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In case you missed it… Our short story submissions are open again! All guidelines can be found here: fairlightbooks.co.uk/submissions/ #fairlightbooks #bookstagram #shortstory #submissions #opensubmissions

Check out our new #ShortStory by Saket Tagade! 🚬 'Last Pack of Cigarettes' is a story about a #breakup, where someone #reminisces on their lost #love. fairlightbooks.co.uk/short-stories/…

Enter for the chance to win a copy! Closes on 18th June 📚 The Hometown Bookshop: app.thestorygraph.com/giveaways/797a… Beyond Kidding: app.thestorygraph.com/giveaways/819d… #giveaway #bookgiveaway #competition #storygraph

Secrets. Deception. Constant surveillance. 👁️📸 Chief Whip Esme Kanha decides to investigate the death of the Minister for Personal Information, suspecting foul play. But in a world where ‘what can see watches and what can hear listens’, she must tread carefully in a deadly game against political corruption. Find the Kanha and Colbey trilogy in all good book stores! #fairlightbooks #thriller #politicalthriller #kanhaandcolbey #dirtygeese #palisade #divinitygames

.@FairlightBooks has acquired the “wonderfully weird, darkly funny” second novel by award-winning author Lynda Clark. 👇 ebx.sh/PDJrFP

We're so happy to announce that we will be publishing Lynda Clark's latest novel this coming November! Strange Talk is a high-concept, genre-bending novel about unconventional love, dysfunctional families and sentient household appliances. Read the full article here: bookbrunch.co.uk/.../fairlight-… #lyndaclark #fiction #litfic #contemporary #weirdgirllit #bookannouncement

Check out our new #ShortStory by John Barrett Lee! 💐 'Flowers at the End of the Line' is a story about father-daughter and mother-son relationships that follows a #family trying to #reunite. fairlightbooks.co.uk/short-stories/…

If you’re hoping to travel this summer, how about picking up Bookshop Tours of Britain and seeing where it takes you? After all, to travel by bookshop is to see the best of Britain 😉📚 #fairlightbooks #bookshoptoursofbritain #bookshoptour #travel #travelguide

Check out our new #ShortStory by Lisa Fransson! 🐙 'An Attempt at Drawing Breath' is a story about #connections with #animals in which a man finds an #octopus washed up on the shore. fairlightbooks.co.uk/short-stories/…

Here are some snippets from the free-to-read short stories on our website! Explore 300+ high quality short stories here: fairlightbooks.co.uk/our-short-stor… #fairlightbooks #literaryfiction #litfic #shortstories #freestories

For World Art Day, we wanted to do another celebration of our amazing cover designers and illustrators! Aren’t these covers stunning? #worldartday #fairlightbooks #literaryfiction #coverart #design #illustration

Check out our new #ShortStory by Madeleine Foster! 🕺 'Lie Dream of a Casino Soul' is a story about #community and #music that explores the wonder of #NorthernSoul dancing. fairlightbooks.co.uk/short-stories/…

Unbelievably, it's exactly two years since Small Wars in Madrid was published. Where has the time gone? @FairlightBooks

This World Health Day, we’re looking out for those of you who struggle with getting good quality sleep. 💤 Lucinda Ford’s guide includes eight simple sleep techniques designed to calm the mind and allow sleep to come naturally, distilled from the best of thinking from the East and the West. #fairlightbooks #bookstagram #worldhealthday #howtosleep #mindfulness #selfcare #selfhelp #sleep

Check out our new #ShortStory by S.D. Brown! ⚖️ 'Justice' is a story about #family, #loyalty and #morals that follows a mother whose son comes to her with a chilling #confession. fairlightbooks.co.uk/short-stories/…

Read an extract from my new novel "Before the Leaves Fall" published by @FairlightBooks and shared here by @RTE_Culture #beforetheleavesfall #swissstory #irishwriting rte.ie/culture/2025/1…

We're pleased to announce our #shortstory #submissions are now open! Find all of our submissions guidelines here: fairlightbooks.co.uk/submissions/

How do you mark your last-read page? (Dog-earers, you’re on thin ice…) 👀 #fairlightbooks #bookstagram #literaryfiction #litfic #novella #fairlightmoderns #bookmark

Check out our new #ShortStory by Teo Eve! 📚 'The Lesson' is a #satirical story that observes how #teachers' overwhelming workloads often get in the way of their duty to #teach. fairlightbooks.co.uk/short-stories/…