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06/08/2024

Praise for The Coin 🪙

‘A filthy, elegant book’ Raven Leilani

‘A very stylish novel that manages to broach class and statelessness with tact and humour’ Literary Hub

‘The Coin... is a masterpiece’ Slavoj Zizek

Out now in hardback.

27/07/2024

The Coin is here and readers are OBSESSED 🪙

This thought-provoking, filthy elegant exploration of a young Palestinian woman's mind and body is not to be missed.

Out now in hardback!

11/07/2024

Provocative, wry and inviting, The Coin marks the arrival of a major new literary voice.

Your next literary obsession publishes in hardback today, are you ready?🪙 https://linktr.ee/thecoinhb

09/07/2024

A bold & unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unraveling as she teaches in NYC, gets caught up in a scheme reselling Birkin bags, &strives to gain control over her body & mind.

The Coin, the IT girl book of the summer, is out this Thursday. 🪙 https://linktr.ee/thecoinhb

27/06/2024

🔥 What is the purpose of art in a world on fire?
🎨 Why do artists feel compelled to create against the odds?
🪧How can art by used as a form of political resistance?

It's time to find out in Acts Of Resistance by Amber Massie-Blomfield, out today in hardback!

18/06/2024

Praise for Tripping On Utopia:

'A brilliant and original history' - Charles King

'A marvel of scholarship and impossible to put down' - Fred Turner

'A thrilling history of ideas' - Mike Jay

Out now in hardback.

09/06/2024

'𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘺 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.'

Tripping on Utopia illuminates how a culture of experimental drugs shaped the Cold War & the birth of Silicon Valley... & it's out now!

Get your copy 👉🏽 https://linktr.ee/trippingonutopia

31/05/2024

Here's what real readers are saying about Tripping On Utopia:

'Mind-blowing history' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'A stumbling, bumbling walk down an intoxicated path to utopia' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'A fascinating and accessible look at the history of psychedelic science' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'Breen is such a gifted storyteller' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Out now! https://linktr.ee/trippingonutopia

21/05/2024

A bold and brilliant revisionist take on the history of psychedelics in the twentieth century, illuminating how a culture of experimental drugs shaped the Cold War and the birth of Silicon Valley.

Tripping On Utopia by Benjamin Breen is out now!

25/04/2024

'𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘺 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.'

A bold and brilliant revisionist take on the history of psychedelics in the twentieth century, Tripping on Utopia illuminates how a culture of experimental drugs shaped the Cold War and the birth of Silicon Valley.

Out today in hardback! https://linktr.ee/trippingonutopia

16/04/2024

We’re so excited to reveal the cover for ’s stunning debut novel today! Out on 13th June this is a moving insight into the lives of a young immigration solicitor and her clients.

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Jamila Shah is twenty-nine and exhausted.

An immigration solicitor tasked with running the precious family law firm, Jamila is prone to being woken in the middle of the night by frantic phone calls from clients on the cusp of deportation. Working under the shadow of the government’s ‘hostile environment’, she constantly prays and hopes that their ‘determinations’ will result in her clients being allowed to stay.

With no time for friends, family or even herself (never mind a needy partner), Jamila’s life feels hectic and out of control. Then a breakdown of sorts forces her to seek change – to pursue her own happiness while navigating the endless expectations that the world seems to have of her, and still committing herself to a career devoted to helping others.

In this polyphonic, assured and character-driven debut, we meet the staff of Shah & Co Solicitors, who themselves arrived in the UK not too long ago, and their clients, more recent arrivals who are made to jump through hoops to create a life for themselves whilst trying to achieve some semblance of normality.

12/04/2024

Mongrel x Bookshops appreciation post!

We’ve loved snapping ’s beloved debut in pride of place in pretty much every bookshop we’ve passed recently. Thank you to all the brilliant booksellers who have displayed, reviewed and recommended Mongrel 🌸

Tag us in yours if you spot one…

27/03/2024

With the first Spring sunshine comes one of our new favourite translated work: A Woman Of Pleasure, by Kiyoko Murata.

13/03/2024

Have you met ’s three wonderful characters yet? Mei, Yuki and Haruko are looking forward to your rendez-vous 🩷💙

29/02/2024

Critically acclaimed writer Kiyoko Murata creates in stunning detail the harsh yet vibrant lives of women in a red-light district at the turn of the twentieth century.

Based on real-life events, A Woman of Pleasure is a testament to the bonds between women and the power of owning one’s language and freedom.

This deeply affecting and unflinching exploration of the world of s*x work in early 20th Century Japan is the first novel of Kiyoko Murata’s to be translated into English, and will be available this March. ❤️‍🔥

14/02/2024

Mei loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up in suburban Surrey, she yearns to fit in, suppressing not only her heritage but her growing desire for her best friend Fran.

Yuki leaves the Japanese countryside to pursue her dream of becoming a concert violinist in London. Far from home and in an unfamiliar city, she finds herself caught up in the charms of her older teacher.

Haruka attempts to navigate Tokyo’s nightlife and all of its many vices, working as a hostess in the city’s s*x district. She grieves a mother who hid so many secrets from her, until finally one of those secrets comes to light . . .

Don’t miss this lyrical, prosaic and moving debut novel from ❤️‍🔥

Mongrel is available now.

26/01/2024

Meet the Mongrel characters written by the wonderfully talented for her debut novel we’re most excited about ❀ Which line do you resonate with most? Let us know in the comments!

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Sabrin Hasbun has won the inaugural £15k Footnote x Counterpoints Writing Prize. Sabrin’s book, Wait for Her, is a memoir-family saga which retraces the love story between her Palestinian father and her Italian mother, and will be published by Footnote Press in Spring 2025. Simon Weisz and Roxana Shirazi have been selected as the two runners-up, by a judging panel comprising Elif Shafak, Dina Nayeri and Philippe Sands. The prize, which recognises narrative non-fiction centred around themes of displacement, identity or resistance from writers of refugee or migrant backgrounds, was developed in association with the Southbank Centre, and is supported by the John Ellerman Foundation, Doughty Street Chambers, Spread the Word and The Bookseller.