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This Friday, 12th June, we are kicking off the first of our Friday Bookish Chats over on The Good Book Life Channel. Our first guests are Lisa Fransson and Maggy Whitehouse - two authors with some opinions about the National Year of Reading, our first topic. The 2026 theme, 'Go All In', encourages people to explore reading through their passions, and emphasizes that reading is not limited to books.

Here at The Slab we've had a dramatic end to May - and just as I type that, cue the sound of thunder as the continued heatwave brings us a bit of a storm. Basically one clap's worth... and now it's back to hot and dry again. However, the drama here is good. All silver lining, no cloud, as we celebrate a bit of success.

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The Slab is an innovative publishing press, specialising in quirkier sorts of books, in particular short fiction anthologies. Established in 2023 by Donna Scott.

Award-winning editor, comedian and devout bookworm Donna Scott talks about all things bookish. Expect enthusiasm and positivity!

Your contribution to Obsidian blends cosmic scale with intimate human vulnerability. What sparked the initial idea? While everything in this story is an original work, I very much consider it a fanfic. There was a string of Sam Neill movies (and one miniseries) in the 90s that had an oversized role in shaping my interests, and one of those was…

To celebrate the launch of Obsidian, we have a mix of events happening today, Saturday 9th May, from video interview premieres, live Q&As, a space quiz and more... Author of novella Destination: Opportunity - Aatiqa Mankani - has kindly agreed to answer some questions about her writing. Your story in Obsidian explores the psychological toll of isolation in space. What initially drew you to that emotional landscape?

Join us for a day of space-fun on Saturday May 9th as we celebrate the online launch of Obsidian – an anthology of dark space fiction. Most of the action will be streamed via Facebook and You…

Join us for a day of space-fun on Saturday May 9th as we celebrate the online launch of Obsidian - an anthology of dark space fiction. Most of the action will be streamed via Facebook and YouTube. We begin the fun at 2pm for a live space-lit-themed quiz with comedian and editor Donna Scott - join in the chat and keep your scores!

The Space Heist Anthology Photo by Polina u2800 on Pexels.com Pyrite, to be published March 2027. The next anthology in the Minerals series will be Pyrite aka Fool’s Gold. Pyrite is a very sp…

A week tomorrow, The Slab Press will be winging its way to Birmingham for Eastercon where we will be selling books all weekend in the Dealers' Room. In addition, we have a live launch event for Obsidian, shared with Guardbridge Books on Friday at 7.30 pm in Sussex. Do join us there! Online events will follow in which we will discuss the inspirations and intentions behind this anthology of dark space stories - watch this, er, space.

Hello everyone Long time, no post, but I am very excited to share some very exciting news with you. First of all, huge congratulations to Rick Danforth, whose short story "One Step at a Time" from The Slab Press's solarpunk anthology Vivid Worlds has been shortlisted for the BSFA Awards, so if you are a member of either BSFA or Eastercon, you will be able to vote for it.

Book Review: Hiding Under the Leaves, ed. Donna Scott from publisher The Slab Press. Released on November 3rd, 2025

Buy Vivid Worlds by Donna Scott, Ana Sun from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

World Fantasycon The Slab Press had a great time in Brighton earlier this month for World Fantasycon. The weather was extremely blustery, so we didn’t much venture out of the hotel except to …

Our books are available from all good bookshops, but you can also buy from The Slab Press here via our Publisher (UK&US), or direct from us where we have stock (UK only) Vivid Worlds UK £12.99 …