Our next book, GENTLE NOVEMBER, is due out on 1 December 2025. Pre-orders soon. Thanks to the Road Song Books team, Chris, Matt, Cat, David, Sarah & Rose for everything so far. The lovely Oryx was drawn by @rangerroseroberts Please support us if you can.

Get your manuscripts in before you go to bed!

SUBMISSION WINDOW CLOSES SOON Visit our website for our submission guidelines.

Reviews of our books are really important to us for better or worse. A book has to stand on it's own feet once the assembly has finished and it's out there. We do our best to give it a good life beyond its delivery to market. Once that happens, it's no longer yours anymore. It's everybody's.

I'm very impressed with this classy production from @roadsongbooks.bsky.social. This is a fine read with a unique and compelling voice, terrific writing from @dlgladwin.bsky.social. I look forward to reading more from David and Road Song Books.

Thank you Instagram. 1,000 followers. BlueSky, you and Facebook have been sidetracked.

roadsongbooks Dear creatives!!! We have temporarily widened our scope for submissions to include novels and short-story collections, as well as novellas and narrative non-fiction. You can reach us via our contact page on the image. All the info is there. Get involved today!!!

Definition of forced irony: I ordered a 12" record. Record is: MISSING by Everything But The Girl. The package arrives, however, the seller has packed WRONG by Everything But The Girl instead. How did I phrase my letter to the seller?

Third print run for Coldwell. Still selling steadily. Well done David 🙂 We are looking for authors of literary fiction and narrative non-fiction Visit www.roadsongbooks.com for submission requirements, please. #submissions #davidgladwinauthor #coldwell #smallpresspublishing #newauthors

Thanks are due to staff at The Beverley Bookshop who hosted David Gladwin's first booksigning event. Also to everybody that bought a signed copy of his novella, Coldwell. Thanks also to David for making the arrangements click. Proud of you mate 🙂 www.roadsongbooks.com/product/coldwell

We are looking for authors. Please visit our contact page at www.roadsongbooks.com for our submission requirements. Unrepresented artists are welcome to send their manuscripts. We are encouraging writers from all social backgrounds. If you know a writer, please send them our way.

Many thanks to Penny Gladwin for this beautiful recreation of Coldwell's jacket for the upcoming booksigning at The Beverley Bookshop. Meet the author David Gladwin between 11:00 and 13:00 this Saturday (23 August). This is Road Song Books first ever signing event. First = 4ever.

Coldwell is stepping out of the shadows in Beverley this weekend, the home of its creator, David Gladwin. 23rd August, The Beverley Bookshop, 11am-1pm (or longer) Be there AND be square #thebeverleybookshop #davidgladwinauthor #coldwell #owdjack #novellas2025 #arborlow #newbooks2025

❤️ Meet the author David Gladwin at The Beverley Bookshop in Beverley (E Yorks) where he will be answer questions and signing copies of his debut novella, Coldwell. This event is taking place from 11am on Saturday 23rd August (2025). Get your signed copies in person.

Immediately immersed in the stark, dark world of Eyam 1666. A short but compelling tale with an intriguing lead and setting. I read it in one train trip and will seek out more from @roadsongbooks.bsky.social #BookSky

Here is a sneak preview of our next book. Sam Oates's SEE YOU AT THE TOP COMING autumn/winter 2025 More details available soon. Spread the word.

Second time I've seen Gints Zilbalodis's animated feature, FLOW. I urge everybody to see this spooky, beautiful, very moving feature at all costs. Your lives will be all the better for it. #gintszilbalodis #latvia #latvianfilms #flow #blackcat

Beverley Life published an article about David Gladwin and his novella Coldwell, which is still available from your local bookshop or directly from Road Song Books website. #beverleylife #davidgladwinauthor #coldwell #eyam #novellas #literaryfiction2025 #newbooks2025

Praise for Coldwell by David Gladwin from the former director of Cornwall's Hermitage Press and author of 'Sisters of the Pentacle', Paul Taylor-McCartney. Thank you Paul.

Here is a sneak preview of our next book. Sam Oates's SEE YOU AT THE TOP COMING autumn/winter 2025 More details available soon. Spread the word.

Praise for David Gladwin's Coldwell by Richard Jones of Waterstones. This is a very good look because bookshops are a very important ally when you are a small press. We are now in stock at Southampton, Exeter, Barnstaple, and Plymouth so far. Thanks Richard. www.waterstones.com/reviews/cold...

Road Song Books shotcaller, Ed (me) will be on 10Radio tonight on Vic Llewellyn's show. about setting up a small press with a difference. We'll be playing loads of kool music too - peace! Be there AND be square. You can find us here radio.garden/visit/wiveli... and/or 10radio.org

Congratulations to Jeff Young, winner of this year’s TLS Ackerley Prize for his highly original and exhilaratingly written memoir ‘Wild Twin’, published by @littletollerbooks.bsky.social‬

Did you know that the name of the plague village Eyam at the heart of David Gladwin's novella Coldwell is pronounced 'Eem'? Copies of Coldwell still available via www.roadsongbooks.com while stocks last. @eyammuseum @dlgladwin @derbyshirelife @purepeakmagazine

We are TEAM JEFF YOUNG at Road Song Books. Wild Twin is a very kool book for anyone that can relate to being on the road, young, free and totally skint. He's up for the top prize at the TLS Ackerley Prize 2025! Totally awesome. Go Jeff! @wildtwin.bsky.social @littletollerbooks.bsky.social

Join Road Song Books' small press kingpin, Alan Edward Roberts on Vic Llewellyn's 8pm show on 10radio.org (stream or Radio Garden) this Friday night (25th of July). He'll be chatting with Vic about Road Song Books' future, small presses and playing 7 songs that he's selected. Thanks.

