The Choir Press

31/05/2023

There's still time to purchase a Father's Day present from The Choir Press, with everything from thrillers to biographies, sports books, arts and more there's something for every Dad: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=stripbooks&rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_30%3AThe+Choir+Press&s=review-rank&ds=v1%3AdUdGIa7jju4%2FcGPhWuQJJlY0LEUAIOvJ0Jz1AzpK2hk&qid=1685198693&unfiltered=1&ref=sr_st_review-rank

30/05/2023

Marketing for authors - Here are ten simple tips on how to market your own book without spending a penny: https://www.selfpublishingbooks.co.uk/More/Blog/ArticleID/18/Top-ten-tips-for-marketing-your-book-yourself

28/05/2023

Have you seen our portfolio? We've published many thousands of books in our 41 years in business!

You can browse a range of examples of self-publishing projects from a small selection of our authors on our website: https://www.selfpublishingbooks.co.uk/Book-Publishing-Portfolio

You can also see our entire catalogue on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=stripbooks&rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_30%3AThe+Choir+Press&s=review-rank&ds=v1%3AdUdGIa7jju4%2FcGPhWuQJJlY0LEUAIOvJ0Jz1AzpK2hk&qid=1685198693&unfiltered=1&ref=sr_st_review-rank

27/05/2023

Did you know that we offer ebook publishing as well as print? Ebooks are a popular format offering the reader almost instant access to your work and are ideal for self-publishing.

Find out more on our website or get in contact if you're interested in seeing your writing available as an ebook: https://www.selfpublishingbooks.co.uk/Types-of-Self-Publishing/eBook-Publishing

24/05/2023

Neuroliterature 2 Biography, Semiology, Miscellany gathers occasional and more substantive pieces written around the theme of medical history in the 17th 18th and 19th centuries including biographical pieces, considerations of the semiology of terms used in clinical medicine, and a miscellany of pieces on related medical topics. It will be of interest to those who are interested in literary portrayals of neurological disorders and builds upon and supplements Andrew Larner's previous volume (Neuroliterature. Patients, Doctors, Diseases. Literary perspectives on disorders of the nervous system) published in 2019.

It's out now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neuroliterature-Biography-Semiology-Miscellany-perspectives/dp/1789633699/

19/05/2023

The Defector? by Laurence Todd is the second in the D.S. McGraw Special Branch series. In this gripping, expertly written novel, Laurence Todd draws the reader into a journey of discovery, fraught with emotional turmoil and the most surprising of endings. Out now in Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Defector-D-S-McGraw-Special-Branch-ebook/dp/B0C53X8MZY/

A few months before the 2010 General Election, Elliott Copley, the Conservative Shadow Home Secretary, seemingly destined for high government office, unexpectedly leaves the UK for Russia. An internal inquiry discovers no reasons for his actions and he’s recorded as a defector.
A decade later he returns secretly to British soil. Special Branch and MI5 are desperate to find him before he causes unimaginable damage.
Join DS Robert McGraw as he discovers a trail of corruption and unearths a diplomatic incident between the United Kingdom and Russia that, if known, would have led to the downfall of a government.

16/05/2023

Looking for a new online bookshop now that The Book Depository has closed down? With free international shipping Wordery is a great option. Take a look at our online catalogue with them here: https://wordery.com/the-choir-press-publisher

It's a slightly smaller range but free shipping is a bonus and they are a great British online retailer to support.

You can see our full catalogue on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=stripbooks&rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_30%3AThe+Choir+Press&s=review-rank&qid=1684185202&unfiltered=1&ref=sr_st_review-rank&ds=v1%3AQ6lbvEhVZY05Cu3JdCif11eX%2B%2F%2Bp66K3Kk1OPkK6RpY

09/05/2023

Mr. Potterson the elephant hates his big, floppy ears and has decided to have them chopped off. On his journey through the forest to see Dr. Zigzag the Zebra, he falls upon a series of poopy unfortunate events. His animal friends, a giraffe, mouse, blackbird, and sloth try and warn him, but will he open his ears and listen to them? Ear We Go teaches the importance of listening, appreciating every part of our body, that joy and purpose can be found in helping others and that kindness sparks other acts of kindness. Ear We Go is a fun book to read out loud with children and is filled with vibrant illustrations.

