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Nightjar Press: An Interview with Nicholas Royle

Nightjar Press: An Interview with Nicholas Royle

Nathan Connolly

Liam Nolan interviews author and publisher Nicholas Royle about Nightjar Press, his extensive range of spooky single-short-story chapbooks...

Nightjar Press: An Interview with Nicholas Royle

Nathan Connolly

Liam Nolan interviews author and publisher Nicholas Royle about Nightjar Press, his extensive range of spooky single-short-story chapbooks...

Dead Ink Books Podcast: The White Pube in conversation with Frances Disley

Dead Ink Books Podcast: The White Pube in conve...

Michael Lacey

At the end of February we celebrated The White Pube's debut novel POOR ARTISTS with our biggest-ever event at The Bluecoat, Liverpool - over a hundred people gathered to hear...

Dead Ink Books Podcast: The White Pube in conve...

Michael Lacey

At the end of February we celebrated The White Pube's debut novel POOR ARTISTS with our biggest-ever event at The Bluecoat, Liverpool - over a hundred people gathered to hear...

Exclusive Extract from Mordew Gastronomique, by Alex Pheby

Exclusive Extract from Mordew Gastronomique, by...

Guest Writer

Alex Pheby's WATERBLACK is a masterpiece, and the trilogy it caps off- following Mordew and Malarkoi - is one of the greatest works of fantasy in the English language, standing...

Exclusive Extract from Mordew Gastronomique, by...

Guest Writer

Alex Pheby's WATERBLACK is a masterpiece, and the trilogy it caps off- following Mordew and Malarkoi - is one of the greatest works of fantasy in the English language, standing...

Liam Nolan's Reading & Listening #2

Liam Nolan's Reading & Listening #2

Guest Writer

Reading & Listening #2 by Liam Nolan:Another pairing of words and music... Earlier this year on Required Reading, I curated a list of books from independentpublishers with a paired soundtrack...

Liam Nolan's Reading & Listening #2

Guest Writer

Reading & Listening #2 by Liam Nolan:Another pairing of words and music... Earlier this year on Required Reading, I curated a list of books from independentpublishers with a paired soundtrack...

Dead Ink Books Podcast: Mark Bowles, author of "All My Precious Madness" in conversation

Dead Ink Books Podcast: Mark Bowles, author of ...

Michael Lacey

On November 24th, bookshop manager and Mark Bowles super-fan Michael Lacey sat down with Mark Bowles to discuss his incredible debut novel ALL MY PRECIOUS MADNESS, an witty odyssey into...

Dead Ink Books Podcast: Mark Bowles, author of ...

Michael Lacey

On November 24th, bookshop manager and Mark Bowles super-fan Michael Lacey sat down with Mark Bowles to discuss his incredible debut novel ALL MY PRECIOUS MADNESS, an witty odyssey into...

Dead Ink Books Podcast: Episode 1

Dead Ink Books Podcast: Episode 1

Nathan Connolly

How Videogames Are Changing The World: Matthew McCall & Marijam Did in Conversation. Back in September games industry expert Marijam Did spoke to Matthew McCall about her recent book EVERYTHING...

Dead Ink Books Podcast: Episode 1

Nathan Connolly

How Videogames Are Changing The World: Matthew McCall & Marijam Did in Conversation. Back in September games industry expert Marijam Did spoke to Matthew McCall about her recent book EVERYTHING...