A handsome, centenary edition of The Grey Coast by Neil M. Gunn, with an introduction by Alan Riach. A compelling, dramatic and deeply psychological story of youthful love and trapped hopes set in the startling landscape of the far North. www.northhousepress.co.uk/books #Booksky #NeilMGunn 📚💙

Huge thanks to all the US indie booksellers who've taken #TheCompanyOfOwls to heart and to their shelves, meaning it's squeezed into the @lithub.com.web.brid.gy Indie Top 40 pre official pub date. My 1st time on a bestseller list other our own shop's. As a writer and bookseller it means so much.

🍃 Entries to this year's Prize are now closed 🍃 Thank you to everyone who submitted, we're really looking forward to reading your work. A reminder of key dates can be found below and all other information can be found on our website - good luck! naturechroniclesprize.com

There's still time to enter this year's Prize! The deadline for entries is at midnight on Saturday 31 January Good luck with your submission 🍃 #NatureChroniclesPrize #NatureWriting #NaturePrize #Booksky 📚💙 naturechroniclesprize.com

Tune in to BBC Radio Scotland's Out of Doors programme tomorrow and listen to Jim Crumley talk all about harmony in nature 🍂 Pre-order Jim's forthcoming book, Symphonic from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social 📚 uk.bookshop.org/a/289/978191... #Booksky 📚💙 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

We're delighted to reveal the covers for three titles by the great Scottish novelist Neil M. Gunn, including a centenary edition of his remarkable debut, The Grey Coast. Read more about each book and pre-order information on our website: www.northhousepress.co.uk/books #Booksky 📚💙

Let's brighten up winter with a new issue of BfS, Coming Up! Read it here: booksfromscotland.com/issue/coming... Lots of fab books coming out between January & March 2026 - with thanks to @canongate.co.uk, @saraband-books.bsky.social, @leamington.bsky.social, @florisbooks.bsky.social & many more!

A fascinating article in the @nytimes.com on The Zen of Ice Climbing: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/t... Mindful focus, not being afraid and being present in the moment are all found in Francis Sanzaro's The Zen of Climbing 🧗 saraband.net/contributor/... #IceClimbing #TheZenofClimbing

We're delighted to be publishing four Encounters in the Wild series titles in paperback for the first time! Jim Crumley relives memorable encounters with some of our best-loved native species, offering intimate insights into their extraordinary lives 🦡 🦉 🐇 🦢 tinyurl.com/yzeae4w8 #Booksky 📚💙

Something for the weekend! Delve into Kenneth Steven's marvellous book on hunting for precious jewels around Scotland, In Search of Gems, published by @saraband-books.bsky.social. Over on BfS is an extract from his Pearls chapter: booksfromscotland.com/2026/01/in-s...

There's only one week left to submit to this year's Prize! Entries close on 31st January 🍃 Visit our website for more information and scroll through our previous posts for writing tips and prompts - good luck! www.naturechroniclesprize.com #TheNatureChroniclesPrize #NatureWriting #Booksky 📚💙

The @rspb.bsky.social's Big Garden Birdwatch starts today 🐦 🦉 🕊️ www.rspb.org.uk #BigGardenBirdwatch #RSPB

We are delighted to share lovely early endorsements for Earthworks by Karen Lloyd 🐺 In an era marked by escalating environmental crisis, this luminous collection is a rallying call – a celebration of renewal and resilience – for all who care about Earth’s future. saraband.net/sb-title/ear...

Thank you @dougjohnstone.bsky.social for your lovely review of Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley ✨ 'sumptuous and beautiful nature writing' www.bigissue.com/culture/book... #Booksky 📚💙 @bigissue.com

We’re starting the new year with a round-up of some of the finest titles on the indie scene last year 🙌 🥳 Find the full list on our website. Shop with your local indie or bookshop.org to support the book trade, not Silicon Valley 😁 indiepressnetwork.com/best-of-2025/

Thank you @scotsman.com and David Robinson for this review of In Search of Gems by Kenneth Steven 'an enjoyable and informative guide to Scotland’s gemstones' 💎 #Booksky 📚💙 www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

The Big Garden Birdwatch is back! 🐦 The Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people take part, helping to record how garden birds are faring. Visit @rspb.bsky.social to find out more! #BigGardenBirdwatch #RSPB

ICYMI: A new publisher called North House Press has been founded by David Graham, formerly of BT Batsford, Pavilion and Canongate Books, and award-winning novelist Kirsty Gunn 👇 #BookSky

1/2 Interested in submitting to the Prize but unsure where to start with your writing? Our writing tips and prompts are here to help 📝 naturechroniclesprize.com #Booksky #NatureChroniclesPrize #NatureWriting 📚💙

Happy publication day to Kenneth Steven and In Search of Gems 💎 Blending lyrical prose with personal reflection, Kenneth Steven explores mountains, glens and shores in search of gemstones and crystals, hidden in the wild places where others rarely roam. saraband.net/sb-title/in-... #Booksky 📚💙

The news is officially out 🎉

Events updates! First up - a @bars.bsky.social digital panel on Jan 14th, 5pm - with Anneke Lubkowkitz, Annie Rutherford, Abi Palmer and me talking about Romantic era writers, disability, walking, landscape and queerness. pollyatkin.com/events/

🌿 Entries to this year's prize close in just under three weeks! 🌿 A reminder of the entry criteria is below, but please visit our website for more detailed information and the important Ts & Cs! naturechroniclesprize.com We're so excited to read your work! #Booksky #NatureWritingPrize 📚💙

My reflections on last year including a sneaky little hint of my forthcoming @saraband-books.bsky.social 'in the moment' book #SwimmingTheSeasons here and my forthcoming @serenbooks.bsky.social poetry collection #EmergencyDream - both seasonal, both with lashings of #LakeLight and wagtails.