Ear we Go!: 1 (The Courageous Creatures Collection) by Roshni Patel, illustrated by Lin Siegel is out now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ear-Go-Courageous-Creatures-Collection/dp/1789633605/

05/05/2023

Humans in the Extreme is a bracing and vital read and the first of its kind to expose the beguiling, yet deeply disturbing, fascination we have with the extreme. Simply put, this book will open the reader’s eyes to the patent compulsion we have for the extreme, our weakness to resist it and the consequences of this on humanity. Out now in paperback and Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Humans-Extreme-gripping-darkest-recesses/dp/1789633621/

Author and psychotherapist, JA Hind, takes the reader into an unflinching no-holds barred discussion of the depraved aspects of our human nature, the perplexing reasons that drive us to do the terrible things we do and the repercussions this is having on our capacity to feel – even for a second. Without distorting the truth of the sciences, Humans in the Extreme profoundly examines the systems and processes that lead so-called ordinary people to commit appalling acts of violence or stand by and do nothing to stop them. By unpicking the origins and revelations of extreme, as it has unfolded through the passage of time, this book encourages each of us to question our own affiliation with the extreme and the fundamental beliefs and constructs of the world that we have come to know. Humans in the Extreme coaxes the reader into a thought-provoking discourse about our obsession with the extreme, the chiselling away of our humanity and the ultimate death of our conscience – if we don’t take heed now. Having garnered information from scientists, biologists, historians and psychologists alike, Humans in the Extreme crosses the divide between science and human emotion, making it not only a compelling read but also accessible to a wide audience of people.

02/05/2023

One of our bestselling titles, The Essential New Truckers' Handbook is an up-to-date, informative and fully illustrated guide providing all the information you need to gain and safeguard your hard-won licence: https://amazon.co.uk/Essential-New-Truckers-Handbook/dp/1789630460/
This invaluable 28 chapter handbook is written by an LGV 1 driver of 24 years’ experience in collaboration with an LGV trainer for the sole purpose of helping new and returning drivers confidently and safely into work. Readers will find this comprehensive handbook beneficial, accessible and user friendly.
Whether you are just starting out in your career, or a returning veteran of the open road, you will find everything you need in these chapters to support your way forward, including:
In depth tips and advice for passing the on road driving test.
An overview of the technology you will be expected to use day to day.
A clear, simplified review of the rules and regulations that you will have to abide by.
A guide to operating the various different types of trucks: curtain siders, reefers, hook loaders, skips, grabs, tippers, cranes etc.
A guide to operating the various different types of trailers: tautliners, reefers, containers, double deckers, low loaders, car transporters etc.
Step by step instructions for: loading equipment, safe loading, load securing, coupling, vehicle checks, as well as using digicards and digital tachographs.
Detailed pre-employment examination test paper and answers.
Useful, multi-scenario job advice and much more.......!
The 1st edition was reviewed in Truck & Driver magazine in summer 2016 and made editor's choice of the month.

24/04/2023

Sure to be a winning collaboration 🤝⚽️ another great book in the pipelines from Suziebooks 🥳

Swindon Town Football Club Swindon Town Supporters Club
Suzie & Sammy go to Swindon Town FC.
I can finally share the news, working with a great team of people and a new book for the club.
Book launch coming soon, watch this space!! 🤩⚽️

20/04/2023

Have you seen our blog? We've got a wide range of advice for authors and potential authors on all things publishing including production, marketing, sales, launches, editing and more! Go to: https://www.selfpublishingbooks.co.uk/More/Blog

19/04/2023

If you're looking for an action packed historical thriller, try Break in Communication: Raid on Porthcurno Telegraph Station, Cornwall, during WWII by Jon Gliddon Author. It's available in paperback and Kindle at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Break-Communication-Jon-Gliddon/dp/1910864064/

It is December 1941. World War II has become a truly global conflict with Japan attacking the American fleet in Pearl Harbour. The Luftwaffe are bombing English cities and the N***s are about to launch their super battleship Tirpitz. With the tireless Winston Churchill as his boss, Colonel Julian Bonham-Johns from the Special Operations Executive is under pressure. As a ruthless foreign agent is making his way through the south west of England it becomes clear that a sinister N**i plot is unfolding. In a bid to stay ahead of the enemy Bonham-Johns must mastermind a plan with the Allies and intercept the agent. It's a race against time to navigate tensions and egos while feeding lies and misinformation to the enemy. But all is not as it seems. Home Guard sergeant Bert Chenoweth hoped to live out his days in the beautiful Cornish fishing village of Porthcurno. He never reckoned on having to do battle again, but then he never reckoned on this kind of threat on his doorstep. Will he find it in himself to fight one last time for the things he holds dear? As the end game approaches, the enemies clash, head-to-head at Porthcurno Telegraph Station in a thrilling, violent and unexpected conclusion.

