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SF Layzell @sflayzell.northsky.social · 21h

Would recommend checking out writers (for full disclosure this includes me) published by @northodoxpress.bsky.social for historical fiction from and about the north of England. I especially enjoyed the first of Stephanie Amey's Roman crime thrillers ⏳📚

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Letterbox Library @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social · 20h

Back in Stock! “A historical portrayal of working class struggle&endurance amidst extreme poverty…A rare pre-twentieth-century foregrounding of queer and PoC identities.” Pop along here: www.letterboxlibrary.com/product-page... #KidLitUK @sflayzell.northsky.social @northodoxpress.bsky.social

20 copies of a slim novella, Cottonopolis, in a tall pile. Photographed spines showing with title and author name: S F Layzell
You can just see the cover at the top- picture of a white girl and a girl of colour (head & shoulders) laughing against a black / night (?) background with purple at the bottom which resembles theatre curtains.

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

So 5 down and 1 to go in our first year focusing on historical fiction. Huge thanks if you've supported us this year by buying or reviewing these amazing books! If you haven't picked any up yet, they are all available in our online store: www.northodox.co.uk/bookstore

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TripFiction @tripfiction.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Historical novel set around ENGLAND (Birmingham) Dwell by Rue Baldry @ruebaldry.bsky.social www.tripfiction.com/historical-n... "There is a terrific sense of England, the weather and landscape melding with detailed descriptions of life, love and class weaving through a rich narrative" #booksky

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Historical novel set around ENGLAND (Birmingham) - TripFiction

Dwell by Rue Baldry, historical novel set around ENGLAND (Birmingham). Winner of the 2024 First Novel Prize This is a story of queer love with a post WW1

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

🚨UPDATE🚨 It's a week later than planned but our 2 brilliant new Jack Byrne books are finally available! Huge apologies for the delay, but all preorders and orders will be on their way tomorrow. Order your copies here: www.northodox.co.uk/bookstore

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B For Butterfly Books @bforbutterflybooks.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Expect: - atmospheric sweeping landscapes - complicated female relationships - the emotional impact of family tragedy - a tale of hope and resilience - the perfect book to curl up with this autumn Copies of PAPER SISTERS are available to purchase in the shop. (2/2) @northodoxpress.bsky.social

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Letterbox Library @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

🎈2 year Birthday for @sflayzell.northsky.social ‘s Cottonopolis Shortlisted for @littlerebsprize.bsky.social of course AND we’ve just put in an order to replenish our shelves!

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Fran Moldaschl @franmoldaschl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I last read this book when it came out and I still think about it periodically. I have an excerpt on my blog if you're curious: inquisitivenewt.com/2025/06/16/c... I can't recommend it enough. @sflayzell.northsky.social wrote an absolute classic <3

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Cottonopolis by SF Layzell

A few weeks back, I took part in a Northodox Pride Party author panel, chaired by the lovely SF Layzell – which was absolutely brilliant for so many reasons. Not only did I get to chat to som…

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Rue Baldry @ruebaldry.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I absolutely love Cottonopolis! Great for kids, but also a full and satisfying read for adults. Great queer hist fic!

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

You may have noticed we've been a bit quiet on here for a few days. We were meant to have 2 new books out today, but despite our best efforts we'll need a couple more days to get things sent. Huge apologies to those who have preordered. We promise to get books to you in the next few days 🙏

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Just landed in Darlington for Call of the Crow festival. As always, we'll pick up emails and messages after the weekend. Cheers 🍻

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Rue Baldry @ruebaldry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Tomorrow night I will be inside gorgeous Beloved Books in Boroughbridge signing copies of Dwell and answering questions about it. If you are near North Yorkshire and enjoy queer historical literary fiction why not come along and meet me? @northodoxpress.bsky.social

Author Signing - Rue Baldry 17.30 - 18.30 Friday 2nd October

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Rue Baldry @ruebaldry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Autumn is arriving in fits and starts. Here's a cosy video of a fire, with an extract from Dwell. It's the moment the yearning becomes contact. Enjoy! Dwell is available from bookshop.org, amazon, @waterstones.bsky.social, local independent bookshops, @northodoxpress.bsky.social & libraries

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This Sunday is the 90th anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street, a day ordinary British people stood up to Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists. Carolyn O'Brien's Rose & Renzo is an homage to this event, so now is the perfect time to grab a copy: www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

2 trilogies. 1 family. 80 years of Liverpool's history. Next Thursday, the final 2 books of Jack Byrne's Red Detective Series are published. Check out these dual timeline historical mysteries filled with explorations of the city's social and political past now! www.northodox.co.uk/bookstore

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🚨HUGE NEWS🚨 Next Thursday, BOTH books that complete Jack Byrne's Red Detective Series are being published! After delays due to our restructuring at the end of 2025, these incredible new additions to our flagship series are available to preorder in our store now 😍 www.northodox.co.uk/bookstore

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We are excited to be back at the Northern Publishers' Fair in Manchester in November, hosted by our friends @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social 😍 It's a brilliant day out and being a bit later this year may help with Christmas present ideas! Tickets: fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/97643...

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🚨Vendor Announcement🚨 We are thrilled to announce some more amazing independent bookish businesses that will be joining us in Sheffield on 28th November for the book fair! Grab your free tickets now and do not miss this brilliant event 😍 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-...

