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Sep 23

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'You're not in enough pain to be in labour'

This Did Hurt is a refreshingly down-to-earth story about one woman’s pregnancy, childbirth and the harsh realities of today’s NHS maternity care.

Delivering the 29th October.

#ThisDidHurt #BirthTrauma #MaternityCare #ChildBirth #Pregnancy

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Sep 19

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✨ cover reveal ✨

I Am Cat: A Journey Through Science History and Magic by Olivia Pozzan 😻

Uncover the secrets of the world’s most enigmatic companion.

I Am Cat explores the extraordinary world of one of humanity’s oldest and most enigmatic companions. Blending science, history, memoir, and philosophical reflection, it traces the remarkable relationship between cats and humans, asking a compelling question: did we domesticate cats, or did they choose us?

More information and pre-order details are on our website.

#Caturday #IAmCat #Cats

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Sep 10

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Happy publication day to @catherinesimpsonwriter and Sandwiched 🎉

What do you do when your ninety-five-year-old father needs you at exactly the same moment your adult daughter is plunged into crisis?

Relatable, deeply moving and surprisingly funny, this is a page-turning story of family in all its glorious chaos – and a reminder that even after the darkest times, there can still be a time to dance.

#Sandwiched #SandwichGeneration #Carer #MentalHealth

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Sep 3

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We're delighted to announce a major expansion of the acclaimed Inklings collection, unveiling four new books while continuing the international rollout of the award-winning pocket-sized non-fiction list, acquired from @404ink

After receiving close to 1000 submissions in the first new Inklings call-out for Saraband, an editorial panel including Edinburgh-based culture writer and editor @arusaqureshi and Lauren Rosemary Hook, former Editorial Director of the Feminist Press in New York, selected the first four new titles for commission.

The new commissions for 2027 are:

🧕 The Hijab in Hollywood: From Prop to Protagonist by @theamateurstake

🧸 Soft Power: Cuteness Commodified by @rednewsom

🎤 K-Popaganda: Complicity and Global Fandom by Rho Chung

🤡 This is Clowncore: The Rise of the Evil Clown by @danielukes

New editions of the first three of the original Inklings titles are out in the UK today!

💜 On His Royal Badness: The Life and Legacy of Prince’s Fashion by @casciritchie

👑 All the Violet Tiaras: Queering the Greek Myths by @jeansthoughts

💀 Happy Death Club: Essays on Death, Grief & Bereavement Across Cultures by @naomi_writes_death

Further titles are being reissued from October.

Read the full announcement on our blog!

#Inklings #NewTitles #PublishingSoon #TBR #Books

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Sep 1

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Our September newsletter is now published! 📩

This month features @catherinesimpsonwriter, @naomi_writes_death, @jeansthoughts, @casciritchie, @incandescent.anna and @toppingsedin, as well as author events and forthcoming titles!

You can read (and subscribe) for free on Substack 📚

#Newsletter #Books #Publishing #Authors #Saraband

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Aug 21

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August 21st
Jays pluck ripe raspberries

Using a fence rail for stability, a jay leans forward to pluck the glowing red fruits in its strong black beak. Wild raspberries (Rubus idaeus) are smaller than garden varieties and are made up of a cluster of drupelets, each containing a seed. Birds spread the seeds far and wide through their droppings, and raspberries are plentiful, giving food for birds and mammals or, especially when the fruits are overripe, butterflies. The canes are softly prickly with red thorns. Female deer eat wild raspberry leaves, which gave the plant the old Scots name of hindberry.

From Nature's Almanac: A Gift for Every Day of the Year by Susie White

#NaturesAlamanac #InTheMoment #Nature #NatureWriting #Wildlife #Jays #Raspberries

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Aug 10

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The National Year of Reading launched in January and invites people to ‘Go All In’ – if you’re into it, read into it and rediscover the joy and power of reading.

With the last stretch of Summer before us and the longer evenings approaching, what better time to add to your reading lists and ‘Go All In’.