15/04/2023

Pockets of Heaven is a small book designed to be carried with you at all times, in your pocket, in your bag, in your car. When you have challenges in your life or you feel unloved, in need of a little uplifting or inspiration, even if you’re just having something of a bad day, read this book and take from its warmth and wisdom.

It's out now in paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pockets-Heaven-Pauline-Collier/dp/1789633591/

Like taking a deep breath, the words will fill you with a sense of peace. After leaving the routines of work, the author wasn’t sure what to do with herself. One day she woke up feeling out of sorts, so she lit a candle, put on some relaxing music, and closed her eyes. Before long there was a voice: the first of many stories. Since then many stories have proceeded from the spirit, culminating in the writing of this book. These tender stories and writings come from a deeply spiritual place. They are visions from angels and spirits to be shared with you, pages of God’s love, parables of staying true and enduring what life throws at you, dreamlike messages and wisdom, little pockets of heaven.

14/04/2023

Dr Chris Shennan has now published Volume 2 of the Shennan Family History with us: Portraits of the Past: Shennan Family History. Volume 1 is called The Old Days: Letters from Theodore Shennan, 1940. Both are available here: https://amazon.co.uk/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ADr+Chris+Shennan&s=relevancerank&text=Dr+Chris+Shennan&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1

06/04/2023

The seventeen short stories in Without Enid and other Tales will entertain, delight and intrigue. Some tales are poignant, others whimsical, and then there are those that display a sharp sense of humour and pointed observations. Each one features a colourful cast of characters, many of them brought vividly to life with the rich and varied dialects that the author includes in his writing. His musical talents give him an exceptional ear for accents, while his own travels and experiences have resulted in well-drawn atmospheres and settings for his work. Through these stories, the reader is transported from Birmingham to New Zealand, Ireland to Gloucestershire’s Forest of Dean, and Herefordshire to the Marches – as well as places of the imagination. From ballet to high-spirited saints; music to alien encounters; and not forgetting love, loss, religion, fantasy and much mischief, a veritable assortment of themes and topics are featured. Written over a wide period from 1962 to the present day, these fictional tales also reflect changing times and attitudes. Prepare to read on and enjoy.

Out now in paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Without-Enid-other-Tales-Seventeen/dp/1789633486/

03/04/2023

Announcing our new releases out soon! We have so many great new titles coming out including story collections, kids books, poetry and more, and all available for pre-order here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=stripbooks&rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_30%3AThe+Choir+Press&s=date-desc-rank&qid=1680546685&unfiltered=1&ref=sr_st_date-desc-rank&ds=v1%3AC%2BTfYY5vQLg8cnKVjHIz3e3nd6wfgfKhKRaRph3ps0Q

20/03/2023

Ride the Wagon with the Optimist's Apprentice is the story of William, an urchin trying to make it big in America, and Little Stick, a young native from Oklahoma, determined to enjoy the world for all its worth. Will two strong personalities from different walks of life create success or chaos? This new title published by The Choir Press is released today and available now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Optimists-Apprentice-personalities-different-success/dp/1913460622/

Smoggy London Town in the 1860s is not an easy city to get by in.

Just off Liverpool Street a young, canny kid called William makes his living selling papers and shining shoes.

His life changes, when he catches the attention of a well-to-do optometrist. Fixing up a wagon into a mobile optometrist's shop, he sets off with nothing but his wiles and his hound, Mutt, to bring better eyesight to America and wealth to his company.

One thing William can't control is Little Stick, the smart, fiery Native American girl who latches onto him, eager to see more of the world....

15/03/2023

Niche market = defined market! Your book might not have mass market appeal, but that's not always a bad thing. Your audience is out there, you just need to go out and find it!

Here's why being niche is a good thing: https://selfpublishingbooks.co.uk/More/Blog/ArticleID/1244/Why-being-niche-is-a-good-thing

Check out our blog for help with your marketing: https://www.selfpublishingbooks.co.uk/More/Blog

06/03/2023

Anybody who has lived, anybody who has loved and lost will hear the echoes of their own hopes and dreams sounding throughout the poetry in The Weight of Missing, the emotive debut poetry collection by Emily R. Paget. Simultaneously intimate and personal – and authentically Universal - Hope looms large. Paget affords us this gift, a reminder of what it means to be human.

