Ortac Press
@ortacpress.bsky.social
Independent publisher of non-fiction and novels
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Browse and purchase all books from Ortac Press.
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We are running our first ever Ortac sale, with 30% off all books in our online shop.
Simply enter the code WINTER30 at checkout to receive your discount.
The sale begins today, and will run for one month.
www.ortacpress.com/shop
Simply enter the code WINTER30 at checkout to receive your discount.
The sale begins today, and will run for one month.
www.ortacpress.com/shop
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Lovely meeting re: Keshed publicity this morn with Henry @ortacpress.bsky.social and Jaime, who's doing the PR. In The Lair now for the graveyard shift, smashing out as much as I can about LA punk and a million related matters between now and when my fingers fall off at 4 a.m.
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Lovely meeting re: Keshed publicity this morn with Henry @ortacpress.bsky.social and Jaime, who's doing the PR. In The Lair now for the graveyard shift, smashing out as much as I can about LA punk and a million related matters between now and when my fingers fall off at 4 a.m.
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On a year in reading, featuring @cbeditions.bsky.social @ortacpress.bsky.social @saltpublishing.com @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @adamjfarrer.bsky.social @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social @davidcollard.bsky.social @richardjamesfoster.bsky.social @willwiles.bsky.social
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On a year in reading
Like in my previous post, On a year in Writing, where I didn’t feel I have written much this year in this post, On a year in Reading, likewise I don’t feel I have read much.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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This is gonna cost a fucking packet to send em all securely when i go to the Post Office shortly, but a select handful of lucky lads n lasses are gonna #GetKeshed in the next coupla days 👀👀👀👀👀👀
December 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
This is gonna cost a fucking packet to send em all securely when i go to the Post Office shortly, but a select handful of lucky lads n lasses are gonna #GetKeshed in the next coupla days 👀👀👀👀👀👀
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You're going to hear me say this a LOT, but props to Henry @ortacpress.bsky.social for taking on such a fucked up and dark book at a time when the market is as safe as its ever been. Maximum respect due.
November 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
You're going to hear me say this a LOT, but props to Henry @ortacpress.bsky.social for taking on such a fucked up and dark book at a time when the market is as safe as its ever been. Maximum respect due.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Some great recs here…
Biased but Keshed would also make a very good gift!
Biased but Keshed would also make a very good gift!
#Booksky folk looking for gift ideas (or cheeky treats for themselves), i've done a list of 60 books that are related to Keshed in one way or another for @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social - mix of fiction, non-fic and poetry old and new. Have a shufty!
uk.bookshop.org/lists/how-to...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/how-to...
How To Get Keshed and Influence People
A list of titles related to Keshed.
uk.bookshop.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Some great recs here…
Biased but Keshed would also make a very good gift!
Biased but Keshed would also make a very good gift!
It seems The Punk Rock Birdwatching Club by @richardjamesfoster.bsky.social is part of the M&S winter campaign.
Didn’t see this one coming…
Didn’t see this one coming…
November 24, 2025 at 8:57 AM
It seems The Punk Rock Birdwatching Club by @richardjamesfoster.bsky.social is part of the M&S winter campaign.
Didn’t see this one coming…
Didn’t see this one coming…
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Sale from my publisher, including my novel with photographs Push Process and many other great titles!
We are running our first ever Ortac sale, with 30% off all books in our online shop.
Simply enter the code WINTER30 at checkout to receive your discount.
The sale begins today, and will run for one month.
www.ortacpress.com/shop
Simply enter the code WINTER30 at checkout to receive your discount.
The sale begins today, and will run for one month.
www.ortacpress.com/shop
SHOP | Ortac Press
Browse and purchase all books from Ortac Press.
www.ortacpress.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Sale from my publisher, including my novel with photographs Push Process and many other great titles!
We are running our first ever Ortac sale, with 30% off all books in our online shop.
Simply enter the code WINTER30 at checkout to receive your discount.
The sale begins today, and will run for one month.
www.ortacpress.com/shop
Simply enter the code WINTER30 at checkout to receive your discount.
The sale begins today, and will run for one month.
www.ortacpress.com/shop
SHOP | Ortac Press
Browse and purchase all books from Ortac Press.
www.ortacpress.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We are running our first ever Ortac sale, with 30% off all books in our online shop.
Simply enter the code WINTER30 at checkout to receive your discount.
The sale begins today, and will run for one month.
www.ortacpress.com/shop
Simply enter the code WINTER30 at checkout to receive your discount.
The sale begins today, and will run for one month.
www.ortacpress.com/shop
@richardjamesfoster.bsky.social has collab’d with the brilliant @weare1of100.bsky.social on this special edition Punk Rock Birdwatching t-shirt. Tote bag also available!
weare1of100.co.uk/clothing/the...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
@richardjamesfoster.bsky.social has collab’d with the brilliant @weare1of100.bsky.social on this special edition Punk Rock Birdwatching t-shirt. Tote bag also available!
weare1of100.co.uk/clothing/the...
weare1of100.co.uk/clothing/the...
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Big thanks to El Patron @thesecretdj.bsky.social for his thoughts on Keshed 🖤
"I love Hennigan, he's a genuine northern working class voice from the exact same streets I have trodden throughout my entire life. He loves books, it's his true calling. You can absolutely feel that with every syllable."
"I love Hennigan, he's a genuine northern working class voice from the exact same streets I have trodden throughout my entire life. He loves books, it's his true calling. You can absolutely feel that with every syllable."
November 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Big thanks to El Patron @thesecretdj.bsky.social for his thoughts on Keshed 🖤
"I love Hennigan, he's a genuine northern working class voice from the exact same streets I have trodden throughout my entire life. He loves books, it's his true calling. You can absolutely feel that with every syllable."
