The Moon is Making by Storm Jameson “This novel is an elaborate love-letter to the North.” - Maxine Peake Out-of-print for decades, we are thrilled to republish this forgotten Northern classic. It was inspired by, and set in, the author’s hometown of #Whitby Preorders are open! #booksky

A little behind-the-scenes reel from our Homeworthy photoshoot last week. All I will say is this - I have never tidied so relentlessly!

This book is very close to my heart - I happened to have it at home, on loan from @thelondonlibrary.bsky.social, when the pandemic started, and I went on to launch Manderley Press with a brand new edition in 2021. Since then ‘Edinburgh’ by RL Stevenson has become our bestseller by a country mile!

I’m thrilled to share some wonderful news: Jessie Burton will introduce our new edition of Sledges to the Rescue by Raymond Briggs. We are publishing this children’s book in time for Christmas later this year (it is set on Xmas Day in Wimbledon!). Pre-orders are open… Manderleypress.com #booksky

You are warmly invited to join us for a celebration of all things Helene Hanff (and our new edition of her memoir Underfoot in Show Business) at @foylesforbooks.bsky.social on 16th May - more info and tickets here! foyles.co.uk/events/helene-hanff-and-84-charing-cross-road-a-celebration

Today's orders are looking particularly colourful - these books are bound for New York, Switzerland, New Zealand, London and Sheffield... #booksky #indiepublishing #manderleypress

Please join me at the Barnsbury Book Festival - a fantastic celebration of reading and writing in North London! I’ll be in conversation with @housestories.bsky.social about the making of Manderley Press on 19 April, 2-3pm - more info here! barnsburybookfestival.org/authors/rebeka-russel #booksky

Got my copy of @manderleypress.bsky.social’s repub of Helene Hanff’s 1962 “Underfoot in Show Business”, which I really really recommend if you’re interested in a memoir of someone failing to become a playwright in the 40s and 50s, definitely holds up to a reread now

Exciting news for 2027! I can't wait to tell you more about our forthcoming Dodie Smith publication - this is a shameless teaser and all I can hint at is that we'll be heading overseas for the book launch..! #booksky

What’s that you say - a new edition of a forgotten children’s book written and illustrated by Raymond Briggs?!? Sledges to the Rescue is our forthcoming winter title, set on Xmas Day in Wimbledon - a nostalgic tale from the author’s childhood: the sequel to our edition of The Strange House #booksky

⚡️F L A S H S A L E⚡️ We are getting ready for Easter with a special 20% discount on all our art prints. Discover signed works from the super talented artists who have illustrated the front covers of our rediscovered books. Use this code at manderleypress.com EASTER20 #booksky #flashsale #artprint

In a world where a book is a flower then I choose fritillaries to represent Woman Alive by Susan Ertz: dystopian, enigmatic, classic, stunning, sci-fi, feminine #booksky

Coming soon - two new editions of rediscovered classics for younger readers and teens. Set in Wimbledon and Margate. Gentle seasonal adventure alongside gritty 80s realism - I’m so excited about both titles and can’t wait to share updates (do sign up to our newsletter at manderleypress.com) #booksky

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