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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · 9h

Great day with the @indiepressnetwork.bsky.social at the Cabaret day at the British library! Had the chance to chat to some lovely fellow publishers like @claretpress.bsky.social @indienovella.bsky.social @aurorametro.bsky.social and many more ❤️

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BookwormVaught - Dr Anna Vaught @bookwormvaught.bsky.social · 11d

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘Stay true to yourself – and fly closer to the sun’: what I’ve learned from 50 years of rejection

As a writer, I have been rejected thousands of times, and it initially led to shock, denial and anger. Then I accepted it. Here’s what you can gain from doing so too

www.theguardian.com

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Sarah-Jayne Kenyon @sjkenyon.bsky.social · 11d

@flyonthewallpress.bsky.social author @rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social is off to Scotland this weekend on a tour of bookshops and signings for new novel Witchborne. Pop in to Waterstones Dundee to say hello and get your signed copy! www.waterstones.com/events/autho... 📚💙 #booksky

Author Signing: Rachel Grosvenor | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Author Signing: Rachel Grosvenor today.

www.waterstones.com

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Rachel Grosvenor Author @rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social · 12d

Oh, I am loving my new WIP. I just want to spend all day on it. Alas, I cannot. For I have other things to take care of, like walking the dog, making toast, editing novels, and the like.

#writer #author #wip #seventhnovel

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Amy Lilwall @amylilwall.bsky.social · 16d

Launch party yesterday of The Water That May Come (with cupcakes) at the wonderful Lark Books Lincoln, with the awesome Rob Weston. We talked immigration, inspiration, intimacy and, er, volcanoes... Wonderful turnout! Am feeling very blessed 📚💙

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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · 17d

Submit your poems & essays for 'Woman, Mapped'

Plus our first translated novel acquisition! Introducing political thriller, 'Erased' by Miha Mazzini (Slovenian translation)

flyonthewallpress.substack.com/p/submit-you...

Submit your poems & essays for 'Woman, Mapped'

Plus our first translated novel acquisition! Introducing political thriller, 'Erased' by Miha Mazzini (Slovenian translation)

flyonthewallpress.substack.com

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Rachel Grosvenor Author @rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social · 19d

I wrote 2k of a new project today! Fully plotted, magic system set, turns out all I need was for my writing coach to say, “So? What are you waiting for?” #author #writer #writing #seventhnovel

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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · 19d

A very happy publication day to @amylilwall.bsky.social and the emotive novel 'The Water That May Come'!

In a future where we all may become refugees, it asks: how far would you go to stay afloat?

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-... #clifi @inpressbooks.bsky.social

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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · 20d

Amazing time at the #NorthernPublishersFair with you all!

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Rachel Grosvenor Author @rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social · 23d

Oh no! I'm sorry to hear you're unwell.

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Rachel Grosvenor Author @rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social · 24d

I'm a stablehand two mornings a week, and I have to say, there is nothing that brings me joy like working with animals. It is possibly my favourite thing, even if I’m just changing water and cleaning stalls. Just the smell of the stables is joy. What makes you feel that way?

#horses #stables

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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · 25d

Looking forward to welcoming you on Saturday to the Northern Publishers' Fair! Peruse books from 16 publishers (and agents) across genres including literary fiction, genre fiction, middle-grade and children's, non-fiction, poetry and memoir.

fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/87204... #books

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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · 28d

Join us at Lichfield Waterstones to launch 'Witchborne' by @rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social ! Sunday 5th October 2025

16:00 - 17:30!

www.waterstones.com/events/in-co... #books📚💙

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Rachel Grosvenor Author @rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social · Sep 19

Excuse me while I clutch my pearls at the beautiful edges of the second print run of Witchborne…(it’s okay to own two copies you know 😉)

@flyonthewallpress.bsky.social #witchborne #witchyfiction #historicalfantasy #witch #witchcraft #sprayededges #spredges

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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · Sep 17

See you there! Come say hello!

Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social · Sep 17

Small Publishers Fair returns to London's Conway Hall
next month, with 66 UK & international publishers, a special exhibition, and readings & talks. More details soon.

Fri 24 & Sat 25 October (11am-7pm)
FREE, all welcome
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL smallpublishersfair.co.uk

Promotional card for the 2025 Small Publishers Fair, with a full list of the 66 participating artists and publishers. Full details at https://smallpublishersfair.co.uk/publishers-2025/

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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · Sep 16

Calling book lovers!
Sat 27 Sep | Mcr Central Library
Meet indie northern publishers & discover unique titles!
Get publication Qs answered at our 'chatty table' with agents
Plus! The Fly on the Wall Press Publishing Training Academy launches here!
fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/87204...

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Rachel Grosvenor Author @rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social · Sep 17

Witchborne is currently £1.99 on Kindle! If you’ve moved swiftly into your autumn reading phase, now is the time to grab a witchy bargain. 🔥

@flyonthewallpress.bsky.social #witchy #witchyfiction #witchfiction #historicalfantasy #witch #witchborne #kindlesale #onkindle #booksonsale #salenowon #write

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Rachel Grosvenor Author @rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social · Sep 15

Actual footage of me enjoying @villimeymist.bsky.social’s work every week.

a woman is reading a book in a living room .

ALT: a woman is reading a book in a living room .

media.tenor.com

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Rachel Grosvenor Author @rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social · Sep 12

What a gorgeous night it was last night! ❤️

Elle @whileshewasawake.bsky.social · Sep 12

Magical evening ✨️

@flyonthewallpress.bsky.social and @waterstones.bsky.social hosted the perfect Q&A with @rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social and @jendelaneyauthor.bsky.social. Had me in stitches.

Phase of the evening; 'praise whore' 👌

If you need me, I'll be London bound, nose deep in Witch Bourne...

Rachel Grosvenor Author @rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social · Sep 12

Ah, thank you so much for coming @whileshewasawake.bsky.social! It was wonderful to meet you and I hope you enjoy Agnes’ story and that it makes the train journey fly by. 🔥 Great photos!

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Rachel Grosvenor Author @rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social · Sep 8

Don't forget, if you're in #Manchester this Thursday, swing by #Waterstones Deansgate at 6.30pm to join Jennifer Delaney and me as we discuss our work, witchcraft, and fantastical writing…tickets at the link in my bio. 🔥

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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · Sep 4

Do you have your ticket yet for the Northern Publishers' Fair? We can't wait to welcome you to Manchester Central Library on Sat 27 Sep 11am- 3:30pm - expect publisher book stalls, an agent table, goodie bags and excellent bookish conversation! Book fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/87204...

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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · Sep 4

Literally incredible to see Witchborne fly, @rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social 's feminist fantasy already in 2nd print run in publication week!!

I have a surprise with the 2nd print run and the painted edges 🥰

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Rachel Grosvenor Author @rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social · Sep 2

A wonderful new review of Witchborne!

Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · Sep 2

"A powerful woman is a threat unless she knows & accepts her place

@rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social ’s narrative twists around these fixed features of Lochlear society, like wattle woven around shafts of hazel in a hut’s mud wall. Old secrets emerge and past victims find a voice" @tomunro.bsky.social

The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · Sep 2

Today, TO Munro reviews Rachel Grosvenor's feminist historical fantasy WITCHBORNE, out now from Fly on the Wall Press:

"a tale told from the underside of the patriarchy"

Read more: tinyurl.com/bdfe36mr

@flyonthewallpress.bsky.social
@rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · Sep 2

Today, TO Munro reviews Rachel Grosvenor's feminist historical fantasy WITCHBORNE, out now from Fly on the Wall Press:

"a tale told from the underside of the patriarchy"

Read more: tinyurl.com/bdfe36mr

@flyonthewallpress.bsky.social
@rgrosvenorauthor.bsky.social

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