Salt Books
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Salt | Est. 1999 | Independent & family-run.
Fiction (crime, historical, horror, literary), non-fiction, poetry & short stories.
Beautiful books you won’t forget. Available from all UK and Ireland bookshops.
www.saltpublishing.com
Fiction (crime, historical, horror, literary), non-fiction, poetry & short stories.
Beautiful books you won’t forget. Available from all UK and Ireland bookshops.
www.saltpublishing.com
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Whoa! First review of Elizabeth and Ruth by Livi Michael —
"Michael’s prose has a vividness one can smell and touch... This novel is both readable and not an ‘easy’ read, and I thoroughly recommend it." — Historical Novel Society
"Michael’s prose has a vividness one can smell and touch... This novel is both readable and not an ‘easy’ read, and I thoroughly recommend it." — Historical Novel Society
Elizabeth and Ruth - Historical Novel Society
Manchester, 1849: Elizabeth Gaskell, whose novel Mary Barton has brought her both praise and opprobrium, visits a sixteen-year-old Pasley – the only name she is known by – in prison. A talented seamst...
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February 2, 2026 at 3:37 PM
being a cool book shop, we have this one in stock
Whoa! First review of Elizabeth and Ruth by Livi Michael —
"Michael’s prose has a vividness one can smell and touch... This novel is both readable and not an ‘easy’ read, and I thoroughly recommend it." — Historical Novel Society
"Michael’s prose has a vividness one can smell and touch... This novel is both readable and not an ‘easy’ read, and I thoroughly recommend it." — Historical Novel Society
Elizabeth and Ruth - Historical Novel Society
Manchester, 1849: Elizabeth Gaskell, whose novel Mary Barton has brought her both praise and opprobrium, visits a sixteen-year-old Pasley – the only name she is known by – in prison. A talented seamst...
historicalnovelsociety.org
February 2, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Whoa! First review of Elizabeth and Ruth by Livi Michael —
"Michael’s prose has a vividness one can smell and touch... This novel is both readable and not an ‘easy’ read, and I thoroughly recommend it." — Historical Novel Society
"Michael’s prose has a vividness one can smell and touch... This novel is both readable and not an ‘easy’ read, and I thoroughly recommend it." — Historical Novel Society
Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw really is a masterly comic creation and Sean Penn is: ridiculous, preening, dangerous, dim, lusty, fragile and ultimately superannuated. And that walk!
February 1, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw really is a masterly comic creation and Sean Penn is: ridiculous, preening, dangerous, dim, lusty, fragile and ultimately superannuated. And that walk!
Cleaning the shelves, clearing a path in Salty Towers – as we prepare to send out 100s of review copies from our seasonal list. Started the calendar year with our best January in over a decade. Unexpected and thrilling. Already it feels like Salt’s Big Year. #BookSky #WritingCommunity
February 1, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Cleaning the shelves, clearing a path in Salty Towers – as we prepare to send out 100s of review copies from our seasonal list. Started the calendar year with our best January in over a decade. Unexpected and thrilling. Already it feels like Salt’s Big Year. #BookSky #WritingCommunity
The ARCs have arrived! 📚✨
Nicholas Royle’s Finders, Keepers is a brilliant, droll look at the "secret life" of second-hand books – from maps-as-bookmarks to charity shop treasures.
Out 14 April from @saltpublishing.com. A must-read for #Booksky!
#NicholasRoyle #Bibliophile #NewBooks
Nicholas Royle’s Finders, Keepers is a brilliant, droll look at the "secret life" of second-hand books – from maps-as-bookmarks to charity shop treasures.
Out 14 April from @saltpublishing.com. A must-read for #Booksky!
#NicholasRoyle #Bibliophile #NewBooks
January 31, 2026 at 3:42 PM
The ARCs have arrived! 📚✨
Nicholas Royle’s Finders, Keepers is a brilliant, droll look at the "secret life" of second-hand books – from maps-as-bookmarks to charity shop treasures.
Out 14 April from @saltpublishing.com. A must-read for #Booksky!
#NicholasRoyle #Bibliophile #NewBooks
Nicholas Royle’s Finders, Keepers is a brilliant, droll look at the "secret life" of second-hand books – from maps-as-bookmarks to charity shop treasures.
Out 14 April from @saltpublishing.com. A must-read for #Booksky!
