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Check out these thoughts and figures from a recent article about the impact of trophy hunting on endangered species by bestselling author and former zoologist John Ironmonger.
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#Theangelofstpiran
Join us at Boekhandel Van Rossum , Saturday October 17th, 2 PM, for the signing of The Angel of St Piran and meet & greet with John Ironmonger! We're super excited to be on our way to Amsterdam and can't wait to meet the lovely supportive booksellers at Van Rossum. Just show up!
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Here are some excerpts from a review of Nice Things by Matts_Shelflife over on Instagram!
If it inspires you to preorder a copy to make sure you get to read it at the start of December, you can do so on @fly_press website, bookshops or online retailers
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The next #northernpublishersfair takes place on Saturday 14th November. A great way to find new publishers and books, more details and tickets can be found at: fly-on-the-wall-press.eventc… @fly_press
Spotted this week, an incredibly moving review from Meg Hughes for Zimmer Magazine about our brilliant debut 'Da' by Arathi Menon.
Meg Hughes explores 'Da' by Arathi Menon here -
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'Da' is available to order here -
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#LGBTQFiction
I mean, we are spoilt in the North - and we can't wait to celebrate the wide diversity of voices and books at the Northern Publishers' Fair on Sat 14th November! Grab a coffee, grab a tote -
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Immersive short stories examining class, race, gender, and sexuality through the lens of physical spaces and who is allowed to occupy them... Preorder Rue Baldry's collection and receive it signed!
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We are extremely excited to be back at the Northern Publishers' Fair in Manchester this November, hosted by our friends @fly_press 😍
It's a brilliant day out and being a bit later this year, it may help with Christmas present ideas!
Tickets:
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If you're a mood reader, and you love to invest deeply in a character, here is a tale of unusual animal-human bonds...
'Blending action with themes of conservation and understanding, The Angel of St Piran is indeed life-affirming'
Thank you @kelibanana for reviewing!
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Book Review: The Angel of St Piran (2026) by John Ironmonger potpourri2015.wordpress.com/… via @MallikaRamcha1 @fly_press
"A read which both manages to highlight a significant and critical issue and also weaves in a bit of magic to give us an outcome the problem could well do with... Blending action and adventure with themes of conservation and understanding"
The Angel of St Piran @jwironmonger
Book Review: The Angel of St Piran (2026) by John Ironmonger potpourri2015.wordpress.com/… via @MallikaRamcha1 @fly_press
Last chance to book - 3pm tomorrow is cut off x
A few tickets left this week to chat chimpanzees, billionaire greed and Cornish magic with best-selling novelist John Ironmonger at The Curious Cat Bookshop, Cheshire, this Thursday!
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Chimps, billionaire greed and an evening with internationally best-selling author and former zoologist, John Ironmonger! Please book via House of Books and Friends by tomorrow at 3pm
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A few tickets left this week to chat chimpanzees, billionaire greed and Cornish magic with best-selling novelist John Ironmonger at The Curious Cat Bookshop, Cheshire, this Thursday!
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An endorsement rising from the flames of Tracy Fahey's upcoming short story collection: 'Women Changing'! Big thank you Eden Royce for devouring these magical stories.
Preorders -
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Travel through books with John Ironmonger: quirky characters and big ideas. The Angel of St Piran and The Wager and the Bear both start in a small town in Cornwall known for its myths... and travel to the jungles of Tanzania and the glaciers of greenland!
'Confronts humanity’s capacity for harm without losing sight of more hopeful possibilities...We are immersed in a natural world that is never presented as the idyllic stereotype; it carries a constant sense of threat'
Fab review for The Angel of St Piran in The Manchester Review
Our first fiery endorsement is in for Tracy Fahey's magical realism short story collection, Women Changing! Big thanks to Alison Littlewood for devouring these surreal, darkly comic stories
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'The Dark Within Them is a brilliantly dark crime thriller which I adored!'
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Ma is loving and present, two things their parents are not. But one night during Ramadan—and on subsequent nights after—their childhood innocence is shattered into a million tiny pieces…
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