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Rue Baldry

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Author of Dwell (Northodox Press) & Nice Things (Fly On The Wall) both forthcoming 2026. Winner of The First Novel Prize and Commonwealth Prize Region. 30 published stories. 2nd in Yeovil Prize. Discoveries longlist. Moniack Mhor & Arvon mentee. She/her

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Rue Baldry @ruebaldry.bsky.social · Jun 2

Looook!!! It’s the cover of my debut short story collection, NICE THINGS 🍑🍑🍑. I’m so thrilled for you all to be able to read it!!!!!

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

We've all been excited about @ruebaldry.bsky.social 's short story debut! 'Nice Things' publishing Dec 26, worth the wait.

Stories examining class, race, gender, and sexuality through the lens of physical spaces and who is allowed to occupy them

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

2026 book announcement!
Thrilled to announce the acquisition of Da, a haunting and tender novel by Arathi Menon, which follows the story of thirteen-year-old Ved, whose world revolves around his adoptive father, Da....

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 1d

🚨NEW AUTHOR INTERVIEW🚨

With a new book out last Thursday and a launch event planned in Urmston this Wednesday, we sat down to chat about To Fetch a Pail of Water and all things writing with the wonderful John Storey!

Read it here: share.google/lyXZYy50ymB0...

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 7h

🚨AUTHOR ANNOUNCEMENT🚨

We had so many submissions before our window closed in February that we're still making decisions on the last few!

We are thrilled to announce the signing of the brilliant @claire-dunscombe.bsky.social! Her northeast-set historical fantasy novel is coming in 2027!

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Rue Baldry @ruebaldry.bsky.social · 1d

This looks like such a good book! I can’t wait to read it

Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 1d

🚨RELEASE WEEK🚨

Have you been enjoying our historical fiction this year? Well, this Thursday, we have a new addition to our powerful and poignant stories of yesteryear!

Check out Stephen Wade's brilliant WW2 drama, Trials of the Heart, here:
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Rue Baldry @ruebaldry.bsky.social · 1d

I usually sing “Highway to Hull!” And my kids tell me to shut up

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 2d

Massive thanks if you came by for Bookshop Day in Glossop today!

We had a great day with our authors, chatting to people, selling books and scoffing chocolate!

We encourage everyone in the area to visit the fantastic Dark Peak Books 😍

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 4d

🚨New Event🚨

To Fetch a Pail of Water is out today, and to mark the occasion, we'll be holding an event with John Storey at @urmstonbooks next Wednesday!

Please grab a ticket to support both author and venue. It's £5 with the cost redeemable against a book!

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Northern Books @northernbooksblog.bsky.social · 6d

We've had the fantastic opportunity of interviewing the amazing @isabellekenyon.bsky.social of @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social

If you want to learn how to make it in publishing and the difficulties of running a one-person publishing house give it a read!

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An Interview with Fly On The Wall Press

An Interview with Isabelle Kenyon from Fly On The Wall Press

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Sarah-Jayne Kenyon @sjkenyon.bsky.social · 4d

@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.

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Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · 4d

*Submission reminder*

We're open to unagented subs from 6-12 Oct. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K). We're specifically looking for novellas that play w horror, mystery, weird & the unusual.

More info below🐐
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Pop up submission window — wild hunt books

Wild Hunt Books are open to unagented submissions  from 6-12 October 2025. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K words with a grace of 1000 words, over/under)...

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Ted Northodox @tednorthodox.bsky.social · 4d

Cannot recommend these 3 enough.

And, legitimately, all 3 are based on real things!

-One as the author's experience as an outsider
-One about the accusations thrown at real women
-One about the real British military research into magic to battle rumoured Nazi occult powers 😅

Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 4d

This spooky season, if you're looking for witches, we've got you covered!

Whether you like magical midgrade, tales of real-life witch trials in the north, or historical fantasy with spy witches battling Nazis in WW2, we have something for all tastes!

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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · 14d

Super excited that we will soon have a shelf of FOTW books at
@goldfinchbooks.bsky.social showcasing our novels, short stories and poetry! Thank you for your support, we love indie bookshops :D

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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · 11d

Afternoon tea anyone? Join @amylilwall.bsky.social next Sunday at The Curious Cat Bookshop Frodsham for a chat about 'The Water That May Come' over cake & tea

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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · 7d

Flash UK Kindle sale for The Process of Poetry!

Just 2.99 for a book 37 readers have rated as 4.5 stars?!

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 6d

Huge thank you to every person and bookshop that's ordered Ravenglass and made it stonking success so far 😍

This gripping and powerful tale of gender-fluid Kit/Stella traversing the world in the 1700s is very relevant in today's climate!

Order here: share.google/i6inpiZ7vDgH...

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Anne Woodward @annehosmwriter.bsky.social · 7d

Five authors plus our publisher! What more could readers ask for? Come and meet us.

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Anne Woodward @annehosmwriter.bsky.social · 7d

Join us at Dark Peak Books, Glossop on Indie Bookshop Day! Bookish shenanigans. What fun!

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Ted Northodox @tednorthodox.bsky.social · 8d

Oh God, it's finally time 🥺

The sheer emotional blunt force trauma of this literary masterpiece makes it a difficult read, but it has stayed with me since editing it, and I can't recommend it enough! Just line up something happy for afterwards!

Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 8d

🚨RELEASE WEEK🚨

This week, we release one of our most challenging and devastating reads. When Jack and Jill get together at university in the 90s, they vow to leave their tragic pasts behind. But fate has other plans...

Order this incredible, literary noir romance here:
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Rue Baldry @ruebaldry.bsky.social · 8d

Happy #WorldTeachersDay ! Here’s a short story of mine told from the point of view of a teacher in a pandemic:
Remote by Rue Baldry: www.pareidolialiterary.com/remote

Remote — Pareidolia Literary

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 11d

UK based SFF reviewers: we need you!

We have a few unclaimed review copies left of both these brand new titles!

If epic fantasy or unusual, character driven scifi is your thing, get in touch for a copy. Strictly first come, first served ⚔️🚀

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Rue Baldry @ruebaldry.bsky.social · 12d

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James Tate Prize

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Rue Baldry @ruebaldry.bsky.social · 12d

Huge congratulations to Marie-Louise Eyres, who is a fabulous poet and a great friend! She has just won second prize in the James Tate Prize!
And well done to Elisabeth Murawski for coming first as well

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 12d

This Saturday, we will be bookselling at The Mowbray in Sheffield with the SYP at a talk with Ella Ruby Self about her debut novel, Abraxus Elijah Honey, plus local authors Valeriya Salt and Benjamin Wylde will be joining us, and some books will be with us for the first time!

Join us if you can!

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 13d

🚨COVER REVEAL🚨

We are beyond excited to share with you the cover of the incredible debut novel from @bookbound2019.bsky.social

Paper Sisters is one of the most absorbing and engrossing books from the Northodox family, and it's yours in February!

Preorder here: share.google/S6e75ozqEkLz...

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Amy Lilwall @amylilwall.bsky.social · 20d

(PS. You can still preorder a copy through the lovely @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social here: www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page... )

The Water That May Come by Amy Lilwall | flyonthewallpress

(Pre-order, will ship October 2025)From the Author of 'The Biggerers', October 2025 brings a quirky speculative tale of Britain's future... 'Warmhearted yet dark. Amy Lilwall creates a world that is i...

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