Livi Michael
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'Michael is superb at forcing the reader to confront uncomfortable questions about poverty and the well-meaning outsiders who seek to end it.'
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Are you watching Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today:
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End the sewage pollution scandal
We're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo...
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about 1 month ago
In which
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Salt Books
about 1 month ago
Huge thanks to Houman Barekat for this terrific review of Tibor Fischer’s new novel, My Bags Are Big, in The Guardian.
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My Bags Are Big by Tibor Fischer review – how to make it in crypto
Amusing oddballs populate a wise-cracking wheeler-dealer’s tale of leaving London for Dubai in search of loot and laughs
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/25/my-bags-are-big-by-tibor-fischer-review-how-to-make-it-in-crypto
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Private water companies have been dumping sewage and letting infrastructure crumble for over 30 years. Sign the petition to bring water into public ownership
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Let's bring water into public ownership
https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/lets-bring-water-public-ownership
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Salt Books
about 2 months ago
8 new historical novels to read in February Antonia Senior reviews ‘Elizabeth and Ruth’ by Livi Michael in The Times today. “Michael is superb at forcing the reader to confront uncomfortable questions about poverty.”
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8 new historical novels to read in February
A land struck down by gold fever. Plus, the genesis story of Elizabeth Gaskell’s Ruth, sun-drenched spies on an island off Corfu, and twins torn apart by war
https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/best-new-historical-fiction-novels-books-february-2026-xrxnqfrhc
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Delighted to be mentioned in this round-up in The Times:
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8 new historical novels to read in February
White River Crossing by Ian McGuireIt is 1766 and a pedlar arrives at the colonial trading outpost at Hudson Bay with a lump of gold found in a far-flung part of Canada. Gold fever breaks out — and an...
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about 2 months ago
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Thank you so much!
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Salt Books
about 2 months ago
🚨 25% OFF PRE-ORDERS 🚨 The February pre-order offer is LIVE at @waterstones.com! Get 25% OFF RRP on these 8 incredible upcoming titles. 🎟️ Use code: FEB26 🛒 Shop here:
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Ailsa Cox
about 2 months ago
Congratulations Livi! Looking forward to the launch
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Salt Books
2 months ago
Whoa! First review of Elizabeth and Ruth by Livi Michael — "Michael’s prose has a vividness one can smell and touch... This novel is both readable and not an ‘easy’ read, and I thoroughly recommend it." — Historical Novel Society
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Elizabeth and Ruth - Historical Novel Society
Manchester, 1849: Elizabeth Gaskell, whose novel Mary Barton has brought her both praise and opprobrium, visits a sixteen-year-old Pasley – the only name she is known by – in prison. A talented seamst...
https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/elizabeth-and-ruth/
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All Good Bookshop
2 months ago
being a cool book shop, we have this one in stock
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Salt Books
2 months ago
Have great weekends everyone! Happy reading!
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Publication Day!
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2 months ago
It's a splendid book, Livi!
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Nicholas Royle
2 months ago
This makes me think of a great story by
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and a wonderful novel by
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both of which I highly recommend. Also stories by Christopher Burns and David Constantine.
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Salt Books
2 months ago
Manchester, 1849. Elizabeth Gaskell visits a young girl in prison and begins a fight against the hypocrisy of the day. Based on real letters between Gaskell & Dickens, Elizabeth and Ruth by Livi Michael is a fierce story of censorship and grit. Out Feb 9! 📖🔥
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Salt Books
2 months ago
Our 2026 Historical Fiction guide is here. 🏛️📖 10 essential novels – from Tudor England and 1830s Siberia to the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. See the full list and find your next obsession: 🔗
www.saltpublishing.com/blogs/house-...
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10 Best Historical Fiction Books to Read in 2026 | Salt
Looking for the best historical fiction of 2026? From Victorian Manchester to 1920s Appalachia, discover our top 10 must-read novels for the year. Explore the list now.
https://www.saltpublishing.com/blogs/house-magazine/salt-s-top-10-historical-fiction-titles-to-read-in-2026
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New year, new book, new blog post!
