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Want to know Livi Michael's Top 3 Books of 2025?
Livi's top 3 reads of 2025 include The Clocks in This House All Tell Different Times and two other amazing books. Discover what makes these books unmissable!
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November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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First talk about my new novel coming up at the Elizabeth Gaskell House - all welcome!
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Online Talk: Ruth – Fact and Fiction: Social Class Divisions in Elizabeth Gaskell’s World » elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk
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October 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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We all need publishers like Salt. Please share and support if you can.
October 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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new novel on pre-order offer!
October 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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new novel on pre-order offer!
October 14, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Just sharing this from Salt publishing - every little helps!
🦀 gofund.me/412e1a4a1
Donate to Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026, organized by Christopher Hamilton-Emery
New books and reprints arrive daily at Salty Towers – and we'… Christopher Hamilton-Emery needs your support for Keep Independent Publishing Alive – Support Salt Books 2026
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October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Also, delighted to be included in this great collection:
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British Working-Class and Radical Writing Since 1700 - University of London Press
At a time when working-class writing is gaining long-overdue recognition and radical ideas may be more important than ever, this timely collection of eighteen essays examines the powerful intersection...
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October 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Our new episode featuring Nicholas Royle and his great new collection!
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Small Pleasures Episode 20: Nicholas Royal 'Paris Fantastique' and Other Matters
The marvellous itineraries of Nicholas Royle.
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October 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Poltergeist - The Manchester Review
Image: © Courtesy of Manchester City Galleries What’s it like to be Irene Hedges? Or Linda Jones or Dawn Cooper, or any of the others who are not like you; who are normal? Do they know how lucky they ...
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July 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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🌺 New from DJ Taylor – Poppyland 🌺
Published Mon 2nd June, a dazzling collection of short stories explores the murky edges of nostalgia, ambition, and identity in England.

📖 Buy now:
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#Poppyland #DJTaylor #ShortStories #BookSky #IndieBooks #SaltModernStories
May 29, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Bless you!
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It should win a prize really. I hope it finds lots of readers.
July 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Thrilled to see my story 'Poltergeist' in such great company @manchesterreview.bsky.social including @livimichael.bsky.social and @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social.
July 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Very happy to be published in the new issue of the Manchester Review!
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Signs - The Manchester Review
Image: © Courtesy of Manchester City Galleries It began the way of all rumours. Coming from nowhere, permeating the air like smoke then gaining form and substance from repetition until it became truth...
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July 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Thank you!
July 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Duets: Stories, Tom Conaghan (ed.) (2024) | Intellect
Review of: Duets: Stories, Tom Conaghan (ed.) (2024) London: Scratch Books, 204 pp., ISBN 978-1-73983-016-8, p/bk, £11.99
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June 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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and finally...
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Writing For Life: Outro
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May 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Thank you!
ekpey.bsky.social Dr Emma K Pey @ekpey.bsky.social · May 19
Thank you @livimichael.bsky.social Another great episode, this time on getting back to the source of your creativity and being realistic about the publishing world. Congrats on the publication of your next novel with @saltpublishing.com #booksky #writingandpublishing
May 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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latest episode here!
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Episode 7 Recovery
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May 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Share this post, and buy ANY of our books at 20% off, using discount code TheBigSaltSale in our checkout: www.saltpublishing.com/discount/The...
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May 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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May 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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My copy is a little parcel from @confingopublishing.bsky.social nestling next to The Crib and Other Stories.
May 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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all the best people in this issue of Confingo!
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May 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Thank you!
May 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Episode 6: Can publishing make you ill?
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Writing for Life
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May 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Our new Small Pleasures episode!
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Small Pleasures Episode 19: Sarah Hall 'Mrs Fox' and Jackie Kay 'My Daughter the Fox'
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May 6, 2025 at 6:49 AM