcampbell.bsky.social who unlike Eric Morecambe asked all the right questions and in the right order.

Exciting news – a special edition of the Booker shortlisted HIS BLOODY PROJECT by Graeme Macrae Burnet is published today! Dark, fiendishly clever and sly, it spins a richly evocative tale of murder and truth. Available now from @saraband-books.bsky.social: saraband.net/sb-title/his...

This Autumn marks 10 years since the first publication of Graeme Macrae Burnet's critically acclaimed and award-winning novel #HisBloodyProject and we’re celebrating with a 10th anniversary edition! Visit our blog for 10 reasons to add it to your tbr! ➡️ tinyurl.com/3247jc8u #Booksky 📚💙

A brilliant episode of #BBCScotlandOutdoors with #SeaMarked author Linda Cracknell and Bessie Ellen skipper Nikki Alford! Thank you Helen Needham for a lovely listen ⛵ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #Booksky 📚💙

Join us in the bookshop this Thursday evening to hear Caroline Young in conversation with @writercatherine.bsky.social about Single & Psycho! Tickets via link in bio. @saraband-books.bsky.social

There's plenty of time submit to this year's Nature Chronicles Prize 🍃 Find out more in the post below In need of some inspiration? Read more about the 2024 winning entries here: saraband.net/sb-title/the... #NatureWriting #Booksky 📚💙

Single & Psycho by Caroline Young is out now! A lively, sharp and thought-provoking exploration of the enduring stereotype of the dangerous single woman in popular culture. saraband.net/2025/09/24/w... Caroline will be at Aye Write on Saturday 15th November - tickets available now! #Booksky 📚💙

Looking forward to #ayewrite #Glasgow in November! On Sat 8th afternoon, don't miss @writercatherine.bsky.social with daughter Nina on parenting/growing up with #autism www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/hold...

This is a beautifully written and deeply immersive book. Reading it right now! 🌊 @saraband-books.bsky.social

Sea Marked by Linda Cracknell review: 'an intriguing train of thought' www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul... #sailing #books #history #maritimehistory #scotland #orkney #devon

Read more about Single and Psycho: How pop culture created the unstable single woman by Caroline Young on our website! saraband.net/sb-title/sin... #Booksky 📚💙

Today on #BetwixtTheSheets, I am talking to the marvellous Caroline Young about her new book #SingleAndPsycho How Pop Culture Created the Unstable Single Woman

We're excited that @christinariley.bsky.social will be launching Looking Down at the Stars at the lovely @portybooks.bsky.social, in conversation with @rkrystalli.bsky.social ✨ 🗓️ Thursday 13th November, 7pm 🎟️ Tickets available here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/chris... #Booksky 📚💙

Thank you @heraldscotland.bsky.social for running an extract from Single and Psycho: How pop culture created the unstable single woman by Caroline Young! www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... Read more about the book on our website #Booksky 📚💙

Looking for some inspiration for this year's prize? Why not read through the winning entries from 2024 🌿 Read more about the anthology, and how you can get a copy, here: naturechroniclesprize.com #Booksky #NatureWriting 📚💙

We're delighted to announce that we'll be publishing 'predominant nature writer' Jim Crumley's latest book, Symphonic: Harmony in Nature and Why It Matters ✨ Read more here: saraband.net/2025/09/17/s... #Booksky 📚💙

The Booker Prize Foundation is partnering with BookKind, the new online bookshop that donates 10% of every sale to charity 👇 #BookSky