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Heartfelt thanks to anyone who picked up a copy of The Year of the Rat on release day today ๐ All orders are en route. If you like classic dystopia novels, you won't want to miss this incredible book! Details and orders here:
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Great promo video from
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Ted Northodox
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Yes! As a lover of all things weird, it pleases me greatly that we can finally share this incredible read ๐ Grab yours now!
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Now on sale! Really pleased this has come out on the brilliant
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Northodox Press ๐
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Aside from being scruffy northerners, we've built our reputation on the strength of our historical fiction the last couple of years. Well, we also love the weird and wonderful as well! Have you had a look at any of these 2025 releases yet?
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Ted Northodox
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So excited for this one to be out in the world ๐ It's absolutely brilliant, and exactly the sort of thing I wanted to unearth when we started doing Northodox and looking for intruguing northern stories!
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๐จTOMORROW๐จ The Year of the Rat by the incredible KJ Taylor is out tomorrow! This mysterious and enigmatic dystopia novel is not to be missed by those who enjoy curious and unusual reads. Book details and orders here:
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Northodox Press ๐
3 days ago
๐จMASSIVE NEWS๐จ One of our most sought after titles that sold out in less than 24 hours is back in stock! The brilliant and bonkers, darkly comic, animal detective novel a Remington Platypus is available now! Grab yours while stocks last!
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Northodox Press ๐
3 days ago
๐จ2 days to go๐จ The countdown is on for The Year of the Rat by the brilliant KJ Taylor! A curious and odd dystopia, this psychedelic and vividly written mystery is highly recommended for people who like their books a little different. Order yours here:
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On sale from Thursday! Pre-orders available now.
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Northodox Press ๐
17 days ago
We have an extremely hectic and ambitious publishing schedule this year, but each and every book we've done makes us proud ๐ Only 1 last cover to reveal for the class of '25, and it's a special one!
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Northodox Press ๐
15 days ago
Today, we are celebrating the release of the brand new book from Amanda Huggins! A brilliant, emotive and powerful read, details and orders for The Blue of You are available here:
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Northodox Press ๐
11 days ago
Our Halloween sale is on all week! Grab yourself one of our stonking new titles, or maybe one of our weirder, creepy reads! All titles have 15% off with the code HALLOWEEN25, including preorders!
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Northodox Press ๐
22 days ago
Here it is: the first look at our October releases together. And we didn't even consciously plan to do a colour theme! ๐
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Northodox Press ๐
25 days ago
๐จRELEASE WEEK๐จ Have you been enjoying our historical fiction this year? Well, this Thursday, we have a new addition to our powerful and poignant stories of yesteryear! Check out Stephen Wade's brilliant WW2 drama, Trials of the Heart, here:
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Northodox Press ๐
29 days ago
๐จNew Event๐จ To Fetch a Pail of Water is out today, and to mark the occasion, we'll be holding an event with John Storey at @urmstonbooks next Wednesday! Please grab a ticket to support both author and venue. It's ยฃ5 with the cost redeemable against a book!
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Northodox Press ๐
29 days ago
๐จRELEASE DAY๐จ To Fetch a Pail of Water is officially out now! This beautifully written literary noir romance novel sees students Jack and Jill try to escape their dark pasts, only to discover the universe has other plans. Order yours here:
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Northodox Press ๐
29 days ago
This spooky season, if you're looking for witches, we've got you covered! Whether you like magical midgrade, tales of real-life witch trials in the north, or historical fantasy with spy witches battling Nazis in WW2, we have something for all tastes!