"I love Hennigan, he's a genuine northern working class voice from the exact same streets I have trodden throughout my entire life. He loves books, it's his true calling. You can absolutely feel that with every syllable."
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Ok… this is a BIG DEAL.
Published back in 2020, Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by the unsurpassable @drewgum.bsky.social was our first novel… and as a consequence of us going to into hibernation for a while, it’s sadly been out of print.
NOT ANY LONGER!!!! IT’S BACK!!!!
Published back in 2020, Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by the unsurpassable @drewgum.bsky.social was our first novel… and as a consequence of us going to into hibernation for a while, it’s sadly been out of print.
NOT ANY LONGER!!!! IT’S BACK!!!!
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Ok… this is a BIG DEAL.
Published back in 2020, Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by the unsurpassable @drewgum.bsky.social was our first novel… and as a consequence of us going to into hibernation for a while, it’s sadly been out of print.
NOT ANY LONGER!!!! IT’S BACK!!!!
Published back in 2020, Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by the unsurpassable @drewgum.bsky.social was our first novel… and as a consequence of us going to into hibernation for a while, it’s sadly been out of print.
NOT ANY LONGER!!!! IT’S BACK!!!!
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There'll be an e-book for sure 👌
You can't pre-order an e-book like but be on sale in Feb.
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You can't pre-order an e-book like but be on sale in Feb.
www.ortacpress.com/product-page...
Keshed | Ortac Press
In the derelict shell of what was once his family home, a dying man surveys the wreckage of his former life and drinks himself senseless, haunted by the chain of events that led him there. Dark, compl...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
There'll be an e-book for sure 👌
You can't pre-order an e-book like but be on sale in Feb.
www.ortacpress.com/product-page...
You can't pre-order an e-book like but be on sale in Feb.
www.ortacpress.com/product-page...
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When Rob the Bastard thinks your work is dark, you KNOW it's like a coalmine at midnight. Enter if you dare ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
Well, your new book has that aspect in spades. It's a goodun, for sure.
Hey, people. Read Keshed by @stuhennigan.bsky.social gonna cut you deep.
Hey, people. Read Keshed by @stuhennigan.bsky.social gonna cut you deep.
November 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
When Rob the Bastard thinks your work is dark, you KNOW it's like a coalmine at midnight. Enter if you dare ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
This from @regretteruane.bsky.social is very very true… you can pre-order Keshed now from your local indie, ortacpress.com or bookshop.org.
October 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This from @regretteruane.bsky.social is very very true… you can pre-order Keshed now from your local indie, ortacpress.com or bookshop.org.
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Seven hours in The Lair tonight, got a shitload done, cracking job. Got booked in for the next @saloneurope.bsky.social online event for what will be the first reading in 2026 from Keshed. You don't wanna miss it. Do you? Actually, don't answer that.
October 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Seven hours in The Lair tonight, got a shitload done, cracking job. Got booked in for the next @saloneurope.bsky.social online event for what will be the first reading in 2026 from Keshed. You don't wanna miss it. Do you? Actually, don't answer that.
Some more praise for Keshed by @stuhennigan.bsky.social, this time from @jamesscudamore.bsky.social. If this doesn't convince you to buy a copy...
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Some more praise for Keshed by @stuhennigan.bsky.social, this time from @jamesscudamore.bsky.social. If this doesn't convince you to buy a copy...
Some of the praise we’ve had for @stuhennigan.bsky.social’s Keshed, which is published in February 2026.
First, from @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social
First, from @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Some of the praise we’ve had for @stuhennigan.bsky.social’s Keshed, which is published in February 2026.
First, from @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social
First, from @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social
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And just like that… 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈
It’s official! Five years of Renard Press! 🦊
📚 165 books published
🌲 2,500 trees planted
😳 650 writers published or anthologised
📚 renardpress.com/books/
It’s official! Five years of Renard Press! 🦊
📚 165 books published
🌲 2,500 trees planted
😳 650 writers published or anthologised
📚 renardpress.com/books/
October 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
And just like that… 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈
It’s official! Five years of Renard Press! 🦊
📚 165 books published
🌲 2,500 trees planted
😳 650 writers published or anthologised
📚 renardpress.com/books/
It’s official! Five years of Renard Press! 🦊
📚 165 books published
🌲 2,500 trees planted
😳 650 writers published or anthologised
📚 renardpress.com/books/
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ICYMI, list here of 60 books linked to Keshed in some way. Fiction, poetry, non-fic.....proper range of stuff for the curious seeker 📚📚📚📚📚
uk.bookshop.org/lists/how-to...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/how-to...
How To Get Keshed and Influence People
A list of titles related to Keshed.
uk.bookshop.org
October 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
ICYMI, list here of 60 books linked to Keshed in some way. Fiction, poetry, non-fic.....proper range of stuff for the curious seeker 📚📚📚📚📚
uk.bookshop.org/lists/how-to...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/how-to...
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October 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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In Bristol for a reading with the mighty Joshua Jones at the marvelous East Bristol Books tomorrow, yes, Friday 10 October, doors 18.30. Come & say hello!
October 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
In Bristol for a reading with the mighty Joshua Jones at the marvelous East Bristol Books tomorrow, yes, Friday 10 October, doors 18.30. Come & say hello!
Having followed Richard’s brilliant PINS newsletter, this should be great, and may have found the perfect medium in Radio!
Delighted to announce that a radio adaptation of my project, PINS, (taken from my late dad’s never finished game) airs tomorrow. Episode 1: Weds 8th October. 20.00 CEST. God help you all.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Having followed Richard’s brilliant PINS newsletter, this should be great, and may have found the perfect medium in Radio!