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 📚💙

Blood Hunt by Neil M. Gunn, with an introduction by @louisewelsh00.bsky.social Hooking the reader from the first page, Blood Hunt is a tale of love, murder, divided loyalties and the awful human instinct to hunt a fellow animal down - even to death. www.northhousepress.co.uk/books #Booksky 📚💙

I've updates my website with details of my TWO books - yes that's TWO books - out this year: 1. My 3rd poetry collection #EmergencyDream out with @serenbooks.bsky.social March 16th 2. #SwimmingTheSeasons: A freshwater Almanac, out with @saraband-books.bsky.social May 7th #BookSky #BookNews

We're delighted to share that Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley has been longlisted for the Highland Book Prize ✨ A huge congratulations to Christina and all of the longlistees! www.highlandbookprize.org.uk/longlist #Booksky #HighlandBookPrize 📚💙

Happy publication day to Jim Crumley and Symphonic 🍃 Renowned nature writer Jim Crumley draws on more than six decades of immersion in wild landscapes to explore the profound harmony at the heart of the natural world and why it matters now more than ever 🍃 saraband.net/sb-title/sym... #Booksky 📚💙

Shona McMonagle: librarian, time traveller, history disruptor is back! We're delighted to reveal the cover for Miss Blaine’s Prefect and the Parcel of Rogues by @olgawojtas.bsky.social It’s 1788 and Shona’s crashed the Edinburgh Assembly Rooms... 📘 saraband.net/sb-title/mis... #Booksky 📚💙

I was on @rteradio1.bsky.social's Arena on Monday night, speaking alongside Martina Devlin all about Emily Brontë and 'Wuthering Heights' – you can listen back below! While I have some reservations about Emerald Fennell's adaptation, I will be watching... 👀📕

The Serpent by Neil M. Gunn, with an introduction by Alan Taylor An old man living at the height of his powers of recall and memory tells the story of his life on the day of his death from the vantage point on a hill above the village where he was born. www.northhousepress.co.uk/books #Booksky 📚💙

Listen to @sophiefranklin.bsky.social talk all things Emily Brontë, ahead of the new Wuthering Heights film release #Booksky #EmilyBrontë #WutheringHeights 📚💙 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

A handsome, centenary edition of The Grey Coast by Neil M. Gunn, with an introduction by Alan Riach. A compelling, dramatic and deeply psychological story of youthful love and trapped hopes set in the startling landscape of the far North. www.northhousepress.co.uk/books #Booksky #NeilMGunn 📚💙

Huge thanks to all the US indie booksellers who've taken #TheCompanyOfOwls to heart and to their shelves, meaning it's squeezed into the @lithub.com.web.brid.gy Indie Top 40 pre official pub date. My 1st time on a bestseller list other our own shop's. As a writer and bookseller it means so much.

🍃 Entries to this year's Prize are now closed 🍃 Thank you to everyone who submitted, we're really looking forward to reading your work. A reminder of key dates can be found below and all other information can be found on our website - good luck! naturechroniclesprize.com

There's still time to enter this year's Prize! The deadline for entries is at midnight on Saturday 31 January Good luck with your submission 🍃 #NatureChroniclesPrize #NatureWriting #NaturePrize #Booksky 📚💙 naturechroniclesprize.com

Tune in to BBC Radio Scotland's Out of Doors programme tomorrow and listen to Jim Crumley talk all about harmony in nature 🍂 Pre-order Jim's forthcoming book, Symphonic from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social 📚 uk.bookshop.org/a/289/978191... #Booksky 📚💙 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

We're delighted to reveal the covers for three titles by the great Scottish novelist Neil M. Gunn, including a centenary edition of his remarkable debut, The Grey Coast. Read more about each book and pre-order information on our website: www.northhousepress.co.uk/books #Booksky 📚💙

Let's brighten up winter with a new issue of BfS, Coming Up! Read it here: booksfromscotland.com/issue/coming... Lots of fab books coming out between January & March 2026 - with thanks to @canongate.co.uk, @saraband-books.bsky.social, @leamington.bsky.social, @florisbooks.bsky.social & many more!

A fascinating article in the @nytimes.com on The Zen of Ice Climbing: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/t... Mindful focus, not being afraid and being present in the moment are all found in Francis Sanzaro's The Zen of Climbing 🧗 saraband.net/contributor/... #IceClimbing #TheZenofClimbing

We're delighted to be publishing four Encounters in the Wild series titles in paperback for the first time! Jim Crumley relives memorable encounters with some of our best-loved native species, offering intimate insights into their extraordinary lives 🦡 🦉 🐇 🦢 tinyurl.com/yzeae4w8 #Booksky 📚💙

Something for the weekend! Delve into Kenneth Steven's marvellous book on hunting for precious jewels around Scotland, In Search of Gems, published by @saraband-books.bsky.social. Over on BfS is an extract from his Pearls chapter: booksfromscotland.com/2026/01/in-s...

There's only one week left to submit to this year's Prize! Entries close on 31st January 🍃 Visit our website for more information and scroll through our previous posts for writing tips and prompts - good luck! www.naturechroniclesprize.com #TheNatureChroniclesPrize #NatureWriting #Booksky 📚💙

The @rspb.bsky.social's Big Garden Birdwatch starts today 🐦 🦉 🕊️ www.rspb.org.uk #BigGardenBirdwatch #RSPB

We are delighted to share lovely early endorsements for Earthworks by Karen Lloyd 🐺 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/sb-title/ear...

Thank you @dougjohnstone.bsky.social for your lovely review of Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley ✨ 'sumptuous and beautiful nature writing' www.bigissue.com/culture/book... #Booksky 📚💙 @bigissue.com

We’re starting the new year with a round-up of some of the finest titles on the indie scene last year 🙌 🥳 Find the full list on our website. Shop with your local indie or bookshop.org to support the book trade, not Silicon Valley 😁 indiepressnetwork.com/best-of-2025/

Thank you @scotsman.com and David Robinson for this review of In Search of Gems by Kenneth Steven 'an enjoyable and informative guide to Scotland’s gemstones' 💎 #Booksky 📚💙 www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

The Big Garden Birdwatch is back! 🐦 The Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people take part, helping to record how garden birds are faring. Visit @rspb.bsky.social to find out more! #BigGardenBirdwatch #RSPB

ICYMI: A new publisher called North House Press has been founded by David Graham, formerly of BT Batsford, Pavilion and Canongate Books, and award-winning novelist Kirsty Gunn 👇 #BookSky