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Closing in summer 2026.

We're @heathermmcd.bsky.social & @laurafjones.bsky.social

Improve your life with 404 Ink books: https://www.404ink.com/shop
Biggest congrats to @catgorl.bsky.social for her shortlisting in the @societyofauthors.bsky.social's Betty Trask Prize!

Read more: societyofauthors.org/2025/05/21/i...
May 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Another day, another Inkling! How Does Change Happen? heads out to backers next week ✊️

Preorder: www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...
May 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Happy publication day to Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin's Roses for Hedone! We stole this excellent photoshop from them.

Get the latest Inkling now: www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...
May 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Happy publication day to @carriem.co.uk and Small Town Joy!

Get it now: www.404ink.com/store/p/smal...
April 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Roses for Hedone by Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin explores queer hedonism not as a momentary phenomenon or indulgence, but rather a transformational route, and it's just arrived from the printers, about to be sent out soon!

Pre-order: www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...
April 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
😮 this is a surprise! Our 2nd year running! #nibbies #britishbookawards @thebookseller.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Congrats to Genevieve & Fragile Animals, shortlisted for Book of the Year in the Discover category at the Nibbies!
March 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Sneaky little cover reveal: here's @carriem.co.uk's Small Town Joy: From Glam Rock to Hyperpop: How Queer Music Changed the Sound of Scotland!

We love the cassette tape look, all thanks to Kara McHale: www.karamchale.co.uk

Pre-order your copy now, coming in April: www.404ink.com/store/p/smal...
January 31, 2025 at 10:56 AM
We're also launching Look, Don't Touch with @lighthousebks.bsky.social on 25th Feb so get your tickets nooooow: lighthousebookshop.com/events/look-...
January 22, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Coming soon and launching at @lighthousebks.bsky.social is @xuanlintham.bsky.social's Revolutionary Desires, with fellow-Inkling author Anahit Behrooz!

lighthousebookshop.com/events/revol...
January 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
None of the thumbnails show the book (lol) so here you are! The beauty! The availability! www.404ink.com/store/p/fier...
January 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Fierce Salvage is officially out in a week and events are shaping up with more TBA!

6 FEB: www.glasgowfilm.org/movie/the-li...
21 FEB: pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/fie...
January 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Walked past @argonautbooks.bsky.social this eve to see @alancumming.bsky.social & @forbesmasson.bsky.social in the window 💙
December 29, 2024 at 4:42 PM
A little Christmas jingle from Victor and Barry to you!

Get Santa off the hook: www.404ink.com/store/p/vict...
December 2, 2024 at 3:36 PM
We had this tradition on Twitter where we sassed Black Friday as it promotes overconsumption of tat. And frankly, our books are underpriced as they are, and our authors deserve good royalties, so...

Everything 100%*
0% off
All the hard work means full price!

*exc wonky books!

www.404ink.com/shop
November 29, 2024 at 10:34 AM
November 28, 2024 at 7:20 PM
We LOVE this menacing video of @catgorl.bsky.social reading from Fragile Animals and answering some questions for Publishing Scotland and #BookWeekScotland!

📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_Tp...
November 27, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Tickets available soon for Winter Words festival, programmed by Alan Cumming, with Titilayo Farukuoye and Heather Parry to celebrate upcoming anthology Fierce Salvage and discuss all things contemporary Scottish publishing (an hour will not be enough...)

pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/fie...
November 19, 2024 at 12:31 PM
🎄 Every copy of Victor & Barry's Kelvinside Compendium sold from the 404 Ink shop will include a FREE Christmas card from Victor & Barry, signed by their pals Alan Cumming & Forbes Masson!

Get yer card: www.404ink.com/store/p/vict...

Ts&Cs: While stock lasts. Dedications not possible, sorry!
November 14, 2024 at 3:02 PM
So we have to be here as well as Threads? Not enough hours in the day, pals!

Anyway, look at our latest book
November 12, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Proofs of Gathering are in! Get your requests for featuring/reviewing etc in now!
October 12, 2023 at 12:22 PM
It's that time again (somehow, already) - our submissions for the next batch of the Inklings series will be opening Sunday 1st October.

Prepare your pitches!

Full info: 404ink.com/subs
September 25, 2023 at 2:58 PM
Victor and Barry are the epitome of ‘big in the 80s’. Annoyingly, they were also a little big in the first bit of the 90s too, so that phrase doesn’t really pan out very satisfactorily.

They wrote a book all about it that can be pre-ordered now!: linktr.ee/404ink

Cover by Luke Bird
September 20, 2023 at 9:32 AM
Revealing the beautifully peaceful cover for Gathering, edited by Durre Shahwar & Nasia Sarwar-Skuse, cover design by Holly Ovenden.

Out 15th February 2024. Pre-order now: 404ink.com/store/gathering
September 11, 2023 at 10:03 AM
We've got something to share on Monday
September 7, 2023 at 7:59 AM