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Once again, we'll be publishing wintry short stories on our website throughout December. ❄️ For a chance to feature in this year’s line-up, find our call for submissions here: fairlightbooks.co.uk/intervi… (Deadline 17th October) #shortstory #callforsubmissions #openforsubmissions

Just 1 week to go until Strange Talk hits shelves! Amie has always heard things other people can’t. Her house is alive with voices: smug comments from the fridge, needy cries from the smoke alarm, romantic overtures from the toaster. But when her nephew comes to stay unexpectedly, Amie is forced to engage with the outside world. A wonderfully weird novel from award-winning author Lynda Clark. Pre-order here: fairlightbooks.co.uk/books/s… #StrangeTalk #LyndaClark #PreOrder

Check out our new short story by Douglas Wright! 🦆 A coming-of-age story, 'Fight or Flight' tells the tale of an outcast boy who nurtures a duckling in a world that tries to punish tenderness. fairlightbooks.co.uk/short-s…

Just 3 weeks to go until Strange Talk hits shelves… Have you pre-ordered your copy yet? fairlightbooks.co.uk/books/s… #StrangeTalk #LyndaClark #PreOrder

Happy Bookshop Day! 📘 Here’s to bookshops and their booksellers, and all the wonderful work they do. If you were looking for a sign to pop down to your local bookshop and treat yourself to a new book, here it is 😉 fairlightbooks.co.uk/books/b… #BookshopDay #BookshopToursofBritain @booksaremybag

Check out our new short story by Felix Sefton! 🪰 A story about kindness and compassion, 'The Fly' by Felix Sefton tells the tale of a struggling writer who encounters an unusual fly. fairlightbooks.co.uk/short-s…

Check out our new short story by Madeleine Foster! 👥 A story about aspirations versus reality's harsh truths, 'A Certain Romance' follows a group of old friends whose meetup takes a sour turn. fairlightbooks.co.uk/short..…

Did you know some of our novel and novella authors have also written short stories? Read them for free on our website! fairlightbooks.co.uk/our-sho…

Enter for the chance to win an early copy of Strange Talk! Closes 18th October 📚 app.thestorygraph.com/giveaw… #Giveaway #BookGiveaway #Competition #Storygraph #StrangeTalk #LyndaClark

As autumn gets closer, so do the cosy evenings spent wrapped up warm with a book… Are you looking forward to it as much as we are? 🍂🕯️📙

Check out our new short story by Nicholas Sheppard! 🍼 A psychological story, 'Hylas' follows a woman whose desire for love has become misdirected as she snatches a boy from his stroller. fairlightbooks.co.uk/short-s…

Some of our favourite snippets from reader reviews… Thank you for supporting an indie publisher and our wonderful writers! 🩵

Today the author spotlight is on Clare O’Dea, the author of Voting Day (2022), a Fairlight Moderns novella, and the novel Before the Leaves Fall (2025), which is loosely connected to Voting Day. #AuthorSpotlight #AuthorInterview #ClareODea

Out Now... The Old Haunts audiobook, written and narrated by Allan Radcliffe! 🎧 Buy here: fairlightbooks.co.uk/books/t…

Check out our new #ShortStory by Fiona Vigo Marshall, author of Find Me Falling and The House of Marvellous Books! 🧡 Inspired by an old Greek fairy tale, 'Mr Marzipan' tells the tale of a girl who makes a lover with her own hands. fairlightbooks.co.uk/short-s…

We interrupt your doomscroll to bring you pocket-sized lit fic set around the world 🌍 Do you have a favourite #FairlightModern? shorturl.at/jIOZU

We’re so excited for you to meet Amie and her quirky found family this November… Pre-order your copy of Strange Talk today! 💛 fairlightbooks.co.uk/books/s…

Check out our new #ShortStory by Katherine Mezzacappa, author of the Maiden of Florence! ✉️ A story about new beginnings, 'Cottage Orné' explores a friendship blossoming between two people yearning for connection. fairlightbooks.co.uk/short-s…

Millennial vs Gen Z marketing… Who did it better? 👀

From the author of Walter Scott Prize-winning Matchbox Girl, A Saint in Swindon by Alice Jolly reminds us of the importance of literature in an increasingly dark world. #AliceJolly #LiteraryFiction fairlightbooks.co.uk/books/a…