In case you made last minute plans for Mother’s Day… #giftvoucher manderleypress.com/shop/p/egiftcard

Did you know that we have published four books all inspired by, and set in, #London. From children’s tales and historical novels to magical “otherworldliness” and forgotten dystopian feminist gems… each title introduced and illustrated to perfection by writers and artists with a link to the city…

Have you read ‘Woman Alive’ yet? Ninety years after it was first published, this dystopian feminist forgotten literary classic is once again ‘alive’, with a resounding message for modern times… #womanalive #booksky #dystopian #feminist

What links Henry James to Oklahoma! and 84, Charing Cross Road? The Manderley Press New York Collection, of course 💛🖤🤍

I drew the cover for a new edition of lost sci-fi classic 'Woman Alive' by Susan Ertz. It is out now from @manderleypress.bsky.social 1. The book / 2. A close up of the artwork / 3. Some notebook doodles www.manderleypress.com/shop/p/womanalive

In love with this new edition of Woman Alive by Susan Ertz - rediscovered and republished by @manderleypress.bsky.social Written in the 1930s, it's the story of the last woman left in a world of men in an imagined 1985 #BookSky

On my way to the London Book Fair for a whole day of bookish meetings and chit chat. Bring on the ☕️#dayinthelifeofapublisher #booksky

Happy international women’s day! We’re celebrating by launching our rediscovered dystopian feminist classic - Woman Alive by Susan Ertz #booksky #iwd

This afternoon I’ve been packing up the first batch of our brand new subscription service - two books and a signed-by-the-artist tote bag. Feeling like the luckiest indie publisher alive - thanks everyone! #booksky #publishing #subscription

With huge thanks to @financialtimes.com for featuring our forthcoming book Woman Alive in their #htsi section - as introduced by Graham Norton and illustrated by the fabulous @tomgauld.bsky.social This book will be published next weekend on #internationalwomensday

Some things belong in pairs 💛🖤

Matching bookmarks… a “must” for all our editions. Here is our matching #helenehanff bookmark duo #booksky

A quick note about subscriptions! They are the life blood of bijou indie publishing and this is a massive thank you to all those of you who subscribed to the 6 x Manderley Press books for 2026. I’ve been happily preparing these signed tote bags to include with the first 2 x titles 👜📚🤩

Endpapers of joy! Brand new bookish goodness on the horizon, illustrated to perfection by @tomgauld.bsky.social - Woman Alive by Susan Ertz #booksky #newbook

“I’m not extraordinary, it’s the things that happen to me that are extraordinary!” - Helene Hanff I cannot wait for our brand new “extraordinary” edition of Helene’s autobiography Underfoot in Show Business. Not long now! #booksky #helenehanff

This book was inspired by real events - the rescue of a prize dairy cow (Venus) from under the noses of Nazi occupiers, all set on the remote Channel Island of Sark. Appointment with Venus - bonkers but brilliant! #booksky #sark #ww2

💜 did you miss our news?! 💜 we are beyond thrilled to announce that Graham Norton has written the introduction to our forthcoming dystopian novel Woman Alive by Susan Ertz. 💜 and it’s illustrated by @tomgauld.bsky.social Pre-orders are open manderleypress.com #booksky #grahamnorton

Have you ever wondered what a hardback book looks like without pages!? Here are our two latest titles, book n@ked, so to speak! #booksky #publishing

We’ve rediscovered a long out of print book by Helene Hanff - Underfoot in Show Business. To celebrate our new edition we have found a few vintage copies of the title that made Hanff a literary sensation! Of course - 84 Charing Cross Road manderleypress.com/shop/p/84ccr

“The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine.” – Mary Shelley @jackewilson.bsky.social talks to poet and biographer Fiona Sampson (In Search of Mary Shelley: The Girl who Wrote Frankenstein) about the new book Mary Shelley in Bath. #books #literature @manderleypress.bsky.social

“The Moon Is Making is superior in technical skill and dramatic power. Miss Jameson is a writer worth watching…” - The New York Times, 1938 manderleypress.com/shop/p/moonismaking #booksky #northernclassic #whitby

What would you do if you were the last woman alive? This forgotten classic, written 90 years ago but set in 1985, imagines what might transpire, from a feminist perspective… Woman Alive by Susan Ertz manderleypress.com/shop/p/womanalive #booksky #dystopiantiction #feministclassic

Last min Valentine’s inspo anyone? #manderleypress #booksky #valentinesday

We wanted to stand out from the tote bag crowd, so we commissioned Alice Pattullo to illustrate our #Manderley bag and loved her design so much that we asked her to sign some! So a free signed tote bag is now included in every Manderley Press subscription… #booksky

Coming soon! A Lost Classic Reborn: Susan Ertz’s Woman Alive Returns to the Spotlight Once sidelined in literary history, our new edition of this curious sci-fi dystopian novel is now poised to reclaim its place as a landmark work Pre-order here! manderleypress.com/shop/p/womanalive #booksky

