Matthew Rice’s plastic breaks down the barriers between labour and intellectual life

Matthew Rice’s plastic breaks down the barriers between labour and intellectual life

Celebrating the UK's independent literature. For those who read adventurously. Click to read Independent Lit, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.

Celebrating the UK's independent literature. For those who read adventurously. Click to read Independent Lit, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.

Celebrating the UK's independent literature. For those who read adventurously. Click to read Independent Lit, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.

Celebrating the UK's independent literature. For those who read adventurously. Click to read Independent Lit, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.

Conversation and kinship in Cynthia Fan’s Among Willows

Conversation and kinship in Cynthia Fan’s Among Willows

Right here in Hebden Bridge is one of the most admired independent publishers in the country. This year Bluemoose Books celebrates its 20th anniversary, and its remarkable journey from Calder Valley start-up to international literary success. Founded in 2006 by Kevin and Hetha Duffy, Bluemoose grew from a simple but powerful idea. As they once put

After pubs and clubs get rates relief, authors back open letter calling for similar support for bookshops, described as the ‘beating hearts’ of high streets

More acerbic wit from the author of All My Precious Madness

More acerbic wit from the author of All My Precious Madness

Celebrate Juneteenth with a reading list of essential classic novels by Black authors that illuminate the history and resilience of the Black experience in America. Borrow on the Libby app.