Visit our blog to find the perfect book for whatever you're into - from wildlife to films, to the Brontës and coastal adventures - if you’re into it, read into it!

#NationalYearOfReading #Reading #ReadingList #TBR

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Aug 3

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Our August newsletter is now published! 📩

This month features @sparklytights @karen.lloyd145 @sarahcloseauthor and @ylbooks, as well as a
events, including a joint @rozeamee and @marxia1 book tour and forthcoming titles!

You can read (and subscribe) for free on Substack 📚

#Newsletter #Books #Publishing #Authors #Saraband

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Aug 1

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We're delighted that Miss Blaine’s Prefect and the Parcel of Rogues by @sparklytights is @waterstones Scottish Book of the Month for August!

Olga will be signing copies of her book this weekend in @waterstones_edi and @waterstonesglasgow and will be at @wstonesdundee and @waterstonesstandrews on Monday 3 August, @waterstonesinverness on Tuesday 4 August and @waterstonesperth on Monday 10 August.

We hope to see you there!

#MissBlainesPrefect #ParcelOfRogues #Scotland #Edinburgh #TimeTravel

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Jul 30

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Today marks Emily Brontë's birthday 📚🤎

Discover more about Emily in Emily Brontë Reappraised by @drclaireocall

This expanded and updated edition includes fresh analysis and popular depictions and adaptations, including the 2026 film "Wuthering Heights", tracing how modern interpretations continue to reinvent Brontë’s vision of love, freedom, and the wild northern landscape that shaped her imagination.

#EmilyBrontë #Brontës #WutheringHeights #Haworth #Yorkshire #emilybrontëbirthday #bronteparsonage

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Jul 30

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Happy publication day to @sparklytights and Miss Blaine’s Prefect and the Parcel of Rogues 🎉

“Warm and witty … a pure pleasure” @harriet_tyce

“The book is a sheer delight" @shonamacleanauthor

It’s 1788 and time travelling librarian Shona McMonagle has travelled back in time and turned up in the Assembly Rooms. Crossing paths with Robert Burns, a teenage Walter Scott and a dangerous conspiracy that could alter the course of the Enlightenment.

#MissBlainesPrefect #ParcelOfRogues #Scotland #Edinburgh #TimeTravel

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Jul 25

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National Marine Week is taking place this year from the 25 July - 9 August 🪸

Run by @thewildlifetrusts, there are several ways you can get involved!

The theme this year is incredible journeys: "Nature is full of amazing journeys. There are molluscs battling across rockpools, Arctic terns soaring from pole to pole and eels and salmon travelling from rivers to the open ocean. Let's dive in together and learn about some of these adventures..."

Visit The Wildlife Trust website to read more.

Scroll to discover more about the wonder of marine life seen up close in Looking Down at the Stars: Life beneath the waves by @christinamriley

#NationalMarineWeek #MarineLife #Oceans #Seas #Nature

📸 @christinamriley

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Jul 21

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The @waterstones 25% off pre-order promotion is now live! 📚

📚 The offer will run until 23.59 on Friday 24th July

📚 Enter SUMMER26 at the checkout to redeem the offer and receive 25% off the RRP

📚 The offer is exclusively available on the Waterstones website and the Waterstones app

Happy shopping!

#WPreorder #Bookstagram #TBR #Reading #Booklover #WaterstonesPreorder

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Jul 20

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We're delighted to announce that @womensprize shortlisted authors Rozie Kelly and Marcia Hutchinson are going on a joint Northern book tour!

You can catch them at:

📙 @carltonclubmcr
📕 @blackwellsmcr
📙 @waterstonesharrogate
📕 @thelittlebookshops
📙 @waterstonesyork
📕 @waterstonesbradford

Tickets available directly with each bookshop/ venue, with some tickets coming soon!

We hope to see you there.

#Kingfisher #TheMercyStep #RozieKelly #MarciaHutchinson #BookTour

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