@FreightBooks

Freight Books is a Glasgow-based independent publisher. We champion debut fiction, poetry, and more. Awarded Publisher of the Year 2015 by the Saltire Society.

 Glasgow, Scotland
freightbooks.co.uk/
Joined June 2011
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Applications now open for the Picture Hooks 2018/19 mentoring scheme 😀 Full details and the application form are now available on our website. picturehooks.org.uk/mentorin…
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We've got tons of writers on the @GuardianBooks #notthebooker longlist - please give them your votes! ow.ly/kS9730e4VXN

Not the Booker prize 2017: please vote on the long, long longlist

The Man Booker contented itself with just 13 books – we’ve got more than 150. Now it’s down to you to choose the final shortlist. Your ballot paper is below!

theguardian.com
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Great feature in @thetimes xitter.cf/DavyZyw/status/8919722…
Davy Zyw@DavyZyw31 Jul 2017
Thanks Melanie Reid @thetimes for featuring #ILoveChampagne today. It's true,fizz tastes best from tulip or white wine glasses!@FreightBooks
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Come along! But to @WaterstonesGla, not Blackwells! xitter.cf/FredRAlexander/status/…
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Read the first chapter of The Cure for Lonely, Jessica Thummel's award-winning debut novel here: ow.ly/IVKh30dXmcL #readLGBT
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The Cure for Lonely is out! Winner of @literarydundee prize it follows Sam, a transman looking for acceptance in 80s San Francisco #readLGBT
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We've got a treat of a launch this Thursday: @KickingParis's poetry collection @WaterstonesGla ow.ly/NY7o30dRa41
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This is Tel Aviv In fiction tripfiction.com/a-novel-of-t… This is How We Talk by Julian Furman Reviewed for us by @JSAauthor @FreightBooks
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Friday! The perfect #champagne to see off a Friday is the Brut Reserve from @_Billecart according to @DavyZyw ow.ly/fe2c30dOrlp
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The weekend approaches, so you'd best buy a book. In fact, best buy several - there's another one five days after this one.
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Bravo @DavyZyw for I LOVE #CHAMPAGNE! Thank you for the very kind words about @ARLenoble. champagne-arlenoble.com/kind… @FreightBooks

Maison LENOBLE, Grand Vin de champagne

La Maison LENOBLE incarne le champagne épicurien, alliant tradition et équilibre pour des cuvées d'exception depuis 1920.

champagne-lenoble.com
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"The writing is stylish and self-assured.." #ThisIsHowWeTalk by Julian Furman Set #TelAviv tripfiction.com/a-novel-of-t… @FreightBooks
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Davy Zyw@DavyZyw20 Jul 2017
I Love Champagne goes on sale today! Here is the official launch video. Cheers! 🚀🍾📘💦🙌 @FreightBooks @Waterstones m.youtube.com/watch?v=yJyMFS…

How to open a Bottle of Champagne with an Iphone.I Love Champagne, Launch Video 20th July 2017

My Book, I Love Champagne, goes on sale today! Via Waterstone's and...

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Get you copy now! ow.ly/LZlr30dIJy5 @DavyZyw xitter.cf/godtributes/status/887…
Appropriate Tributes@godtributes19 Jul 2017
Replying to @FreightBooks
CHAMPAGNES FOR THE CHAMPAGNE GOD! CHAMPAGNE BOTTLES FOR THE CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE LORD
Michael Fallon MP thinks this is a summer of 'warm prosecco' - he needs a copy of I Love Champagne by @DavyZyw, ow.ly/LZlr30dIJy5
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Wendy Burke@WendyBurke10117 Jul 2017
Replying to @agentjenny @FreightBooks @theskinnymag
Just read Flesh of the Peach @HelenMcClory - sublime novel & a remarkable, unsettling protagonist. Writing this good deserves many accolades
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It's raining. Here's our list of indie books we're excited about in 2017. So far I've read 2 & have another 2...ninjabookbox.com/single-post…
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UK Gvmnt is finally launching an inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal, documented in Lifeblood by @gillfyffe ow.ly/NNAP30dx9Al
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Max Dunbar@MaxDunbar14 Jun 2017
Finally got round to @Lara_A_Williams Treats and it's the best short form collection I've read for a while. A triumph from @FreightBooks
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Chris Leslie@clesliephoto10 Jul 2017
Disappearing Glasgow comes to Edinburgh for @edbookfest Tickets - bit.ly/2tADgg4 @The_Drouth @FreightBooks @BookWeekScot @AyeWrite
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