#NicholasRoyle #Bibliophile #NewBooks
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Massive thanks to writer and film-maker @andrewhook.bsky.social for including Nameless Lake in his top three reads of 2025! @saltpublishing.com Lots of great film and music recommendations here too Andrew-hook.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-best-and-worst-of-2025.html
January 31, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Massive thanks to writer and film-maker @andrewhook.bsky.social for including Nameless Lake in his top three reads of 2025! @saltpublishing.com Lots of great film and music recommendations here too Andrew-hook.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-best-and-worst-of-2025.html
“Who wants poets to suffer when they can write so well and be happy?” Guy Russell reviews Anna Wordford’s latest collection in Tears in the Fence.
Everything Is Present by Anna Woodford (Salt)
Its references to Sylvia Plath and Sharon Olds tell us that this is a so-called ‘confessional’ collection, though it rejects the torment and taboo-breaking of its models: the present of these poems…
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January 31, 2026 at 9:22 AM
“Who wants poets to suffer when they can write so well and be happy?” Guy Russell reviews Anna Wordford’s latest collection in Tears in the Fence.
So, this just happened. 🦋
Holding the first advance copies of WASH by Erica Wagner @ericawgnr.bsky.social. There is truly nothing like the feel of a new book, especially one as good as this.
Holding the first advance copies of WASH by Erica Wagner @ericawgnr.bsky.social. There is truly nothing like the feel of a new book, especially one as good as this.
January 30, 2026 at 1:14 PM
So, this just happened. 🦋
Holding the first advance copies of WASH by Erica Wagner @ericawgnr.bsky.social. There is truly nothing like the feel of a new book, especially one as good as this.
Holding the first advance copies of WASH by Erica Wagner @ericawgnr.bsky.social. There is truly nothing like the feel of a new book, especially one as good as this.
Is Bitcoin a "mighty payday" or a "long con"? 📉
Tibor Fischer's My Bags Are Big is a hilarious, scathing satire set in the surreal landscape of Dubai. Dive into the costs of wealth and reinvention in this "first great Bitcoin novel." 💰
Coming Feb 18, 2026. #MyBagsAreBig #Crypto
Tibor Fischer's My Bags Are Big is a hilarious, scathing satire set in the surreal landscape of Dubai. Dive into the costs of wealth and reinvention in this "first great Bitcoin novel." 💰
Coming Feb 18, 2026. #MyBagsAreBig #Crypto
January 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Is Bitcoin a "mighty payday" or a "long con"? 📉
Tibor Fischer's My Bags Are Big is a hilarious, scathing satire set in the surreal landscape of Dubai. Dive into the costs of wealth and reinvention in this "first great Bitcoin novel." 💰
Coming Feb 18, 2026. #MyBagsAreBig #Crypto
Tibor Fischer's My Bags Are Big is a hilarious, scathing satire set in the surreal landscape of Dubai. Dive into the costs of wealth and reinvention in this "first great Bitcoin novel." 💰
Coming Feb 18, 2026. #MyBagsAreBig #Crypto
ARCs of Richard Price’s classic novella, The Island, arrive in Salty Towers. 😍
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 AM
ARCs of Richard Price’s classic novella, The Island, arrive in Salty Towers. 😍
Heather Magee reviews "Elizabeth and Ruth" by Livi Michael in The Bookbag
"A story of hypocrisy, injustice and the obstacles against social reform... I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to fans of the historical fiction genre."
"A story of hypocrisy, injustice and the obstacles against social reform... I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to fans of the historical fiction genre."
Elizabeth and Ruth by Livi Michael - TheBookbag.co.uk book review
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January 27, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Heather Magee reviews "Elizabeth and Ruth" by Livi Michael in The Bookbag
"A story of hypocrisy, injustice and the obstacles against social reform... I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to fans of the historical fiction genre."
"A story of hypocrisy, injustice and the obstacles against social reform... I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to fans of the historical fiction genre."
Our 2026 Historical Fiction guide is here. 🏛️📖
10 essential novels – from Tudor England and 1830s Siberia to the building of the Brooklyn Bridge.
See the full list and find your next obsession: 🔗 www.saltpublishing.com/blogs/house-...
#BookSky #HistoricalFiction
10 essential novels – from Tudor England and 1830s Siberia to the building of the Brooklyn Bridge.
See the full list and find your next obsession: 🔗 www.saltpublishing.com/blogs/house-...
#BookSky #HistoricalFiction
10 Best Historical Fiction Books to Read in 2026 | Salt
Looking for the best historical fiction of 2026? From Victorian Manchester to 1920s Appalachia, discover our top 10 must-read novels for the year. Explore the list now.
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January 25, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Our 2026 Historical Fiction guide is here. 🏛️📖
10 essential novels – from Tudor England and 1830s Siberia to the building of the Brooklyn Bridge.
