Burley Fisher Books

Update from Jerusalem: the Educational Bookshop was once again raided by Israeli Police about an hour ago. Police confiscated books, arrested an employee and shut down the bookshop.

Join us at @burleyfisher.bsky.social on Thursday May 8th to celebrate the publication of COMMEDIA MORTALE by Wayne Holloway , in conversation with @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social!

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And I'll be having a launch event @burleyfisher.bsky.social on 27 March, with readings from Sarah McCreadie, Helen Bowell and Rachel Lewis (and me obvs): burleyfisherbooks.com/products/lau...

Launch: Gloss by Kyra Wilder with Suzanne Joinson 8th of April 2025 6.30-9pm 6.30pm doors open 7-8pm discussion followed by a Q&A 8-9pm drinks Join us to celebrate Gloss by Kyra Wilder. Kyra will be in conversation with Suzanne Joinson. Kyra Wild...

Great news! We have a new date for the launch of GLOSS by Kyra Wilder. Join us @burleyfisher.bsky.social on April 8 for a conversation between the author and Suzanne Joinson. Get your free tickets here burleyfisherbooks.com/products/lau...

If you're in London, come to the launch on 3 April @burleyfisher.bsky.social!

Excited to be reading with the brilliant @shevchenkoknight.bsky.social!

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Last year we marked #Valentines4Palestine in store, in solidarity with bookstores across the UK. Palestinian writers still need support: donate via the gfm, share this post, read their books.

Can't believe it's a year since the incredible coming-together of so many indie bookstores, publishers, writers & readers. Can('t) believe & can't stand that there's still such risk for writers in & from Palestine. Donate, share this thread, read Palestinian writers & follow @englishpen.bsky.social

You can support the Educational Bookshop! @saqibooks.bsky.social have set up a gfm, give it a share / donate, help replace damaged books, repair the shop & cover interim booksellers while Mahmoud & Ahmad are (unfairly, infuriatingly) under house arrest.
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Copies of A Book, Untitled stacked up at Burley Fisher Books.

Stacked up @burleyfisher.bsky.social!

So cool!

We were lucky enough to meet Mahmoud in November.

Please join us in calling for his immediate release, along with his nephew, Ahmad

TONIGHT!!! Free! Poetry!

TOMORROW! Join us in store! #BookSky

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Delighted to be one of the @burleyfisher.bsky.social books of the year:

Delighted to have you on the list, Mark!

Check out our Books of the Year #BOTY list & let us know yours…

I'm so delighted to see SAFIYYAH'S WAR on the @burleyfisher.bsky.social books of the year - it's the best children's book I've read this year! I think there should be a copy in every classroom & library around the country - it would prompt very interesting discussions. And adults should read it too!

After the Rites and Sandwiches by @pimlottkathy.bsky.social is a Book of the Year from the fantastic @burleyfisher.bsky.social! Thank you!! 🙏

Just added you to my #StarterPack! go.bsky.app/AHQhv2z

So good to hear 💞

🎄Celebrating Adam by Gboyega Odubanjo for Christmas 2024🎄 🎄 Wednesday 18th December🎄       6.30-9.00pm Join us to celebrate Gboyega Odubanjo and Adam, our book of the year 2024. With readings from Yomi Odubanjo, Olivia Douglass and Chloe Filani. About Adam, ...

We're open from now til Xmas Eve for all ur bookish needs + wrapping paper, cards, gift vouchers & general cheer.

Don't miss our #BOTY event on 18 Dec, celebrating Gboyega Odubanjo's ADAM, our 👑. Free, booking advised so we know how much wine to mull.

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The Vulnerables Author: Sigrid Nunez Publisher: Little Brown Paperback One of our books of the year 2024! Cat says: Sigrid Nunez is one of my favourite writers. She could be described as writing autofiction, but her ...

& our last #BOTY! THE VULNERABLES by Sigrid Nunez (Virago)

Cat says: like all of Nunez’s books, it's funny and moving, she writes like nobody else. Particularly interesting for writers as it poses questions about what it means to write!

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Shoulder to Shoulder: A Queer History of Solidarity, Coalition and Chaos Author: Jake Hall Publisher: Trapeze Hardback One of our books of the year 2024! So says: This book title had me at ‘solidarity’ and owned me at ‘chaos’: it’s a tribute to the brilliant, unresolved me...

SHOULDER TO SHOULDER: A QUEER HISTORY OF SOLIDARITY, COALITION & CHAOS, Jake Hall @orionbooks.bsky.social #BOTY

So says: the title had me at ‘solidarity’ and owned me at ‘chaos’: formidable oral history that puts you in the centre of the action.

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Safiyyah's War Author: Hiba Noor Khan Publisher: Andersen Paperback One of our books of the year 2024! Safiyyah is a schoolgirl in Paris in 1940, as rumours of war are swirling – but this is not like any WWII novel ...

Winner of The Week Junior Book Award 2024, SAFFIYAH'S WAR by Hiba Noor Khan (Andersen) #BOTY #KidLit

So says: Safiyyah is a schoolgirl in Paris in 1940 – but this is not like any WWII novel you’ve read before. Unbelievably gripping & beautifully written debut.

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Parade Author: Rachel Cusk Publisher: Faber & Faber Hardback One of our books of the year 2024! Forest says: In Parade, Cusk uses the form of the artist's biography as a vehicle to explore gender, violen...

It won @goldsmithsprize.bsky.social & our hearts, PARADE by Rachel Cusk @faberbooks.bsky.social #BOTY

Forest says: a treatment of the novel born of a deep understanding of the tradition, and of the origins of personal narrative within us all.

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Get the Picture Author: Bianca Bosker Publisher: Atlantic Hardback One of our books of the year 2024! Oliver says: Bianca Bosker is a journalist like no other. After years of a successful career in tech journalism, s...

For art & non fiction fans, GET THE PICTURE by Bianca Bosker @atlanticbooks.bsky.social #BOTY

Oliver says: a tangible argument for engaging with life with open hearts & minds, and a fun un-put-down-able non-fiction read that can be hard to come by.

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Escape from St Hell Author and illustrator: Lewis Hancox Publisher: Scholaastic Paperback One of our books of the year 2024! Graphic novels are having a big mainstream moment. Trans writing is finally getting the recogni...

Important one for today & every day ❤️‍🩹 it's @lewishancox.bsky.social ESCAPE FROM ST HELL (Scholastic) #BOTY

Oliver says: profoundly moving & relatable; it’s one of my favourite depictions of early transition, one of those books I wish to put in everyone’s hands

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Dead Animals Author: Phoebe Stuckes Publisher: Sceptre Hardback One of our books of the year 2024! Cat says: This dark, queer novel is for fans of Otessa Moshfegh's novels and Michaela Cole's I May Destroy You. A ...

First up, it's DEAD ANIMALS by Phoebe Stuckey @sceptrebooks.bsky.social #BOTY

Cat says: "This dark, queer novel is for fans of Otessa Moshfegh & I May Destroy You. This is poet Phoebe Stuckes’ first novel and she is a major talent."

Stocking stuffer here: burleyfisherbooks.com/collections/...

And now for our final books of the year! #BOTY #BookSky

We've got fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels & MG fiction: something for everyone! A reminder that you can browse & buy the entire list…

🐶 in store
😻 online
🐦 across our socials

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