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April 24, 2015
Friday Poem – Finding a Fossil
Today’s poem is from John Ormond’s Collected Poems, edited by Rian Evans and introduced by Patrick McGuinness.
April 23, 2015
How Well Do You Know Your Independent Publishers?
When you go into a bookshop and see our signature star on one of the spines, we hope you immediately think of us and know that the book you’re about to pick up has been published by an independent publisher that prizes quality over quantity and indiv…
April 17, 2015
Friday Poem – A Psalm for the Scaffolders
Today’s poem is from Kim Moore’s debut collection, The Art of Falling. Check out our interview with Kim here. Kim Moore lives in Barrow, Cumbria. She has an MA from Manchester Metropolitan University. Her poems have been published in the TLS, Poetry…
April 16, 2015
An Interview with Kim Moore
From wolves to trumpets to the working class, today we’re talking to Kim Moore about her debut collection, The Art of Falling.
April 10, 2015
Friday Poem – Edward Hopper on Long Island
Today’s poem is from Mara Bergman’s pamphlet The Tailor’s Three Sons & Other New York Poems, which won the 2014 Mslexia Women’s Poetry Pamphlet Competition!
April 9, 2015
Why Short Stories Are Worth Reading
In the publishing world, there’s one thing that’s almost always guaranteed: short stories don’t sell. But why?
April 3, 2015
Friday Poem – Corpus
Today’s poem comes from Damian Walford Davies’ latest collection, Judas.
April 2, 2015
Recommended Reads this Easter!
What better way to spend your Easter weekend than with a good book?
March 27, 2015
Friday Poem – Fireweed
Today’s poem – and painting! – is from Philip Gross and Valerie Coffin Price’s A Fold in the River, an inspired meeting of poetry and painting.
March 26, 2015
Jeremy Hooker on A Fold in the River
Today we’re sharing with you poet and literary critic Jeremy Hooker’s speech from the exhibition of the upcoming release A Fold in the River, a marriage of visual art and poetry by Philip Gross and Valerie Coffin Price. This book of words and paintin…
March 21, 2015
Happy Indie Book Day!
In a world where the big names in publishing are producing bestsellers and you can sit back and wait for an online store to deliver them to your house, why should we support our independent businesses?
March 19, 2015
Prepare Yourself for Indie Book Day!
Get ready for Indie Book Day with a small selection of suggestions from Seren!