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It is interesting that we've had a sudden spate of orders for books in our flagship series by the brilliant Jack Byrne. It's almost as if some people have gotten ahead of a huge and secret announcement we have coming soon 👀 Check out the original trilogy here: www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Another brilliant Edge-Lit festival in Derby this year 😍 It's nice to be back as just an attendee and take in some fascinating workshops and panels!

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🥁drum roll, please🥁 We passed the 300 ticket mark yesterday for our Sheffield Winter Book Fair in November. Due to this incredible support, we think it's only fair that we share some more information. We are extremely pleased to announce our first vendors signed up! And there are more to come!

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Rue Baldry @ruebaldry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Wonderful Louise Savidge has included my novel Dwell in her Summer Book Haul! I’m so excited for her to read it. Thanks so much to Angharad Hampshire for gifting it to her. The vid’s full of great books, but you can skip to Dwell at 6.25 @northodoxpress.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=RiLG...

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Summer Book Haul

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

There is a lot going on behind the scenes at present with massive book and book fair announcements imminent! In the meantime, why not check out our newest book, Dwell by the incredible Rue Baldry. It is brilliant! www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Paper Sisters has officially been out for 7 months 😱 A massive book for us and endorsements don't come much bigger than this 😍 Order your copy of this incredible historical fiction novel here: www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This week was the second birthday of our queer historical, fantasy novel, Cottonopolis by the brilliant SF Layzell! This magical Midgrade book set in 1840s Manchester made the Little Rebels Prize shortlist last year and we can't recommend it enough 😍 www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...

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SF Layzell @sflayzell.northsky.social · 12/09/2026

Two years ago I became a published children's author! 🤩🥰 "Like Oliver Twist but cute and gay" is still my favourite review. Thank you @northodoxpress.bsky.social and every reader of Cottonopolis. I'd love to reach more readers - here's where it can be found: sflayzell.com/cottonopolis/ 📚💙📚🌈📚⏳

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COTTONOPOLIS - S F LAYZELL

Read a preview and find ordering options for Cottonopolis, a story of friendship, first love and survival for ages 8+

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Wow! What a fantastic response so far for our first Sheffield book fair at The Mowbray! A quarter of the tickets have gone and we haven't even announced any of the brilliant publishers that have signed up yet 😍 Thank you so much for the interest and we'll have an update in the next week or so!

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Huge thanks to all the lovely readers and bookshops that are making Carolyn O'Brien's incredible Rose & Renzo our fastest selling book since The Mare. It only came out in May and we're already eyeing up a third print run 😍 Check it out here: www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🚨Massive news🚨 Northodox Press in association with The Mowbray is hosting the Winter Book Fair in Sheffield on 28th November! Come and join a host of the biggest independent northern publishers for a celebration of all things bookish! Free tickets: share.google/wnoacLkKNCPt...

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Thank you so much, Cathy! We really appreciate being listed 😍

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Newcastle bound for Tynebound Black Metal and Beer festival 🍻 We'll catch up with messages and emails on Monday, and we hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We've put together a handy chronology for all of our historical titles so you can see which era they fall in. And yes, we do consider this particular 1990 book historical fiction due to it's period specifity! We're sorry if that makes anyone feel old 👴👵

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

If you've followed us for a while you'll know we usually have a crazy publishing schedule. Well, we've scaled back this year and kept it to 3 incredible books so far. Exciting news re: the rest of the year coming soon but for now we're gazing lovingly at these incredible reads 😍

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Huge + heartfelt thanks to everyone who's bought, read, reviewed, blogged or commented about our backlist historical titles this year! It's been amazing seeing these brilliant books reach new readers while we've been trying to kick-start momentum and push the new books as well!

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

We're not saying we're cooking something up for November in Sheffield, but we've had some extremely productive discussions with independent bookshops in the area today, and there are still a couple to go! Today's book haul, though 😍

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

First trip to the amazing Proof in Sheffield 😍 Books, coffee, beer and a lovely team ready to chat! This may become a regular haunt 👀

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Ted Northodox @tednorthodox.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Yes we're not allowed to have favourites, but this is such a special book imo! Loved it when we put it put in 2023 and still love it now 😍

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We're not saying everyone who enjoyed one of our new books should definitely check out Sophie Parkes' incredible Out of Human Sight, based on the Bill O' Jack's murders... wait, that's exactly what we're saying! Our first period piece is a available here: www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Shout out to these amazing historical fiction books that have been leading the charge for our revamped publishing house this year 😍 Have you read (and hopefully enjoyed) any of these beauties yet?

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Carolyn Kirby's Ravenglass is probably our most ambitious book to date. Exploring gender-fluidity, slavery, faith, family mysteries and bags of real history, if bold and exciting storytelling is your thing, you won't want to miss this! www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

AD Bergin's The Wicked of the Earth is the true story of Britain's biggest and most corrupt witch trial in Newcastle in 1650. A HWA shortlisted and brilliant novel that has been a huge success for us, if you haven't picked it up yet you can order it here: www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A beautiful and gripping 1930s literary romance story. A love letter to Manchester. A timely novel about the rise of fascism. Order your copy of the incredible Rose & Renzo by Carolyn O'Brien now: www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We're so pleased so many people have picked up copies of Carol Maginn's brilliant Adelphi recently. It's just an incredible and whimsical cosy historical fiction novel with heart, humour and a memorable cast of characters 😍 Order yours here: www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

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