"A deeply atmospheric tale, rich with tension and dread simmering just beyond the margins..." David Sexton, editor of WENSUM

@folkhorrorrevival.bsky.social Folk horror fans ought to enjoy my new novella Coldwell, published by @roadsongbooks.bsky.social Eyam, Derbyshire, 1666. Will Coldwell hears the voice of Owd Jack and runs wild. Are there worse things at large than the plague? roadsongbooks.com/product/cold...

Stock re-up. Second batch of Coldwell by David Gladwin for sale via Road Song Books' website and your local bookshop. Please support us. We are only new and tiny, but have plans for a whole run of exciting books to match the quality and verve of Coldwell.

WE ARE OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS Visit our site for information. Unsolicited manuscripts welcome. No fees. Royalties based arrangement. www.roadsongbooks.com

We are down to the last two 'signed' copies of Coldwell by David Gladwin. There were only 25 sold through the website. The next two orders secure them. Order now before they are gone forever from www.roadsongbooks.com/product/coldwell

Praise for David Gladwin's Coldwell by our friend, the writer and editor, Jon Woolcott. @dlgladwin.bsky.social / @jonwoolcott.bsky.social

Coldwell is now stocked and available to order online at Waterstones. But you are supporting the author and the publisher more effectively by ordering directly from us at Road Song Books. However, it's a good look whichever way you hold it up to the sun. @dlgladwin @waterstones @indiepublishersuk

First of the Goodreads has rolled in for Coldwell by David Gladwin. Reader reviews are really important to a author and their publisher because for good or bad they are a welcome reflection of our work. www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... David Gladwin 🙂

Fancy a signed copy of COLDWELL by David Gladwin? Well now is the time for action. The next 20 copies of Coldwell sold on the Road Song Books website are autographed. Get moving. These are extremely limited. Free postcard and sticker included. £9.99 + P&P UK www.roadsongbooks.com/shop-books

Where did we get the name for our publisher? Now you know. Why did we name it Road Song? We can't remember. #roadsongbooks #wesmontgomery #indiepublishing #indiepublishinguk

THANK YOU to everybody who has bought a copy of David Gladwin's amazing debut novella. Please help spread the word. We want to get this amazing story seen by as many readers as possible. If you have pledged to buy a copy, what are you waiting for? These are selling steadily so do not miss out!

For bookshops of the UK, David Gladwin's COLDWELL is now available to order into stock or for customer order via the wholesaler Gardner's Books. Spread the word. #coldwell #davidgladwinauthor #eyam #roadsongbooks #wholesalebooks #gardnersbooks #whoisowdjack

Praise for David Gladwin's Coldwell “A powerfully evocative odyssey, authentically voiced and emotionally charged…” BG Nichols - Echtrai Journal @dlgladwin @anmorstudio @echtrai_journal #Davidgladwin #whoisowdjack #coldwell #roadsongbooks #eyam #nineladies #owdjack

The next 100 copies of Coldwell by David Gladwin come with a free postcard. What are you waiting for? Order yourself a copy of this book while stocks last or Owd Jack will hide your car keys, paint your light bulbs black or superglue your laptop shut. David's book's superb. Order today/tonight.

Praise for Coldwell by Mark McDonald from The Observer and the author of Megablast. “Gripping. A truly original voice has emerged on the literary fiction scene…” Don't miss out on this wicked little book. @dlgladwin.bsky.social

Praise for Coldwell: from Jeff Young, author of Ghost Town, Wild Twin, and Deliria. “Like a lost murder ballad excavated from dark earth…” @dlgladwin.bsky.social @wildtwin.bsky.social #Davidgladwin #whoisowdjack? #coldwell #roadsongbooks #eyam #nineladies #owdjack #jeffyoungauthor

Do you know about Owd Jack? Does he howl in your ear if you disobey him? Where is his voice coming from? Coldwell - out now. Fear the Truth. £9.99 paperback (+ P&P). *if the site charges you VAT (£3) at the check out, let me know. We will refund you. We are ironing out a small IT quirk.

OUT NOW - Coldwell by David Gladwin Happy publishing day! Paperback - £9.99 (+ P&P) Available @ roadsongbooks.com/product/cold... Many thanks for supporting a new independent small press. Praise for Coldwell: “Like a lost murder ballad excavated from dark earth…” – Jeff Young, Ghost Town

Introducing David Gladwin, the author of our new book Coldwell. He grew up in Derbyshire and now lives in Beverley, East Yorkshire. His work addresses culture and society, and his short stories have been published by Wensum Literary Magazine, Nailed and The Blue Nib. Coldwell is his first novella.

Road Song Books (UK) is looking for novellas and narrative non-fiction (between 10,000 -12,000 words). Visit roadsongbooks.com/contact-us/