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Elizabeth and Ruth – the questions I had to ask – Livi Michael
https://livimichael.co.uk/2026/01/11/elizabeth-and-ruth-the-questions-i-had-to-ask/
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Salt Books
3 months ago
Looking gorgeous! Not long now!
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a small toast to my new books!
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More about
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More about Elizabeth and Ruth – Livi Michael
https://livimichael.co.uk/2025/12/21/more-about-elizabeth-and-ruth/
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New book new blog
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Elizabeth And Ruth – Livi Michael
https://livimichael.co.uk/2025/12/07/1809/
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new novel new post!
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Elizabeth And Ruth – Livi Michael
https://livimichael.co.uk/2025/12/07/1809/
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New post about new novel!
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Livi Michael
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New website new blog!
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Livi Michael
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Salt Books
4 months ago
Christmas begins with a beautiful book 🎄 Four unforgettable Salt reads — fiction, poetry, short stories and dark magic — all available now at your local bookshop. Support bookshops. Christmas books you won’t forget.
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Want to know Livi Michael's Top 3 Books of 2025?
Livi's top 3 reads of 2025 include The Clocks in This House All Tell Different Times and two other amazing books. Discover what makes these books unmissable!
https://shepherd.com/bboy/2025/f/livi-michael?referrer_id=a25650
5 months ago
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First talk about my new novel coming up at the Elizabeth Gaskell House - all welcome!
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Online Talk: Ruth – Fact and Fiction: Social Class Divisions in Elizabeth Gaskell’s World » elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk
https://elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/events/ruth-fact-fiction/
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6 months ago
We all need publishers like Salt. Please share and support if you can.
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new novel on pre-order offer!
6 months ago
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Just sharing this from Salt publishing - every little helps! 🦀
gofund.me/412e1a4a1
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Donate to Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026, organized by Christopher Hamilton-Emery
New books and reprints arrive daily at Salty Towers – and we'… Christopher Hamilton-Emery needs your support for Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026
https://gofund.me/412e1a4a1
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Also, delighted to be included in this great collection:
uolpress.co.uk/book/british...
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British Working-Class and Radical Writing Since 1700 - University of London Press
At a time when working-class writing is gaining long-overdue recognition and radical ideas may be more important than ever, this timely collection of eighteen essays examines the powerful intersection...
https://uolpress.co.uk/book/british-working-class-and-radical-writing-since-1700/
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Our new episode featuring Nicholas Royle and his great new collection!
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Small Pleasures Episode 20: Nicholas Royal 'Paris Fantastique' and Other Matters
The marvellous itineraries of Nicholas Royle.
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www.themanchesterreview.co.uk?p=12963
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Poltergeist - The Manchester Review
Image: © Courtesy of Manchester City Galleries What’s it like to be Irene Hedges? Or Linda Jones or Dawn Cooper, or any of the others who are not like you; who are normal? Do they know how lucky they ...
https://www.themanchesterreview.co.uk/?p=12963
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Salt Books
11 months ago
🌺 New from DJ Taylor – Poppyland 🌺 Published Mon 2nd June, a dazzling collection of short stories explores the murky edges of nostalgia, ambition, and identity in England. 📖 Buy now:
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9 months ago
Thrilled to see my story 'Poltergeist' in such great company
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including
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Very happy to be published in the new issue of the Manchester Review!
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www.themanchesterreview.co.uk?p=12923
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Signs - The Manchester Review
Image: © Courtesy of Manchester City Galleries It began the way of all rumours. Coming from nowhere, permeating the air like smoke then gaining form and substance from repetition until it became truth...
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Duets: Stories, Tom Conaghan (ed.) (2024) | Intellect
Review of: Duets: Stories, Tom Conaghan (ed.) (2024) London: Scratch Books, 204 pp., ISBN 978-1-73983-016-8, p/bk, £11.99
https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/fict_00130_5?originator=authorOffprint&identity=33341547&ts=20260618132026&signature=83394e30d69e378a05f8c729d0615626
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Writing For Life: Outro
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latest episode here!
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Episode 7 Recovery
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