Blue Door Press

We're delighted to announce today's publication through Blue Door Press of @BarbaraBleiman's debut collection of children's poetry 'Snap!' See the terrific comments by poets @MichaelRosenYes @CaroleBromley1 & Moniza Alvi to get a flavour of it. amazon.co.uk/Snap-Poems-Chil…

A heartwarming read on a cold morning. @annabelchown1's new piece in our 'Of Note' series explores the value of gratitude, both in our lives and also as a stimulus for our creativity. bluedoorpress.co.uk/category…

A fascinating new blog by @wonderfrancis in the 'Of Note' series, exploring how we might respond to an opera like 'Carmen' differently in the light of contemporary thinking about domestic violence & the 'me too' movt. bluedoorpress.co.uk/2024/11/…

New blog in the 'Of Note' series by @BarbaraBleiman in which she asks whether big, long books, plays, films and other cultural experiences are worth the time and effort they require. bluedoorpress.co.uk/category…

Lovely new 'Of Note' piece by @wordsunlimited on writing memoir - Mishal Husain's, her own, and some advice for those who might want to write about their own lives and family history! bluedoorpress.co.uk/2024/08/…

A brand new 'Of Note' piece is up on our website today, in this case a wonderful poem by Jane Kirwan, with powerful reflections on war in Europe, conflict & human suffering refracted through the evocation of birdsong. bluedoorpress.co.uk/category…

Lovely new piece by @annabelchown1 on Trieste, and the way that writing can attract you to visiting new places. bluedoorpress.co.uk/category…

Terrific new blog in our 'Of Note' series by @wonderfrancis, who talks about notes and their importance in his life. And what a photo of him, in his student note-taking days too! bluedoorpress.co.uk/category…

New post in our 'Of Note' series by @BarbaraBleiman, about things of note in the world of children's poetry, with great suggestions for things to look out for! bluedoorpress.co.uk/category…

The latest in our new 'Of Note' series, in which @wordsunlimited recommends 'The Nix' and teases out some invaluable ideas about writing at the same time. bluedoorpress.co.uk/2024/03/…

Here's the start of 'Of Note' - a new series blogs by Blue Door Press writers! Jane Kirwan writes about Anna Burns' novel 'Milkman', exploring what it feels like to re-read it now, in a world that's increasingly fragile, fraught & conflict-ridden. bluedoorpress.co.uk/2024/02/…

A brand new 'Personal Essay' is up on our website - 'On London Restaurants' by @annabelchown1. It's a lovely set of reflections on restaurants & what they have meant to her, reminders of different people and periods in her life. bluedoorpress.co.uk/category…

New blog in our series of Personal Essays by @BarbaraBleiman called 'On Grandfathers'. She discusses the stereotypes associated with grandfathers & examines them in relation to the grandfathers in her own life. bluedoorpress.co.uk/category…

Each month, around this time, we put up another 'Personal Essay'. This one by Jane Kirwan is a wonderful, wistful, personal reflection on Prague and its history, drawing in thoughts on parallels with the current war in Ukraine. bluedoorpress.co.uk/2023/07/…

A fabulous new essay in our series of 'Personal Essays'. This one, by @annabelchown1 draws on the writer's challenging experiences of illness, to write about reconstruction in many senses of the word – from buildings to the body to re-constructing a life. bluedoorpress.co.uk/category…

Beautiful new essay in our online series by @sarahsalway on 'The Literary Picnic'. A joy to read and perfect timing for good spring weather, announcing the start of plenty of opportunities for outdoor eating...and delicious literary reading! bluedoorpress.co.uk/category…