Ignite Books

Thanks to everyone who came along today, chatted, asked questions about how our small press operates, and bought books. It's always good to return home with a much lighter box than we turned up with! 😎

A picture of a table of books with the Ignite Books banner behind it.

We’re all set up in Wolverhampton Art Gallery as part of #WolvesLitFest. Come and see us! 😊

Today! We're there from 11am till 4pm. 😊

A colourful design. Text reads: Lit Fest 26. Meet The Publisher. Fri 6 Feb, 11am. Wolverhampton Art Gallery.

Tomorrow, we're at #WolvesLitFest all day. You'll find us in the Art Gallery cafe as part of the publishers' fair the festival puts on to promote local small presses, and we'll have copies of all our titles with us at unbeatable prices. Come and say 'hi!' (and maybe treat yourself to a book or two)

*bump*

This Friday, we'll be part of #WolvesLitFest alongside other local publishers such as @blackcountrysoc.bsky.social Pop in, say hi, pick up a couple of bargains! 😊

*applause*

A colourful design. Text reads: Lit Fest 26. Meet The Publisher. Fri 6 Feb, 11am. Wolverhampton Art Gallery.

Hi folks! One week today we'll be at #WolvesLitFest publishers' fair, with copies of all our books. It's free, it's in Wolverhampton Art Gallery, and we're always up for a natter! 😊

Better late than never, eh? 😂

Hugging Portland frogs is always good! 🐸🐸🐸

I need to get back to work now, so I'm going to sign off with a quick mention of my collection 'snapshots from the fall of home', published by @ignitebooks.bsky.social, in its 2nd print run, and on sale here: ignitebooks.co.uk/product/snap... #NotBlackFriday /5

Dogged - on a shelf in Waterstones with quote 'A poignant and funny first novel from Wolverhampton's poet laureate Emma Purshouse, this is a skillfully written and hugely enjoyable book, a Wolverhampton wonder."

It's Honorary Bab by Emma Purshouse pictured on a shelf in Waterstones.

Support small independent presses...oh, and a tall independent Black Country author! 😂 If you'd like to take a chance on one of my books as a Christmas present for someone then go to Offa's Press online shop for poetry, to Fairacre Books for kid's poetry, and @ignitebooks.bsky.social for my novel.

This award gives emerging writers a free course, retreat and mentoring. You need to be unpublished but it closes on 30th November so get in quick.

Details in link.

Please share :)

Now, this should be good...

Got up. Went to Post Office. Sent books on their way. Came home. Hugged radiator.

The end.

Glad to hear you're enjoying it!! We think it's a fantastic read. 😎

Get your hands on copies of the 2nd print run of Steve's book here! 👇

Morning, folks! It's been a while.... What have you been up to? 😊

Wow. Our authors, doing what they do.

Get 'em while they're hot!

A black-and-white photo of a beared man wearing a flat cap. He is gazing into the camera. Gold text says simply: SCRUBBER

And that's another copy of Scrubber on its way from our online shop to a shrewd and discerning customer. You, too, can be like them. ignitebooks.co.uk/shop/ 😎

"... and the events all wound in and out of one another - all a bit like a great episode of BoJack Horseman but with cleaners and retirees in All Saints instead of famous horses in LA.” #WeLikeThatOneALot 😎

“A wonderful working-class Wolverhampton novel that weaves in and out of the lives of two households on the same street after one of them wins big on the bingo. The characters were ultra-real and sympathetically drawn (especially the heroin-addicted son), the dialogue was spot-on..."

“From the moment you start 'Dogged' you know you're in safe hands. The love and heart for the characters Emma has created shines through as you read..."

We've five minutes spare before we log off for the evening, so it's time to sneak in a couple more reader reviews of 'Dogged'... Here we go.... 😊

Pride rainbow colours with text in black and white that reads; “This world is for you, me, her, him, them, all of us. A fairer world includes everyone.” In the bottom right corner is the Oxfam logo.

This world is yours hers, his, theirs and everyone else's too 🌈

We believe in a world where everyone’s treated fairly. Where no one is left behind. Because happiness, safety and a life free from poverty is for everyone – no matter who you are.

Find out more ➡ bit.ly/3T6cIy8

Leeds folk, this'll be worth going to...

The front cover of 'Dogged'. A bright red background, the title 'Dogged' in black with white outline, 'Emma Purshouse' in white, and the silhouettes of two dogs lower on the cover. Black, white, and red: the colours of the Black Country flag.

"Read Dogged over the weekend and loved it, really excellent debut novel." ❤️

"I can't remember caring so much about characters. The
story-telling is brilliant, I couldn't guess what would happen next or 
how it would/could end."
Dogged is on sale here, in our online shop: ignitebooks.co.uk/product/dogg...

"I am not kidding when I say this is among the best novels I have ever
read (and I am a veteran of To Kill a Mockingbird, Moby Dick, Little
Women and The Poisonwood Bible). I loved every single page -- I love the
characters, I think Emma has dealt even-handedly with all of them, even
Daniel." ❤️