Fly on the Wall Press

🚨TODAY🚨

Yes, today is the day! We are in Manchester with a whole host of brilliant northern publishers for the Winter Book Fair.

Join us at House of Books and Friends from 11-3 for all your bookish needs!

Or 2026 unless you're feeling retro 😜😘

We can hope! X

...this makes her, to my mind, perfect for the job of trading out her subjects' insights into their crafts...The interviews are full of the knowledge provided by expertise."

Reviewer David McCooey gave lots of love, too, to The Process of Poetry! www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page... #books

Big congrats to @rosannamcglone.bsky.social for this great review in The Australian Book Review for 'The Making of a Poem'!

'McGlone is an unintrusive interviewer, asking short, sensible questions, and avoiding extensive editorialising...

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Definitely website sales get slower this time of year - everyone is in bookshops!
Let's hope they go a bit deeper into the bookshop, past the big 5s and to the more curated indie shelves ;)

Front cover of The Subtle Art of Short Fiction, edited by Isabelle Kenyon, published by Fly on the Wall Press. Cover is blue and purely typographical

New arrival! Looking forward to reading this from @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social #shortstories

Yay! Hope it sparks new creative ideas for you Ian :D

Very happy to see that my local library service nominated one of my top reads for the #DublinLitAward.

I loved The Wager and the Bear by @johnironmonger.bsky.social / @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social so much and have recommended lots!

So many other books to explore on the longlist too.

📚💙 #BookSky

Really appreciate that Sarah! It is such a massive milestone for us, an insanely talented list! So proud of John 🥰 libraries really do make the world of difference!

Fly on the Wall Press’ Christmas Gift Guide for Book Lovers You can feel Christmas coming - lights are going up, festive ads are everywhere, and shops are full of Quality Street. With just six weekends left, now is a great time to start your wish list or Chris...

One to pin and browse with a cuppa - it is our Christmas Gift Guide!

From courses for the writers in your life, books for the savvy reader and totes for all...

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OMG!! This is just about the most prestigious award out there! 😳 Thank you librarians 🙏

Only next to Ali Smith, Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche and Sakaya Murata !! :o

Sakaya and Chimamanda 🙃

Eee 'The Wager and the Bear' by @johnironmonger.bsky.social has been nominated for the 2026 @dublinlitaward.bsky.social !

The 2026 list of nominations comprises of 69 titles, nominated by 80 libraries from 36 countries throughout the world.

@inpressbooks.bsky.social #clifi

💙📚 Not sure which book to pick for the reader in your life this Xmas? Why not get them a subscription? They'll be introduced to a range of new writers and you can support an indie publisher year round. Or just treat yourself! #booksky

Hahaha thanks Kerry ;) xx

1st October - 'Ice Flower Herborium' by Dzena Andersone. Psychological thriller, translated from Latvian £12.99

2nd December - 'Nice Things' by @ruebaldry.bsky.social Short Story Collection £11.99

7th Jul - 'Woman, Mapped', Rebecca Swift Anthology, Poetry and Essays £12.99

28th Aug - 'The Whispering Jacarandas' by Zahirra Dayal. Literary Fiction/Contemporary Novel. £12.99

1st Sep - 'The Angel of St Piran' by @johnironmonger.bsky.social Contemporary Climate Adventure Novel, Hardback. £18.99

Books...

12th January Janice Warman and ‘These are the things we have lost’. Poetry Collection. £11.99

24th March - 'Erased' by Miha Mazzini. Political Thriller, Translated from Slovenian £12.99

1st June - 'Da' by @arathimenon.bsky.social . Literary Fiction/Contemporary, Novel. £11.99

Why Subscribe?

Receive 25% off all our titles this year, with goodies

You will also receive a brand new limited edition tote bag and a year long subscription to our Substack worth £50 (weekly interviews, industry insiders, stories and writing tips).

Announcing our 2026 Subscription!!

Our year of travel through books!

Each title will take you to another country - if not several!

You will receive the following 8 titles 2 weeks before their publication

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Publishers Attending: Comma Press, Stairwell Books, Saraband, Confingo, Carcanet, Written Off Publishing, Fly on the Wall Press, and Northodox Press

Manchester Winter Book Fair. 11am-3pm Saturday 22nd November. A wide selection of books and gifts from local book publishers. At House of Books & Friends. Ground Floor left, 81 King Street, Manchester, M2 4AH. Free Entry.

Join Northodox this Saturday at House of Book & Friends for our Winter Book Fair

@commapress.bsky.social @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social @stairwellbooks.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social @confingopublishing.bsky.social @writtenoffbooks.bsky.social

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Excited to be a part of the Northodox Manchester Winter Book Fair at the gorgeous venue of House of Books and Friends - see you there Sat 22nd to find you the perfect bookish gifts for your loved ones!

No one buys me books anymore 😅🥲🥲

Looking for gifts? Books. Books are always a winner. I wrote a chapter in one @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social and the other one all by myself 🙌❤️🎄@saltpublishing

“A revelatory and engaging read.” - Irenosen Okojie

Introduction by Dr Paul March-Russell, 10 essays and prompts from 10 acclaimed short story writers, edited by Isabelle Kenyon

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'I have loved reading The Subtle Art of Short Fiction. As a reader, through each of these essays I feel I have gained more understanding and so will get more enjoyment from short fiction.'

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Exciting to bring Da into the world with @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social a tender story of a boy caught between devotion and fear, chronicling the everyday courage it takes to love
someone the world refuses to accept. 🌸🌸🌸 #Section377

This is a beautiful story. Can't wait to hear readers' reactions next year. 💙📚 #booksky