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époque press is an independent publisher of contemporary literary fiction - books you will love to read.
‘Holloway is a rare and immense talent…the writing is sublime.’

The Language of Remembering by @hollowaywriter.bsky.social

Available from your local bookshop as ePub, or direct from our website: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...

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September 17, 2026 at 7:08 AM
‘…thoughtful, generous fiction.’

‘…an authentic…fresh perspective on apartheid South Africa and its aftermath.’

Meadowlands Dawn by @jobeall.bsky.social

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September 16, 2026 at 7:51 AM
The Shape of Guilt by @lisafransson.bsky.social

‘This is literature at its most gorgeous and provocative best.’

‘…emotionally complex, disturbing, and beautifully weird.’

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September 15, 2026 at 7:16 AM
All set and ready to go at the @calicoprojects.com Indie Press Fair at Manor House Library.

Beth looking after the stall and ready to meet you all.

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September 13, 2026 at 12:05 PM
‘A whip smart exploration of what it means to truly live’

‘…hilarious, poignant and uplifting’

In Defence of the Act by @effie_black_

Longlisted for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction

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September 13, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Today is the first day of the Brighton Story Trail

A city-wide gallery of more than 30 BookBenches, each one an open book, designed by a talented local artist, is waiting to be discovered.

Grab a book and head on out find a bench to sit and read on.

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September 12, 2026 at 10:24 AM
What would you be willing to give up for love?

Three Gifts by @markaradcliffe.bsky.social explores what it means to love through one man’s attempt to live a good live

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September 12, 2026 at 8:42 AM
‘The kind of writing the world needs’

‘…a moving and vital work.’

If the River is Hidden by @craigjordanbaker and @cherrysmythpoet

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September 10, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Popped into the @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk today whilst in London for a meeting with @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

Great to see Where The Shadows End by Louisa Bello out on the table in such fine company!

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September 8, 2026 at 12:59 PM
‘scintillating, hallucinatory’

‘a tour de force!’

Seek the Singing Fish by Roma Wells.

Available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from our website: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...

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September 4, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Not long to go now! Can’t wait for Indie Press Fair at Manor House Library with
@calicoprojects.com on 13th Sept

Come along to meet lots of great Indie Publishers.

I’ll be on the ‘Success in Small Press Publishing’ panel chaired by Neil Griffiths

Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/indie...
September 3, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Ghosts of Spring by Luis Carrasco

‘A powerful read, a story we should all empathise with.’

Available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from our website: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...

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September 2, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Reposted
🍾Bit of a tongue twister this one!

That moment when you’ve got a publisher must feel amazing…and Louisa Bello was certainly deserving of it after the long road to getting there.

I’m not sure she expected it to end in a pub with @epoquepress.bsky.social
August 31, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Caught up with @markaradcliffe.bsky.social in Brighton today. Always a joy to talk to him about what he is currently working on and books in the pipeline!

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September 1, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Deepa spoke to me about THE LAST OF EARTH while Louisa spoke about her novel WHERE THE SHADOWS END @epoquepress.bsky.social

Listen or let me know what you’re writing!

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Louisa Bello’s sheer determination to get published and being inspired by a friend
Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers · Episode
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August 24, 2026 at 8:13 AM
‘…a brave and profoundly human book’

‘…a wonderfully immersive reading experience.’

The Passing Of The Forms That We Have Loved, by Christopher Boon

From you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from our website: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...

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August 26, 2026 at 7:40 AM
The Beasts They Turned Away by Ryan Dennis

‘Half mad, wholly inspired and completely brilliant.’

Available from you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...

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August 23, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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New episode of the Rippling Pages is here

It features one of the most determined stories I’ve ever heard to someone getting published

And being inspired by a friend’s experience of schizophrenia and mental health

Louisa Bello is here to talk about WHERE THE SHADOWS END @epoquepress.bsky.social
August 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
A great trip to Westport, Mayo! Always a joy popping in to see Neil and Brid at the marvellous @tertuliabookshop.bsky.social and contemplating the sublime landscape. Time now for a quick pint (or two) in Matt Molloy’s
August 22, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Upperdown by David Brennan

‘Unforgettable…strikingly original’

Available from your local bookshop, ePub or direct from our website: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...

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August 17, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Adam at the grand opening of The Rabbit Book & Bar in East Village NYC at the weekend.

A bookstore bar founded by a mother-daughter duo, highlighting global voices and building local community.

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August 17, 2026 at 8:18 AM
We are always asked what it is that we are looking for when it comes to submissions.

It’s a really hard question to answer, but all the same this is Seán’s attempt to do so.

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August 14, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The 2021 @barbellionprize.bsky.social winning What Willow Says by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social

‘Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart’

From you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us:https://www.epoquepress.com/online-store/What-Willow-Says-p300450204

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August 14, 2026 at 7:29 AM
A big thank you to Writing.ie
for featuring an article by Louisa Bello
on her motivation behind writing Where The Shadows End.

Click the link to read the full article: www.writing.ie/interviews/w...

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Where The Shadows End by Louisa Bello
Louisa Bello: My Inspiration for Where the Shadows End I’ve been asked about my inspirations for Where The Shadows End many times. People naturally want to know why I decided to write an emotional …
www.writing.ie
August 13, 2026 at 3:42 PM
We love hearing about how one of our titles can reignite someone’s love of reading!

Thank you to @beardedbadgerbooks.bsky.social for sharing the customer feedback about how The Language of Remembering by @hollowaywriter.bsky.social helped them do exactly that!

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August 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM