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époque press is an independent publisher of contemporary literary fiction - books you will love to read.

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Tile from our é-zine

Tile from our é-zine

The final feature from the ‘Freedom’ themed edition of our é-zine is a #shortstory by Karin Doucette.

Head on over to our website to enjoy this and the rest of the work featured, and please do share.

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#epoquepressezine

03.12.2025 14:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Tile from our é-zine

Tile from our é-zine

The next feature from the ‘Freedom’ themed edition of our é-zine is a #memoir / #creativenonfiction piece by Lance Mason.

Head on over to our website to enjoy this and the rest of the work featured, and please do share.

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#epoquepressezine

01.12.2025 09:27 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Cover of Ghosts of Spring

Cover of Ghosts of Spring

Endorsement

Endorsement

Endorsement

Endorsement

‘Ghosts of Spring’ by Luis Carrasco

‘carefully observed and deeply moving…a powerful read - a story we should all empathise with.’

From your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...

#epoquepresstitles #books #bookrecommendations #booksky

30.11.2025 09:48 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Tile from our é-zine

Tile from our é-zine

The next feature from the ‘Freedom’ themed edition of our é-zine is a #shortstory by Emma Musty

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Head on over to our website to enjoy this and the rest of the work featured, and please do share.

#epoquepressezine #stories

29.11.2025 08:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Cover of Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky

Cover of Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky

Overview of the book

Overview of the book

Overview of the book

Overview of the book

Overview of the book

Overview of the book

We love a nice end of week announcement!

Here it is then…we are delighted to introduce you to ‘Sweep The Cobwebs Off the Sky’ by Mary O’Donnell

The novel will be published in March 2026 and is available now for pre-order: www.epoquepress.com/titles-sweep...

#bookcommunity #booksky

28.11.2025 17:49 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
A tile from our é-zine

A tile from our é-zine

The next feature from the ‘Freedom’ themed edition of our é-zine is a #spokenword #poem by Simon David

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Head on over to our website to enjoy this and the rest of the work featured, and please do share.

#epoquepressezine #poetry #poetrycommunity

26.11.2025 07:55 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you so much, delighted you found the power in this book.

25.11.2025 15:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Cover of the book

Cover of the book

Endorsement for the book

Endorsement for the book

‘…raw, emotive, impactful…a wonderfully immersive reading experience.’

The Passing Of The Forms That We Have Loved by Christopher Boon

From your local bookshop, ePub or direct from us. www.epoquepress.com/online-store...

#epoquepresstitles #books #booksky

25.11.2025 08:59 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Tile from our é-zine

The next feature from the ‘Freedom’ themed edition of our é-zine is a #shortstory by Bart Plantenga

Head on over to our website to enjoy this and the rest of the work featured, and please do share.

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#epoquepressezine #booksky

24.11.2025 08:11 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you so much for your comments and for sharing

24.11.2025 08:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Cover of What Willow Says

Cover of What Willow Says

Endorsement

Endorsement

Endorsement

Endorsement

What Willow Say, by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social

Winner of the Barbellion Prize 2021

‘A moving, delicate book for this moment.’

‘Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart,’

Available from you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#booksky #bookcommunity

21.11.2025 08:13 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
Tile image from our é-zine

Tile image from our é-zine

The next feature from the ‘Freedom’ themed edition of our é-zine is the #poetry by Neong Chee Kein.

Head on over to our website to enjoy this and the rest of the work featured, and please do share and give us a follow.

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#epoquepressezine #poetrycommunity

20.11.2025 08:15 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Cover of The Beasts They Turned Away

Cover of The Beasts They Turned Away

Endorsement

Endorsement

The Beasts They Turned Away by Ryan Dennis

‘A novel like no other…Half mad, wholly inspired and completely brilliant’

Available from your local bookshop, as ePub, audio or direct from us.

www.epoquepress.com/online-store...

#epoquepresstitles

19.11.2025 09:58 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Tile from our é-zine

Tile from our é-zine

The next feature from the ‘Freedom’ themed edition of our é-zine is a #poem by Kenyan #poet @franknjugi.bsky.social

Head on over to our website to enjoy this and the rest of the work featured, and please do share and give us a follow.

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#epoquepressezine #poetry

17.11.2025 10:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Cover of The Nacullians

Cover of The Nacullians

Endorsement for The Nacullians

Endorsement for The Nacullians

Endorsement for The Nacullians

Endorsement for The Nacullians

The Nacullians by Craig Jordan-Baker

A ‘darkly comic’ novel written with ‘mischief and narrative daring’

The first outing of the Nacullian family saga, followed by Brick Dust.