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Stu Hennigan
29 days ago
KESHED LAUNCH ALERT. Tix now on sale for the official launch event on publication day, 12th Feb 2026, at Waterstones in Leeds, Terri motherfucking White in the interviewer's chair, it's gonna be awesome. Early chance to see my "performance" of the intro too ๐๐
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An evening with Stu Hennigan for Keshed in Leeds | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about An evening with Stu Hennigan for Keshed in Leeds today.
https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-stu-hennigan-for-keshed-in-leeds/leeds
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Laura Robertson
about 1 month ago
EXCELLENT NEWS. I signed a contract today with Tate Publishing! Aimed at the general reader and gallery-goer alike, NIGHT delves into the nocturnal themes of slumber, revelry, death, epiphany, creativity and rebirth. More:
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Northodox Press ๐
about 1 month ago
๐จ2 DAYS TO GO๐จ To Fetch a Pail of Water by the amazing John Storey is out this Thursday. A literary noir romance novel dripping with poetry and atmosphere, fans of his previous novel, A Drowning Man, will not be disappointed! Order here:
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Northodox Press ๐
about 1 month ago
๐จNEW EVENT๐จ This Saturday, we will be celebrating Bookshop Day at Dark Peak Books in Glossop with some of our fantastic writers! Please do come down and say hello if you're in the area, and be sure to support your favourite bookshops!
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Northodox Press ๐
about 1 month ago
The best thing about events like Sheffield last Saturday is that we get to put books and writers that you wouldn't necessarily normally see together! Huge thanks to all those who have picked up our Sheffield authors' books recently ๐ Check them out here:
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Kirkdale Bookshop
about 1 month ago
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London Review of Books
about 1 month ago
Tony Harrison died on 26 September. The ๐๐๐ published nearly thirty of his poems over the years. He will be much missed. The most famous of those poems was โv.โ, first published in our pages forty years ago โ a fearless, state-of-the-nation epic.
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Tony Harrison ยท Poem: โV.โ
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Northodox Press ๐
about 1 month ago
It has been a VERY busy few weeks for the team, with book releases, launch events, fairs, talks and panels! Have you had the chance to check out any of our incredible new reads yet? You'll likely be seeing some of these around awards season next year ๐ค
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Dave O'Brien
about 1 month ago
RIP Brian Patten. One of the very greats
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Brian Patten obituary
One of the Liverpool poets, along with Roger McGough and Adrian Henri, who was a perceptive writer on love
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Andrew Hall
about 1 month ago
I am doing an online book launch Q&A on the 30th September at 7:00pm! Tickets are free! So if you want to see me make a fool of myself as I forget how to speak and waffle on about nothing important, get yours here:
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Carnyx Press
about 2 months ago
There's one week left for writers in the North of England to send us their stories! We're looking for folklore-inspired tales to publish in our first anthology. It's been a real treat to read all the submissions so far, but we'd love to squeeze a few more in ๐
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Northodox Press ๐
about 1 month ago
๐จTOMORROW๐จ Ravenglass is available everywhere tomorrow, and it's a book that you're going to be hearing A LOT about! Want to grab a copy before it becomes cool to do so? You can order this incredibly written historical, international, gender fluid adventure novel here
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Northodox Press ๐
about 2 months ago
Today, we are celebrating the release of one of the most finely crafted and richly detailed novels we have done to date. Big, dark, twisty, and filled with unforgettable characters and monsters, we can't recommend the incredible The Darkest Tide by Jane Dougherty enough! Order yours now:
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Northodox Press ๐
about 2 months ago
Gilded Gear, the highly anticipated sequel to Clockwork Magpies has arrived! Dive into this thrilling adventure today. ๐ [Order Your Copy Now](
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Northodox Press ๐
2 months ago
๐จNEW EVENT๐จ We are thrilled to announce a free in-person at Urmston Books on 11th September! Come and hear some of our fantastic literary authors from the northwest discuss how class and identity have shaped their writing!
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Andrew Hall
about 2 months ago
My book 'Green Laughing' launches this week! If you haven't already, you can pre-order directly from the publishers here:
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Waterstones here:
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Amazon here:
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Northodox Press ๐
2 months ago
2 days to go until the brand new Emma Whitehall novel, Gilded Gear, is out! We recently sat down for a chat with her about the new book, Clockwork Magpies, Heretical, and her writing process. Check it out here: Author Interview - Emma Whitehall
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Author Interview - Emma Whitehall
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Northodox Press ๐
2 months ago
๐จSALE๐จ THIS WEEK: ANY ORDER OF ANY TITLE (INCLUDING PREORDERS) IS 25% OFF. Just add the code SUMMER25 at checkout in our store.
