'My sleep has been bad since Sunday, slow to come, then broken, and the day starts with something missing. Lorry, van, flatbed truck.'

'Unrecovered Time': an account of a day's walk from Leeds to Goole (lightly revised from the recent Bluesky thread)
longbarrowpress.substack.com/p/unrecovere...

Me & @rachelartsmith.bsky.social don't do ALL the design & editorial work in bars, promise... 🍻

'My sleep has been bad since Sunday, slow to come, then broken, and the day starts with something missing. Lorry, van, flatbed truck.'

'Unrecovered Time': an account of a day's walk from Leeds to Goole (lightly revised from the recent Bluesky thread)
longbarrowpress.substack.com/p/unrecovere...

Edited by artist-writers @emmabolland.bsky.social and @rachelartsmith.bsky.social, and committed to inclusivity and affordability, @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social publishes artists and writers working at intersections and edges. Nine new titles launch at #smallpublishersfair25, Fri 24/Sat 25 October

The third series of The Two-Way Poetry Podcast is now available - the first programme just out featuring Al McClimens. Other guests include @thehalt.bsky.social @corrintachibana.bsky.social Geraldine Monk, Cliff Forshaw, Steve Sawyer and Helen Angell

twowaypoetry.podbean.com

Line Drawing, Layered Print on Hahnemühle Textured Paper

"The end of the work is the possibility of connection, that the book, if it has been made well, might become 'a site of exchange', that it might have use and value to others, whether the others are many or few."

longbarrowpress.substack.com/p/inventory

Don't miss the #smallpublishersfair25 readings and talks on both days of the Fair. Friday's readings take place in The Green Room (2pm-5pm); Saturday's readings take place in The Library (12.30pm-5pm). All are free.

Full programme for Fri 24 / Sat 25 Oct:
smallpublishersfair.co.uk/readings-2025

Indeed. I don't disagree with anything in the diagnosis. And few of these issues (war, inflation, etc) have obvious or immediate solutions. There are other difficulties, too. Even with a (hypothetical) increase in funding, you can't compel people to buy books; the culture/environment has to change.

Recent titles include 'To the End of the Land' by Martin Heslop and Helen Tookey (pamphlet & CD), 'Eely' by Steve Ely (hardback collection), 'The Blue Hour' by Angelina D'Roza (hardback collection). "None of the books are possible without the others.​"

Only available in selected stores (fat chance of finding it in Hillsborough Morrisons)

Many thanks to everyone who's shared and followed this (unexpectedly lengthy) walk-in-progress over the past few days. It's much appreciated. The full thread (128 posts) is below.

CLOD Magazine's off-shoot book editions emphasise the team’s ‘local’ to ‘universal’ approach, using the ‘half-joke’ to garner ‘50% seriousness’. Browse and buy their titles and discover the 'universal truths revealed by small-town hacks' at #smallpublishersfair25, London, Fri 24 / Sat 25 October

Pick a book, any book

As a poetry publisher, I'd beg to differ. However, I'm a one-person press, so there are limits to the results I can achieve.

Pick a book, any book

Recent titles include 'To the End of the Land' by Martin Heslop and Helen Tookey (pamphlet & CD), 'Eely' by Steve Ely (hardback collection), 'The Blue Hour' by Angelina D'Roza (hardback collection). "None of the books are possible without the others.​"

This is fantastic!
What a journey! 👏👏

Based on the Wirral, @hazardpressuk.bsky.social is the imprint of queer poet and book artist Jeremy Dixon. Small runs often incorporate collage with the emphasis on handmade, happenstance, and recycling found text and images. We welcome him back to #smallpublishersfair25 at Conway Hall on 24/25 Oct

Two weeks today! Join us for #smallpublishersfair25: 66 UK and international publishers, a special exhibition, and readings & talks.

Fri 24 & Sat 25 October (11am-7pm)
FREE, all welcome
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL (Holborn tube)

Further details:
smallpublishersfair.co.uk

Fascinating thread relating a 15-hour walk through the landscapes of West and East Yorkshire. Pour yourself a cuppa and enjoy the walk and thoughts ...

Five book sales in nineteen days. "The books go to their readers, one by one, at times quickly, at times slowly, halfway around the world or halfway across the city. There is no supply chain, not as such, only the postal network, irregular events, direct sales to bookshops, and local distribution."

London-based @cbeditions.bsky.social (founded in 2007 by Charles Boyle) is a publisher of fiction, poetry and non-fiction, including work in translation. Find their books (including 'Ghost Stations' by Patrick McGuinness) at #smallpublishersfair25 on Fri 24 & Sat 25 Oct:
smallpublishersfair.co.uk

Long gorgeous thread with some of the most beautiful descriptions and reflections