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#epoquepresstitles #booksky #books

16.11.2025 11:15 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Tile from our é-zine

Tile from our é-zine

The next feature from the ‘Freedom’ themed edition of our é-zine is a #shortstory by Daniela Krause

Head on over to our website to enjoy this and the rest of the work featured, and please do share and give us a follow.

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#epoquepressezine

14.11.2025 08:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Author photo of Mary O’Donnell

Author photo of Mary O’Donnell

Over the moon to be working with @maryodonnell.bsky.social to bring her latest novel, Sweep the Cobwebs off the Sky, to publication in 2026!

You can read more about Mary and her work via our authors page on our website: www.epoquepress.com/mary-odonnell

#epoquepressauthors #newbooks2026

12.11.2025 08:07 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Tile from our é-zine

The next feature from the ‘Freedom’ themed edition of our é-zine is the #visualart of Carolyn Schlam

Head on over to our website to enjoy this and the rest of the work featured, and please do share and give us a follow.

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#epoquepressezine

11.11.2025 09:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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é-zine tile

Next feature from the ‘Freedom’ themed edition of our é-zine is the #shortstory ‘Bird’ by Paul Barritt

Head on over to our website to enjoy this and the rest of the work featured, and please do share and give us a follow.

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#epoquepressezine

06.11.2025 09:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Poster for Dublin Book Fest

Poster for Dublin Book Fest

A great line up for the @dublinbookfest.bsky.social on Friday 7th November

SHADOWS OF OUR PAST with @hollowaywriter.bsky.social
Níamh Ní Mhaoileoin and Kuna Shand-Baptiste in conversation with Tara McEvoy

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04.11.2025 09:09 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Tile from our é-zine on Freedom

Tile from our é-zine on Freedom

The next feature from the ‘Freedom’ edition of our é-zine is the #shortstory ‘The 34th’ by Hunter Liguore.

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#epoquepressezine

01.11.2025 07:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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What I read in October feat @cbeditions.bsky.social @grantamag.bsky.social @dauntbookspub.bsky.social @wnbooks.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk @deixispress.bsky.social @foliosociety.bsky.social

31.10.2025 15:51 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Beth Wilkinson

Beth Wilkinson

We are delighted to welcome Beth Wilkinson to the époque press team.

Beth has recently graduated in English Literature and will be working with us to help with our submissions, events management and to learn the ropes of publishing.

31.10.2025 18:01 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Enthusiasms: Peter Money on "Accordion Eulogies" by Noé Álvarez and "The Language of Remembering" by Patrick Holloway

A great article: Enthusiasms by Peter Money on ‘Accordion Eulogies’ by Noé Álvarez and ‘The Language of Remembering’ by @hollowaywriter.bsky.social

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31.10.2025 08:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Tile image from our é-zine

Tile image from our é-zine

Next feature from the Freedom edition of our é-zine are three video poems by Anna Battersby.

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#epoquepressezine #poetry

30.10.2025 09:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's time to vote for the first book of #BlueskyBookclub!

This thread includes each suggested book. The book with the most likes wins. Like the post *from this account* to vote. You can vote as many times as you want.

And please repost, let's get as many people on board as we can!

#boosky 💙📚

29.10.2025 17:27 — 👍 21    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 1
Seán presenting Isabel with her certificate and prize

Seán presenting Isabel with her certificate and prize

Isabel reading her work

Isabel reading her work

Honoured to be back at @brightonuni.bsky.social to present this years époque press prize for outstanding creative dissertation to Isabel Avery.

Her work will be featured in the next edition of our é-zine on the theme, Ritual.

29.10.2025 19:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Review of Spit

Review of Spit

Praise for our other titles

Praise for our other titles

We love seeing reviews like this coming in for our titles…

‘A treasure hiding in plain sight’

‘This book…deserves a lot of attention.’

Check out SPIT by David Brennan, and our other titles.

#books #bookrecommendations #epoquepresstitles

29.10.2025 09:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Tile image from our é-zine

Tile image from our é-zine

Following the launch of the latest edition of our é-zine on the theme ‘Freedom’ we are going to do a regular spotlight on each piece we have featured.

First up is the #shortstory - ‘Anywhere, Anywhen, Anywhy’ by @seanmcnicholl.bsky.social

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#epoquepressezine

28.10.2025 08:28 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

In Defence Of The Act is brilliant. Would be a great book club read in my opinion! Devoured it.

28.10.2025 06:54 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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