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Northodox Press ๐
3 months ago
The summer of incredible northern book releases rumbles on, and your support has been incredible! -record preorders for Adventures in LovE -instant sellouts of Cacoethes, Beggars Would Ride, Art of Murder and Remington Platypus, -a bigger run of Hostile Environments being drained in double time!
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Northodox Press ๐
3 months ago
๐จNEW EVENT๐จ We are thrilled to announce a free in-person event at Urmston Books on 11th September! Come and hear some of our fantastic literary authors from the northwest discuss how class and identity have shaped their writing!
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Northodox Press ๐
3 months ago
These Northodox authors get everywhere! Want to come along and meet some of the fantastic talent under our umbrella? We have Sheffield on 30th August, Llandudno on 30th August and Leeds on the 9th October! Please do get involved if you can! Support indie publishing!
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Northodox Press ๐
3 months ago
While we await the paperback reprint (Remington Platypus sold a year's worth of books inside a day!) why not treat yourself to some thoughts from Steve Nash on his brand new novel courtesy of the Orwell Society!
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Still Biting
Steve Nash on Writing the Animal Tale Today * Animals have long spoken for us. Orwell understood this. The genius of Animal Farm does not lie in the invention the talking beast fable. Writers such as ...
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Northodox Press ๐
3 months ago
Don't mind us, just basking in the light of our June and July titles ๐ Have you read any of these beauties yet?? All of the above and more available here:
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Northodox Press ๐
3 months ago
๐จOUT TODAY๐จ The darkly comic and brilliantly fun, animal-led noir novel Remington Platypus is out now, and we couldn't be more excited to share it with you! Order your copy here:
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The Bee
4 months ago
A quick reminder that we're currently accepting pitches for stories for publication. The time we're looking for stories - fiction or non-fiction - about what it means to be working class in 2025. Pitch us! Full details:
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Open Call for Submissions
Send us your ideas for stories youโd like to write for the Bee.
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Northodox Press ๐
4 months ago
๐จ1 WEEK TO GO๐จ The incredible Remington Platypus by
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is out next Thursday! Described by reviewers as "Watership Down meets Silence of the Lambs" and "Noir for the neurodivergent soul", details and preorder are available here:
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Northodox Press ๐
4 months ago
We're halfway into our biggest year to date, so we feel it's time for a round up: 1) Our new literary titles from the last four weeks 2) All the books we've released so far in 2025 3) Everything else to come this year! Feed a hungry indie author here!
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Ted Northodox
4 months ago
Northern Voices is one of my favourite podcasts, and it's been great having someone like Jen committed to helping Northern writers grow their platforms! If anyone wants to donate to support them, it would be really appreciated.
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Northern Voices | Northern Voices (Powered by Donorbox)
Thank you for your support. It takes a bit of work to get NV out into the world each week, so here's a quick breakdown of what's involved:ย 1โ2 hours reading per episodeย 1 hour creating a script/schedu...
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Anne Woodward
5 months ago
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This will be a terrific event. Get yourself a ticket!
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Sounds About Write with Valeriya Salt & Northodox Press
Live literature event plus open mic with special guest novelist and Northodox Press.
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Leeds Lit Fest
5 months ago
Speaking of celebrating
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5th birthday, here they all are! We've had a great morning hearing about this amazing small press. 50 books published in 5 years. That's amazing!
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Stu Hennigan
5 months ago
@northodoxpress.bsky.social
crew in the house for my first
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2025 event at work. Cracking stuff, ta to all the readers n writers who came, and to Ted, Amy and James for the chat. Good start to proceedings.
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Elliot J Harper
5 months ago
I had a fantastic time at the
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5th birthday bash, part of the
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. Great to hear from the press, listen to some readings, chat with other authors, and, most importantly, buy a book!
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