Papillote Press’ first book was published in 2004. A micro, independent publishing house, it started out specialising in books about Dominica and has now expanded to include books from the wider Caribbean. Based in the UK and Dominica, it publishes a range of books, both fiction and non-fiction, and… →
Kay Inckle lives in Liverpool and predominantly writes cli-fi, speculative fiction, and dark political satire which foregrounds minoritised perspectives, particularly disabled women. She has published short stories including Ten Years On and The Virgin Mothers in anthologies by Muswell Press and MTP… →
Roll up! Roll up! The debut pamphlet from Leo Bussi is so hot it would melt mirror-polished stainless steel. In these poems you will find vibe sculptures of art’s animalia pushing into the lyrical multiverse of love, friendship, objects and more. Praise for the book: Life-Sized balances a coy… →
Drystone: A Gathering of Terminology and Technique
This book will be of interest to anyone studying old buildings or vernacular building techniques. Drystone walls are visible evidence of a reorganised agricultural infrastructure, and the social changes which followed. Thousands of miles of stone walls were built 1700 and 1900, all without the benef… →
The Perth ‘Steamies’ The Story of the Fair City’s Public Washhouses (1846-1976)
Until the 1920s, Perth hadn’t spread much beyond what we call, nowadays, the ‘town centre’. In that tight space, some 30,000 people lived in small, cramped and often unsanitary conditions without the means to keep themselves and their homes clean to the standards we take for granted today. Things ha… →
Through Broken Glass (Flanigan Files, #3)
Ups the game when it comes to psychological thrillers – Paisley Smith When Jack Monroe is left physically disfigured after a hit and run, his declining health spirals to the point of painful obsession. He becomes an unwitting killer in pursuit of acceptance, blaming society for his actions. Newton F… →
Liverpool, 2055. The arctic melt has changed the world for ever and nearly everyone Megan loves is dead. Having been institutionalised, her only hope is to persuade Jay to help her escape to freedom. But why would the son of an elite family risk everything for his dead girlfriend’s disabled little s… →
An elegant and haunting dystopian novel about a group of individuals gathered to relearn how to navigate the world after a mysterious illness strips them of their memories. Nestled in an idyllic locale beside the sea, The Centre is a place of rehabilitation and rebuilding. Students arrive nameless,… →
From Lord of the Rings to Game of Thrones, over the last hundred years few genres have captured the public imagination as powerfully as fantasy. Whether it’s epic quests of dwarves and elves, wizards and paladins, or the influential childhood classics of Alan Garner and C.S. Lewis, the appetite amon… →
In the not-too-distant future, Australia’s eastern states have become the world’s newest autocracy – a place where pop music is propaganda, science is the enemy and moral indecency is punished with indefinite detention. Julian Ferryman, bass player for the Acceptables, returns to Melbourne after a y… →