See the full list and find your next obsession: 🔗 www.saltpublishing.com/blogs/house-...
#BookSky #HistoricalFiction
10 essential novels – from Tudor England and 1830s Siberia to the building of the Brooklyn Bridge.
See the full list and find your next obsession: 🔗 www.saltpublishing.com/blogs/house-...
#BookSky #HistoricalFiction
Manchester, 1849. Elizabeth Gaskell visits a young girl in prison and begins a fight against the hypocrisy of the day.
Based on real letters between Gaskell & Dickens, Elizabeth and Ruth by Livi Michael is a fierce story of censorship and grit. Out Feb 9! 📖🔥 #BookSky
Based on real letters between Gaskell & Dickens, Elizabeth and Ruth by Livi Michael is a fierce story of censorship and grit. Out Feb 9! 📖🔥 #BookSky
January 25, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Manchester, 1849. Elizabeth Gaskell visits a young girl in prison and begins a fight against the hypocrisy of the day.
Based on real letters between Gaskell & Dickens, Elizabeth and Ruth by Livi Michael is a fierce story of censorship and grit. Out Feb 9! 📖🔥 #BookSky
Based on real letters between Gaskell & Dickens, Elizabeth and Ruth by Livi Michael is a fierce story of censorship and grit. Out Feb 9! 📖🔥 #BookSky
Sometimes the only way to find yourself is to get lost where nobody is looking. 🦊✨
📖 Available now from all good bookstores. Published by @saltpublishing
#TheFoxOfKensalGreen #RichardTyrrell #SaltPublishing #BookTok #LondonFiction #NewReads
📖 Available now from all good bookstores. Published by @saltpublishing
#TheFoxOfKensalGreen #RichardTyrrell #SaltPublishing #BookTok #LondonFiction #NewReads
January 24, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Sometimes the only way to find yourself is to get lost where nobody is looking. 🦊✨
📖 Available now from all good bookstores. Published by @saltpublishing
#TheFoxOfKensalGreen #RichardTyrrell #SaltPublishing #BookTok #LondonFiction #NewReads
📖 Available now from all good bookstores. Published by @saltpublishing
#TheFoxOfKensalGreen #RichardTyrrell #SaltPublishing #BookTok #LondonFiction #NewReads
So thrilled to see this review of Richard Tyrrell’s debut, The Fox of Kensal Green: ‘Original and compelling.’ —Daily Mail
Dazzling Debuts to kickstart 2026
Debuts reviewed by Sara Lawrence
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January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
So thrilled to see this review of Richard Tyrrell’s debut, The Fox of Kensal Green: ‘Original and compelling.’ —Daily Mail
Coming to socials this Feb: two heavy hitters. 📚
🕯️ Elizabeth and Ruth by Livi Michael: A vivid Victorian drama of Gaskell, Dickens, & a story so dangerous it was burned.
💰 My Bags Are Big by Tibor Fischer: The first great Bitcoin novel. A biting, hilarious Dubai satire.
#BookSky
🕯️ Elizabeth and Ruth by Livi Michael: A vivid Victorian drama of Gaskell, Dickens, & a story so dangerous it was burned.
💰 My Bags Are Big by Tibor Fischer: The first great Bitcoin novel. A biting, hilarious Dubai satire.
#BookSky
January 22, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Coming to socials this Feb: two heavy hitters. 📚
🕯️ Elizabeth and Ruth by Livi Michael: A vivid Victorian drama of Gaskell, Dickens, & a story so dangerous it was burned.
💰 My Bags Are Big by Tibor Fischer: The first great Bitcoin novel. A biting, hilarious Dubai satire.
#BookSky
🕯️ Elizabeth and Ruth by Livi Michael: A vivid Victorian drama of Gaskell, Dickens, & a story so dangerous it was burned.
💰 My Bags Are Big by Tibor Fischer: The first great Bitcoin novel. A biting, hilarious Dubai satire.
#BookSky
Tibor Fischer selected—
“Our 25 most anticipated fiction books for 2026” | The ShortList
“Our 25 most anticipated fiction books for 2026” | The ShortList
Our 25 most anticipated fiction books for 2026
We’re calling it now - it’s going to be a good year for fiction, with these bold first books, tasty speculative epics and the return of a whole heap of literary big-hitters.
www.shortlist.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Tibor Fischer selected—
“Our 25 most anticipated fiction books for 2026” | The ShortList
“Our 25 most anticipated fiction books for 2026” | The ShortList
Come on @news.sky.com – we're doing our best to export.