“Books are the mirrors of the soul.” - Virginia Woolf #shelfie #booksky #manderleypress

Love is in the air at Manderley Press! Thanks for all your support - February is a tricky month for indie businesses but all your orders have put a spring in my publishing step! Happy Valentines Day, in advance! #booksky #valentinesday

I’m chasing away the February blues by arranging books according to the colour of their spines, and then deciding which shades of cloth to choose for next year’s range of titles #bookskk

When January feels like Christmas… Today’s orders include the box set of all five Manderley Press children’s books, which I have wrapped here in gift paper to match the endpapers of our Rosemary Sutcliff kids novel set in Tudor London - The Armourer’s House. Roll on February! 🎁 #booksky

Remember this book (and BBC series)? A new edition of Break in the Sun is coming soon! “Bernard Ashley's great gift is to turn what seems to be low-key realism into something much stronger and more resonant … empathy, compassion, an undimmed thirst for decency and justice.” -Philip Pullman #booksky

Unboxing the Manderley Press Tote Bags, while grinning from ear to ear! #booksky #totebags #manderley manderleypress.com/shop/p/tote

Delighted, moi?! Our tote bags have arrived and been enthusiastically unboxed. I’m over the moon, as you can tell! #booksky #indiepublisher

Limited edition signed books anyone? We have 5 copies of The Armourer’s House by Rosemary Sutcliff, each with a unique illustrated signature by artist Isabel Greenberg (who also designed the front cover). First come, first served! manderleypress.com/shop/p/the-armourers-house

Can you guess which colour we chose for the dog in Helene Hanff’s arms, on the front cover of our forthcoming Spring title - Underfoot in Show Business? (Hint: it’s set on Broadway, New York)

Happy 135th birthday to #StormJameson - the brilliant Northern writer whose classic work ‘The Moon is Making’ we will republish this summer. Storm was born and brought up in the Yorkshire fishing haven of #Whitby, where this novel is also set… move over Dracula, there’s a new book in town!

“What she lacked in income she made up for in charm, deadpan humour and outrageous hijinks, all the while meeting a parade of eccentric characters and throwing herself underfoot in show business with unshakeable enthusiasm.” #helenehanff #newbook #broadway manderleypress.com/shop/p/underfoot

In case you missed our news..! I am thrilled to announce that Maxine Peake, one of the UK’s best-loved actors, will be introducing our summer title - The Moon is Making by Storm Jameson. This rediscovered novel was inspired by, and set in, the town of Whitby. More info here tinyurl.com/2jajvx9y

As I pause for a few days before launching into what promises to be the busiest of the Manderley Press years so far, I want to thank you for all your messages, orders, support + encouragement. I can't wait to share more books and connections in 2026 - each inspired by remarkable places + landmarks.

Is there anything better than discovering a snowy bookshop window in a quaint English village after a wintry walk and a warming lunch by the fire?

Starting the year as I mean to on - matching the covers of our books to my favourite cakes 📚X🎂

Book merch alert! The Manderley Press Tote Bag is in production and we expect stock early in the new year. Does this mean we are no longer a fledgling indie press but a fully formed publishing enterprise?!? manderleypress.com

A shout out to all those indie businesses out there today - it’s the last UK Christmas posting date and if they’re anything like me it’s all hands to deck!

The thrill of seeing a book you’ve published, on shelves in a favourite bookshop, never ceases to make an indie publisher smile! Thank you @waterstones.bsky.social #talesoflondontown #joanaiken

Just announced - a brand new book for Christmas 2026: Sledges to the Rescue by Raymond Briggs. Fully illustrated throughout by Briggs himself, and introduced by international best-selling author Jessie Burton, who grew up in Wimbledon, London, where this children’s book is set!

Boom. A brand new book for summer 2026 - The Moon is Making by Storm Jameson. This epic novel is set in and inspired by Whitby, Yorkshire. And it’s introduced by fellow northerner Maxine Peake. One to watch! More info here: manderleypress.com #booksky

“She is like a revolving lighthouse; pitch darkness alternating with a dazzling brilliancy!“ A modern twist on a New York classic. Washington Square by Henry James, introduced by Colm Tóibín.

“There are no ordinary cats.” ~Colette

Book-wrapping is my bibliotherapy - and so I’m hoping to offer something a little different to readers this Christmas (as a small indie press) - free luxury giftwrap on all books ordered at manderleypress.com. Happy holidays! 📚🎄

We are delighted that our new kids book is included in this gorgeous round up of gifts for curious children - as seen in @theobserveruk.bsky.social today. Whoop! May the festive season begin 🎄📚 #RaymondBriggs #thestrangehouse #booksky

“Woke up this morning with a terrific urge to lie in bed all day and read.” - Raymond Carver 💙📚#booksky