Out now in paperback and Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Weight-Missing-Emily-R-Paget/dp/1789633559/

05/03/2023

The Old Days: Letters from Theodore Shennan, 1940 is out now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Old-Days-Letters-Theodore-Shennan/dp/1789633540/

In 1940, Theodore Shennan wrote a long letter to his elder son, David. It was hand-written, in fountain pen, and was completed over a series of dates through 1940. By the time he had finished, the letter was 138 pages long. The letter is essentially autobiographical and it describes 'The Old Days'. It includes Theodore's earliest memories in Bathgate, his childhood, his family, his medical training in Edinburgh and anecdotes about his medical colleagues in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and elsewhere. Theodore was born in 1869 and died in 1948. His writing provides a record of the times through which he lived and about the people with whom he had contact. The purpose of this publication is to make Theodore's letter more widely available as a record of family history and of the times through which he lived.

03/03/2023

Against the Grain is the autobiography of the classical musical instrument maker Paul Fischer. Available now in a stunning hardback and paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Against-Grain-Instrument-Makers-Journey/dp/1789633370/

Fischer trained under renowned instrument maker Robert Goble in his workshops at Headington in Oxfordshire before spending 6 years in the British Army, after which in 1969 he began working with David Rubio making instruments for world-famous musicians including Julian Bream. In addition to guitars, they made harpsichords, spinets, lutes, citterns and instruments for the Early Music instrument revival scene. Paul established his own workshops in the late 1970s and continued to make beautiful instruments for the next forty years. He has made an invaluable contribution to the world of instrument makers promoting the use of new woods as the rainforests of Brazil continue to deplete. His autobiography celebrates his art and his supreme talent.

02/03/2023

Happy World Book Day! An opportunity to celebrate our love of books, the power of reading and especially encouraging children to develop a love of books 📚🎉

World Book Day (UK & Ireland)

28/02/2023

Congratulations to Michael Rutter Racing - Official on today's release of The Life of a Racer Volume 2: Flesh and Blood!

It's already 12th best seller in motorcycle racing on Amazon too: https://amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/books/279435/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_books

23/02/2023

Looking to self-publish? Get in contact and we can help. We've published thousands of books in all genres and are experts at print and digital self-publishing.

Take a look at our website for all the details on what we can do, how we can help and how to get in contact: https://www.selfpublishingbooks.co.uk/

22/02/2023

In A Pot of Message the author has crafted poems with pencil sketches that amuse and describe in verse what most of us think and experience in everyday life. Whatever the problems, frustrations or emotions Sullivan manages to put an amusing slant on them through his clever use of words and rhyme. Although mainly light-hearted and humorous, there are some more sensitive and deeper moments, which he has experienced as boy and man, that many readers will recognise and will have faced themselves. This poem casserole is exactly what it says. It is a potpourri of day-to-day life. A multi-ingredient dish that serves many tastes: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pot-Message-Poem-Casserole/dp/1789633516/

06/02/2023

Now available for pre-order, the second volume of Michael Rutter Racing - Official's autobiography is released on 28 February: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Racer-Flesh-Blood-POD/dp/1789632935/

In this follow-up to his autobiography, Michael Rutter changes his focus and now reflects on his father's life - the victories, defeats, scrapes with the law and practical jokes. He also looks at his father's close brushes with death, including the horrific career-ending crash of 1985, and its aftermath.

Tony Rutter (1942-2020) is best known for his four world TT-F2 championship wins, seven Isle of Man TT wins, nine North West 200 wins, and two British Championship titles during his twenty-two-year career - but the man himself has remained something of an enigma to everyone including his own son Michael, who himself went on to have a hugely successful career and keep the Rutter name alive in the world of motorcycle racing to the present day.

Through his own memories, as well as those of longstanding teammates and friends, Michael pieces together his father's values, what mattered to him the most, his odd - sometimes maddening - traits. What unfolds is a profile of the man behind the incredible talent and singular focus of an elite racer.

With a foreword by Carl Fogarty, this is the first-ever book about one of the finest racers in a great generation of racers, by those who knew and loved him the most.

03/02/2023

The Musings of a Retired Policeman: A different world then - arguably a better world by Alan Hale is out now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Musings-Retired-Policeman-different-arguably/dp/1789633443/

Alan Hale was a policeman for 31 years from 1966-1997. The Musings of a Retired Policeman shares the social history of his childhood and his personal development towards a career in the police force. After leaving education, he entered the police service as a cadet, but came close to being a 'suspect for a burglary' but eventually entered the police service as a warranted police officer. Enjoy his adventures, challenges and the stresses of being involved in two full scale riots as well as incidents involving knives and guns. He also describes his working life and several jobs after the police force including making a violent citizen's arrest. Alan Hale's engaging biography describes the life of a normal married man with a family who like every other officer in the country confronted unknown risks and put his life on the line every day.