Why this could be final nail in coffin for an industry that was once pride of UK's economy
Much has come and gone in Britain's industrial history.
news.sky.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Come on @news.sky.com – we're doing our best to export.
Does Bitcoin change the world, or just reveal it? 🤔
Cory Klippsten reviews Tibor Fischer’s new novel, My Bags Are Big.
‘Money never fixes meaning. It just strips away the excuses.’
📖 My Bags Are Big | Out 18 Feb 2026 Pre-order/Info: tinyurl.com/MyBagsAreBig
#Bitcoin #TiborFischer #MyBagsAreBig
Cory Klippsten reviews Tibor Fischer’s new novel, My Bags Are Big.
‘Money never fixes meaning. It just strips away the excuses.’
📖 My Bags Are Big | Out 18 Feb 2026 Pre-order/Info: tinyurl.com/MyBagsAreBig
#Bitcoin #TiborFischer #MyBagsAreBig
January 16, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Does Bitcoin change the world, or just reveal it? 🤔
Cory Klippsten reviews Tibor Fischer’s new novel, My Bags Are Big.
‘Money never fixes meaning. It just strips away the excuses.’
📖 My Bags Are Big | Out 18 Feb 2026 Pre-order/Info: tinyurl.com/MyBagsAreBig
#Bitcoin #TiborFischer #MyBagsAreBig
Cory Klippsten reviews Tibor Fischer’s new novel, My Bags Are Big.
‘Money never fixes meaning. It just strips away the excuses.’
📖 My Bags Are Big | Out 18 Feb 2026 Pre-order/Info: tinyurl.com/MyBagsAreBig
#Bitcoin #TiborFischer #MyBagsAreBig
Richard Tyrrell launches The Fox of Kensal Green at Queens Park Bookshop — photos courtesy of Mat Archer.
January 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Richard Tyrrell launches The Fox of Kensal Green at Queens Park Bookshop — photos courtesy of Mat Archer.
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January 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
The Fox of Kensal Green by Richard Tyrrell is featured in Sainsbury’s Magazine this month.
“Couched in gentleness, this is the story of Wilf Kelly … as he dodges the unkind remarks about his supposed strangeness” — until he is accused of a violent crime.
Out now from Salt.
“Couched in gentleness, this is the story of Wilf Kelly … as he dodges the unkind remarks about his supposed strangeness” — until he is accused of a violent crime.
Out now from Salt.
January 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The Fox of Kensal Green by Richard Tyrrell is featured in Sainsbury’s Magazine this month.
“Couched in gentleness, this is the story of Wilf Kelly … as he dodges the unkind remarks about his supposed strangeness” — until he is accused of a violent crime.
Out now from Salt.
“Couched in gentleness, this is the story of Wilf Kelly … as he dodges the unkind remarks about his supposed strangeness” — until he is accused of a violent crime.
Out now from Salt.
Mail on Sunday review just in.
The Fox of Kensal Green by Richard Tyrrell is selected as Best New Fiction, with Simon Humphreys calling it:
“Warm-hearted and observant, wonderfully capturing the thought processes of its unlikely hero.”
The Fox of Kensal Green by Richard Tyrrell is selected as Best New Fiction, with Simon Humphreys calling it:
“Warm-hearted and observant, wonderfully capturing the thought processes of its unlikely hero.”
January 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Mail on Sunday review just in.
The Fox of Kensal Green by Richard Tyrrell is selected as Best New Fiction, with Simon Humphreys calling it:
“Warm-hearted and observant, wonderfully capturing the thought processes of its unlikely hero.”
The Fox of Kensal Green by Richard Tyrrell is selected as Best New Fiction, with Simon Humphreys calling it:
“Warm-hearted and observant, wonderfully capturing the thought processes of its unlikely hero.”
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New year, new book, new blog post!
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Elizabeth and Ruth – the questions I had to ask – Livi Michael
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January 12, 2026 at 8:48 AM
New year, new book, new blog post!
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"It’s hard to get away from Ulysses, isn’t it, the lodestone of literature, teaching us that every moment holds multitudes of entwining realities (an idea I made use of in The Fox of Kensal Green)."
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Q&A with Richard Tyrrell - Books Ireland
Richard Tyrrell, author of The Fox of Kensal Green (Salt) talks all things bookish in our Q&A.
booksirelandmagazine.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:10 AM
"It’s hard to get away from Ulysses, isn’t it, the lodestone of literature, teaching us that every moment holds multitudes of entwining realities (an idea I made use of in The Fox of Kensal Green)."
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