In this episode of Up North Books, we decided it was time to shout out all of our favourite indie presses in the North of England and mention some of their books that we’ve loved over the years, as well as what we're looking forward to! The independent publishing community is strong in the North and is a key part of the industry — we must support them, particularly during such hard times. They’re often pioneers of new, diverse and marginalised voices which is a key step towards making positive change in publishing, so let's keep supporting that work!
Books and publishers mentioned:
-Exit Management + Sealed (Naomi Booth)
-London Incognita (Gary Budden)
-Glitch (Lee Rourke)
-Test Signal (coming 2021)
-Cat Step (Alison Irvine)
-Resist: Stories of Uprising
-BBC National Short Story Award 2020 Anthology
-The New Abject: Tales of Modern Unease
-The Mermaid of Black Conch (Monique Roffey)
-Theft (Luke Brown)
-Many People Die Like You (Lina Wolff)
-What You Could Have Won (Rachel Genn)
-Leonard and Hungry Paul (Ronan Hession)
-Saving Lucia (Anna Vaught)
-The Gallows Pole (Ben Myers)
Fly on the Wall Press
-Mancunian Ways Anthology
-The Goddess of Macau (Graeme Hall)
-Gracie Fairshaw and the Mysterious Guest (Susan Brownrigg)
-Kicking Off (Eve Ainsworth)
-The Witching Stone (Danny Weston)