Happy New Year! We're excited to share another year of great books and authors with you. Scroll through to take a look at the books publishing January-June, including the first four books in the Encounters series in paperback for the first time! www.saraband.net/books #Booksky 📚💙

Favourite books of 2025 For the last 3/4 months of the year I’ve been sidetracked by my quest to the Dark Tower so I feel there were quite a lot of 2025 novels that I missed, but I still read a lot of great books that were published over the last 12 months and these are my 15 favourites… #Booksky

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Delighted to be one of Allan Massie's highlights of the year in the @scotsman.com magazine, and doubly delighted to be alongside fabulous fellow authors Sue Lawrence, @liammcilvanney.bsky.social, @mrewanmorrison.bsky.social and Alexander Starritt. Thank you, @saraband-books.bsky.social!

Today we are celebrating all things Emily Brontë 🤎 And we are delighted to reveal the cover for the expanded and updated edition of Emily Brontë Reappraised by @drclaireocall.bsky.social, publishing in 2026! Discover more here: saraband.net/sb-title/emi... #Booksky #emilybronte 📚💙

Have you entered The Nature Chronicles Prize yet? Details in the post below! 🍃 #NatureWriting #Booksky #NatureWritingPrize 📚💙

Thank you @gutter.bsky.social and Malachy Tallack for including Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley in your books of the year ✨🪸 #Booksky 📚💙 www.guttermag.co.uk/reviews/book...

It’s the last day to order from our Christmas shop to ensure pre-Christmas delivery ✨ 🎁 saraband.net/2025/11/12/c... #Booksky #ChristmasShopping 📚💙

We're delighted to see Kingfisher by Rozie Kelly included in @theguardian.com's 30 authors on the books they give to everyone! Thank you Derek Owusu for choosing it 📚 #Booksky 📚💙 www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...

At this time of year people like buying books about celebrities/notable people, so here are some of the ones that are mentioned in mine, pictured alongside the book in which they feature. I'm no marketing genius, but I'll try anything at this point. linktr.ee/adamjfarrer #booksky

Thank you @outdoorscots.bsky.social for including Looking Down at the Stars ✨ #Booksky 📚💙

Congratulations! 🙌

From double Booker Prize listed author, Graeme Macrae Burnet, the Gorski Trilogy follows Chief Inspector Georges Gorski around the streets and bars of Saint-Louis, investigating disappearances and mysterious strangers. Buy the complete trilogy in paperback for £30. saraband.net/product/the-...

As the closing date draws nearer, here's a reminder of the Prize's key dates and entry criteria 🍃 Please do read the full Ts&Cs on our website before submitting your entry. Good luck, and we can't wait to read your work 📝 naturechroniclesprize.com/terms-and-co... #Booksky #NatureWriting 📚💙

They’re all excellent reading!

Overwhelmed by this generous review of "Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Uncharted Island" by the @scotsman.com's chief literary critic Allan Massie in today's supplement on Scottish Books 2025. Reminiscent of the Ealing comedies? I'll take that!

The paperback non-fiction bundle is perfect for those a little more difficult to buy for! There’s something for film buffs, to those who love history and inspiring personal stories. Buy two bundle paperback non-fiction books for £25. saraband.net/product/pape... #Booksky #ChristmasShopping 📚💙

Our latest, and last newsletter for the year, has just been sent to subscribers! You can subscribe for free below: open.substack.com/pub/saraband... #Booksky 📚💙

The latest Goodreads review of my first book, Cold Fish Soup. At this point my books should be categorised under “Not your usual thing but you’ll probably like it.” Importantly, everyone listen to Cerys. @saraband-books.bsky.social

‘Fragments of knowledge and imagination flicker in and out of view, like sunlight in seagrass.’ Christina Riley’s ‘Looking Down at the Stars’, November BOTM, gently leads us to a love that is born from looking, writes Kirsteen Bell — and to hope 🪸✨ www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/11/look...

We've just added some staff picks to our @bookshop.org page. When you buy through our page, we earn a commission, plus Bookshop donates a matching sum to independent bookshops. There's also FREE SHIPPING until Monday! www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/11/staf... Image: Book token by Gwen White, 1936

Publishing in early 2026 are three new In the Moment books! 💎 In Search of Gems: Finding Treasures in Wild Places by Kenneth Steven 🌿 Nature’s Almanac: A Gift for Every Day of the Year by Susie White 🏊🏻‍♂️ Swimming the Seasons: A Freshwater Almanac by @pollyrowena.bsky.social 📚 saraband.net/books

Guess the 15 Saraband book covers correctly and be in with a chance of winning one of the featured books! (Pssst...if you find yourself in need of some help, visit our website) Send your answers via the below link by midnight on 14th December. UK entrants only. ✍️ tinyurl.com/yrnv8zye #Booksky 📚💙

In our latest subscriber-exclusive interview, Christina Riley speaks to Tallulah about the writings of Rachel Carson, seeing the world through a scallop’s eyes, and the inherent poetry of the sea. Preview here, or subscribe / sign in to read in full: steady.page/en/caughtbyt...

✨ Paperback fiction bundle ✨ There’s something for everyone in the paperback fiction bundle, from prize winners to debut talent Immerse yourself in historical and contemporary fiction, romance and cosy crime Buy two bundle paperback fiction books for £20 saraband.net/product/pape... #Booksky 📚💙

2 sell out shows this past week: Gregson Centre #Lancaster & The Vault #Hexham Last Shore Lines tour gig is at The Pheasant Inn Cumwhitton #Cumberland Thurs 4 Dec (8pm) Short stories from @joscottheritage.bsky.social @anncleeves.bsky.social Linda Cracknell @saraband-books.bsky.social & Tony Glover