Thanks to everyone who came along today, chatted, asked questions about how our small press operates, and bought books. It's always good to return home with a much lighter box than we turned up with! 😎

We’re all set up in Wolverhampton Art Gallery as part of #WolvesLitFest. Come and see us! 😊

Today! We're there from 11am till 4pm. 😊

Tomorrow, we're at #WolvesLitFest all day. You'll find us in the Art Gallery cafe as part of the publishers' fair the festival puts on to promote local small presses, and we'll have copies of all our titles with us at unbeatable prices. Come and say 'hi!' (and maybe treat yourself to a book or two)

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This Friday, we'll be part of #WolvesLitFest alongside other local publishers such as @blackcountrysoc.bsky.social Pop in, say hi, pick up a couple of bargains! 😊

*applause*

Hi folks! One week today we'll be at #WolvesLitFest publishers' fair, with copies of all our books. It's free, it's in Wolverhampton Art Gallery, and we're always up for a natter! 😊

Better late than never, eh? 😂

I need to get back to work now, so I'm going to sign off with a quick mention of my collection 'snapshots from the fall of home', published by @ignitebooks.bsky.social, in its 2nd print run, and on sale here: ignitebooks.co.uk/product/snap... #NotBlackFriday /5

Support small independent presses...oh, and a tall independent Black Country author! 😂 If you'd like to take a chance on one of my books as a Christmas present for someone then go to Offa's Press online shop for poetry, to Fairacre Books for kid's poetry, and @ignitebooks.bsky.social for my novel.

This award gives emerging writers a free course, retreat and mentoring. You need to be unpublished but it closes on 30th November so get in quick. Details in link. Please share :)

Now, this should be good...

Got up. Went to Post Office. Sent books on their way. Came home. Hugged radiator. The end.

Glad to hear you're enjoying it!! We think it's a fantastic read. 😎

Get your hands on copies of the 2nd print run of Steve's book here! 👇

Morning, folks! It's been a while.... What have you been up to? 😊

Wow. Our authors, doing what they do.

Get 'em while they're hot!

And that's another copy of Scrubber on its way from our online shop to a shrewd and discerning customer. You, too, can be like them. ignitebooks.co.uk/shop/ 😎

This world is yours hers, his, theirs and everyone else's too 🌈 We believe in a world where everyone’s treated fairly. Where no one is left behind. Because happiness, safety and a life free from poverty is for everyone – no matter who you are. Find out more ➡ bit.ly/3T6cIy8

Leeds folk, this'll be worth going to...

Today, we're sharing the love readers have for 'Dogged' the incredible debut novel from @emmapurshouse.bsky.social. Set in Wolverhampton, focussing on two pensioners, a bingo win, and a tartan shopping trolley. Here's what readers have to say...

A message to our author Ian Elmslie from someone who's just finished reading A Marvellous Party... "I loved your book... I especially enjoy how you write with your heart on your sleeve... the purpose of this message is just to say thank you – your work is inspiring." ❤️

I'm late to this, but a great thread, well worth reading.

Thanks to everyone who’s already visited our relaunched online bookshop, and taken advantage of the special low prices on many of our titles. We’ve a range of great books with something for everyone. Head over to buff.ly/42yaFJk and fill yer boots!

We've a new blog, about challenges and how we rise to them. ignitebooks.co.uk/shaking-it-up/

And that’s a wrap. Safe journey home, everybody! 😊

We’re all set up at Stafford Publishers Fair in Rising Brook library. Come and see us for special offers on wonderful writing! 😊

Thanks to everyone who bought a copy of 'snapshots from the fall of home' last night in Ludlow. It appears that @ignitebooks.bsky.social now have fewer than twenty copies left. Whoop! Want one? Just follow the link... ignitebooks.co.uk/product/snap... 😊

Congratulations to @emmapurshouse.bsky.social and @bigstevepoet.bsky.social on selling plenty of books last night in Ludlow when they supported @holliemcnish.bsky.social 😊

This Saturday, we'll be at Stafford Publishing Fair in Risingmill Library. Come along and say hi – we'll have some special offers which won't be available anywhere else!! 😎

Gentle reminder to people who don't want writing advice: it's just advice. You don't have to take it.

The Spring edition of The Blackcountryman is now out and about, and has been dropped at all the places that sell it on behalf of @blackcountrysoc.bsky.social including Dudley Canal Trust, Black Country Living Museum, the Black Country Hub at the Merry Hill Centre amongst other places.

I'm slightly amazed (and thoroughly delighted) to find that the memoir Ross and I worked together on is still selling, ten years on....

City Baby is now back in stock and on sale in our online shop!! 😎

Thanks to those of you who've pre-ordered a copy! ❤️

Pre-order your copy now!! 😊

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The re-print of City Baby will be with us by the end of the month. 😎 Want to know more? Here you go... ignitebooks.co.uk/lucky-number...

Good news! The 7th print run of City Baby will be with us by the end of the month. 😎 ignitebooks.co.uk/product/city...

I loved this memoir when I read it. It's just smashing.

Highlight of today? Sending a parcel packed with copies of A Marvellous Party off to a school in East Sussex. Done in advance of a talk there by author Ian Elmslie. You lucky people – you're in for a treat! 😊

If you missed our BIG news about City Baby last week, you can find it here: ignitebooks.co.uk/oops-we-did-...

This news has made a good day even better. Writing this book with Ross was an absolute joy. #PunkRock #SpringInMyStep

It's only gone and done it again! Yes, our book City Baby has just SOLD OUT for the sixth time!! Huge thanks from us to every single person who's bought a copy – this is far and away our best-selling title. ❤️

If you're one of the folk who decided to celebrate International Boycott Amazon And The Other Monsters Day by purchasing books from a small, independent publisher... thank you. ❤️

That's our Twitter account officially closed down, then. 😎

We'll stop updating our Twitter account at the end of the month, and won't have anything to do with it after that. It's just an awful platform now. Hopefully, most of our followers will come and find us here... #FingersCrossed

If you've been enjoying my poems here, can I point you to my latest collection? 'snapshots from the fall of home' is available from @ignitebooks.bsky.social Thanks. 🙏 ignitebooks.co.uk/product/snap...