A literary fiction publisher set up to showcase a limited number of exceptional writers each year. Visit our website for free short stories.
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Tote bags were made for the sole purpose of carrying books, right? 📚
#FairlightBooks #LitFic #LiteraryFiction #Novellas #ToteBag
ALT A picture of a tote bag that says 'I heart Indies', with several books spilling out: How to Sleep by Lucinda Ford, Temper by Phoebe Walker, The Fairlight Book of Short Stories, Dancing in the Shallows by Clare Reddaway, Red Dust, White Snow by Pan Huiting, Inside the Bone Box by Anthony Ferner, and The Two-Tailed Snake by Nod Ghosh. The background is a plaid, picnic blanket-like pattern.
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In case you missed it! 👀
May 19
Enter for the chance to win a copy! Closes on 18th June 📚
The Hometown Bookshop: app.thestorygraph.com/giveaw…
Beyond Kidding: app.thestorygraph.com/giveaw…
#giveaway #bookgiveaway #competition #storygraph
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Check out our new short story by Tom Harvey! 🚴♂️
'A Bridge Across' follows a father and son cycling through a village in the morning, pondering the events of the previous night.
#ShortStory #Fatherhood #Cycling
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Happy pride month! Here are some of our LGBTQ titles that are the perfect additions for your TBR:
❤️ The Fish - Joanne Stubbs
🧡 The Old Haunts - Allan Radcliffe
💛 The Prince of Mirrors – Alan Robert Clark
💚 A Good Year - Polis Loizou
🩵 The Hometown Bookshop - Jenna Warren
💜 Blurred Faces - Allan Radcliffe
#FairlightBooks #LitFic #LiteraryFiction #LGBTQ #PrideMonth
ALT The text reads 'Happy Pride Month', with a rainbow heart replacing the O. Six book covers are featured below: The Fish by Joanne Stubbs, The Old Haunts by Allan Radcliffe, The Prince of Mirrors by Alan Robert Clark, A Good Year by Polis Loizou, The Hometown Bookshop by Jenna Warren, and Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe. The background is a faded, swirly marble pattern.
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May 26
In case you missed it… Our short story submissions are open again! All guidelines can be found here: fairlightbooks.co.uk/submiss…
#fairlightbooks #bookstagram #shortstory #submissions #opensubmissions
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May 21
Check out our new #ShortStory by Saket Tagade! 🚬
'Last Pack of Cigarettes' is a story about a #breakup, where someone #reminisces on their lost #love.
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May 19
Enter for the chance to win a copy! Closes on 18th June 📚
The Hometown Bookshop: app.thestorygraph.com/giveaw…
Beyond Kidding: app.thestorygraph.com/giveaw…
#giveaway #bookgiveaway #competition #storygraph
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May 18
Secrets. Deception. Constant surveillance. 👁️📸
Chief Whip Esme Kanha decides to investigate the death of the Minister for Personal Information, suspecting foul play. But in a world where ‘what can see watches and what can hear listens’, she must tread carefully in a deadly game against political corruption.
Find the Kanha and Colbey trilogy in all good book stores!
#fairlightbooks #thriller #politicalthriller #kanhaandcolbey #dirtygeese #palisade #divinitygames
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Fairlight Books retweeted
May 18
.@FairlightBooks has acquired the “wonderfully weird, darkly funny” second novel by award-winning author Lynda Clark. 👇 ebx.sh/PDJrFP
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May 15
We're so happy to announce that we will be publishing Lynda Clark's latest novel this coming November! Strange Talk is a high-concept, genre-bending novel about unconventional love, dysfunctional families and sentient household appliances.
Read the full article here: bookbrunch.co.uk/.../fairlig…
#lyndaclark #fiction #litfic #contemporary #weirdgirllit #bookannouncement
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Check out our new #ShortStory by John Barrett Lee! 💐
'Flowers at the End of the Line' is a story about father-daughter and mother-son relationships that follows a #family trying to #reunite.
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Fairlight Books retweeted
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If you’re hoping to travel this summer, how about picking up Bookshop Tours of Britain and seeing where it takes you? After all, to travel by bookshop is to see the best of Britain 😉📚
#fairlightbooks #bookshoptoursofbritain #bookshoptour #travel #travelguide
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Apr 23
Check out our new #ShortStory by Lisa Fransson! 🐙
'An Attempt at Drawing Breath' is a story about #connections with #animals in which a man finds an #octopus washed up on the shore.
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Apr 20
Here are some snippets from the free-to-read short stories on our website! Explore 300 high quality short stories here: fairlightbooks.co.uk/our-sho…
#fairlightbooks #literaryfiction #litfic #shortstories #freestories
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Apr 15
For World Art Day, we wanted to do another celebration of our amazing cover designers and illustrators! Aren’t these covers stunning?
#worldartday #fairlightbooks #literaryfiction #coverart #design #illustration
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Check out our new #ShortStory by Madeleine Foster! 🕺
'Lie Dream of a Casino Soul' is a story about #community and #music that explores the wonder of #NorthernSoul dancing.
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Fairlight Books retweeted
Unbelievably, it's exactly two years since Small Wars in Madrid was published.
Where has the time gone?
@FairlightBooks
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This World Health Day, we’re looking out for those of you who struggle with getting good quality sleep. 💤
Lucinda Ford’s guide includes eight simple sleep techniques designed to calm the mind and allow sleep to come naturally, distilled from the best of thinking from the East and the West.
#fairlightbooks #bookstagram #worldhealthday #howtosleep #mindfulness #selfcare #selfhelp #sleep
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Mar 26
Check out our new #ShortStory by S.D. Brown! ⚖️
'Justice' is a story about #family, #loyalty and #morals that follows a mother whose son comes to her with a chilling #confession.
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